Practice Test- Practice Questions for CNA

A resident often carries a doll with her, treating it like her baby. One day she is wandering around crying that she can’t find her baby. The nurse aide should

• Ask resident where she last had the doll
• Ask the activity department if they have other dolls
• Offer comfort to the resident and help her look for her baby
• Let other staff know the resident is very confused and should be watched closely

A CNA is asked to change a urinary drainage bag attached to an indwelling urinary catheter. The CNA has never done this before. The best response would be

• Change the catheter at the same time as changing the bag
• Ask another CNA to do the task
• Change the bag, only asking for help if you have issues
• Ask a nurse to watch the CNA do the task since it is their first time doing it.

Before feeding a resident which is the best reason to wash the patient's hands?

• The resident may still touch his or her mouth or food
• It reduces the risk of spreading airborne illness
• It imporves morale and appetite
• The resident needs to keep meal routines

Which of the following is a job task performed by the CNA?

• Participating in resident care planning conferences
• Taking a telephone order from a physician
• Giving medications to assigned residents
• Changing sterile wound dressings

Which of the following statements is true about range of motion (ROM) exercises?

• Done just once a day
• Help prevent strokes and paralysis
• Require at least ten repetitions of each exercise
• Are often performed during ADLs such as bathing or dressing

While the CNA tries to dress a resident who is confused, the resident keeps trying to grab a hairbrush. The nurse aide should:

• Put the hairbrush away and out of sight
• Give the resident the hairbrush to hold
• Try to dress the resident more quickly
• Restrain the resident's hand

A resident who is lying in bed suddenly becomes short of breath. After calling for help, the next action the CNA should take is:

• Ask resident to take deep breaths
• Take the resident's vital signs
• Raise the head of the bed
• Elevate the resident's feet

A resident who has cancer is expected to die within the next couple of days. Nursing care for this resident should focus on:

• Helping the resident through the stages of grief
• Providing comfort to the resident
• Keeping the residents' care routine, such as bathing
• Giving the resident alot of privacy and quiet time

While giving a bedbath, the CNA hears the alarm from a nearby door suddenly go off. The CNA should

• Wait a few minutes to see if the alarm stops
• Report the alarm to the charge nurse immediately
• Make the resident being bathed safe, and go check the door right away.
• Stop the bedbath and go check on the location of all assigned residents

Gloves should be worn for which of the following procedures?

• Emptying a urinary drainage bag
• Brushing a resident's hair
• Ambulating a resident
• Feeding a resident