Prepare for the Pearson VUE CNA certification exam with these practice test questions and answers. This guide covers clinical skills and the knowledge examination.
Q: A visitor enters the room whole the nurse aide is changing a client. How SHOULD the nurse aid respond.
Answer: ” Hi would you please wait in the lobby”
Q: A client drinks 240 mL of soup, 120 mL of coffee, and 90 mL of juice for lunch. The client’s total liquid intake for lunch is:
Answer: B- 450 mL.
Q: Before helping a client into a bath or shower the nurse aid should
Answer: Check the temperature of the water
Q: A client looks forward to playin bingo each morning. The nurse aid should
Answer: B- Plan the client schedule so that the client is bathed and dressed in time for bingo.
Q: A client with Alzheimer’s disease wanders from room to room moving belongings of other clients to different locations. Alert oriented clients are angry that their things have been moved. The nurse aid should.
Answer: B-Find missing articles and return them.
Q: A client is paralyzed on the right side. The nurse aid should place the signaling device.
Answer: A-on the left side of the bed near the residents hand
Q: What type of fire can be put out with water
Answer: Paper
Q: When caring for a client from another country ,the nurse aide should?
Answer: A – Be sensitive to the clients cultural needs
Q: Pillows should be used for a client placed in a side-lying position to:
Answer: Prevent skin break down
Q: If a client has hand tremors, the nurse aide should
Answer: B-Assist the client with the activity of daily living as needed.
Q: When taking a client’s radial pulse, the nurse aide’s fingertips should be on the client’s.
Answer: Wrist
Q: The female perineum should be cleansed
Answer: from front to back
Q: To lift an object by using good body mechanics, the nurse aid should
Answer: bend the knees and keep the back straight.
Q: When the nurse aide gives evening care to a client with a full set of dentures, proper procedure requires that the dentures be placed:
Answer: In a denture cup with the clients name on it
Q: The nursing care plan for a client states, “Transfer with mechanical lift” However the client is very agitated. To transfer the client, the nurse aide should:
Answer: C- Get assistance to move the client.
Q: The nurse aide is going to help the client walk from the bed to a chair. What should the nurse aide put on the client’s feet?
Answer: Rubber-Soled Slippers or shoes
Q: When assisting a client in resolving grievances, the nurse aide SHOULD report the grievance to the
Answer: Nurse in charge
Q: The nurse aide should place soiled linen:
Answer: in the dirty linen container.
Q: The nurse aide is responsible for all of the following fire prevention measures EXCEPT
Answer: taking cigarettes and matches away from all clients and visitors.
Q: When giving care to a client, the nurse aide SHOULD avoid unnecessary exposure of the client in order to protect the clients right to:
Answer: Privacy
Q: When making an occupied bed, the nurse aide should
Answer: Make the Toe Pleat
Q: Frequent turning and repositioning of the client help prevent:
Answer: Pressure ulcers
Q: when taking an oral temperature, it is important to
Answer: Place the thermometer under the tongue
Q: When communicating with a clients family the nurse aide should
Answer: listen to concerns and offer support
Q: In what position should the nurse aide place an unconscious client when giving oral care?
Answer: Lateral
Q: Nurse aides can provide a client with a sense of security by
Answer: Explaining all routines and procedures
Q: a confused and disoriented client is begging to go home. The nurse aides best response for this patient is to
Answer: Ask the client to tell the nurse aide about his/her home
Q: The nurse aide is assisting a client to the bathroom. After the client used the toilet, the nurse aide notices red streaks in the client’s stool. The nurse aide should
Answer: Avoid flushing the toilet and report the finding to the nurse
Q: The electric shaver that the nurse aide is using to shave a client begins to spark and smoke what should the nurse aide do first?
Answer: Unplug the shaver
Q: in order to move a client up in the bed, the nurse aide should
Answer: get assistance from a coworker
Q: when giving a backrub the nurse aide should
Answer: use short light strokes
Q: if an alert and oriented client touches a nurse aide inappropriately , the nurse aides best response is to
Answer: step back and ask the client not to do it again
Q: While making an empty bed, the nurse aide sees that the side rail is broken. The nurse aide SHOULD
Answer: report the broken side rail immediately
Q: What should the nurse aide do first when changing a clients ostomy bag?
Answer: explain the procedure to the client
Q: the nurse aide must wear gloves when
Answer: providing mouth care
Q: a client asks the nurse aide, “am I going to die”? Which is the best response for the nurse aide to make
Answer: is this something you have been thinking about?
Q: which of the following statements might strongly suggest that a client is considering suicide
Answer: ” I might as well be dead”
Q: the best razor to use when shaving a diabetic client is
Answer: an electronic razor
Q: the clients bill of rights includes
Answer: freedom of choice
Q: when caring for a vison impaired client the nurse aide should
Answer: announce self before touching the client
Q: to promote independence when feeding a client the nurse aide should
Answer: allow self-feeding as much as possible
Q: after assisting with evening care the nurse aide notices that a client has bilateral hearing aids the nurse aide understands that if the a hearing aides are not in use it should
Answer: remove the batteries
Q: the nurse aide gave a client the wrong diet what should the nurse aide do after realizing this error
Answer: Report the error immediately to the nurse
Q: a client requests that the nurse aide call the clients minister. The nurse aide should:
Answer: tell the client that the nurse aide will inform the nurse of the clients request
Q: The health care team member who assists a client to gain the skills to perform activities of daily living is
Answer: occupational therapist
Q: what is the first area of a clients body that the nurse aide should wash when providing a bed bath
Answer: face
Q: Which of the following client observations should the nurse aide report immediately to the nurse
Answer: radial pulse of 110
Q: incident reports are written in order to
Answer: determine patterns and trends
Q: when collecting a 24 hour urine sample for a client the nurse aide should request that the client
Answer: discard the first void urine
Q: a nurse aide is assisting a client with mouth care. Which of the following actions should the nurse aide take?
Answer: floss between the teeth by moving the floss up and down.
Q: while eating dinner, a client starts to choke and turn blue. The nurse aide should
Answer: call for assistance and perform the Heimlich maneuver(abdominal thrusts)
Q: Which of the following activities is within the role of the nurse aide
Answer: observing clients for changes in condition
Q: what should the nurse aide do first when finding out that a clients property has been stolen
Answer: inform the nurse
Q: the most important care for a client with a cast is
Answer: reporting a change in the color
Q: which of the following documents would inform the nurse aide of a clients needs
Answer: care plan
Q: the nurse aide has been instructed to place a client in a supine position the nurse aide should position the client on the clients
Answer: back
Q: when applying elastic stockings to a client is would be best for the nurse aide to position the client
Answer: lying down in bed
Q: what should the nurse aide do to communicate with a client who speaks and understands a foreign language that the nurse does not know
Answer: use an interpretation guide
Q: when ambulating an unsteady client, it is best for the nurse aide to use a
Answer: gait belt
Q: to find out what type of diet a client should be receiving, it would be bet for the nurse aide to check.
Answer: in the clients care plan.
Q: The client’s call light should always be placed:
Answer: Within the clients reach
Q: which of the following items is used in the prevention and treatment of bed sores or pressure sores
Answer: air mattress
Q: when caring for a dying patient the nurse aide should
Answer: allow client to express his feelings
Q: What does ADL stand for?
Answer: activities of daily living
Q: after giving a patient a back rub the nurse aide should always note
Answer: any changes in the clients skin
Q: how should the nurse aide communicate with a client who has a hearing loss
Answer: A- Face the client when speaking