FREE CNA
PRACTICE TEST

Are you prepared for your exam? Our free practice test contains real-life questions to help you find out.

There’s only one thing standing between you and an exciting career as a certified nursing assistant: your CNA exam!

We use actual questions that appear on the written portion of the CNA exam, so our practice test will help you discover if you’re definitely prepared for the real thing!

The CNA exam is divided into two parts:

The written exam contains 60 multiple-choice questions and is usually about two hours long.
The clinical skills test requires you to perform certain nursing tasks in front of an evaluator, and usually lasts about 45 minutes.

Our free practice test (below) helps you prepare for and pass the written portion of the exam: it contains 20 questions, all of which are representative of the questions that appear on the real thing.

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Which of the following is a GOOD listening approach when communicating with clients?*

Tell the client, “I know just what you need,” to reassure them.

Stand in front of the seated client to give an air of authority and trustworthiness.

Ask questions that can be answered with an easy “Yes” or “No.”

Sit beside the client.

Which part of the client’s body should the nurse aide wash LAST when providing a bed bath?*

Face

Hand

Feet

Perineal area

How SHOULD the nurse aide keep a confused client oriented to their surroundings?*

Allow the client to choose their meals and decide what time of day they’d like to have a bath.

Encourage the client to participate in social activities they would enjoy.

Spend time with the client, listening or sitting quietly, to help them feel valued and appreciated.

Use the client’s name frequently, use clocks and calendars to reinforce the day, date, and time, and put up seasonal decorations (if appropriate for the facility).

To lift an object using good body mechanics, the nurse aide SHOULD:*

hold the object away from the body.

keep both feet close together.

keep the knees partially flexed.

lift with the back muscles.

A client invites the nurse aide to participate in prayer with them. The nurse aide SHOULD:*

participate, out of politeness and respect.

participate, if the nurse aide wishes to do so.

tell the client that nurse aides are not allowed to participate in religious practices with clients.

inform the nurse that the client is feeling lonely.

When using a gait belt to help a client walk, which instruction should the nurse aide NOT follow?*

The belt should be worn snuggly around the client’s waist.

When the client is walking, the nurse aide should maintain a secure, underhand (palms upward) grasp on the belt.

Stand beside and slightly behind the client while the client walks.

If the client starts to fall, try to prevent the fall by lifting the belt at both sides and encouraging them to move their feet apart to maintain balance.

Which of these statements about dentures is FALSE?*

When cleaning dentures in the sink, the nurse aide should either fill the sink with water or pad it with paper towels.

Dentures should be stored in a designated container that is filled with cold or tepid water.

Dentures are necessary for proper eating.

Dentures must be cleaned with soap and water every day.

The nurse aide is caring for a client who only speaks and understands a foreign language. Which of the following actions should the nurse aide NOT take?*

Use an interpreter, if one is available.

Use simple picture boards.

Use simple gestures.

Speak more slowly to increase understanding.

A client wakes up in the middle of the night and asks for something to eat. The nurse aide SHOULD:*

reassure the client that it will be breakfast time soon.

check the client’s diet before offering nourishment.

tell the client that no food is available at night.

remind the client that eating is not allowed at night.

Which of the following documents would inform the nurse aide of a client’s needs?*

Policy folder

ADL plan

Care plan

Residents’ Bill of Rights

Proper use of a waist restraint requires that the nurse aide:*

release the restraint at least every four hours.

tie restraints to the side rail.

watch for skin irritation.

make sure the restraint is tight enough, to ensure it is working.

Which of the following vital signs SHOULD be reported immediately?*

A blood pressure of 90/45

A pulse of 96 bpm

Respirations of 19

Temperature of 99.4°

During breakfast, the client eats 2 pieces of toast, 16 oz yogurt, and 6 oz orange juice. Later in the morning, the client has half an 8 oz cup of coffee plus 24 oz of ice chips. What should the nurse aide record as the client’s intake during this time?*

1,140 ml

1,200 ml

1,440 ml

1,560 ml

What is a possible beginning sign of a pressure sore?*

Swelling

Numbness

Discoloration

Hot to the touch

To avoid pulling the indwelling catheter when turning a client, the catheter tube should be taped to the client’s:*

arm.

thigh.

bed frame.

hip.

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FREE CNA
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Breeze through your CNA written exam

Don’t risk failure: use CNA Hero to pass first time!

FREE CNA
PRACTICE TEST

Get ready...
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