CNA Practice Test 5 | Free 30+ Practice Questions 2025

This is our fifth CNA practice test that contains another set of 30 practice questions with detailed explanation. You’ll see your score, answer, and explanation after submitting the test.

1. Spending time talking with residents is a good way:

For the nurse assistant to rest.

For residents to understand the nurse assistant’s problems.

To avoid having the supervisor find you.

To provide social interaction.

2. When a resident experiences a seizure, the nurse assistant’s primary concern should be to:

Protect the resident’s head.

Hold the resident’s wrists tightly.

Restrain the resident’s body movement.

Immediately go get help.

3. When a nurse assistant is providing care to a terminally ill resident who is in the acceptance stage of the 5 stages of dying, the resident is most likely to:

Be calm and peaceful.

Deny that he/she is dying.

Make the nurse assistant a target of anger.

Discuss people and things that will be left behind.

4. A decubitus ulcer is a:

Stomach ulcer

Duodenal ulcer

Pressure sore

None of these

5. A nurse assistant counts 7 respirations for 30 seconds and record the respirations as:

6. The nursing assistant is correctly providing penile hygiene to an unconscious client if she:

Uses warm water without soap.

Dries all areas of the penis thoroughly.

Washes from the base of the shaft to the tip.

Avoids retracting the foreskin if not circumcised.

7. What is the best method to prevent circulatory impairment when applying an elastic bandage to an arm?

Wrap the bandage loosely around the arm.

Stretch the bandage slightly while applying it.

Begin wrapping at the upper arm and move toward the lower arm.

Apply heavy pressure with each turn of the bandage.

8. A nurse assistant has been assigned to assist an incontinent resident with bladder training. During the bladder training period, the nurse assistant should:

Restrict the resident’s activities.

Limit the amount of fluids the resident consumes.

Encourage the resident to remain close to a bathroom at all times.

Offer fluids frequently and ensure that the resident eats a well-balanced diet.

9. You are told to put a patient in Fowler’s position. Before changing the position of the patient’s bed, you should:

Explain the procedure to the patient

Open the window

Remake the bed

Check with the patient’s family

10. When a nurse assistant is instructed to place a resident into a supine position, the nurse assistant would place the resident lying on his/her:

Abdomen

Side

Back

Side with pillow supporting the spine

11. Which of the following should you avoid when arranging a patient’s room?

Check signal cords

Check lighting

Fix the back and knee rests as directed

Administer medications

12. What type of resident data would typically be obtained through a resident family interview?

Types of medication taken

Resident’s family financial status

Favorite clothing and personal items

Time that the resident likes to eat.

13. In the resident’s room, privacy for the resident may be provided by:

Drawing curtains around bed.

Turning off lights.

Keeping the resident fully dressed.

Placing a ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign on the door.

14. When responding to a patient on the intercom, you should:

Ask for the patient’s name

Say, The nurse will answer your call

Give your name and position

Say, May I help you?

15. What should you do to help a new patient become familiar with their surroundings?

Tell the patient not to operate the TV

Show the patient where the call bell is and how to work it

Raise the side rails of the bed and raise the bed to high position

Ask visitors to leave the room while you finish admitting the patient

16. A nurse assistant wears gloves when collecting a specimen to:

To avoid having the supervisor find you.

Look professional.

Protect nurse aide.

Protect the resident from the nurse assistant’s bare hands.

17. When assisting a patient in and out of bed, you should always:

Employ body mechanic techniques

Get another person to help

Put shoes on the patient because the patient may slip

Pull the patient’s feet out first, and then lift the back up

18. What will occur in long-term care facilities when the resident presses the signal button beside his/her bed?

A siren will sound.

A light above the door to the resident’s room will light up.

A light inside the resident’s room will flash off and on.

A pager carried by the nurse assistant will beep or vibrate.

19. When a resident has trouble hearing, the nurse assistant may communicate best by:

Using gestures to communicate.

Explaining everything twice.

Facing the resident while talking.

Asking family members to communicate.

20. When a nurse assistant obtains a blood pressure reading of 160/110, what is the best action?

Record the reading as usual

Report the reading to the supervisor

Call the doctor

Call the family

21. Where in a resident’s home would be the best place to put emergency numbers?

In the resident’s wallet or purse

On a clip board

In the drawer of the bedside table

Next to all phones in the residence

22. As a safety measure, when you give mouth care to an unconscious patient, you should position the patient:

On her or his back

With the head turned to the side

In semi-Fowler’s position

In the supine position

23. What must a nurse assistant ensure when positioning a resident in bed?

The method the resident prefers.

The quickest and easiest procedure.

Proper body mechanics

Proper active ROM techniques.

24. What is the appropriate water temperature for giving a resident a tub bath?

65 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit

100 to 105 degrees Celsius

65 to 75 degrees Celsius

100 to 105 degrees Fahrenheit

25. What type of bedpan is most appropriate for Mrs. Smith, who has a broken hip and needs an enema?

Metal pan

Fracture pan

Child-sized pan

Plastic pan

26. What type of data is being reported by the nurse assistant when reporting a resident’s complaint about abdominal pain and nausea?

Subjective

Reactive

Speculative

Objective

27. When a nurse assistant collects urine from a resident for a 24 hour urine specimen, it is important that the collected specimen is chilled to:

Prevent odor.

Avoid discoloration of urine.

Prevent the growth of microbes.

Facilitate sugar breakdown in the urine.

28. Which of the following should you observe and record when admitting a patient?

Color of the stool and amount of urine voided

How much the patient has eaten and drunk

Requests the patient makes

Bruises, marks, rashes, or broken skin

29. How can a nursing assistant best prevent the spread of infection when taking the blood pressure of a client in airborne isolation?

Dispose of the equipment after each use.

Wear gloves while handling the equipment.

Use the equipment only with other clients in airborne isolation.

Leave the equipment in the client’s room for their exclusive use.

30. When a nurse assistant is working with a resident on maintaining his/her thinking abilities, typically the orientation program begins each morning by:

Telling the date and time to the resident.

Reading a magazine to the resident.

Asking the resident long, detailed questions.

Explaining the entire days planned activities.

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