CNA Activities of Daily Living Practice Test – Part 1

1. Miss Jackson has a tube feed in and is NPO. She is unconscious. You should:

2. The nurse directs you to place your resident in a lateral position for 2 hours. The resident cannot support herself. To provide support, you should:

3. You have measured the urinary output of your resident at the end of your 8-hour shift. The output is 25 ounces. You should do what next?

4. When you do daily weights for patients, the most accurate daily weights are taken:

5. Mr. Thomas is a well-groomed 68-year-old male patient he had prostate surgery 2 days ago he has an indwelling catheter and a urinary drainage bag you have weighed him at 9:00 a.m. each morning for three mornings in a row today on the fourth day his morning weight is 3 lb more than it was the day before why could he have gained these three lbs in one day on a 1,000 calorie diet?

6. Mr. Taylor is a blind person you are passing out resident meals in the Resident dining room. Mr. Taylor is able to eat on his own so you should:

7. When is the best time to perform HS care for a resident?

8. You have been assigned to take the vital signs of Mr. Smith at specific intervals. Mr. Smith is very agitated and refuses to let you take his blood pressure at the required time because he says it always hurts when people pump the cuff up too high and he does not want it done. How should you handle this?

9. You wash Mrs. Gillette’s hands before you feed her. The resident rarely feeds herself, so why should you wash her hands?

10. You take the blood pressure for your patient while they are in bed and then you take it as soon as they rise from the bed and stand. The patient blood pressure in bed was 152 over 85 and the blood pressure when standing was 96 over 46. You should:

11. You have been assigned to take an apical pulse for one of the patients on the nursing unit. How will you do this?

12. You are preparing to bathe a resident who weighs 300 lb. You should:

13. You are feeding and monitoring a group of patients in the Resident dining room. There is no sink in the dining room. What should you do?

14. The purpose of soaking the feet as part of foot care is to:

15. You will be emptying urinary drainage bags at the end of your shift at 4 p.m. You must do which of the following?

16. You are caring for Mrs. Oliver’s dentures. You should:

17. You are the CNA working with Mrs. Savier; she is an advanced Alzheimer’s patient whom you must get out of bed and transfer to a wheelchair. You should do which of the following?

18. Which of the following is one basic safety guideline for bathing a resident?

19. You must underscore before and after feeding every patient in the dining room?

20. When performing peranal care for a male, you should:

21. Mr Vieira has an IV; when you bathe him, you should:

22. Which of the following does not cause aspiration?

23. You are caring for Mr. Smith who has had an amputation below the left knee and wears a prosthesis. When you bathe Mr. Smith, what care must be given considering his condition?

24. When CNAs do pulses they should note which of the following?

25. Ignoring the urge to defecate may result in:

26. As you are shaving a male patient’s face, you should use short strokes with the razor while holding the skin taut in the direction of __________ except when the neck is being done.

27. Patients and residents who cannot move in their bed on their own should be turned at least:

28. Your patient has finished a 12 oz can of iced tea and 8 ounces of fresh orange juice. What will you record on the intake and output form for this patient’s intake?

29. You are preparing to give a bed bath to your resident. You check the water temperature; what is an appropriate temperature for bathing?

30. CNA’s assist residents as needed with ADLs (Activities of Daily Living), which set of tasks includes ADLs?