CNA Practice Test - Basic Nursing Skills #2 1 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: While assisting a resident to the bathroom, the resident begins to fall. The CNA should:
- Step aside to avoid injury to themselves
- Pull the resident upright quickly
- Lower the resident safely to the floor using their body (Correct answer)
- Call for help before doing anything
Correct answer: Lower the resident safely to the floor using their body
The safest response to a falling resident is to guide them to the floor in a controlled manner to minimize injury.
Question 2: A resident's colostomy bag is one-third full. The CNA should:
- Wait until it is completely full before emptying
- Empty the pouch now to prevent leakage and skin irritation (Correct answer)
- Cut a larger opening in the wafer to increase capacity
- Report it to the nurse before taking any action
Correct answer: Empty the pouch now to prevent leakage and skin irritation
A colostomy pouch should be emptied when one-third to one-half full to prevent leaks and protect peristomal skin.
Question 3: What is the safest water temperature for a resident's bath?
- 105°F–110°F (40.5°C–43.3°C) (Correct answer)
- 110°F–115°F (43.3°C–46.1°C)
- 95°F–100°F (35°C–37.8°C)
- 120°F (48.9°C) to ensure cleanliness
Correct answer: 105°F–110°F (40.5°C–43.3°C)
Bath water between 105°F and 110°F is warm enough to clean effectively while minimizing the risk of burns.
Question 4: A resident with a Foley catheter has cloudy, foul-smelling urine. The CNA should:
- Irrigate the catheter with sterile water
- Clamp the catheter tubing
- Report findings to the nurse immediately (Correct answer)
- Increase the resident's fluid intake without notifying anyone
Correct answer: Report findings to the nurse immediately
Cloudy, foul-smelling urine can indicate a urinary tract infection and must be reported to the nurse right away.
Question 5: When assisting a resident who uses a cane, the CNA should walk:
- Ahead of the resident to clear the path
- On the resident's stronger side
- On the resident's weaker side (Correct answer)
- Behind the resident at all times
Correct answer: On the resident's weaker side
The CNA walks on the resident's weaker side to provide support and quickly assist if balance is lost.
Question 6: Passive range-of-motion exercises are performed to:
- Strengthen muscles through resistance training
- Maintain joint flexibility and prevent contractures in immobile residents (Correct answer)
- Help the resident practice walking independently
- Reduce pain by applying heat to joints
Correct answer: Maintain joint flexibility and prevent contractures in immobile residents
Passive ROM exercises move joints through their range to preserve flexibility and prevent contractures in residents who cannot move independently.
Question 7: A resident on a mechanical soft diet is served a regular meal tray by mistake. The CNA should:
- Serve the meal and monitor the resident closely
- Remove the tray and obtain the correct diet tray (Correct answer)
- Blend the meal before serving
- Let the resident choose what they want to eat
Correct answer: Remove the tray and obtain the correct diet tray
Serving an incorrect diet could cause a choking or aspiration hazard; the correct tray must be obtained before feeding.
CNA Practice Test - Basic Nursing Skills #2 1 4
While assisting a resident to the bathroom, the resident begins to fall.
The CNA should: