CNA Skills Practice Test: Safety, Care & Reporting

1. Question 1
   • Collect the resident's belongings
   • Use the elevator to leave the unit
   • Rescue anyone in immediate danger
   • Close the resident's window
2. Question 2
   • Keep the bed in its lowest position
   • Leave the call light on the floor
   • Place personal items across the room
   • Keep the room dark during the day
3. Question 3
   • Walk around it and continue working
   • Cover it with a towel and leave
   • Guard the area and report or clean it according to policy
   • Ask a resident to watch it
4. Question 4
   • Twist while rising
   • Keep the back aligned and bend the knees
   • Bend at the waist with straight knees
   • Hold the object away from the body
5. Question 5
   • Twisting makes the load lighter
   • Twisting improves balance
   • Twisting prevents muscle fatigue
   • Twisting increases strain on the back
6. Question 6
   • The resident is left standing alone
   • The chair is positioned far from the bed
   • The wheels are locked
   • The footrests are extended into the pathway
7. Question 7
   • Leave it on the bedside table across the room
   • Tell the resident to call out instead
   • Place it within the resident's reach
   • Remove it to prevent accidental use
8. Question 8
   • A functioning call light
   • A clean, dry floor
   • A frayed electrical cord
   • A labeled bedside table
9. Question 9
   • Only after attempting the task alone
   • When the task exceeds the assistant's ability or safe handling limit
   • Only when the resident requests it
   • After equipment has already failed
10. Question 10
    • Assisting residents as directed
    • Keeping evacuation routes clear
    • Following the facility's emergency plan
    • Using an elevator when fire procedures prohibit it
11. Question 11
    • Removing warning labels
    • Using equipment without checking it
    • Using equipment only as instructed and reporting defects
    • Repairing electrical equipment independently
12. Question 12
    • Agent, reservoir, exit, transmission, entry, susceptible host
    • Host, agent, transmission, reservoir, entry, exit
    • Agent, transmission, reservoir, host, exit, entry
    • Reservoir, agent, entry, exit, host, transmission
13. Question 13
    • A microorganism capable of causing disease
    • A route by which a microorganism enters the body
    • A person who lacks immunity
    • A place where a microorganism lives and multiplies
14. Question 14
    • Leaving contaminated gloves on a bedside table
    • Reusing disposable equipment
    • Performing hand hygiene between residents
    • Touching clean supplies with contaminated hands
15. Question 15
    • Every resident during routine care
    • Only residents in isolation
    • Only residents with respiratory symptoms
    • Only residents with a confirmed infection
16. Question 16
    • The resident has no symptoms
    • A resident requests extra privacy
    • Specific infection-transmission risks require additional measures
    • Standard precautions are no longer necessary
17. Question 17
    • Only when taking a temperature
    • Whenever entering any resident room
    • Instead of hand hygiene
    • When contact with blood, body fluids, mucous membranes, or nonintact skin is anticipated
18. Question 18
    • Remove the first glove by touching its contaminated palm
    • Touch the outside of both gloves with bare fingers
    • Wash the gloves before removing them
    • Avoid touching the contaminated outer surfaces with bare skin
19. Question 19
    • Putting on clean gloves
    • A dry paper towel
    • Soap and water
    • Alcohol-based hand sanitizer only
20. Question 20
    • Wearing the same gloves for multiple residents
    • Touching the face shield with contaminated gloves
    • Placing used PPE on a clean work surface
    • Changing contaminated PPE before moving to another care task
21. Question 21
    • To replace the need for gloves
    • To prevent all forms of infection
    • To protect the eyes from exposure to body fluids
    • To improve visual acuity
22. Question 22
    • Continue working until the end of the shift
    • Apply a resident's medication
    • Clean the area and report the exposure promptly according to policy
    • Hide the injury to avoid interrupting work
23. Question 23
    • The resident says, "I feel dizzy"
    • The resident reports feeling weak
    • The resident's temperature is 38.1 degrees Celsius
    • The resident appears worried
24. Question 24
    • Resident was acting normally
    • Resident seemed strange
    • Resident had a bad day
    • Resident walked 20 feet with a walker and one-person assistance
25. Question 25
    • As an equipment malfunction
    • As a confirmed diagnosis
    • As an objective temperature finding
    • As a direct quote or subjective report
26. Question 26
    • 36.5 degrees Celsius
    • 35.0 degrees Celsius
    • 41.0 degrees Celsius
    • 39.5 degrees Celsius
27. Question 27
    • 58 beats per minute
    • 42 beats per minute
    • 128 beats per minute
    • 76 beats per minute
28. Question 28
    • 42 breaths per minute
    • 6 breaths per minute
    • 12 breaths per minute
    • 30 breaths per minute
29. Question 29
    • Tell the resident to breathe faster
    • Count while the resident is walking
    • Observe the rise and fall of the chest
    • Count only deep breaths
30. Question 30
    • Ask the resident to ignore it
    • Count and report the finding according to procedure
    • Record it as regular
    • Estimate the rate without counting

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