CNA Practice Test Quiz

Questions and Answers

• 1. What is aphasia?
  • A. Loss of long term memory
  • B. Inability to understand and interpret words
  • C. Inability to speak
  • D. Inability to remember recent events
  Correct Answer
  B. Inability to understand and interpret words
• 2. What does afebrile mean?
  • A. Low fever
  • B. High fever
  • C. No fever
  • D. Sudden fever
  Correct Answer
  C. No fever
• 3. If a patient does not have a bowel movement for more than _____ days, they are considered to be at an increased risk for developing constipation
  • A. 1
  • B. 2
  • C. 3
  • D. 4
  Correct Answer
  C. 3
• 4. Which one is not a level 5 vital sign?
  • A. Confusion
  • B. Blood pressure
  • C. Temperature
  • D. Pulse
  Correct Answer
  A. Confusion
• 5. Elderly patients are at highest risk for _____________.
  • A. Poisoning
  • B. Falls
  • C. Head injury
  • D. Depression
  Correct Answer
  B. Falls
• 6. Which is not a common sign or symptom of a heart attack?
  • A. Shortness of breath
  • B. Excessive sweating
  • C. Pain when palpating chest
  Correct Answer
  C. Pain when palpating chest
• 7. Which is not a sign of dehydration?
  • A. Weakness and thirst
  • B. Dried mucous membrane
  • C. Light diluted urine
  • D. Rapid pulse and low blood pressure
  Correct Answer
  C. Light diluted urine
• 8. The primary symptom of a UTI is ____________.
  • A. Difficulty urinating
  • B. Yellowing of skin
  • C. High urine output
  Correct Answer
  A. Difficulty urinating