CNA Skills Test: Mobility, Transfers & Range of Motion — Certified Nursing Assistant Practice Test
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A nurse aide helps a resident stand and walk while gripping the gait belt OVERHAND (palms down) and standing on the resident's strong side. What is the problem?
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This Certified Nursing Assistant CNA Skills Test: Mobility, Transfers & Range of Motion practice set has 31 practice questions based on the official exam materials, each with an instant explanation.
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Three questions from the CNA Skills Test: Mobility, Transfers & Range of Motion bank with the correct answer and an explanation. The practice quiz above draws 30 questions at random from the same bank.
When applying a transfer/gait belt before assisting a resident to ambulate, where should the belt be placed?
- Over the clothing, snug around the waist (about two fingers fit under it) — Correct answer
- Directly against the bare skin at the waist
- Loosely around the chest, above the breasts
- Around the hips as tightly as possible
Explanation: The gait belt is applied OVER the resident's clothing (never against bare skin) and snug around the WAIST — snug enough that only about two fingers fit underneath. Placing it over clothing protects the skin and a waist-level snug fit gives a secure grasp. This is step knowledge, not proof you can perform the skill or pass the live test. (Source: NNAAP-aligned gait/transfer belt checklist; consistently-stated nursing-aide standard)
Handbook: Skills: Mobility, Transfers & Range of Motion — Assists to ambulate using a transfer/gait belt
How tight should a transfer/gait belt be after it is fastened?
- Snug — about two fingers fit between the belt and the resident — Correct answer
- As tight as you can pull it so it cannot move at all
- Loose enough to slide a whole hand flat underneath
- Tightness does not matter as long as it is buckled
Explanation: The belt is snug but not constricting — the standard check is that about TWO fingers can fit between the belt and the resident. Too loose and it can slide up or off; too tight is uncomfortable and unsafe. This is step knowledge, not proof you can perform the skill or pass the live test. (Source: NNAAP-aligned gait/transfer belt checklist; consistently-stated nursing-aide standard)
Handbook: Skills: Mobility, Transfers & Range of Motion — Assists to ambulate using a transfer/gait belt
How should the nurse aide grasp the transfer/gait belt when helping a resident stand and walk?
- From underneath, with an underhand grip (palms up) — Correct answer
- From above, with an overhand grip (palms down)
- By a single fingertip hooked under the buckle
- You do not hold the belt — just hold the resident's hand
Explanation: Grasp the belt from underneath with an UNDERHAND grip (palms up), holding the belt at the sides or back. An underhand grasp is more secure and controlled if the resident begins to fall. This is step knowledge, not proof you can perform the skill or pass the live test. (Source: NNAAP-aligned gait/transfer belt checklist; consistently-stated nursing-aide standard)
Handbook: Skills: Mobility, Transfers & Range of Motion — Assists to ambulate using a transfer/gait belt