NNAAP Nurse Practice Written Exam With Complete Answers

The nurse aide is using an electric shaver to shave a client when it begins to spark and smoke. Which of the following actions SHOULD the nurse aide take? Correct Answer: Unplug the shaver The nurse aide is caring for a client who has right-sided paralysis. The nurse aide SHOULD place the signaling device Correct Answer: on the left side of the bed near the client's hand The nurse aide is preparing to lift a client using proper body mechanics. The nurse aide SHOULD Correct Answer: bend knees and keep back straight The nurse aide is caring for a client who needs to be transferred. The nursing care plan states, "Transfer with mechanical lift." However, the client is very agitated. To transfer the client, the nurse aide SHOULD Correct Answer: get assistance to move the client The nurse aide is assisting a client with eating. The client begins to choke and turn blue. The nurse aide SHOULD Correct Answer: call for assistance and perform the Heimlich maneuver (abdominal thrust). The nurse aide is providing evening care for a client with a full set of dentures. Proper procedure requires that the dentures be placed: Correct Answer: in a denture cup with the client's name on it. What type of fire can be put out with water? Correct Answer: paper The nurse aide is responsible for all of the following fire prevention measures EXCEPT Correct Answer: taking cigarettes and matches away from all clients and visitors The nurse aide is preparing to help a client walk from the bed to a chair. Which of the following SHOULD the nurse aide put on the client's feet? Correct Answer: Rubber-soled slippers or shoes The nurse aide understands that the MOST important reason for using soap and water to clean the client's skin after elimination is to Correct Answer: remove feces and urine from the skin The nurse aide SHOULD refuse to perform a task if the Correct Answer: nurse aide has not been trained to do it. Before helping a client into a bath or shower, the nurse aide should FIRST Correct Answer: check the temperature of the water When taking a client's radial pulse, the nurse aide's fingertips should be placed on the client's Correct Answer: wrist