Certified Nursing Assistant Prometric Exam
Questions and Answers (Verified Revised Full Exam)
1. While watching the residents in the dining room, a nurse aide notices tht a
resident is eating very little lunch. It is most important that the nurse aide...
A. Check if the resident was snacking before the meal
B. Ask if the resident would like something else to eat
C. Remind the resident that dinner is several hours away
D. Check when the resident last had a bowel movement
Ans>> B
2. A resident with dementia says, "I need to get home. My daughter's school bus is
coming soon." The nurse aide knows the resident is confused because her only
daughter just turned 60. What is the best response by the nurse aide?
A. "Let's go see if Bingo has started yet. You love Bingo."
B. "Remember you are in a nursing home. Your daughter is all grown up."
C. "Do you mean you great-granddaughter? Your daughter just turned 60."
,D. "What do you like to do with your daughter when she gets home from
school?"
Ans>> D
3. A resident reports that his wristwatch is missing. The nurse aide should ask...
A. if the resident thinks someone took it
B. if the resident has checked the lost and found box
C. who was assigned to the resident on the previous shift
D. for permission to help look around the resident's room
Ans>> D
4. According to Standard Precautions, the nurse aide should wear gloves for which of
the following procedures?
A. Getting linen from a linen cart
B. Removing soiled linen from a bed
C. Performing range of motion exercises
D. Transferring a resident to a shower chair
Ans>> B
5. A nurse aide is assigned to provide postmortem care for a resident, but has
never done this procedure before. Which of the following is the most appropriate
,response by the nurse aide?
A. Ask another nurse aide to trade assignments
B. Provide the care since the resident cannot be harmed
C. Talk to other nurse aides about how to perform the procedure
D. Discuss the nurse aide's lack of experience with the nurse
Ans>> D
, 6. When caring for a resident who is comatose, the nurse aide is expected to
A. provide mouth care once a day
B. avoid changing the resident's position
C. talk to the resident while providing care
D. keep the resident's room dark and quiet
Ans>> C
7. A resident has a contracture of the right arm. When putting on the resident's button-
front shirt, the nurse aide should...
A. put the shirt sleeve on the left arm first, then the right arm
B. ask which arm the resident prefers the sleeve to go on first
C. put the shirt sleeve on the right arm first, then the left arm
D. raise the resident's arms up to slide both sleeves on at the same time
Ans>> C
8. The nurse aide can help the resident have regular bowel movements by
A. making sure the resident gets a lot of rest
B. providing a routine time for the resident to toilet
C. giving the resident cereal for breakfast every morning
D. keeping a bedpan within reach while the resident is in bed
Ans>> B
9. The care plan requires that the resident be ambulated 100 feet twice a day at 10 am
and 2pm. When the nurse aide arrives to walk the resident at 10am, the resident
Questions and Answers (Verified Revised Full Exam)
1. While watching the residents in the dining room, a nurse aide notices tht a
resident is eating very little lunch. It is most important that the nurse aide...
A. Check if the resident was snacking before the meal
B. Ask if the resident would like something else to eat
C. Remind the resident that dinner is several hours away
D. Check when the resident last had a bowel movement
Ans>> B
2. A resident with dementia says, "I need to get home. My daughter's school bus is
coming soon." The nurse aide knows the resident is confused because her only
daughter just turned 60. What is the best response by the nurse aide?
A. "Let's go see if Bingo has started yet. You love Bingo."
B. "Remember you are in a nursing home. Your daughter is all grown up."
C. "Do you mean you great-granddaughter? Your daughter just turned 60."
,D. "What do you like to do with your daughter when she gets home from
school?"
Ans>> D
3. A resident reports that his wristwatch is missing. The nurse aide should ask...
A. if the resident thinks someone took it
B. if the resident has checked the lost and found box
C. who was assigned to the resident on the previous shift
D. for permission to help look around the resident's room
Ans>> D
4. According to Standard Precautions, the nurse aide should wear gloves for which of
the following procedures?
A. Getting linen from a linen cart
B. Removing soiled linen from a bed
C. Performing range of motion exercises
D. Transferring a resident to a shower chair
Ans>> B
5. A nurse aide is assigned to provide postmortem care for a resident, but has
never done this procedure before. Which of the following is the most appropriate
,response by the nurse aide?
A. Ask another nurse aide to trade assignments
B. Provide the care since the resident cannot be harmed
C. Talk to other nurse aides about how to perform the procedure
D. Discuss the nurse aide's lack of experience with the nurse
Ans>> D
, 6. When caring for a resident who is comatose, the nurse aide is expected to
A. provide mouth care once a day
B. avoid changing the resident's position
C. talk to the resident while providing care
D. keep the resident's room dark and quiet
Ans>> C
7. A resident has a contracture of the right arm. When putting on the resident's button-
front shirt, the nurse aide should...
A. put the shirt sleeve on the left arm first, then the right arm
B. ask which arm the resident prefers the sleeve to go on first
C. put the shirt sleeve on the right arm first, then the left arm
D. raise the resident's arms up to slide both sleeves on at the same time
Ans>> C
8. The nurse aide can help the resident have regular bowel movements by
A. making sure the resident gets a lot of rest
B. providing a routine time for the resident to toilet
C. giving the resident cereal for breakfast every morning
D. keeping a bedpan within reach while the resident is in bed
Ans>> B
9. The care plan requires that the resident be ambulated 100 feet twice a day at 10 am
and 2pm. When the nurse aide arrives to walk the resident at 10am, the resident
