REVIEW: Nurse Aide State Test KCTCS FALL 2024
Questions With Complete Solutions
__________ believe in "laying on of hands" or blessings by
church elders and the use of anointing oils for healing.
Mormon Correct Answer
"Arthro" means:
Joint Correct Answer
"Gluco" means:
sweetness Correct Answer
1. Older persons usually fear dying
a. in nursing center
b. in a hospital
c. alone
d. in pain Correct Answer alone
10. When do residents need fresh drinking water?
a. every 8 hours
b. every day
c. with each meal and at bedtime
d. every shift and whenever the pitcher is empty Correct
Answer every shift and whenever the pitcher is empty
100. A resident has AD. The person often screams a word in a
foreign language. Possible causes of screaming include which of
the following?
a. the person is reacting to a family member
b. the person is acting out for attention
,c. the person has repressed anger
d. depression and aging Correct Answer The person is reacting
to a family member
101. You decide to resign from your job. What should you do?
a. give a 2-week notice
b. do not show up for work
c. give a 1-day notice
d. hire someone to take your place Correct Answer Give a 2-
week notice
102. Semi-Fowler's position is when the
a. head of the bed is raised, and the foot of the bed is lowered
b. bed is flat
c. head of the bed is raised 30 degrees
d. head of the bed is lowered, and the foot of the bed is raised
Correct Answer Head of the bed is raised 30 degrees
103. Hypothermia means that the person's body temperature is
a. very low
b. much higher than the normal range
c. lower than the outdoor temperature
d. higher than the outdoor temperature Correct Answer Very
low
104. Who decides which oxygen device to use?
a. the respiratory therapist
b. the doctor
c. the nurse
d. the person Correct Answer The doctor
,105. The doctor orders testing for glucosuria and ketones. What
specimen is best?
a. a random urine specimen
b. a double-voided specimen
c. a midstream urine specimen
d. a 24-hour urine specimen Correct Answer A random urine
specimen
106. Why is the ability to sense heat, cold, and pain reduced in
older persons?
a. the risk of burns is great
b. the skin loses its fatty tissue layer
c. circulation is poor
d. the skin has fewer nerve endings Correct Answer because
the skin has fewer nerve endings.
107. When transferring a person to or from the wheelchair, the
a. person is given needed accessories
b. hand grips are held
c. wheels must be locked
d. person needs to stand on the footplates Correct Answer
Wheels must be locked
108. What measurements are needed when a cooling blanket or
warming blanket is used?
a. pulse and blood pressure
b. body temperature and pulse
c. pulse and respirations
d. vital signs Correct Answer Vital signs
109. Which pulse site requires the use of a stethoscope?
, a. the brachial site
b. the carotid site
c. the apical site
d. the radial site Correct Answer The apical site
11. A resident has AD. The person often screams a word in a
foreign language. You know that screaming is
a. an agitated behavior
b. a restless behavior
c. the person's way of communicating
d. an aggressive behavior Correct Answer the person's way of
communicating
110. A resident has a permanent tracheostomy. The person
wants to take a shower. Which is correct?
a. only the person's lower body is washed
b. people with tracheostomies cannot shower. they have tub or
bed baths.
c. the person needs to cover the stoma with plastic or leather
d. a shower guard is used and a hand-held nozzle is used to
direct water away from the stoma Correct Answer A shower
guard is used and a hand-held nozzle is used to direct water
away from the stoma
111. A resident is going to be discharged. What must occur
before the person can leave?
a. the person must be transported to the exit area by wheelchair
or stretcher
b. the person must sign a consent form
c. the doctor must write a discharge order
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