CNA Prometric Questions Verified Guide
1. What should the nurse aide do if a resident has a seizure while receiving personal care in bed?
The nurse aide should call the charge nurse and remain with the resident (C).
2. What should the nurse aide do if they notice a reddened area on a comat...
1. What should the nurse aide do if a resident has a seizure while receiving personal care in bed?
The nurse aide should call the charge nurse and remain with the resident (C).
2. What should the nurse aide do if they notice a reddened area on a comatose resident's hip during
bathing?
The charge nurse is likely to request that the nurse aide keep the resident positioned to avoid pressure
on the hip (C).
3. What is an important requirement when providing colostomy care?
The nurse aide should wear gloves for Standard Precautions (B).
4. What should the nurse aide do first if they enter a room to find a trash can on fire?
The nurse aide should remove the resident from the room (C).
5. What should the nurse aide expect after reporting a red area on a resident's hip?
The resident should be positioned to avoid pressure on the area (D).
,6. What should the nurse aide do if a resident tells them they feel dizzy while walking using a gait belt?
The nurse aide should ease the resident to the floor if a chair is not available (D).
7. What should the nurse aide do if they notice a resident's elbow is stiff and won't bend during range of
motion exercises?
The nurse aide should continue exercises but move onto another joint (A).
8. How can nursing homes help prevent residents with dementia from accidentally leaving the facility?
Nursing homes may place large stop signs on doors (C).
9. How can a nurse aide respond to a confused resident who is talking about their daughter's school
bus?
The nurse aide can ask about what they like to do with their daughter when she gets home from
school (D).
10. How can a nurse aide respond to a grieving resident who is still expecting their husband to come
home from work?
The nurse aide can ask about their husband's favorite dinners (C).
11. Why is the head of the bed raised when feeding a resident lying in bed?
, The head of the bed is raised to decrease the risk of aspiration (B).
12. What is an example of inappropriate behavior by staff towards a resident?
Yelling and cursing at a resident is an example of resident abuse (B).
A charge nurse asks a nurse aide to perform a task that is not part of the nurse aide's scope of practice.
What should the nurse aide do?
A. Consider if the task can be performed another way
B. Provide the care and perform the task as best as possible
C. Contact the ombudsman's office since resident's rights may be violated
D. Refuse to perform the task and explain it is not within the nurse aide's role ✅D. Refuse to perform
the task and explain it is not within the nurse aide's role
A few minutes before the end of the shift, a resident calls and whispers to the nurse aide, "I had an
accident. I wet myself.", What should the nurse aide do?
A. Explain that the next shift will assist the resident in a short time
B. Remove any wet clothing and place the resident on a dry underpad
C. Ask if the resident feels very uncomfortable
D. Provide incontinent care to the resident ✅D. Provide incontinent care to the resident
, A resident with advance directives has a DNR order. This means that the resident
A. Does not remember
B. Should not be restrained
C. Does not respond to instructions
D. Should not be resuscitated ✅D. Should not be resuscitated
A resident says she is 5 feet 6 inches tall. When the nurse aide measures the resident's height, the
resident is 5 feet 4 inches. What should the nurse aide do?
A. Record the resident's height as 5 feet 4 inches
B. Record the resident's height as 5 feet 6 inches
C. Explain that older people shrink with aging.
D. Measure the resident again ✅D. Measure the resident again
Which of the following is the nurse aide most likely to observe in a resident who has a low blood sugar?
A. Shakiness or trembling
B. Thirst and dry mouth
C. Sweet breath odor
D. Increased urine ✅A. Shakiness or trembling
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