Prometric CNA Practice Test Guaranteed Success
1. What should a nurse aide do when a resident, who treats a doll like her baby, is wandering around
crying that she can't find her baby?
The nurse aide should offer comfort to the resident and help her look for her baby (C).
2. If a nurse ai...
1. What should a nurse aide do when a resident, who treats a doll like her baby, is wandering around
crying that she can't find her baby?
The nurse aide should offer comfort to the resident and help her look for her baby (C).
2. If a nurse aide has never changed a urinary drainage bag attached to an indwelling urinary catheter,
what is the best course of action?
The best response would be to ask a nurse to watch the nurse aide change the bag since it is the first
time (D).
3. What is the primary reason for washing a resident's hands before feeding them?
The most important reason is that the resident may still touch his or her mouth or food (A).
4. What type of task can a nurse aide perform?
Participating in resident care planning conferences is a task performed by a nurse aide (A).
5. Which statement about range of motion (ROM) exercises is correct?
ROM exercises are often performed during activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing or dressing
(D).
,6. If a confused resident keeps trying to grab a hairbrush while being dressed, what should the nurse
aide do?
The nurse aide should give the resident the hairbrush to hold (B).
7. What should a nurse aide's next action be if a resident lying in bed suddenly becomes short of breath?
After calling for help, the aide should raise the head of the bed (C).
8. What should nursing care focus on for a resident with cancer who is expected to die in the next few
days?
The care should focus on providing for the resident's comfort (B).
9. While giving a bed bath, what should a nurse aide do if they hear an alarm from a nearby door?
The nurse aide should make the resident being bathed safe and go check the door right away (C).
Gloves should be worn for which of the following procedures?
(A) Emptying a urinary drainage bag
(B) Brushing a resident's hair
,(C) Ambulating a resident
(D) Feeding a resident ✔️(A) Emptying a urinary drainage bag
When walking a resident, a gait or transfer belt is often
(A) worn around the nurse aide's waist for back support.
(B) used to keep the resident positioned properly in the wheelchair.
(C) used to help stand the resident, and then removed before walking.
(D) put around the resident's waist to provide a way to hold onto the resident. ✔️(D) put around the
resident's waist to provide a way to hold onto the resident.
Which of the following statements is true about residents who are restrained?
(A) They are at greater risk for developing pressure sores.
(B) They are at lower risk of developing pneumonia.
(C) Their posture and alignment are improved.
(D) They are not at risk for falling. ✔️(A) They are at greater risk for developing pressure sores.
A resident has diabetes. Which of the following is a common sign of a low blood sugar?
, (A) Fever
(B) Shakiness
(C) Thirst
(D) Vomiting ✔️(B) Shakiness
When providing foot care to a resident it is important for the nurse aide to
(A) remove calluses and corns.
(B) check the feet for skin breakdown.
(C) keep the water cool to prevent burns.
(D) apply lotion, including between the toes. ✔️(B) check the feet for skin breakdown.
When feeding a resident, frequent coughing can be a sign the resident is
(A) choking.
(B) getting full.
(C) needs to drink more fluids.
(D) having difficulty swallowing. ✔️(D) having difficulty swallowing.
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