Prometric Exams 1 and 2 With Complete Solutions
1. What should the nurse aide do if a resident is wandering around, looking for her doll?
The nurse aide should offer comfort to the resident and help her look for her baby (C).
2. What should the nurse aide do if they are asked to change a ur...
1. What should the nurse aide do if a resident is wandering around, looking for her doll?
The nurse aide should offer comfort to the resident and help her look for her baby (C).
2. What should the nurse aide do if they are asked to change a urinary drainage bag attached to an
indwelling urinary catheter, but have never done it before?
The nurse aide should ask a nurse to watch them change the bag since it's their first time (D).
3. Why is it important to wash a resident's hands before feeding them?
It's important to wash a resident's hands before feeding them because the resident may still touch
their mouth or food (A).
4. What job task is performed by a nurse aide?
A job task performed by a nurse aide is participating in resident care planning conferences (A).
5. What is true about range of motion (ROM) exercises?
ROM exercises are often performed during ADLs such as bathing or dressing, and help prevent strokes
and paralysis (C).
,6. How should the nurse aide handle a resident who is confused while trying to dress them, and keeps
trying to grab a hairbrush?
The nurse aide should give the resident the hairbrush to hold (B).
7. What should the nurse aide do if a resident suddenly becomes short of breath while lying in bed?
After calling for help, the nurse aide should raise the head of the bed (A).
8. How should nursing care focus when a resident who has cancer is expected to die within the next
couple of days?
Nursing care should focus on providing for the resident's comfort (D).
9. When giving a bed bath, what should the nurse aide do if they hear an alarm from a nearby door
suddenly go off?
The nurse aide should make the resident being bathed safe and go check the door right away (C).
10. When emptying a urinary drainage bag, which personal protective equipment (PPE) should be worn?
Gloves should be worn for emptying a urinary drainage bag (C).
,11. What is the purpose of using a gait or transfer belt when walking a resident?
The purpose of using a gait or transfer belt when walking a resident is to provide a way to hold onto
the resident (B).
12. What is true about residents who are restrained?
Residents who are restrained are at greater risk for developing pressure sores (B).
A resident has diabetes. Which of the following is a common sign of a low blood sugar? ✔️Shakiness
When providing foot care to a resident it is important for the nurse aide to ✔️check the feet for skin
breakdown.
When feeding a resident, frequent coughing can be a sign the resident is ✔️having difficulty
swallowing.
When a person is admitted to the nursing home, the nurse aide should expect that the resident will
✔️experience a sense of loss related to the life change.
A resident gets dressed and comes out of his room wearing shoes that are from two different pairs. The
nurse aide should ✔️ask if the resident realizes that the shoes do not match.
, A resident's wife recently died. The resident is now staying in his room all the time and eating very little.
The best response by the nurse aide is to ✔️understand the resident is grieving and give him chances to
talk.
When a resident refuses a bed bath, the nurse aide should ✔️wait awhile and then ask the resident
again.
When a resident is combative and trying to hit the nurse aide, it is important for the nurse aide to
✔️step back to protect self from harm while speaking in a calm manner.
During lunch in the dining room, a resident begins yelling and throws a spoon at the nurse aide. The best
response by the nurse aide is to ✔️remain calm and ask what is upsetting the resident.
Which of the following questions asked to the resident is most likely to encourage conversation?
✔️What are your favorite foods?
When trying to communicate with a resident who speaks a different language than the nurse aide, the
nurse aide should ✔️use pictures and gestures.
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