Nurse Aide Practice State Exam Questions and Correct Answers
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Course
Nurse Aide
Institution
Nurse Aide
You hear another nurse aide tell a confused resident, "If you don't eat, I'll lock you in
your room." You should:
a. do nothing, the resident is too confused to understand
b. tell the other aides so they can watch this aide with alert residents
c. tell the charge nurse
d. tell the aide if...
Nurse Aide Practice State Exam
Questions and Correct Answers
What is the term for a device used to take the place of a missing body part?
(A) Pronation
(B) Abduction
(C) External rotation
(D) Prosthesis
✓✓~ (D) Prosthesis
When a client has left-sided weakness, what side of a sweater is removed first?
(A) Both sleeves
(B) Left sleeve
(C) Client's choice
(D) Right sleeve
✓✓~ (D) Right sleeve
It is appropriate for a nurse aide to share the information regarding a client's status
with:
(A) any one the nurse aide sees fit
,(B) the client's family members
(C) the client's roommate
(D) the staff on the next shift
✓✓~ (D) the staff on the next shift
The purpose for padding side rails on the client's bed is to:
(A) use them as a restraint
(B) have a place to connect the call signal
(C) protect the client from injury
(D) keep the client warm
✓✓~ (C) protect the client from injury
Exercises that move each muscle and joint are called:
(A) adduction
(B) range of motion
(C) abduction
(D) rotation
✓✓~ (B) range of motion
How can the nurse aide BEST help a client who is not accepting a loss?
(A) Leave the client alone
,(B) Convince the client to accept the loss
(C) Encourage the client to talk
(D) Discourage individual activity
✓✓~ (C) Encourage the client to talk
The Heimlich maneuver (abdominal thrust) is used for a client who has:
(A) a bloody nose
(B) a blocked airway
(C) fallen out of bed
(D) impaired eyesight
✓✓~ (B) a blocked airway
To BEST communicate with a client who is totally deaf, the nurse aide should:
(A) smile frequently and speak loudly
(B) smile often and talk rapidly
(C) avoid eye contact
(D) write out information
✓✓~ (D) write out information
A nurse aide MUST wear gloves when:
(A) feeding a client
, (B) doing peri-care
(C) giving a back rub
(D) doing range of motion
✓✓~ (B) doing peri-care
When getting ready to dress a client, the nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) get the first clothes the nurse aide can reach in the closet
(B) give the client a choice of what to wear
(C) use the clothes the client wore the day before
(D) choose clothes that the nurse aide personally likes
✓✓~ (B) give the client a choice of what to wear
In order to communicate clearly with a client who has hearing loss, the nurse aide
should:
(A) speak in a high pitched tone of voice
(B) stand behind the client when speaking
(C) speak in a loud and slow manner
(D) look directly at the client when speaking
✓✓~ (D) look directly at the client when speaking
Which of the following stages of dying is usually the final stage?
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