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NNAAP - NURSING ASSISTANT PRACTICE EXAM 1 with Verified solutions
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When should nurse aides wash their hands? - ✔✔Nurse aides should wash their hands after client
care to prevent cross-contamination.
When assisting a client with eating, one of the first things the nurse aide should do is - ✔✔Always
remember to consider infection control.
A patient has a new cast on her right arm. While caring for her, it is important to first observe for -
✔✔A new cast may cut off circulation. Choice c reminds the nurse aide to check for
circulatory impairment.
Encouraging a client to take part in activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, combing hair, and
feeding is - ✔✔Rehabilitation should always be part of the care plan.
In caring for a confused elderly man, it is important to remember to - ✔✔Make sure to follow
agency policy.
Before assisting a client into a wheelchair, the first action would be to check if the - ✔✔Before
assisting a patient into a wheelchair, check to see if the wheels of the chair are locked.
, A client has a weak left side. When transferring the client from the bed to the wheelchair, the nurse
aide should stand - ✔✔Assist the client at the client's weak side.
While making rounds at 5:30A.M., a nurse aide finds a patient lying on the floor. What should the
nurse aide do first? - ✔✔Assess pulse and breathing first. The client may have fainted.
When moving a wheelchair onto an elevator, the nurse aide should stay - ✔✔The nurse aide must stay
behind the chair to control it and move it backward to prevent the wheels from falling into the door
opening.
The Foley bag must be kept lower than the client's bladder so that - ✔✔Raising the bag above the
bladder level can lead to backflow of the urine, with its bacteria, into the bladder.
As an afternoon snack, the kitchen sent a diabetic client a container of chocolate ice cream. The
nursing assistant should first - ✔✔The nursing assistant should report this error to the charge
nurse, who in turn will contact the kitchen and obtain the correct nourishment.
When assisting a client who is using the commode, it is important to - ✔✔The client should always
have access to a means to get help when needed.
Ensuring adequate circulation to tissues is a major factor in preventing skin breakdown. This can be
accomplished by doing all of the following EXCEPT - ✔✔The patient must be positioned every two
hours to prevent skin breakdown due to poor circulation.
The purpose of cold applications is usually to - ✔✔The purpose of cold applications is usually to
prevent or reduce swelling.
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