NNAAP - NURSING ASSISTANT
PRACTICE EXAM 1
1. iiWhen iiassisting iia iiclient iiin iilearning iihow iito iiuse iia iicane, iithe iinurse iiaide iistands ii-
iiAnswers ii-Standing iislightly iibehind iithe iiclient iiat iiher iiweak iiside iibetter iienables iithe
iinurse iiaide iito iiprevent iifalls.
2. iiWhen iiworking iiwith iia iiclient iiwho iihas iiurinary iiretention, iithe iinurse iiaide iican
iiexpect iithat iithe iiclient iiwill ii- iiAnswers ii-Urinary iiretention iimeans iithat iithe iiclient
iicannot iiurinate. iiThis iiproblem iishould iibe iireported iito iithe iinurse iias iisoon iias iiit iiis
iinoted.
3. iiAging-related iihearing iichanges iiresult iiin iiolder iiclients iigradually iilosing iitheir iiability
iito iihear ii- iiAnswers ii-Age-related iihearing iiloss, iialso iicalled iipresbycusis, iiresults iiin
iiolder iipersons iigradually iilosing iitheir iiability iito iihear iihigh-pitched iisounds.
4. iiThe iibest iiway iito iisafely iiidentify iiyour iipatient iiis iiby ii- iiAnswers ii-A iiconfused
iipatient iimay iianswer iito iiany iiname iior iilie iidown iiin iiany iibed.
5. iiA iiclient iiis iion iia iibowel iiand iibladder iitraining iiprogram iiand iihas iinot iihad iia iibowel
iimovement iiin iithree iidays. iiThe iinurse iiaide iishould ii- iiAnswers ii-The iinurse iiaide
iishould iireport iithis iiproblem, iias iinurse iiaides iicannot iido iiany iiof iithe iiinterventions iion
iitheir iiown.
6. iiThe iiproper iimedical iiabbreviation iifor iibefore iimeals iiis ii- iiAnswers ii-The iiproper
iimedical iiabbreviation iifor iibefore iimeals iiis iia.c.
7. iiA iiclient iidiagnosed iiwith iihypertension iiwill iimost iilikely iihave iia iihistory iiof ii-
iiAnswers ii-Hypertension iiis iithe iimedical iiterm iifor iihigh iiblood iipressure, iiso iithe iiclient
iiwill iimost iilikely iihave iithis iiproblem iiin iihis iihistory, iialthough iiit iimay iinow iibe iicontrolled
iiwith iimedication.
8. iiA iipatient iiwho iihas iidifficulty iichewing iior iiswallowing iiwill iineed iiwhat iitype iiof iidiet?
ii- iiAnswers ii-A iimechanical iisoft iidiet iiis iieasy iito iichew, iiswallow, iiand iidigest.
9. iiAn iielderly iiresident iiwith iiAlzheimer's iidisease iicannot iifind iiher iiroom. iiHow iican iithe
iinurse iiaide iihelp iithe iiclient iifeel iimore iiindependent? ii- iiAnswers ii-A iifamiliar iiobject
iican iienable iithe iiclient iito iifind iiher iiroom iion iiher iiown, iihelping iiher iifeel iimore
iiindependent.
, 10. iiHow iioften iishould iia iipatient's iiintake iiand iioutput iirecords iibe iitotaled? ii- iiAnswers
ii-Input iiand iioutput iiare iitotaled iionce iiper iishift, iias iiwell iias iievery ii24 iihours.
11. iiWhich iiof iithe iifollowing iishould iithe iinursing iiassistant iiobserve iiand iirecord iiwhen
iiadmitting iia iiclient? ii- iiAnswers ii-Bruising iimay iibe iidue iito iiaccidents, iiabuse,
iimedications, iior iiillness, iiand iishould iibe iirecorded iiand iireported.
12. iiWhen iiresponding iito iia iiclient iion iithe iiintercom, iithe iinursing iiassistant iishould iisay
ii- iiAnswers ii-Always iigive iiyour iiname iiand iiposition iiwhen iianswering iithe iicall iibell, iiand
iipolitely iiask iithe iiclient iiwhat iishe iiwants.
13. iiWhich iiof iithe iifollowing iithings iishould iithe iinurse iiaide iido iito iifamiliarize iinew
iiclients iiwith iitheir iisurroundings? ii- iiAnswers ii-Make iisure iiclients iiknow iihow iito iicall iifor
iihelp.
14. iiWhen iiarranging iia iiclient's iiroom, iithe iinursing iiassistant iishould iido iiall iiof iithe
iifollowing iiEXCEPT ii- iiAnswers ii-Nursing iiassistants iiare iinot iiallowed iito iiadminister
iimedications.
15. iiWhen iiassisting iia iiclient iiout iiof iibed, iithe iinurse iiaide iishould iialways ii- iiAnswers ii-
Always iiuse iiproper iibody iimechanics iiwhen iimoving iiclients.
16. iiHow iioften iishould iiclients iibe iirepositioned iiduring iian iieight-hour iishift? ii- iiAnswers
ii-Clients iishould iibe iiturned iievery iitwo iihours iito iiprevent iidecubiti.
17. iiWhich iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iithe iicorrect iiprocedure iifor iiserving iia iimeal iito iia iiclient
iiwho iimust iibe iifed? ii- iiAnswers ii-An iiaide iishould iinot iibring iithe iitray iiinto iithe iiroom
iiuntil iihe iihas iitime iito iifeed iithe iiclient.
18. iiThe iimost iiserious iiproblem iithat iiwrinkles iiin iithe iibedclothes iican iicause iiis ii-
iiAnswers ii-The iimost iiserious iiproblem iithat iiwrinldes iiin iithe iibedclothes iican iicause
iipatients iiare iidecubitus iiulcers, iior iidecubiti.
19. iiRestorative iicare iibegins ii- iiAnswers ii-Restorative iicare iibegins iias iiearly iias
iipossible iito iiprevent iifurther iidisability.
20. iiBefore iiplacing iia iiclient iiin iiFowler's iiposition, iithe iinurse iiaide iishould ii- iiAnswers ii-
Caregivers iishould iialways iiexplain iiprocedures iifirst, iiso iib iiis iithe iicorrect iianswer.
21. iiDuring iihand iiwashing, iithe iinurse iiaide iiaccidentally iitouches iithe iiinside iiof iithe
iisink iiwhile iirinsing iithe iisoap iioff. iiThe iinext iiaction iiis iito ii- iiAnswers ii-The iiaide iihas
iicontaminated iiher iihands iiand iimust iistart iiover.
22. iiHow iishould iia iinurse iiaide iidress iifor iia iijob iiinterview? ii- iiAnswers ii-First
iiimpressions iiare iicritical, iiso iinurse iiaides iishould iiwear iibusiness iiattire.
PRACTICE EXAM 1
1. iiWhen iiassisting iia iiclient iiin iilearning iihow iito iiuse iia iicane, iithe iinurse iiaide iistands ii-
iiAnswers ii-Standing iislightly iibehind iithe iiclient iiat iiher iiweak iiside iibetter iienables iithe
iinurse iiaide iito iiprevent iifalls.
2. iiWhen iiworking iiwith iia iiclient iiwho iihas iiurinary iiretention, iithe iinurse iiaide iican
iiexpect iithat iithe iiclient iiwill ii- iiAnswers ii-Urinary iiretention iimeans iithat iithe iiclient
iicannot iiurinate. iiThis iiproblem iishould iibe iireported iito iithe iinurse iias iisoon iias iiit iiis
iinoted.
3. iiAging-related iihearing iichanges iiresult iiin iiolder iiclients iigradually iilosing iitheir iiability
iito iihear ii- iiAnswers ii-Age-related iihearing iiloss, iialso iicalled iipresbycusis, iiresults iiin
iiolder iipersons iigradually iilosing iitheir iiability iito iihear iihigh-pitched iisounds.
4. iiThe iibest iiway iito iisafely iiidentify iiyour iipatient iiis iiby ii- iiAnswers ii-A iiconfused
iipatient iimay iianswer iito iiany iiname iior iilie iidown iiin iiany iibed.
5. iiA iiclient iiis iion iia iibowel iiand iibladder iitraining iiprogram iiand iihas iinot iihad iia iibowel
iimovement iiin iithree iidays. iiThe iinurse iiaide iishould ii- iiAnswers ii-The iinurse iiaide
iishould iireport iithis iiproblem, iias iinurse iiaides iicannot iido iiany iiof iithe iiinterventions iion
iitheir iiown.
6. iiThe iiproper iimedical iiabbreviation iifor iibefore iimeals iiis ii- iiAnswers ii-The iiproper
iimedical iiabbreviation iifor iibefore iimeals iiis iia.c.
7. iiA iiclient iidiagnosed iiwith iihypertension iiwill iimost iilikely iihave iia iihistory iiof ii-
iiAnswers ii-Hypertension iiis iithe iimedical iiterm iifor iihigh iiblood iipressure, iiso iithe iiclient
iiwill iimost iilikely iihave iithis iiproblem iiin iihis iihistory, iialthough iiit iimay iinow iibe iicontrolled
iiwith iimedication.
8. iiA iipatient iiwho iihas iidifficulty iichewing iior iiswallowing iiwill iineed iiwhat iitype iiof iidiet?
ii- iiAnswers ii-A iimechanical iisoft iidiet iiis iieasy iito iichew, iiswallow, iiand iidigest.
9. iiAn iielderly iiresident iiwith iiAlzheimer's iidisease iicannot iifind iiher iiroom. iiHow iican iithe
iinurse iiaide iihelp iithe iiclient iifeel iimore iiindependent? ii- iiAnswers ii-A iifamiliar iiobject
iican iienable iithe iiclient iito iifind iiher iiroom iion iiher iiown, iihelping iiher iifeel iimore
iiindependent.
, 10. iiHow iioften iishould iia iipatient's iiintake iiand iioutput iirecords iibe iitotaled? ii- iiAnswers
ii-Input iiand iioutput iiare iitotaled iionce iiper iishift, iias iiwell iias iievery ii24 iihours.
11. iiWhich iiof iithe iifollowing iishould iithe iinursing iiassistant iiobserve iiand iirecord iiwhen
iiadmitting iia iiclient? ii- iiAnswers ii-Bruising iimay iibe iidue iito iiaccidents, iiabuse,
iimedications, iior iiillness, iiand iishould iibe iirecorded iiand iireported.
12. iiWhen iiresponding iito iia iiclient iion iithe iiintercom, iithe iinursing iiassistant iishould iisay
ii- iiAnswers ii-Always iigive iiyour iiname iiand iiposition iiwhen iianswering iithe iicall iibell, iiand
iipolitely iiask iithe iiclient iiwhat iishe iiwants.
13. iiWhich iiof iithe iifollowing iithings iishould iithe iinurse iiaide iido iito iifamiliarize iinew
iiclients iiwith iitheir iisurroundings? ii- iiAnswers ii-Make iisure iiclients iiknow iihow iito iicall iifor
iihelp.
14. iiWhen iiarranging iia iiclient's iiroom, iithe iinursing iiassistant iishould iido iiall iiof iithe
iifollowing iiEXCEPT ii- iiAnswers ii-Nursing iiassistants iiare iinot iiallowed iito iiadminister
iimedications.
15. iiWhen iiassisting iia iiclient iiout iiof iibed, iithe iinurse iiaide iishould iialways ii- iiAnswers ii-
Always iiuse iiproper iibody iimechanics iiwhen iimoving iiclients.
16. iiHow iioften iishould iiclients iibe iirepositioned iiduring iian iieight-hour iishift? ii- iiAnswers
ii-Clients iishould iibe iiturned iievery iitwo iihours iito iiprevent iidecubiti.
17. iiWhich iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iithe iicorrect iiprocedure iifor iiserving iia iimeal iito iia iiclient
iiwho iimust iibe iifed? ii- iiAnswers ii-An iiaide iishould iinot iibring iithe iitray iiinto iithe iiroom
iiuntil iihe iihas iitime iito iifeed iithe iiclient.
18. iiThe iimost iiserious iiproblem iithat iiwrinkles iiin iithe iibedclothes iican iicause iiis ii-
iiAnswers ii-The iimost iiserious iiproblem iithat iiwrinldes iiin iithe iibedclothes iican iicause
iipatients iiare iidecubitus iiulcers, iior iidecubiti.
19. iiRestorative iicare iibegins ii- iiAnswers ii-Restorative iicare iibegins iias iiearly iias
iipossible iito iiprevent iifurther iidisability.
20. iiBefore iiplacing iia iiclient iiin iiFowler's iiposition, iithe iinurse iiaide iishould ii- iiAnswers ii-
Caregivers iishould iialways iiexplain iiprocedures iifirst, iiso iib iiis iithe iicorrect iianswer.
21. iiDuring iihand iiwashing, iithe iinurse iiaide iiaccidentally iitouches iithe iiinside iiof iithe
iisink iiwhile iirinsing iithe iisoap iioff. iiThe iinext iiaction iiis iito ii- iiAnswers ii-The iiaide iihas
iicontaminated iiher iihands iiand iimust iistart iiover.
22. iiHow iishould iia iinurse iiaide iidress iifor iia iijob iiinterview? ii- iiAnswers ii-First
iiimpressions iiare iicritical, iiso iinurse iiaides iishould iiwear iibusiness iiattire.
