CNA PROMETRIC PRACTICE EXAM
Questions and Answers
1.A resident tells a nurse aide about being bored. The resident says, "My
days seem to last
forever." What should the nurse aide do?
a. Tell the resident, "I know what you mean. My days seem long too."
b. Ask the charge nurse if the resident can have some medication
c. Ask about activities the resident has enjoyed in the past
d. Tell the resident to check the activity schedule
Answer c. Ask about activities the resident has enjoyed in the past
2.The purpose of a transfer or gait belt is to
a. Limit physical contact with ill residents who are transferred or walked
b. Protect the nurse aide's back when walking or transferring a resident
c. Help steady and support a resident when transferring or walking
d. Allow residents to transfer or walk independently
Answer c. Help steady and support a resident when transferring or
walking
3.It is most important for the nurse aide to check the temperature of the
water before
a. Assisting the resident with mouth care
b. Soaking the resident's feet for foot care
,c. Giving the resident a bed bath
d. Washing hands
Answer b. Soaking the resident's feet for foot care
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Although it is important to check the temperature for bed bath and
washing hands as well, it is MOST IMPORTANT to check the temperature
of the water for foot care because you are SOAKING and submerging the
entire foot of the resident into the water, whereas the other 2 skills do
not. Mouthcare does not ask for temperature checks.
4.The nursing home is having a Christmas party. A resident who is Jewish
is not interested
in going to the party. The nurse aide should
a. Remind the resident how much the resident enjoys parties
b. Encourage the resident to go since so many other residents are attending
c. Respect the client's decision and ask what the resident would like to do
d. Ask if the resident participated in any activities for the Jewish Hanukkah
holiday
Answer c. Respect the client's decision and ask what the resident would
like to do
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It is a resident's right to refuse. If the event involves religion, no resident
is obligated to attend and it is important to respect their decisions.
, 5.The nurse's role in assisting with a bowel and bladder retraining
program includes
a. Being consistent with carrying out the toileting schedule
b. Notifying the family that the resident has been placed on the program
c. Determining the type of program best suited for the resident
d. Checking the resident every 4 hours for incontinence
Answer a. Being consistent with carrying out the toileting schedule
R
Bowel and bladder retraining programs promote continence and manage
their incontinence and accidents. Determining the type is not in a CNAs
scope of practice
6.The nurse aide received the resident assignments from the charge nurse
at the beginning
of the shift. When planning priorities, it will be most important for the nurse
aide to
a. Decide break times with other nurse aides
b. Review assignments with others to check if the residents are divided evenly
c. Check all assigned residents to see if anyone has immediate needs
d. Check what the activity department has scheduled for residents during
the shift
Answer c. Check all assigned residents to see if anyone has immediate
needs
Questions and Answers
1.A resident tells a nurse aide about being bored. The resident says, "My
days seem to last
forever." What should the nurse aide do?
a. Tell the resident, "I know what you mean. My days seem long too."
b. Ask the charge nurse if the resident can have some medication
c. Ask about activities the resident has enjoyed in the past
d. Tell the resident to check the activity schedule
Answer c. Ask about activities the resident has enjoyed in the past
2.The purpose of a transfer or gait belt is to
a. Limit physical contact with ill residents who are transferred or walked
b. Protect the nurse aide's back when walking or transferring a resident
c. Help steady and support a resident when transferring or walking
d. Allow residents to transfer or walk independently
Answer c. Help steady and support a resident when transferring or
walking
3.It is most important for the nurse aide to check the temperature of the
water before
a. Assisting the resident with mouth care
b. Soaking the resident's feet for foot care
,c. Giving the resident a bed bath
d. Washing hands
Answer b. Soaking the resident's feet for foot care
R
Although it is important to check the temperature for bed bath and
washing hands as well, it is MOST IMPORTANT to check the temperature
of the water for foot care because you are SOAKING and submerging the
entire foot of the resident into the water, whereas the other 2 skills do
not. Mouthcare does not ask for temperature checks.
4.The nursing home is having a Christmas party. A resident who is Jewish
is not interested
in going to the party. The nurse aide should
a. Remind the resident how much the resident enjoys parties
b. Encourage the resident to go since so many other residents are attending
c. Respect the client's decision and ask what the resident would like to do
d. Ask if the resident participated in any activities for the Jewish Hanukkah
holiday
Answer c. Respect the client's decision and ask what the resident would
like to do
R
It is a resident's right to refuse. If the event involves religion, no resident
is obligated to attend and it is important to respect their decisions.
, 5.The nurse's role in assisting with a bowel and bladder retraining
program includes
a. Being consistent with carrying out the toileting schedule
b. Notifying the family that the resident has been placed on the program
c. Determining the type of program best suited for the resident
d. Checking the resident every 4 hours for incontinence
Answer a. Being consistent with carrying out the toileting schedule
R
Bowel and bladder retraining programs promote continence and manage
their incontinence and accidents. Determining the type is not in a CNAs
scope of practice
6.The nurse aide received the resident assignments from the charge nurse
at the beginning
of the shift. When planning priorities, it will be most important for the nurse
aide to
a. Decide break times with other nurse aides
b. Review assignments with others to check if the residents are divided evenly
c. Check all assigned residents to see if anyone has immediate needs
d. Check what the activity department has scheduled for residents during
the shift
Answer c. Check all assigned residents to see if anyone has immediate
needs
