CARN EXAM 2026 CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY
NURSING ASSESSMENT STUDY GUIDE
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ How should a nurse aide dress for a job
interview?
a. wearing a clean t-shirt and casual slacks
b. wearing a nurse aide uniform
c. wearing a business suit, dress, or pants and
dress shirt
d. wearing formal attire Answer: c. wearing a business suit, dress, or
pants and
dress shirt
◉ An ambulatory client is newly admitted. Before
leaving the client alone, the nurse aide should
a. ask if the client is hungry.
b. inspect the client's skin.
c. assess the client's intake and output.
d. make sure the client knows how to use the
call bell. Answer: d. make sure the client knows how to use the
,call bell.
◉ When lifting a heavy object, the correct method
would be to bend at the
a. waist, keeping your legs straight.
b. waist, rounding your shoulders.
c. knees, keeping your back straight.
d. knees and waist. Answer: c. knees, keeping your back straight.
◉ When should nurse aides wash their hands?
a. after eating
b. before using the bathroom
c. after client care
d. before cleaning a bedpan Answer: c. after client care
◉ When assisting a client with eating, one of the
first things the nurse aide should do is
a. cut the food into bite-size pieces.
b. wash his own hands and the client's hands.
c. butter the client's bread.
d. provide the client with privacy. Answer: b. wash his own hands
and the client's hands.
,◉ A patient has a new cast on her right arm.
While caring for her, it is important to first
observe for
a. pulse above the cast.
b. color and hardness of the cast.
c. warmth and color of fingers.
d. signs of crumbling at the cast end. Answer: c. warmth and color of
fingers.
◉ Encouraging a client to take part in activities of
daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, combing
hair, and feeding is
a. done only when time permits.
b. the family's responsibility.
c. necessary for rehabilitation.
d. a violation of client rights. Answer: c. necessary for rehabilitation.
◉ In caring for a confused elderly man, it is
important to remember to
a. keep the bedrails up except when you are at
the bedside.
, b. close the door to the room so that he does
not disturb other patients.
c: keep the room dark and quiet at all times to
keep the patient from becoming upset,
d. remind him each morning to shower and
shave independently. Answer: a. keep the bedrails up except when
you are at
the bedside.
◉ Before assisting a client into a wheelchair, the
first action would be to check if the
a. client is adequately covered.
b. floor is slippery.
c. door to the room is closed.
d. wheels of the chair are locked. Answer: d. 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
a. on the right side.
b. in front of the client.
NURSING ASSESSMENT STUDY GUIDE
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ How should a nurse aide dress for a job
interview?
a. wearing a clean t-shirt and casual slacks
b. wearing a nurse aide uniform
c. wearing a business suit, dress, or pants and
dress shirt
d. wearing formal attire Answer: c. wearing a business suit, dress, or
pants and
dress shirt
◉ An ambulatory client is newly admitted. Before
leaving the client alone, the nurse aide should
a. ask if the client is hungry.
b. inspect the client's skin.
c. assess the client's intake and output.
d. make sure the client knows how to use the
call bell. Answer: d. make sure the client knows how to use the
,call bell.
◉ When lifting a heavy object, the correct method
would be to bend at the
a. waist, keeping your legs straight.
b. waist, rounding your shoulders.
c. knees, keeping your back straight.
d. knees and waist. Answer: c. knees, keeping your back straight.
◉ When should nurse aides wash their hands?
a. after eating
b. before using the bathroom
c. after client care
d. before cleaning a bedpan Answer: c. after client care
◉ When assisting a client with eating, one of the
first things the nurse aide should do is
a. cut the food into bite-size pieces.
b. wash his own hands and the client's hands.
c. butter the client's bread.
d. provide the client with privacy. Answer: b. wash his own hands
and the client's hands.
,◉ A patient has a new cast on her right arm.
While caring for her, it is important to first
observe for
a. pulse above the cast.
b. color and hardness of the cast.
c. warmth and color of fingers.
d. signs of crumbling at the cast end. Answer: c. warmth and color of
fingers.
◉ Encouraging a client to take part in activities of
daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, combing
hair, and feeding is
a. done only when time permits.
b. the family's responsibility.
c. necessary for rehabilitation.
d. a violation of client rights. Answer: c. necessary for rehabilitation.
◉ In caring for a confused elderly man, it is
important to remember to
a. keep the bedrails up except when you are at
the bedside.
, b. close the door to the room so that he does
not disturb other patients.
c: keep the room dark and quiet at all times to
keep the patient from becoming upset,
d. remind him each morning to shower and
shave independently. Answer: a. keep the bedrails up except when
you are at
the bedside.
◉ Before assisting a client into a wheelchair, the
first action would be to check if the
a. client is adequately covered.
b. floor is slippery.
c. door to the room is closed.
d. wheels of the chair are locked. Answer: d. 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
a. on the right side.
b. in front of the client.
