CNA WRITTEN EXAM ( PROMETRIC PRACTICE TEST )
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question 1.
The FIRST step the nurse aide should take when discovering a fire is to
A. check how quickly the fire is spreeding
B. remove any residents near the fire
C. throw a blanket over the fumes
D. pull the alarm
ANSWER
B. remove any residents near the fire
Question 2.
Which of the following is an observation often seen when a resident is impacted?
A. liquid feces seepig out of the anus
B. darkening of the resident.s urine.
C. many soft, formed stools
D. bad breath odor
ANSWER
A. liquid feces seepig out of the anus
Question 3.
Which of the following actions helps to prevent skin tears?
A. keeping side rails raised
B. using less lotion on the skin
C. sliding the resident up in teh bed
D. dressing the resident in long sleeves
ANSWER
D. dressing the resident in long sleeves
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, Question 4.
a residents whose husband died a few years ago, says, "I have got to get dinner started. My husband
will be home from work soon." What is the best way for the nurse aide to respond
A. offer to walk with the resident to the activity departments kitchen
B. remind the resident about her husbands favorite dinners
C. ask the resident about the husbands favorite dinners
D. explain gently that the residents husband is dead
ANSWER
C. ask the resident about the husbands favorite dinners
Question 5.
A resident has a contracture of the RIGHT arm. When putting on the resident's button-front shirt, the
nurse aide should
A. put the shirt sleeve on the left arm first, then the right arm.
B. ask which arm the resident prefers the sleeve to go on first.
C. put the shirt sleeve on the right arm first, then the left arm.
D. raise resident's arms up to slide both sleeves on at the same time.
ANSWER
C. put the shirt sleeve on the right arm first, then the left arm.
Question 6.
When a resident is not able to stand, the resident's height is usually measured by
A. having coworkers hold the resident upright to allow for the measurement
B. adding the length of legs, chest, and neck/head to determine the height
C. asking the resident's height and subtracting an inch for age-related shrinkage.
D. taking the measurement from head to heels while the resident is flat in bed
ANSWER
D. taking the measurement from head to heels while the resident is flat in bed
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UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question 1.
The FIRST step the nurse aide should take when discovering a fire is to
A. check how quickly the fire is spreeding
B. remove any residents near the fire
C. throw a blanket over the fumes
D. pull the alarm
ANSWER
B. remove any residents near the fire
Question 2.
Which of the following is an observation often seen when a resident is impacted?
A. liquid feces seepig out of the anus
B. darkening of the resident.s urine.
C. many soft, formed stools
D. bad breath odor
ANSWER
A. liquid feces seepig out of the anus
Question 3.
Which of the following actions helps to prevent skin tears?
A. keeping side rails raised
B. using less lotion on the skin
C. sliding the resident up in teh bed
D. dressing the resident in long sleeves
ANSWER
D. dressing the resident in long sleeves
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, Question 4.
a residents whose husband died a few years ago, says, "I have got to get dinner started. My husband
will be home from work soon." What is the best way for the nurse aide to respond
A. offer to walk with the resident to the activity departments kitchen
B. remind the resident about her husbands favorite dinners
C. ask the resident about the husbands favorite dinners
D. explain gently that the residents husband is dead
ANSWER
C. ask the resident about the husbands favorite dinners
Question 5.
A resident has a contracture of the RIGHT arm. When putting on the resident's button-front shirt, the
nurse aide should
A. put the shirt sleeve on the left arm first, then the right arm.
B. ask which arm the resident prefers the sleeve to go on first.
C. put the shirt sleeve on the right arm first, then the left arm.
D. raise resident's arms up to slide both sleeves on at the same time.
ANSWER
C. put the shirt sleeve on the right arm first, then the left arm.
Question 6.
When a resident is not able to stand, the resident's height is usually measured by
A. having coworkers hold the resident upright to allow for the measurement
B. adding the length of legs, chest, and neck/head to determine the height
C. asking the resident's height and subtracting an inch for age-related shrinkage.
D. taking the measurement from head to heels while the resident is flat in bed
ANSWER
D. taking the measurement from head to heels while the resident is flat in bed
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