NNAAP - Nursing Assistant Practice Exam 1
Questions With Solutions
1. When assisting a client in learning how to use a cane, the nurse aide stands Standing
slightly behind the client at her weak side better enables the nurse aide to prevent falls.
2. When working with a client who has urinary retention, the nurse aide can expect that the client
will Urinary retention means that the client cannot urinate. This problem should be
reported to the nurse as soon as it is noted.
3. Aging-related hearing changes result in older clients gradually losing their ability to hear
Age-related hearing loss, also called presbycusis, results in older persons gradually losing
their ability to hear high-pitched sounds.
4. The best way to safely identify your patient is by A confused patient may answer to any
name or lie down in any bed.
5. A client is on a bowel and bladder training program and has not had a bowel movement in
three days. The nurse aide should The nurse aide should report this problem, as nurse
aides cannot do any of the interventions on their own.
, NNAAP - Nursing Assistant Practice Exam 1
Questions With Solutions
6. The proper medical abbreviation for before meals is The proper medical abbreviation
for before meals is a.c.
7. A client diagnosed with hypertension will most likely have a history of Hypertension is
the medical term for high blood pressure, so the client will most likely have this problem in his
history, although it may now be controlled with medication.
8. A patient who has difficulty chewing or swallowing will need what type of diet? A
mechanical soft diet is easy to chew, swallow, and digest.
9. An elderly resident with Alzheimer's disease cannot find her room. How can the nurse aide
help the client feel more independent? A familiar object can enable the client to find her
room on her own, helping her feel more independent.
10. How often should a patient's intake and output records be totaled? Input and output are
totaled once per shift, as well as every 24 hours.
Questions With Solutions
1. When assisting a client in learning how to use a cane, the nurse aide stands Standing
slightly behind the client at her weak side better enables the nurse aide to prevent falls.
2. When working with a client who has urinary retention, the nurse aide can expect that the client
will Urinary retention means that the client cannot urinate. This problem should be
reported to the nurse as soon as it is noted.
3. Aging-related hearing changes result in older clients gradually losing their ability to hear
Age-related hearing loss, also called presbycusis, results in older persons gradually losing
their ability to hear high-pitched sounds.
4. The best way to safely identify your patient is by A confused patient may answer to any
name or lie down in any bed.
5. A client is on a bowel and bladder training program and has not had a bowel movement in
three days. The nurse aide should The nurse aide should report this problem, as nurse
aides cannot do any of the interventions on their own.
, NNAAP - Nursing Assistant Practice Exam 1
Questions With Solutions
6. The proper medical abbreviation for before meals is The proper medical abbreviation
for before meals is a.c.
7. A client diagnosed with hypertension will most likely have a history of Hypertension is
the medical term for high blood pressure, so the client will most likely have this problem in his
history, although it may now be controlled with medication.
8. A patient who has difficulty chewing or swallowing will need what type of diet? A
mechanical soft diet is easy to chew, swallow, and digest.
9. An elderly resident with Alzheimer's disease cannot find her room. How can the nurse aide
help the client feel more independent? A familiar object can enable the client to find her
room on her own, helping her feel more independent.
10. How often should a patient's intake and output records be totaled? Input and output are
totaled once per shift, as well as every 24 hours.
