NATP FINAL PRACTICE EXAM AND
ANSWERS RATED A+.
A female resident's husband has asked for some time alone with his wife in her room. What should the
nurse aide do? - Answer let the husband visit in private
A nurse aide enters a room to check on a resident who is in restraints. The nurse aide finds that the
resident has gotten out of the restraint and is partly out of the bed. What should the nurse aide do? -
Answer Call for help to get the resident back into bed and put the restraint back on.
A nurse aide finds a male resident in bed with a female resident who is confused. What should the nurse
aide do? - Answer Report this to the charge nurse.
A nurse aide finds clean linen lying on the floor near the linen cart. What should the nurse aide do? -
Answer Discard the linen in the soiled linen hamper
A nurse aide has found a fire in a resident's waste can. What should the nurse aide do first? - Answer
move residents out of immediate danger
A nurse aide is assigned to care for a resident who asks her to stay with her because she thinks she is
dying. What should the nurse aide do? - Answer ask the resident why she feels this way
A nurse aide is assigned to care for a resident who has wandered over to another unit. What is the nurse
aide's most helpful response, when the nurse aide brings the resident back? - Answer let me walk with
you
A nurse aide is assisting a resident with lunch. The resident grabs his throat and cannot speak. What
should the nurse aide do first? - Answer perform the Heimlich Maneuver
A nurse aide is called away from a resident's bedside. When the nurse aide returns, the resident
screams, "I'm too old and too sick to be left alone." How should the nurse aide respond? - Answer I'm
sorry I had to leave, can I help you now?
, A nurse aide is caring for a resident on bedrest. The resident is not able to turn herself. What is the
longest time that the nurse aide is allowed to leave the resident in one position? - Answer 2 hours
A nurse aide is cleaning a resident's closet. He finds moldy food and throws it away. The resident shouts,
"Leave my food alone." What is the best response by the nurse aide? - Answer "Why are you saving this
food? Do you get hungry between meals?"
A nurse aide is feeding a resident a pureed diet. How should the nurse aide feed the resident? - Answer
by giving portions from each food on the tray
A nurse aide is walking with a resident. The resident says that she is going to faint. What should the
nurse aide do? - Answer assist the resident to sit slowly on the floor
A nurse aide notices that a resident has very dry skin on the feet. How should the nurse aide care for the
resident's feet? - Answer apply lotion after washing and drying the feet
A nurse aide observes that a new resident is upset and frightened while getting ready for bed. The
resident tells the nurse aide that a dark room frightens her. What is the nurse aide's best response? -
Answer i will leave the door open so the light can come in
A nurse aide realizes from the assignment sheet, that a resident has not had a bowel movement for
more than 3 days. What should the nurse aide do? - Answer report the finding to the charge nurse
A nurse aide sees the charge nurse swallow medication that belongs to a resident. What should the
nurse aide do? - Answer report the incident to the administrator or nursing supervisor
A nurse aide wants to get a resident involved in her own care. Which of these statements would best
encourage the resident's involvement? - Answer "Do you want to take your bath now or after
breakfast?"
A resident cannot walk by herself. What must the nurse aide do before leaving her room? - Answer Put
the call light where she can reach it
ANSWERS RATED A+.
A female resident's husband has asked for some time alone with his wife in her room. What should the
nurse aide do? - Answer let the husband visit in private
A nurse aide enters a room to check on a resident who is in restraints. The nurse aide finds that the
resident has gotten out of the restraint and is partly out of the bed. What should the nurse aide do? -
Answer Call for help to get the resident back into bed and put the restraint back on.
A nurse aide finds a male resident in bed with a female resident who is confused. What should the nurse
aide do? - Answer Report this to the charge nurse.
A nurse aide finds clean linen lying on the floor near the linen cart. What should the nurse aide do? -
Answer Discard the linen in the soiled linen hamper
A nurse aide has found a fire in a resident's waste can. What should the nurse aide do first? - Answer
move residents out of immediate danger
A nurse aide is assigned to care for a resident who asks her to stay with her because she thinks she is
dying. What should the nurse aide do? - Answer ask the resident why she feels this way
A nurse aide is assigned to care for a resident who has wandered over to another unit. What is the nurse
aide's most helpful response, when the nurse aide brings the resident back? - Answer let me walk with
you
A nurse aide is assisting a resident with lunch. The resident grabs his throat and cannot speak. What
should the nurse aide do first? - Answer perform the Heimlich Maneuver
A nurse aide is called away from a resident's bedside. When the nurse aide returns, the resident
screams, "I'm too old and too sick to be left alone." How should the nurse aide respond? - Answer I'm
sorry I had to leave, can I help you now?
, A nurse aide is caring for a resident on bedrest. The resident is not able to turn herself. What is the
longest time that the nurse aide is allowed to leave the resident in one position? - Answer 2 hours
A nurse aide is cleaning a resident's closet. He finds moldy food and throws it away. The resident shouts,
"Leave my food alone." What is the best response by the nurse aide? - Answer "Why are you saving this
food? Do you get hungry between meals?"
A nurse aide is feeding a resident a pureed diet. How should the nurse aide feed the resident? - Answer
by giving portions from each food on the tray
A nurse aide is walking with a resident. The resident says that she is going to faint. What should the
nurse aide do? - Answer assist the resident to sit slowly on the floor
A nurse aide notices that a resident has very dry skin on the feet. How should the nurse aide care for the
resident's feet? - Answer apply lotion after washing and drying the feet
A nurse aide observes that a new resident is upset and frightened while getting ready for bed. The
resident tells the nurse aide that a dark room frightens her. What is the nurse aide's best response? -
Answer i will leave the door open so the light can come in
A nurse aide realizes from the assignment sheet, that a resident has not had a bowel movement for
more than 3 days. What should the nurse aide do? - Answer report the finding to the charge nurse
A nurse aide sees the charge nurse swallow medication that belongs to a resident. What should the
nurse aide do? - Answer report the incident to the administrator or nursing supervisor
A nurse aide wants to get a resident involved in her own care. Which of these statements would best
encourage the resident's involvement? - Answer "Do you want to take your bath now or after
breakfast?"
A resident cannot walk by herself. What must the nurse aide do before leaving her room? - Answer Put
the call light where she can reach it
