CNA Prometric 2023-2024 exam
PRACTICE MULTIPLE CHOICE
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Qs
Which of the following statements is true about how people experience pain?
A. Pain is usually worse in the morning
B. Residents with dementia do not feel pain
C. A person's culture can affect response to pain
D. Younger people can handle pain better than older adults - n
Ans✔
C. A person's culture can affect response to pain
Qs
Which of the following describes a resident's concern that needs to be reported to
the charge nurse immediately?
A. A resident's complaint of not getting to activities on time
B. A resident who states a need for a new pair of elastic stockings
C. A resident with dementia who states the need to talk to resident's son
D. A resident who has always been oriented is suddenly scared and confused - n
Ans✔
D. A resident who has always been oriented is suddenly scared and confused
Qs
A resident who is wearing a hearing aid keeps asking the nurse aide to repeat
information. Which of the following actions should the nurse aide do first?
A. Speak loudly and directly into the hearing aid
B. Check that the hearing aid is in the correct ear
,C. Ask when the hearing aid battery was replaced
D. Make sure the hearing aid is turned on. - n
Ans✔
D. Make sure the hearing aid is turned on.
Qs
While helping the resident to get dressed, the nurse aide observes that the
resident's breathing is faster. The resident says she feels tired. What should be the
nurse aide's first action
A. Dress the resident quickly
B. Check the resident's vital signs
C. Stop the dressing to let the resident rest
D. Go to find a nurse to check the resident - n
Ans✔
C. Stop the dressing to let the resident rest
Qs
The nurse aide notices that a resident with dementia keeps walking over to the
piano, pausing there, touching the piano, and then walking away only to return
again. Which of the following is the best action for the nurse aide to take?
A. Take the resident back to the resident's room
B. Distract the resident by asking about the resident's family
C. Invite the resident to sit down at the piano with the nurse aide
D. Ask the activity director to find something for the resident to do - n
Ans✔
C. Invite the resident to sit down at the piano with the nurse aide
Qs
A nurse aide is giving a resident a bed bath. Which of the following should the
nurse aide do during the bed bath?
A. Keep the bed in the lowest position throughout bathing
,B. Keep the resident's body covered during the bath
C. Open the window for fresh air during the bath
D. Add a lot of soap to the water in the basin - n
Ans✔
B. Keep the resident's body covered during the bath
Qs
A resident tells the nurse aide that she has pain down her arms and into the jaw
and that she feels nauseated. The nurse aide observes that the resident appears
pale and is sweating. The nurse aide should
A. check the resident's arms and jaw for possible injury or bruising
B. check the care plan to see if the resident is on heart attack precautions
C. ask if the resident might have eaten something that has upset her stomach D.
recognize the seriousness of the signs and observations and report immediately - n
Ans✔
D. recognize the seriousness of the signs and observations and report immediately
Qs
A resident's hands shake when trying to drink liquids, causing the liquids to spill.
What is the best response by the nurse aide?
A. Thicken the liquid so it will not spill.
B. Place a clothing protector on the resident
C. Seat the resident with other residents who also spill
D. Suggest that the resident might do well with a cup with a lid - n
Ans✔
D. Suggest that the resident might do well with a cup with a lid
Qs
A resident must stay in bed for long periods of time. Which of the following actions
will best prevent the resident from developing pressure ulcers?
A. Put hand rolls in the resident's hands
, B. Avoid raising the head of the resident's bed
C. Turn and position the resident according to schedule
D. Provide range of motion (ROM) exercises every two hours - n
Ans✔
C. Turn and position the resident according to schedule
Qs
Before helping a resident to stand who has been lying in bed, the nurse aide needs
to
A. find out what the resident plans to do for the day
B. make sure a walker is available for support in case it is needed
C. ask if the resident has taken any medication recently
D. allow time for the resident to adjust to sitting at the edge of the bed - n
Ans✔
D. allow time for the resident to adjust to sitting at the edge of the bed
Qs
A resident who is Roman Catholic is dying. The resident comments that she has not
been to confession and she worries that she will die in a state of sin. Which of the
following is the best response by the nurse aide?
A. "Don't you think God knows you are in a nursing home?"
B. "Would you like it arranged for a priest to visit you?"
C. "Sounds like you are not ready to die."
D. "Have you considered praying? - n
Ans✔
B. "Would you like it arranged for a priest to visit you?"
Qs
The resident is restrained. What observation should the nurse aide report to the
nurse immediately?
A. The resident states, "I do not like this thing."
PRACTICE MULTIPLE CHOICE
questions with verified solutions a+
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Qs
Which of the following statements is true about how people experience pain?
A. Pain is usually worse in the morning
B. Residents with dementia do not feel pain
C. A person's culture can affect response to pain
D. Younger people can handle pain better than older adults - n
Ans✔
C. A person's culture can affect response to pain
Qs
Which of the following describes a resident's concern that needs to be reported to
the charge nurse immediately?
A. A resident's complaint of not getting to activities on time
B. A resident who states a need for a new pair of elastic stockings
C. A resident with dementia who states the need to talk to resident's son
D. A resident who has always been oriented is suddenly scared and confused - n
Ans✔
D. A resident who has always been oriented is suddenly scared and confused
Qs
A resident who is wearing a hearing aid keeps asking the nurse aide to repeat
information. Which of the following actions should the nurse aide do first?
A. Speak loudly and directly into the hearing aid
B. Check that the hearing aid is in the correct ear
,C. Ask when the hearing aid battery was replaced
D. Make sure the hearing aid is turned on. - n
Ans✔
D. Make sure the hearing aid is turned on.
Qs
While helping the resident to get dressed, the nurse aide observes that the
resident's breathing is faster. The resident says she feels tired. What should be the
nurse aide's first action
A. Dress the resident quickly
B. Check the resident's vital signs
C. Stop the dressing to let the resident rest
D. Go to find a nurse to check the resident - n
Ans✔
C. Stop the dressing to let the resident rest
Qs
The nurse aide notices that a resident with dementia keeps walking over to the
piano, pausing there, touching the piano, and then walking away only to return
again. Which of the following is the best action for the nurse aide to take?
A. Take the resident back to the resident's room
B. Distract the resident by asking about the resident's family
C. Invite the resident to sit down at the piano with the nurse aide
D. Ask the activity director to find something for the resident to do - n
Ans✔
C. Invite the resident to sit down at the piano with the nurse aide
Qs
A nurse aide is giving a resident a bed bath. Which of the following should the
nurse aide do during the bed bath?
A. Keep the bed in the lowest position throughout bathing
,B. Keep the resident's body covered during the bath
C. Open the window for fresh air during the bath
D. Add a lot of soap to the water in the basin - n
Ans✔
B. Keep the resident's body covered during the bath
Qs
A resident tells the nurse aide that she has pain down her arms and into the jaw
and that she feels nauseated. The nurse aide observes that the resident appears
pale and is sweating. The nurse aide should
A. check the resident's arms and jaw for possible injury or bruising
B. check the care plan to see if the resident is on heart attack precautions
C. ask if the resident might have eaten something that has upset her stomach D.
recognize the seriousness of the signs and observations and report immediately - n
Ans✔
D. recognize the seriousness of the signs and observations and report immediately
Qs
A resident's hands shake when trying to drink liquids, causing the liquids to spill.
What is the best response by the nurse aide?
A. Thicken the liquid so it will not spill.
B. Place a clothing protector on the resident
C. Seat the resident with other residents who also spill
D. Suggest that the resident might do well with a cup with a lid - n
Ans✔
D. Suggest that the resident might do well with a cup with a lid
Qs
A resident must stay in bed for long periods of time. Which of the following actions
will best prevent the resident from developing pressure ulcers?
A. Put hand rolls in the resident's hands
, B. Avoid raising the head of the resident's bed
C. Turn and position the resident according to schedule
D. Provide range of motion (ROM) exercises every two hours - n
Ans✔
C. Turn and position the resident according to schedule
Qs
Before helping a resident to stand who has been lying in bed, the nurse aide needs
to
A. find out what the resident plans to do for the day
B. make sure a walker is available for support in case it is needed
C. ask if the resident has taken any medication recently
D. allow time for the resident to adjust to sitting at the edge of the bed - n
Ans✔
D. allow time for the resident to adjust to sitting at the edge of the bed
Qs
A resident who is Roman Catholic is dying. The resident comments that she has not
been to confession and she worries that she will die in a state of sin. Which of the
following is the best response by the nurse aide?
A. "Don't you think God knows you are in a nursing home?"
B. "Would you like it arranged for a priest to visit you?"
C. "Sounds like you are not ready to die."
D. "Have you considered praying? - n
Ans✔
B. "Would you like it arranged for a priest to visit you?"
Qs
The resident is restrained. What observation should the nurse aide report to the
nurse immediately?
A. The resident states, "I do not like this thing."
