A+ CPA PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A patient is confined to her bed. What might keep her from getting pressure
sores?
An air mattress
What assisting a resident in learning to use a walker, it is important to:
Stand behind him and use a transfer belt
Ms. McKenna, an 81- year old resident with Alzheimer's disease, cannot find her
room. What should the nursing assistant do to help Ms. McKenna feel more
independent?
Place a familiar object outside her room door
A resident's religion forbids eating meat. Beef stew is being served for lunch. The
nursing assistant should:
Ask the nurse to call the kitchen
What is the term for a device used to take the place of a missing body part?
Prosthesis
Mrs. Smith is an unconscious resident in a nursing home. Her doctor has ordered
bed rails for Mrs. Smiths safety. The nursing assistant must keep the bed rails up:
At all times except when giving bedside care
How often should a resident's intake and output records be totaled?
Once each shift
It is important to remember that dying residents:
Have the same needs for care as the other residents
A resident who has stress incontinence:
May leak urine when laughing or coughing
When a resident has left sided weakness, what part of a sweater is put on first?
Left sleeve
When a nursing assistant is helping us helping a resident to get dressed, the
nursing assistant should:
Encourage the resident to do as much as possible
Which of following should you observe and record when admitting a resident??
, Bruises, marks, rashes, or broken skin
Dying resident and their families:
May go back and forth among the five stages
The doctor has told the resident that his cancer is growing and that he is dying.
When the resident tells the nursing assistant that there is a mistake, the nursing
assistant should:
Understand that denial is a normal reaction
It is appropriate for a nursing assistant to share the information regarding a
resident's status with:
The staff on the next shift
When a nursing assistant is working with a resident on maintaining his/her
thinking abilities, typically the orientation program begins each morning by:
Telling the date and time to the resident
When responding to a resident on the intercom, you should:
Give your name and position and say, "may I help you?"
A sign of dementia in elderly residents is:
Not knowing who and where they are.
A slip knot is used when securing a restraint, which has been directed by a
doctor, so that:
The restraint can be removed quickly when needed
When helping a resident who is recovering from a stroke to walk, the nursing
assistant should assist:
On the residents weak side
While changing Mrs.Shaffers colostomy bag, the nursing assistant notices signs
of skin breakdown around the stoma. The nursing assistant must:
Tell the nurse about the skin breakdown
Which of the following things should you do to familiarize a new resident with his
or her surroundings?
Show the resident where the call light is and how to work it
Residents with Alzheimer's disease may show which of the following signs or
symptoms?
A patient is confined to her bed. What might keep her from getting pressure
sores?
An air mattress
What assisting a resident in learning to use a walker, it is important to:
Stand behind him and use a transfer belt
Ms. McKenna, an 81- year old resident with Alzheimer's disease, cannot find her
room. What should the nursing assistant do to help Ms. McKenna feel more
independent?
Place a familiar object outside her room door
A resident's religion forbids eating meat. Beef stew is being served for lunch. The
nursing assistant should:
Ask the nurse to call the kitchen
What is the term for a device used to take the place of a missing body part?
Prosthesis
Mrs. Smith is an unconscious resident in a nursing home. Her doctor has ordered
bed rails for Mrs. Smiths safety. The nursing assistant must keep the bed rails up:
At all times except when giving bedside care
How often should a resident's intake and output records be totaled?
Once each shift
It is important to remember that dying residents:
Have the same needs for care as the other residents
A resident who has stress incontinence:
May leak urine when laughing or coughing
When a resident has left sided weakness, what part of a sweater is put on first?
Left sleeve
When a nursing assistant is helping us helping a resident to get dressed, the
nursing assistant should:
Encourage the resident to do as much as possible
Which of following should you observe and record when admitting a resident??
, Bruises, marks, rashes, or broken skin
Dying resident and their families:
May go back and forth among the five stages
The doctor has told the resident that his cancer is growing and that he is dying.
When the resident tells the nursing assistant that there is a mistake, the nursing
assistant should:
Understand that denial is a normal reaction
It is appropriate for a nursing assistant to share the information regarding a
resident's status with:
The staff on the next shift
When a nursing assistant is working with a resident on maintaining his/her
thinking abilities, typically the orientation program begins each morning by:
Telling the date and time to the resident
When responding to a resident on the intercom, you should:
Give your name and position and say, "may I help you?"
A sign of dementia in elderly residents is:
Not knowing who and where they are.
A slip knot is used when securing a restraint, which has been directed by a
doctor, so that:
The restraint can be removed quickly when needed
When helping a resident who is recovering from a stroke to walk, the nursing
assistant should assist:
On the residents weak side
While changing Mrs.Shaffers colostomy bag, the nursing assistant notices signs
of skin breakdown around the stoma. The nursing assistant must:
Tell the nurse about the skin breakdown
Which of the following things should you do to familiarize a new resident with his
or her surroundings?
Show the resident where the call light is and how to work it
Residents with Alzheimer's disease may show which of the following signs or
symptoms?
