PROMETRIC CNA SCRIPTED EXAMS TIPS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔A nurse aide enters a room to help the resident to the bathroom. A trash can in the
room is on fire. What should the nurse aide do first?
A. Use the resident's pitcher of water to put out the fire.
B. Open the window to get the smoke out of the room.
C. Yell "Fire!" along with the room number.
D. Remove the resident from the room. - ✔✔D. Remove the resident from the room.
When fire presents an immediate danger to residents, the first response should be to
remove any residents from harm. The acronym of R-A-C-E is used to remind staff of the
steps to follow when responding to a fire emergency.
R - removal of residents from danger
A - alarm (getting emergency assistance)
C- confine the fire (closing doors and windows)
E - extinguish (if this can be done safely)
✔✔A resident with a feeding tube is scheduled for a shower. The resident's feeding tube
is connected to a pump. Which of the following is the appropriate response by the nurse
aide?
A. Disconnect the feeding tube temporarily to give the shower.
B. Protect the pump with a plastic bag before bringing into the shower room.
,C. Ask the charge nurse for assistance with the feeding pump.
D. Give the resident a bed bath since the resident has a feeding tube. - ✔✔C. Ask the
charge nurse for assistance with the feeding pump.
✔✔The normal appearance of urine is
A. clear.
B. cloudy.
C. dark yellow.
D. strong smelling. - ✔✔A. clear.
✔✔A nurse aide finds a resident who has a history of falls lying on the floor in the
resident's room. The resident is crying and says, "I fell again." What should the nurse
aide do first?
A. Call for help while keeping the resident calm.
B. Check for injuries while asking how the resident fell.
C. Place a pillow under the resident's head and cover with a blanket.
D. Consider if the resident is trying to get attention. - ✔✔A. Call for help while keeping
the resident calm.
✔✔A resident who used to go to the bathroom by herself now asks for assistance to
walk to the bathroom. What is the appropriate response by the nurse aide?
A. Assist the resident and report the change to the charge nurse.
B. Understand that these changes are just a normal part of aging.
C. Update the resident's care plan and explain the change to the charge nurse.
D. Encourage independence and suggest that the resident try going to the bathroom on
her own. - ✔✔A. Assist the resident and report the change to the charge nurse.
✔✔What should a nurse aide do with a used disposable razor?
A. Throw the razor away in a trash can.
B. Place the razor in a sharps container immediately.
C. Clean, rinse, and dry the razor so it can be used again.
D. Wrap the razor in a paper towel until it can be thrown away. - ✔✔B. Place the razor
in a sharps container immediately.
✔✔The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is important to the
nurse aide because it
A. allows residents to carry health care from the hospital to the nursing home.
B. provides for insurance coverage for residents and health care workers.
C. identifies protected health information that must remain confidential.
D. provides accountability for care offered across health care settings. - ✔✔C. identifies
protected health information that must remain confidential.
, ✔✔A resident must have assistance to walk. When leaving the resident in the resident's
room, what must the nurse aide do before leaving the room?
A. Turn on the resident's television.
B. Make sure the resident's bedpan is within reach.
C. Place the call light where the resident can reach it.
D. Say to the resident, "Remember that you need help to walk." - ✔✔C. Place the call
light where the resident can reach it.
✔✔The nurse aide is bathing a resident and notices new swelling in the resident's
ankles. Which of the following is the best response by the nurse aide?
A. Ask if the resident has been eating salty foods lately.
B. Elevate the resident's legs and check again later.
C. Report the swelling to the charge nurse.
D. Avoid bathing the resident's lower legs. - ✔✔C. Report the swelling to the charge
nurse.
✔✔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. - ✔✔C. put the
shirt sleeve on the right arm first, then the left arm.
✔✔When weighing a resident, it is important to make sure the
A. resident's last measured weight is available.
B. scale measures both pounds and kilograms.
C. resident is wearing light weight clothing such as pajamas.
D. scale is balanced or calibrated before helping the resident onto the scale. - ✔✔D.
scale is balanced or calibrated before helping the resident onto the scale.
✔✔A resident reports that his wrist watch is missing. The nurse aide should ask
A. if the resident thinks someone took it.
B. if the resident has checked the lost and found box.
C. who was assigned to the resident on the previous shift.
D. for permission to help look around the resident's room. - ✔✔D. for permission to help
look around the resident's room.
✔✔When a resident wears a restraint, the nurse aide must make sure the
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔A nurse aide enters a room to help the resident to the bathroom. A trash can in the
room is on fire. What should the nurse aide do first?
A. Use the resident's pitcher of water to put out the fire.
B. Open the window to get the smoke out of the room.
C. Yell "Fire!" along with the room number.
D. Remove the resident from the room. - ✔✔D. Remove the resident from the room.
When fire presents an immediate danger to residents, the first response should be to
remove any residents from harm. The acronym of R-A-C-E is used to remind staff of the
steps to follow when responding to a fire emergency.
R - removal of residents from danger
A - alarm (getting emergency assistance)
C- confine the fire (closing doors and windows)
E - extinguish (if this can be done safely)
✔✔A resident with a feeding tube is scheduled for a shower. The resident's feeding tube
is connected to a pump. Which of the following is the appropriate response by the nurse
aide?
A. Disconnect the feeding tube temporarily to give the shower.
B. Protect the pump with a plastic bag before bringing into the shower room.
,C. Ask the charge nurse for assistance with the feeding pump.
D. Give the resident a bed bath since the resident has a feeding tube. - ✔✔C. Ask the
charge nurse for assistance with the feeding pump.
✔✔The normal appearance of urine is
A. clear.
B. cloudy.
C. dark yellow.
D. strong smelling. - ✔✔A. clear.
✔✔A nurse aide finds a resident who has a history of falls lying on the floor in the
resident's room. The resident is crying and says, "I fell again." What should the nurse
aide do first?
A. Call for help while keeping the resident calm.
B. Check for injuries while asking how the resident fell.
C. Place a pillow under the resident's head and cover with a blanket.
D. Consider if the resident is trying to get attention. - ✔✔A. Call for help while keeping
the resident calm.
✔✔A resident who used to go to the bathroom by herself now asks for assistance to
walk to the bathroom. What is the appropriate response by the nurse aide?
A. Assist the resident and report the change to the charge nurse.
B. Understand that these changes are just a normal part of aging.
C. Update the resident's care plan and explain the change to the charge nurse.
D. Encourage independence and suggest that the resident try going to the bathroom on
her own. - ✔✔A. Assist the resident and report the change to the charge nurse.
✔✔What should a nurse aide do with a used disposable razor?
A. Throw the razor away in a trash can.
B. Place the razor in a sharps container immediately.
C. Clean, rinse, and dry the razor so it can be used again.
D. Wrap the razor in a paper towel until it can be thrown away. - ✔✔B. Place the razor
in a sharps container immediately.
✔✔The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is important to the
nurse aide because it
A. allows residents to carry health care from the hospital to the nursing home.
B. provides for insurance coverage for residents and health care workers.
C. identifies protected health information that must remain confidential.
D. provides accountability for care offered across health care settings. - ✔✔C. identifies
protected health information that must remain confidential.
, ✔✔A resident must have assistance to walk. When leaving the resident in the resident's
room, what must the nurse aide do before leaving the room?
A. Turn on the resident's television.
B. Make sure the resident's bedpan is within reach.
C. Place the call light where the resident can reach it.
D. Say to the resident, "Remember that you need help to walk." - ✔✔C. Place the call
light where the resident can reach it.
✔✔The nurse aide is bathing a resident and notices new swelling in the resident's
ankles. Which of the following is the best response by the nurse aide?
A. Ask if the resident has been eating salty foods lately.
B. Elevate the resident's legs and check again later.
C. Report the swelling to the charge nurse.
D. Avoid bathing the resident's lower legs. - ✔✔C. Report the swelling to the charge
nurse.
✔✔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. - ✔✔C. put the
shirt sleeve on the right arm first, then the left arm.
✔✔When weighing a resident, it is important to make sure the
A. resident's last measured weight is available.
B. scale measures both pounds and kilograms.
C. resident is wearing light weight clothing such as pajamas.
D. scale is balanced or calibrated before helping the resident onto the scale. - ✔✔D.
scale is balanced or calibrated before helping the resident onto the scale.
✔✔A resident reports that his wrist watch is missing. The nurse aide should ask
A. if the resident thinks someone took it.
B. if the resident has checked the lost and found box.
C. who was assigned to the resident on the previous shift.
D. for permission to help look around the resident's room. - ✔✔D. for permission to help
look around the resident's room.
✔✔When a resident wears a restraint, the nurse aide must make sure the
