PROMETRIC CNA CORRECT FINAL EXAMS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Considering the resident's activity, which of the following sets of vital signs should
be reported to the charge nurse immediately?
(A) Resting: 98.6°‐98‐32
(B) After eating: 97.0°‐64‐24
(C) After walking exercise: 98.2°‐98‐28
(D) While watching television: 98.8°‐72‐14 - ✔✔(A) Resting: 98.6°‐98‐32
✔✔Which of the following best describes how persons affected by Parkinson's disease
typically walk?
A. They tend to walk quickly.
B. They tend to lean back when walking.
C. They walk normally but with some shakiness.
D. They shuffle their feet while taking small steps. - ✔✔D. They shuffle their feet while
taking small steps.
✔✔Which of the following is considered a normal age-related change seen in elderly
residents?
A. Increase in appetite
B. Decrease in constipation
,C. Decrease in taste sensation and smell
D. Increase in amount of confusion experienced daily - ✔✔C. Decrease in taste
sensation and smell
✔✔A nurse aide is assigned to a resident with Alzheimer's disease. The nurse aide
notices that today the resident is restless and is pacing a lot. The resident is also
observed rubbing his stomach. The nurse aide should report this change to the nurse
and
A. ask the resident when he had his last bowel movement.
B. check if the resident is hungry or needs to go to the bathroom.
C. try to keep the resident close to observe the resident throughout the shift.
D. allow the resident to move around as long he does not harm other residents. - ✔✔B.
check if the resident is hungry or needs to go to the bathroom.
Residents with Alzheimer's disease or dementia often lack the ability to explain physical
needs, problems or discomfort. When the resident is in pain, the staff may observe the
resident becoming more restless. A resident who has to use the bathroom may say "my
tummy hurts" when the resident's mind no longer recognizes the meaning of body signs
such as a full bladder. The resident's behavior may hold clues that the nurse aide
should pay attention to. A resident rubbing his stomach could be a sign of a number of
different things: hunger, nausea, the need to urinate or have a bowel movement. There
could also be a serious health problem.
✔✔A nurse aide is walking a resident using a gait belt. The resident tells the nurse aide
she feels dizzy. The nurse aide should
A. hold the gait belt tighter and ask the resident to rest for a minute.
B. suggest the resident lean on the nurse aide for more support.
C. guide the resident over to the handrail and ask to hold.
D. ease the resident to the floor if a chair is not available. - ✔✔D. ease the resident to
the floor if a chair is not available.
✔✔While receiving personal care in bed, a resident begins to have a seizure. The nurse
aide should
A. hold the resident down to reduce injury.
B. keep the airway open and prepare to do CPR.
C. call the charge nurse and remain with the resident.
D. place a tongue blade between the resident's teeth. - ✔✔C. call the charge nurse and
remain with the resident.
✔✔When moving a resident in bed, a lift or turning sheet may be used to help prevent
A. atrophy.
B. shearing.
C. infections.
D. contractures. - ✔✔B. shearing.
,✔✔A resident has an indwelling urinary catheter. Which of the following is part of the
catheter care procedure performed by the nurse aide?
A. Clean the catheter, starting at the meatus and moving downward.
B. Clean the catheter, starting at the end and moving towards the genitalia.
C. Disconnect the drainage bag from the catheter to empty the bag fully.
D. Cleanse around the meatus with alcohol swabs, wiping front to back. - ✔✔A. Clean
the catheter, starting at the meatus and moving downward.
✔✔Which of the following is the most appropriate schedule for residents who are
incontinent to receive perineal care?
A. In the morning and at bedtime
B. At the beginning and near the end of a shift
C. Whenever the resident is soiled with urine or stool
D. Every two hours when the nurse aide checks on the resident - ✔✔C. Whenever the
resident is soiled with urine or stool
✔✔A resident whose husband died a few years ago, says, "I have got to get dinner
started. My husband will be home from work soon." What is the best way for the nurse
aide to respond?
A. Offer to walk with the resident to the activity department's kitchen.
B. Remind the resident that the nursing home prepares her meals.
C. Ask the resident about her husband's favorite dinners.
D. Explain gently that the resident's husband is dead. - ✔✔C. Ask the resident about her
husband's favorite dinners.
✔✔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 handle pain better than older adults. - ✔✔C. A person's culture can
affect response to pain.
✔✔When helping a resident transfer from a bed to a chair, which of the following best
demonstrates appropriate safety techniques?
A. Place a gait belt around the resident's waist
B. Position the chair as close to the bed as possible
C. Signal the resident to stand by saying, "1, 2, 3, stand"
D. Follow the transfer technique as described in the care plan - ✔✔D. Follow the
transfer technique as described in the care plan
✔✔The purpose of a gait or transfer belt is to
A. limit physical contact with ill residents who are transferred or walked.
B. protect the nurse aide's back when walking or transferring a resident.
C. help steady and support a resident when transferring or walking.
, D. allow residents to transfer or walk independently. - ✔✔C. help steady and support a
resident when transferring or walking.
✔✔When a resident has an indwelling urinary catheter, the nurse aide should expect
that the resident's care plan will include
A. limiting activity by keeping the resident on bedrest.
B. emptying the urinary drainage bag every two-hours.
C. keeping the area where the catheter enters the body clean.
D. toileting the resident every two hours for bladder retraining. - ✔✔C. keeping the area
where the catheter enters the body clean.
✔✔When helping admit a new resident, the nurse aide notices the resident's right-sided
weakness from a stroke. The resident asks for help to the bathroom. Before assisting
the resident, the nurse aide should
A. ask how the resident went to the bathroom at home.
B. ask the resident to wait until the care plan is completed.
C. get instructions from the nurse about how to toilet the resident.
D. help the resident to the bathroom immediately, supporting the right-side. - ✔✔C. get
instructions from the nurse about how to toilet the resident.
✔✔A resident is choking. The first response by the nurse aide should be to
A. go find the charge nurse.
B. get the suction machine.
C. call emergency services (911).
D. begin abdominal thrusts. - ✔✔D. begin abdominal thrusts.
✔✔A nurse aide who is new to the unit, observes two residents go into a room and
close the door. The nurse aide suspects that the two residents are going to have sex.
What should the nurse aide do?
A. Check on the residents every few minutes.
B. Report the residents' behavior to the charge nurse.
C. Ask the nurse if the residents should be medicated.
D. Tell the residents that sex is not allowed in the nursing home. - ✔✔B. Report the
residents' behavior to the charge nurse.
✔✔Why should residents who are unable to change their own positions, have their
positions changed by staff at least every two hours?
A. Correct residents' posture
B. Improve the residents' breathing
C. Promote circulation at pressure points
D. Provide an opportunity for incontinent care - ✔✔C. Promote circulation at pressure
points
✔✔A nurse aide hears the charge nurse scream at a resident. The nurse aide goes to
the resident to provide immediate protection of the resident. The nurse aide should also
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Considering the resident's activity, which of the following sets of vital signs should
be reported to the charge nurse immediately?
(A) Resting: 98.6°‐98‐32
(B) After eating: 97.0°‐64‐24
(C) After walking exercise: 98.2°‐98‐28
(D) While watching television: 98.8°‐72‐14 - ✔✔(A) Resting: 98.6°‐98‐32
✔✔Which of the following best describes how persons affected by Parkinson's disease
typically walk?
A. They tend to walk quickly.
B. They tend to lean back when walking.
C. They walk normally but with some shakiness.
D. They shuffle their feet while taking small steps. - ✔✔D. They shuffle their feet while
taking small steps.
✔✔Which of the following is considered a normal age-related change seen in elderly
residents?
A. Increase in appetite
B. Decrease in constipation
,C. Decrease in taste sensation and smell
D. Increase in amount of confusion experienced daily - ✔✔C. Decrease in taste
sensation and smell
✔✔A nurse aide is assigned to a resident with Alzheimer's disease. The nurse aide
notices that today the resident is restless and is pacing a lot. The resident is also
observed rubbing his stomach. The nurse aide should report this change to the nurse
and
A. ask the resident when he had his last bowel movement.
B. check if the resident is hungry or needs to go to the bathroom.
C. try to keep the resident close to observe the resident throughout the shift.
D. allow the resident to move around as long he does not harm other residents. - ✔✔B.
check if the resident is hungry or needs to go to the bathroom.
Residents with Alzheimer's disease or dementia often lack the ability to explain physical
needs, problems or discomfort. When the resident is in pain, the staff may observe the
resident becoming more restless. A resident who has to use the bathroom may say "my
tummy hurts" when the resident's mind no longer recognizes the meaning of body signs
such as a full bladder. The resident's behavior may hold clues that the nurse aide
should pay attention to. A resident rubbing his stomach could be a sign of a number of
different things: hunger, nausea, the need to urinate or have a bowel movement. There
could also be a serious health problem.
✔✔A nurse aide is walking a resident using a gait belt. The resident tells the nurse aide
she feels dizzy. The nurse aide should
A. hold the gait belt tighter and ask the resident to rest for a minute.
B. suggest the resident lean on the nurse aide for more support.
C. guide the resident over to the handrail and ask to hold.
D. ease the resident to the floor if a chair is not available. - ✔✔D. ease the resident to
the floor if a chair is not available.
✔✔While receiving personal care in bed, a resident begins to have a seizure. The nurse
aide should
A. hold the resident down to reduce injury.
B. keep the airway open and prepare to do CPR.
C. call the charge nurse and remain with the resident.
D. place a tongue blade between the resident's teeth. - ✔✔C. call the charge nurse and
remain with the resident.
✔✔When moving a resident in bed, a lift or turning sheet may be used to help prevent
A. atrophy.
B. shearing.
C. infections.
D. contractures. - ✔✔B. shearing.
,✔✔A resident has an indwelling urinary catheter. Which of the following is part of the
catheter care procedure performed by the nurse aide?
A. Clean the catheter, starting at the meatus and moving downward.
B. Clean the catheter, starting at the end and moving towards the genitalia.
C. Disconnect the drainage bag from the catheter to empty the bag fully.
D. Cleanse around the meatus with alcohol swabs, wiping front to back. - ✔✔A. Clean
the catheter, starting at the meatus and moving downward.
✔✔Which of the following is the most appropriate schedule for residents who are
incontinent to receive perineal care?
A. In the morning and at bedtime
B. At the beginning and near the end of a shift
C. Whenever the resident is soiled with urine or stool
D. Every two hours when the nurse aide checks on the resident - ✔✔C. Whenever the
resident is soiled with urine or stool
✔✔A resident whose husband died a few years ago, says, "I have got to get dinner
started. My husband will be home from work soon." What is the best way for the nurse
aide to respond?
A. Offer to walk with the resident to the activity department's kitchen.
B. Remind the resident that the nursing home prepares her meals.
C. Ask the resident about her husband's favorite dinners.
D. Explain gently that the resident's husband is dead. - ✔✔C. Ask the resident about her
husband's favorite dinners.
✔✔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 handle pain better than older adults. - ✔✔C. A person's culture can
affect response to pain.
✔✔When helping a resident transfer from a bed to a chair, which of the following best
demonstrates appropriate safety techniques?
A. Place a gait belt around the resident's waist
B. Position the chair as close to the bed as possible
C. Signal the resident to stand by saying, "1, 2, 3, stand"
D. Follow the transfer technique as described in the care plan - ✔✔D. Follow the
transfer technique as described in the care plan
✔✔The purpose of a gait or transfer belt is to
A. limit physical contact with ill residents who are transferred or walked.
B. protect the nurse aide's back when walking or transferring a resident.
C. help steady and support a resident when transferring or walking.
, D. allow residents to transfer or walk independently. - ✔✔C. help steady and support a
resident when transferring or walking.
✔✔When a resident has an indwelling urinary catheter, the nurse aide should expect
that the resident's care plan will include
A. limiting activity by keeping the resident on bedrest.
B. emptying the urinary drainage bag every two-hours.
C. keeping the area where the catheter enters the body clean.
D. toileting the resident every two hours for bladder retraining. - ✔✔C. keeping the area
where the catheter enters the body clean.
✔✔When helping admit a new resident, the nurse aide notices the resident's right-sided
weakness from a stroke. The resident asks for help to the bathroom. Before assisting
the resident, the nurse aide should
A. ask how the resident went to the bathroom at home.
B. ask the resident to wait until the care plan is completed.
C. get instructions from the nurse about how to toilet the resident.
D. help the resident to the bathroom immediately, supporting the right-side. - ✔✔C. get
instructions from the nurse about how to toilet the resident.
✔✔A resident is choking. The first response by the nurse aide should be to
A. go find the charge nurse.
B. get the suction machine.
C. call emergency services (911).
D. begin abdominal thrusts. - ✔✔D. begin abdominal thrusts.
✔✔A nurse aide who is new to the unit, observes two residents go into a room and
close the door. The nurse aide suspects that the two residents are going to have sex.
What should the nurse aide do?
A. Check on the residents every few minutes.
B. Report the residents' behavior to the charge nurse.
C. Ask the nurse if the residents should be medicated.
D. Tell the residents that sex is not allowed in the nursing home. - ✔✔B. Report the
residents' behavior to the charge nurse.
✔✔Why should residents who are unable to change their own positions, have their
positions changed by staff at least every two hours?
A. Correct residents' posture
B. Improve the residents' breathing
C. Promote circulation at pressure points
D. Provide an opportunity for incontinent care - ✔✔C. Promote circulation at pressure
points
✔✔A nurse aide hears the charge nurse scream at a resident. The nurse aide goes to
the resident to provide immediate protection of the resident. The nurse aide should also
