NNAAP NURSE AIDE PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (GRADED A)

NNAAP NURSE AIDE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (GRADED
A)
While the nurse aide is assisting a client to commode, a visitor enters the room. How
SHOULD the nurse aide respond? - ANSWER-"Would you please wait in the lobby?"

The nurse aide should perform oral care on a client who is unconscious at LEAST
every: - ANSWER-2 hours.

The nurse aide SHOULD report a client's concerns directly to the: - ANSWER-nurse
supervisor.

Before assisting a client into a bath or shower, the nurse aide should FIRST: -
ANSWER-check the temperature of the water.

A client looks forward to playing cards each morning. The nurse aide SHOULD: -
ANSWER-plan the client's schedule so that the client is bathed and dressed in time for
playing cards.

A client with Alzheimer's disease wanders from room to room while moving the
belongings of other clients to different locations. Alert and oriented clients are angry that
their things have been moved. The nurse aide SHOULD: - ANSWER-find the missing
articles and return them.

A client is paralyzed on the left side the nurse aide SHOULD place the signaling device:
- ANSWER-on the clients right hand.

Physical restraints are used MOST often: - ANSWER-to prevent client injury.

What is the FIRST thing a nurse aide should do when finding an unresponsive client? -
ANSWER-call for help.

What type of fire can be put out with water? - ANSWER-Paper

When caring for a client from another country, the nurse aide SHOULD: - ANSWER-be
sensitive to the client's cultural needs.

If a client has hand tremors, the nurse aide SHOULD: - ANSWER-assist the client with
activities of daily living (ADL) as needed.

, When taking a client's radial pulse, the nurse aide SHOULD: - ANSWER-place the
nurse aide's fingertips on the clients wrist.

The female perineum SHOULD be cleansed: - ANSWER-from the front to back.

To lift an object by using good body mechanics, the nurse aide SHOULD: - ANSWER-
bend the knees and keep the back straight.

The nurse aide is caring for a client who has dentures. Which of the following SHOULD
the nurse take when caring for the client's dentures? - ANSWER-Line the bathroom sink
with a towel before cleansing the dentures.

Right before dinner, a client is incontinent of urine. The nurse aide SHOULD: -
ANSWER-clean the client and take the client to dinner as soon as possible.

When operating a manual bed, the nurse aide SHOULD remember to: - ANSWER-fold
the cranks under the bed

The nurse aide is assisting a client to transfer from the bed to the wheelchair. Which of
the following actions SHOULD the nurse aide take? - ANSWER-Place the bed in the
low position.

When communicating with a client's family, the nurse aide SHOULD: - ANSWER-listen
to concerns and offer support.

When performing oral care, in what position SHOULD the nurse aide place a client who
is unconscious? - ANSWER-Lateral

The nurse aide notices that a client's bedside lamp cord is draped across a chair in
order to reach the nearest outlet. The nurse aide SHOULD: - ANSWER-see if any
changes can be made so that the bedside lamp can be plugged in safely.

The nurse aide can provide a client with a sense of security by: - ANSWER-explaining
all routines and procedures.

The nurse aide is providing care for a client after elimination. It would be MOST
important for the nurse aide to: - ANSWER-ensure that all feces are removed from the
client's skin.

The nursing care plan states. "Transfer with mechanical lift." However, a client is very
agitated. To transfer the client, the nurse aide SHOULD: - ANSWER-get assistance to
move the client.

For safety, when leaving a client alone in a room, the nurse aide SHOULD: - ANSWER-
place the signaling device within the client's reach.