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NNAAP - NURSING ASSISTANT
PRACTICE EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
1. When assisting a client in learning how to use a cane, the nurse aide stands - ✔✔Standing slightly
behind the client at her weak side better enables the nurse aide to prevent falls.
2. When working with a client who has urinary retention, the nurse aide can expect that the client will -
✔✔Urinary retention means that the client cannot urinate. This problem should be reported to the nurse
as soon as it is noted.
3. Aging-related hearing changes result in older clients gradually losing their ability to hear - ✔✔Age-
related hearing loss, also called presbycusis, results in older persons gradually losing their ability to hear
high-pitched sounds.
4. The best way to safely identify your patient is by - ✔✔A confused patient may answer to any name or
lie down in any bed.
5. A client is on a bowel and bladder training program and has not had a bowel movement in three days.
The nurse aide should - ✔✔The nurse aide should report this problem, as nurse aides cannot do any of
the interventions on their own.
6. The proper medical abbreviation for before meals is - ✔✔The proper medical abbreviation for before
meals is a.c.
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7. A client diagnosed with hypertension will most likely have a history of - ✔✔Hypertension is the
medical term for high blood pressure, so the client will most likely have this problem in his history,
although it may now be controlled with medication.
8. A patient who has difficulty chewing or swallowing will need what type of diet? - ✔✔A mechanical
soft diet is easy to chew, swallow, and digest.
9. An elderly resident with Alzheimer's disease cannot find her room. How can the nurse aide help the
client feel more independent? - ✔✔A familiar object can enable the client to find her room on her own,
helping her feel more independent.
10. How often should a patient's intake and output records be totaled? - ✔✔Input and output are totaled
once per shift, as well as every 24 hours.
11. Which of the following should the nursing assistant observe and record when admitting a client? -
✔✔Bruising may be due to accidents, abuse, medications, or illness, and should be recorded and
reported.
12. When responding to a client on the intercom, the nursing assistant should say - ✔✔Always give your
name and position when answering the call bell, and politely ask the client what she wants.
13. Which of the following things should the nurse aide do to familiarize new clients with their
surroundings? - ✔✔Make sure clients know how to call for help.
14. When arranging a client's room, the nursing assistant should do all of the following EXCEPT -
✔✔Nursing assistants are not allowed to administer medications.
15. When assisting a client out of bed, the nurse aide should always - ✔✔Always use proper body
mechanics when moving clients.
Author. Emily Charlene, ©2025 All Rights Reserved.
NNAAP - NURSING ASSISTANT
PRACTICE EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
1. When assisting a client in learning how to use a cane, the nurse aide stands - ✔✔Standing slightly
behind the client at her weak side better enables the nurse aide to prevent falls.
2. When working with a client who has urinary retention, the nurse aide can expect that the client will -
✔✔Urinary retention means that the client cannot urinate. This problem should be reported to the nurse
as soon as it is noted.
3. Aging-related hearing changes result in older clients gradually losing their ability to hear - ✔✔Age-
related hearing loss, also called presbycusis, results in older persons gradually losing their ability to hear
high-pitched sounds.
4. The best way to safely identify your patient is by - ✔✔A confused patient may answer to any name or
lie down in any bed.
5. A client is on a bowel and bladder training program and has not had a bowel movement in three days.
The nurse aide should - ✔✔The nurse aide should report this problem, as nurse aides cannot do any of
the interventions on their own.
6. The proper medical abbreviation for before meals is - ✔✔The proper medical abbreviation for before
meals is a.c.
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7. A client diagnosed with hypertension will most likely have a history of - ✔✔Hypertension is the
medical term for high blood pressure, so the client will most likely have this problem in his history,
although it may now be controlled with medication.
8. A patient who has difficulty chewing or swallowing will need what type of diet? - ✔✔A mechanical
soft diet is easy to chew, swallow, and digest.
9. An elderly resident with Alzheimer's disease cannot find her room. How can the nurse aide help the
client feel more independent? - ✔✔A familiar object can enable the client to find her room on her own,
helping her feel more independent.
10. How often should a patient's intake and output records be totaled? - ✔✔Input and output are totaled
once per shift, as well as every 24 hours.
11. Which of the following should the nursing assistant observe and record when admitting a client? -
✔✔Bruising may be due to accidents, abuse, medications, or illness, and should be recorded and
reported.
12. When responding to a client on the intercom, the nursing assistant should say - ✔✔Always give your
name and position when answering the call bell, and politely ask the client what she wants.
13. Which of the following things should the nurse aide do to familiarize new clients with their
surroundings? - ✔✔Make sure clients know how to call for help.
14. When arranging a client's room, the nursing assistant should do all of the following EXCEPT -
✔✔Nursing assistants are not allowed to administer medications.
15. When assisting a client out of bed, the nurse aide should always - ✔✔Always use proper body
mechanics when moving clients.
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