CNA/GNA Practice questions #2Gaskin Questions and
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1. A resident often cries while she is receiving her P.M. care. What should the nurse aide do?\na.
Tell her to stop crying.\nb. Ignore her and continue with her carq.\nc. Tell her jokes to make her
laugh.\nd. Tell her that it's all right to cry, and that the aide is there for her if she wants to talk.
d. Tell her that it's all right to cry, and that the aide is there for her if she wants to talk
2. When providing denture care, the nurse aide must\na. wash them in boiling water.\nb. hold
them under warm running water.\nc. dunk them in and out of cool water.\nd. place them on a
towel in the sink with cool water. .d. place them on a towel in the sink with cool water.
3. Sexuality in long-term-care clients may include\nall of the following EXCEPT\na. needing
private time with a partner.\nb. caring about one's physical appearance.\nc. engaging in public
fondling.\nd. desiring sexual interaction. .c. engaging in public fondling.\n
4. A client is scheduled for a partial bed bath. This\nmeans that the nurse aide must wash
the\nclient's\na. face, neck, ears, arms, and hands.\nb. face, axillae, hands, and buttocks.\nc. face,
hands, axillae, and legs.\nd. face, hands, axillae, genitals, and buttocks. .d. face, hands,
axillae, genitals, and buttocks.
5. A goal for an extended care facility (ECF) resident is that she not swear at the nurses or\naides.
When she calls an aide by his name, the appropriate action is to \n\na. smile and give the
appropriate reward.\nb. continue whatever task that is being done.\nc. tease the resident about
not swearing.\nd. tell all of the staff that she didn't swear. .a. smile and give the
appropriate reward.\n
,6. An agitated resident must be turned every two\nhours all night long. The first action of
the\nnurse aide when waking up this resident is to\na. turn on the light.\nb. speak quietly and
calmly.\nc. touch her shoulder.\nd. shout her name. .b. speak quietly and calmly
7. If a client objects to certain food for religious\nor cultural reasons, the appropriate
action\nwould be to\na. tell him to wait for the next meal.\nb. offer to substitute something
different for him.\nc. call the dietician the next day.\nd. tell him he needs to eat what is on his
tray.u." .b. offer to substitute something different for him.\n
8. The client's religion forbids eating pork. Bacon\nis being served for breakfast. The
most\nappropriate response is to\na. encourage the client to eat it because she\nneeds protein.\nb.
tell the client it is all right since her doctor\nordered the diet.\nc. call the kitchen for a tray
without bacon.\nd. tell the client that restrictions are not as\nimportant as her health.20card
.c. call the kitchen for a tray without bacon.\n
59. Which type of communication can often be\nmost powerful?\na. written\nb. verbal\nc.
silent\nd. tactilen/x-ms .c. silent\n
60. A client refuses to allow the nurse aide to bathe\nher. The nurse aide tells the client that she
will\nnot be allowed to eat lunch or go to bingo if she\ndoes not have her bath. This is an
example of\na. rehabilitation.\nb. discipline.\nc. verbal abuse.\nd. physical abuse.¥ .c.
verbal abuse.\n
,61. On entering a room, an aide notices that the\nclient is not breathing. The aide's first
action\nshould be to\na. call for help.\nb. lay the client down on his back.\nc. give four quick
breaths.\nd. give 8-10 abdominal thrusts. .a. call for help.\n
62. A client's dentures are lost. The first action\nshould be to\na. notify the administrator.\nb.
look for them.\nc. notify the doctor.\nd. notify the charge nurse. .d. notify the charge
nurse.
63. Nursing assistants are responsible for\na. planning client care.\nb. doing tasks assigned by
the charge nurse.\nc. performing without ever asking for help.\nd. comparing assignments with
coworkers.^ªp
D .b. doing tasks assigned by the charge nurse.\n
64. A patient turns on the call light when he needs\nto urinate. The appropriate action is to\na.
ignore the light, since he is not the aide's\nown client.\nb. announce on the intercom that there
are two\npatients ahead of him.\nc. answer the call light and get the urinal.\nd. answer the call
light when the aide has the\ntime. .c. answer the call light and get the urinal.\n
65. A client is on CMR and in the prone position.\nThe nurse aide finds the client vomiting
bright\nred blood. The nurse aide should first\na. clean up the vomit.\nb. place the client in the
side-lying position.\nc. provide the client with an emesis basin.\nd. call the charge nurse.
.b. place the client in the side-lying position.\n
66. When performing catheter care, the nurse aide\nshould wash the catheter\na. toward the
meatus.\nb. with Betadine soap.\nc. away from the meatus.\nd. with alcohol. .c. away
from the meatus.\n
, 67. A nurse aide who applies restraints on a client\nwithout directions from the charge nurse
may\nbe accused of\na. slander.\nbt battery.\nc. false imprisonment.\nd. negligence. FDA.s
.c. false imprisonment.\n
68. H.S. care is care that is given\na. before meals.\nb. before bedtime.\nc. after meals.\nd. upon
awakening.ms .b. before bedtime.\n
69. The best food choices for a geriatric client with\nno teeth would include\na. hamburger,
french fries, corn, and ice cream.\nb. baked chicken, dressing, green beans, and\ncoconut
macaroons.\nc. spare ribs, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw,\nand fruit cocktail.\nd. baked fish,
whipped potatoes, spinach souffle, and tapioca. .d. baked fish, whipped potatoes, spinach
souffle, and tapioca.
70. A client's family wants to talk about the client's\nimpending death, but the client does not
want\nto talk about it. The family should be\nencouraged to\na. carry on the conversation away
from the client.\nb. talk freely in front of the client in order to\nhelp the client to accept it.\nc.
wait until the client dies to talk about it.\nd. force the client to talk about it with
them.his%20cardý .a. carry on the conversation away from the client.\n
1. When assisting a client in learning how to use a cane, the nurse aide stands\n\na.
approximately two feet directly behind the\nclient.\nb. about one foot from the client's weak
side.\nc. about one foot from the client's strong side.\nd. slightly behind the client on the client's
weak\nside. d. slightly behind the client on the client's weak\nside.
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1. A resident often cries while she is receiving her P.M. care. What should the nurse aide do?\na.
Tell her to stop crying.\nb. Ignore her and continue with her carq.\nc. Tell her jokes to make her
laugh.\nd. Tell her that it's all right to cry, and that the aide is there for her if she wants to talk.
d. Tell her that it's all right to cry, and that the aide is there for her if she wants to talk
2. When providing denture care, the nurse aide must\na. wash them in boiling water.\nb. hold
them under warm running water.\nc. dunk them in and out of cool water.\nd. place them on a
towel in the sink with cool water. .d. place them on a towel in the sink with cool water.
3. Sexuality in long-term-care clients may include\nall of the following EXCEPT\na. needing
private time with a partner.\nb. caring about one's physical appearance.\nc. engaging in public
fondling.\nd. desiring sexual interaction. .c. engaging in public fondling.\n
4. A client is scheduled for a partial bed bath. This\nmeans that the nurse aide must wash
the\nclient's\na. face, neck, ears, arms, and hands.\nb. face, axillae, hands, and buttocks.\nc. face,
hands, axillae, and legs.\nd. face, hands, axillae, genitals, and buttocks. .d. face, hands,
axillae, genitals, and buttocks.
5. A goal for an extended care facility (ECF) resident is that she not swear at the nurses or\naides.
When she calls an aide by his name, the appropriate action is to \n\na. smile and give the
appropriate reward.\nb. continue whatever task that is being done.\nc. tease the resident about
not swearing.\nd. tell all of the staff that she didn't swear. .a. smile and give the
appropriate reward.\n
,6. An agitated resident must be turned every two\nhours all night long. The first action of
the\nnurse aide when waking up this resident is to\na. turn on the light.\nb. speak quietly and
calmly.\nc. touch her shoulder.\nd. shout her name. .b. speak quietly and calmly
7. If a client objects to certain food for religious\nor cultural reasons, the appropriate
action\nwould be to\na. tell him to wait for the next meal.\nb. offer to substitute something
different for him.\nc. call the dietician the next day.\nd. tell him he needs to eat what is on his
tray.u." .b. offer to substitute something different for him.\n
8. The client's religion forbids eating pork. Bacon\nis being served for breakfast. The
most\nappropriate response is to\na. encourage the client to eat it because she\nneeds protein.\nb.
tell the client it is all right since her doctor\nordered the diet.\nc. call the kitchen for a tray
without bacon.\nd. tell the client that restrictions are not as\nimportant as her health.20card
.c. call the kitchen for a tray without bacon.\n
59. Which type of communication can often be\nmost powerful?\na. written\nb. verbal\nc.
silent\nd. tactilen/x-ms .c. silent\n
60. A client refuses to allow the nurse aide to bathe\nher. The nurse aide tells the client that she
will\nnot be allowed to eat lunch or go to bingo if she\ndoes not have her bath. This is an
example of\na. rehabilitation.\nb. discipline.\nc. verbal abuse.\nd. physical abuse.¥ .c.
verbal abuse.\n
,61. On entering a room, an aide notices that the\nclient is not breathing. The aide's first
action\nshould be to\na. call for help.\nb. lay the client down on his back.\nc. give four quick
breaths.\nd. give 8-10 abdominal thrusts. .a. call for help.\n
62. A client's dentures are lost. The first action\nshould be to\na. notify the administrator.\nb.
look for them.\nc. notify the doctor.\nd. notify the charge nurse. .d. notify the charge
nurse.
63. Nursing assistants are responsible for\na. planning client care.\nb. doing tasks assigned by
the charge nurse.\nc. performing without ever asking for help.\nd. comparing assignments with
coworkers.^ªp
D .b. doing tasks assigned by the charge nurse.\n
64. A patient turns on the call light when he needs\nto urinate. The appropriate action is to\na.
ignore the light, since he is not the aide's\nown client.\nb. announce on the intercom that there
are two\npatients ahead of him.\nc. answer the call light and get the urinal.\nd. answer the call
light when the aide has the\ntime. .c. answer the call light and get the urinal.\n
65. A client is on CMR and in the prone position.\nThe nurse aide finds the client vomiting
bright\nred blood. The nurse aide should first\na. clean up the vomit.\nb. place the client in the
side-lying position.\nc. provide the client with an emesis basin.\nd. call the charge nurse.
.b. place the client in the side-lying position.\n
66. When performing catheter care, the nurse aide\nshould wash the catheter\na. toward the
meatus.\nb. with Betadine soap.\nc. away from the meatus.\nd. with alcohol. .c. away
from the meatus.\n
, 67. A nurse aide who applies restraints on a client\nwithout directions from the charge nurse
may\nbe accused of\na. slander.\nbt battery.\nc. false imprisonment.\nd. negligence. FDA.s
.c. false imprisonment.\n
68. H.S. care is care that is given\na. before meals.\nb. before bedtime.\nc. after meals.\nd. upon
awakening.ms .b. before bedtime.\n
69. The best food choices for a geriatric client with\nno teeth would include\na. hamburger,
french fries, corn, and ice cream.\nb. baked chicken, dressing, green beans, and\ncoconut
macaroons.\nc. spare ribs, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw,\nand fruit cocktail.\nd. baked fish,
whipped potatoes, spinach souffle, and tapioca. .d. baked fish, whipped potatoes, spinach
souffle, and tapioca.
70. A client's family wants to talk about the client's\nimpending death, but the client does not
want\nto talk about it. The family should be\nencouraged to\na. carry on the conversation away
from the client.\nb. talk freely in front of the client in order to\nhelp the client to accept it.\nc.
wait until the client dies to talk about it.\nd. force the client to talk about it with
them.his%20cardý .a. carry on the conversation away from the client.\n
1. When assisting a client in learning how to use a cane, the nurse aide stands\n\na.
approximately two feet directly behind the\nclient.\nb. about one foot from the client's weak
side.\nc. about one foot from the client's strong side.\nd. slightly behind the client on the client's
weak\nside. d. slightly behind the client on the client's weak\nside.
