NURSE AIDE STATE EXAM NEWEST
2025-2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
Active range of motion exercises are prescribed to prevent: - correct answerLoss of joint
motion.
When transporting and moving residents, a nurse assistant can protect himself or
herself from injury by using: - correct answerGood body mechanics.
When a nurse assistant obtains a blood pressure reading of 160/110; What is the best
action? - correct answerReport the reading to the supervisor.
A nurse assistant counts 7 respirations for 30 seconds and record the respirations as: -
correct answer14.
Spending time talking with residents is a good way: - correct answerto provide social
interaction.
A nurse assistant wears gloves when collecting a specimen to: - correct answerprotect
the nurse aide.
In the resident's room, privacy for the resident may be provided by : - correct
answerDrawing the privacy curtain around the bed.
When a resident has trouble hearing, the nurse assistant may communicate best by: -
correct answerFacing the resident while talking.
What will occur in long-term care facilities when the resident presses the signal button
beside his/her bed? - correct answerA light above the door to the resident's room will
light up.
When a resident experience's a seizure, the nurse assistant's primary concern should
be to: - correct answerProtect the resident's head.
,When a nurse assistant is working with a resident on maintaining his/her thinking
abilities, typically the orientation program begins each morning by: - correct
answerTelling the date and time to the resident.
When preparing to give a tub bath to a resident, the water in the tub should be: - correct
answer100 to 105 degrees Fahrenheit.
When checking a resident's general/therapeutic diet documentation, the nurse assistant
sees the abbreviation NPO. The resident would be allowed: - correct answerNothing by
mouth.
When a nurse assistant is instructed to position a resident in bed, the nurse assistant
must make sure he/she uses: - correct answerProper body mechanics.
A nurse assistant has been assigned to assist an incontinent resident with bladder
training. During the bladder training period the nurse assistant should: - correct
answerOffer fluids frequently and ensure that the resident eats a well-balanced diet.
The most important reason for a nurse assistant to follow all state and federal
regulations while working in a long-term care setting in because: - correct
answerregulations are designed to protect the resident's health and ensure quality of
care.
The nurse assistant is cleaning a resident's unit when a family member arrives to visit
the resident. Why is it important that the nurse assistant finishes the tasks that he/she is
doing and exit the room as soon as possible? - correct answerBecause the resident has
the right to immediate and private access to family and friends.
A resident's care plan calls for a weekly visit from a physical therapist. The primary
responsibility of the physical therapist is to help the resident with: - correct
answerregaining strength and mobility.
When a nurse assistant has been assigned to wash a resident's hair, the nurse
assistant should: - correct answerprotect the resident's eyes.
When should a nurse assistant trim the resident's finger nails. - correct answerafter
soaking the resident's hands.
When a nurse assistant is instructed to place a resident into a supine position, the nurse
assistant would place the resident lying on his/her? - correct answerback.
Passive range of motion exercises are ordered for resident's who? - correct
answercannot exercise by themselves.
which area on the resident should the nurse assistant clean last when giving a complete
bed bath? - correct answerperineal (genital) area
, When a nurse assistant uses a standing pivot transfer to assist a resident with a left
side weakness from the bed to a wheelchair, the best place for the nurse assistant to
stand is: - correct answerin front and to the left side of the resident.
when a nurse assistant is instructed to provide oral hygiene to an unconscious resident,
the nurse assistant should clean the oral cavity using a : - correct answersponge-tipped
applicator
what is the best way for a nurse assistant to verify a patient's identity when distributing
food trays? - correct answercheck the resident's I.D. bracelet information.
Routine care tasks that the nurse assistant helps the resident perform before and after
the resident eats breakfast is referred to as: - correct answerA.M. care
When a nurse assistant is preparing to give a resident a tub bath , the water in the bath
should be : - correct answerapproximately 105 degrees Fahrenheit
The nurse assistant has been assigned to transport two resident's in wheelchairs to the
dining hall. The safest way for the nurse assistant to move the two resident's in
wheelchairs is to : - correct answerpush one wheelchair at a time.
When preparing an ice bag to be applied to a resident's body part, the nurse assistant
should use crushed ice in the bag because the ice bag will be : - correct answereasier
to mold to the body part.
when the nurse assistant applies petroleum jelly to an irritated area on a resident's skin,
the petroleum jelly is considered to be a : - correct answertopical ointment.
When a nurse assistant is administering a hot soak to a resident's body part, the body
part should remain in the soak for : - correct answer15-20 minutes
when a nurse assistant is administering a site bath to a resident, it is extremely
important that the nurse assistant closely monitors the resident for signs of : - correct
answerfaintness
The nurse assistant has been instructed to provide active range of motion exercises to a
resident. The range of motion exercises calls for repeated pronation and supination 5 to
6 times for each arm. The nurse assistant should instruct the resident to: - correct
answerhold the arm straight and turn the hand so the palm is down, then turn the hand
so the palm is up.
when a nurse assistant provides a back rub to a resident, kneading refers to: - correct
answergently grasping the resident's skin between the tub and fingers of the nurse
assistants hands.
2025-2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
Active range of motion exercises are prescribed to prevent: - correct answerLoss of joint
motion.
When transporting and moving residents, a nurse assistant can protect himself or
herself from injury by using: - correct answerGood body mechanics.
When a nurse assistant obtains a blood pressure reading of 160/110; What is the best
action? - correct answerReport the reading to the supervisor.
A nurse assistant counts 7 respirations for 30 seconds and record the respirations as: -
correct answer14.
Spending time talking with residents is a good way: - correct answerto provide social
interaction.
A nurse assistant wears gloves when collecting a specimen to: - correct answerprotect
the nurse aide.
In the resident's room, privacy for the resident may be provided by : - correct
answerDrawing the privacy curtain around the bed.
When a resident has trouble hearing, the nurse assistant may communicate best by: -
correct answerFacing the resident while talking.
What will occur in long-term care facilities when the resident presses the signal button
beside his/her bed? - correct answerA light above the door to the resident's room will
light up.
When a resident experience's a seizure, the nurse assistant's primary concern should
be to: - correct answerProtect the resident's head.
,When a nurse assistant is working with a resident on maintaining his/her thinking
abilities, typically the orientation program begins each morning by: - correct
answerTelling the date and time to the resident.
When preparing to give a tub bath to a resident, the water in the tub should be: - correct
answer100 to 105 degrees Fahrenheit.
When checking a resident's general/therapeutic diet documentation, the nurse assistant
sees the abbreviation NPO. The resident would be allowed: - correct answerNothing by
mouth.
When a nurse assistant is instructed to position a resident in bed, the nurse assistant
must make sure he/she uses: - correct answerProper body mechanics.
A nurse assistant has been assigned to assist an incontinent resident with bladder
training. During the bladder training period the nurse assistant should: - correct
answerOffer fluids frequently and ensure that the resident eats a well-balanced diet.
The most important reason for a nurse assistant to follow all state and federal
regulations while working in a long-term care setting in because: - correct
answerregulations are designed to protect the resident's health and ensure quality of
care.
The nurse assistant is cleaning a resident's unit when a family member arrives to visit
the resident. Why is it important that the nurse assistant finishes the tasks that he/she is
doing and exit the room as soon as possible? - correct answerBecause the resident has
the right to immediate and private access to family and friends.
A resident's care plan calls for a weekly visit from a physical therapist. The primary
responsibility of the physical therapist is to help the resident with: - correct
answerregaining strength and mobility.
When a nurse assistant has been assigned to wash a resident's hair, the nurse
assistant should: - correct answerprotect the resident's eyes.
When should a nurse assistant trim the resident's finger nails. - correct answerafter
soaking the resident's hands.
When a nurse assistant is instructed to place a resident into a supine position, the nurse
assistant would place the resident lying on his/her? - correct answerback.
Passive range of motion exercises are ordered for resident's who? - correct
answercannot exercise by themselves.
which area on the resident should the nurse assistant clean last when giving a complete
bed bath? - correct answerperineal (genital) area
, When a nurse assistant uses a standing pivot transfer to assist a resident with a left
side weakness from the bed to a wheelchair, the best place for the nurse assistant to
stand is: - correct answerin front and to the left side of the resident.
when a nurse assistant is instructed to provide oral hygiene to an unconscious resident,
the nurse assistant should clean the oral cavity using a : - correct answersponge-tipped
applicator
what is the best way for a nurse assistant to verify a patient's identity when distributing
food trays? - correct answercheck the resident's I.D. bracelet information.
Routine care tasks that the nurse assistant helps the resident perform before and after
the resident eats breakfast is referred to as: - correct answerA.M. care
When a nurse assistant is preparing to give a resident a tub bath , the water in the bath
should be : - correct answerapproximately 105 degrees Fahrenheit
The nurse assistant has been assigned to transport two resident's in wheelchairs to the
dining hall. The safest way for the nurse assistant to move the two resident's in
wheelchairs is to : - correct answerpush one wheelchair at a time.
When preparing an ice bag to be applied to a resident's body part, the nurse assistant
should use crushed ice in the bag because the ice bag will be : - correct answereasier
to mold to the body part.
when the nurse assistant applies petroleum jelly to an irritated area on a resident's skin,
the petroleum jelly is considered to be a : - correct answertopical ointment.
When a nurse assistant is administering a hot soak to a resident's body part, the body
part should remain in the soak for : - correct answer15-20 minutes
when a nurse assistant is administering a site bath to a resident, it is extremely
important that the nurse assistant closely monitors the resident for signs of : - correct
answerfaintness
The nurse assistant has been instructed to provide active range of motion exercises to a
resident. The range of motion exercises calls for repeated pronation and supination 5 to
6 times for each arm. The nurse assistant should instruct the resident to: - correct
answerhold the arm straight and turn the hand so the palm is down, then turn the hand
so the palm is up.
when a nurse assistant provides a back rub to a resident, kneading refers to: - correct
answergently grasping the resident's skin between the tub and fingers of the nurse
assistants hands.
