PROMETRIC CNA EXAM SCRIPT UPDATED
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
EXPERT REVIEWED
●● A nurse aide is asked to change a urinary drainage bag attached to an
indwelling urinary catheter. The nurse aide has never done this before.
The best response by the nurse aide is to
(A) change the indwelling catheter at the same time.
(B) ask another nurse aide to change the urinary drainage bag.
(C) change the bag asking for help only if the nurse aide has problems.
(D) ask a nurse to watch the nurse aide change the bag since it is the first
time.
Answer: (D) ask a nurse to watch the nurse aide change the bag since it
is the first time.
●● Before feeding a resident, which of the following is the best reason
to wash the resident's hands?
(A) The resident may still touch his/her mouth or food.
(B) It reduces the risk of spreading airborne diseases.
(C) It improves resident morale and appetite.
(D) The resident needs to keep meal routines.
,Answer: (A) The resident may still touch his/her mouth or food.
●● Which of the following is a job task performed by the nurse aide?
(A) Participating in resident care planning conferences
(B) Taking a telephone order from a physician
(C) Giving medications to assigned residents
(D) Changing sterile wound dressings
Answer: (A) Participating in resident care planning conferences
●● Which of the following statements is true about range of motion
(ROM) exercises?
(A) Done just once a day
(B) Help prevent strokes and paralysis
(C) Require at least ten repetitions of each exercise
(D) Are often performed during ADLs such as bathing or dressing
Answer: (D) Are often performed during ADLs such as bathing or
dressing
●● While the nurse aide tries to dress a resident who is confused, the
resident keeps trying to grab a hairbrush. The nurse aide should
,(A) put the hairbrush away and out of sight.
(B) give the resident the hairbrush to hold.
(C) try to dress the resident more quickly.
(D) restrain the resident's hand.
Answer: (B) give the resident the hairbrush to hold.
●● A resident who is lying in bed suddenly becomes short of breath.
After calling for help, the nurse aide's next action should be to
(A) ask the resident to take deep breaths.
(B) take the resident's vital signs.
(C) raise the head of the bed.
(D) elevate the resident's feet.
Answer: (C) raise the head of the bed.
●● A resident who has cancer is expected to die within the next couple
of days. Nursing care for this resident should focus on
(A) helping the resident through the stages of grief.
(B) providing for the resident's comfort.
(C) keeping the resident's care routine, such as for bathing.
(D) giving the resident a lot of quiet time and privacy.
Answer: (B) providing for the resident's comfort.
, ●● While giving a bedbath, the nurse aide hears the alarm from a nearby
door suddenly go off. The nurse aide should
(A) wait a few minutes to see if the alarm stops.
(B) report the alarm to the charge nurse immediately.
(C) make the resident being bathed safe and go check the door right
away.
(D) stop the bedbath and go check on the location of all assigned
residents.
Answer: (C) make the resident being bathed safe and go check the door
right away.
●● Gloves should be worn for which of the following procedures?
(A) Emptying a urinary drainage bag
(B) Brushing a resident's hair
(C) Ambulating a resident
(D) Feeding a resident
Answer: (A) Emptying a urinary drainage bag
●● When walking a resident, a gait or transfer belt is often
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
EXPERT REVIEWED
●● A nurse aide is asked to change a urinary drainage bag attached to an
indwelling urinary catheter. The nurse aide has never done this before.
The best response by the nurse aide is to
(A) change the indwelling catheter at the same time.
(B) ask another nurse aide to change the urinary drainage bag.
(C) change the bag asking for help only if the nurse aide has problems.
(D) ask a nurse to watch the nurse aide change the bag since it is the first
time.
Answer: (D) ask a nurse to watch the nurse aide change the bag since it
is the first time.
●● Before feeding a resident, which of the following is the best reason
to wash the resident's hands?
(A) The resident may still touch his/her mouth or food.
(B) It reduces the risk of spreading airborne diseases.
(C) It improves resident morale and appetite.
(D) The resident needs to keep meal routines.
,Answer: (A) The resident may still touch his/her mouth or food.
●● Which of the following is a job task performed by the nurse aide?
(A) Participating in resident care planning conferences
(B) Taking a telephone order from a physician
(C) Giving medications to assigned residents
(D) Changing sterile wound dressings
Answer: (A) Participating in resident care planning conferences
●● Which of the following statements is true about range of motion
(ROM) exercises?
(A) Done just once a day
(B) Help prevent strokes and paralysis
(C) Require at least ten repetitions of each exercise
(D) Are often performed during ADLs such as bathing or dressing
Answer: (D) Are often performed during ADLs such as bathing or
dressing
●● While the nurse aide tries to dress a resident who is confused, the
resident keeps trying to grab a hairbrush. The nurse aide should
,(A) put the hairbrush away and out of sight.
(B) give the resident the hairbrush to hold.
(C) try to dress the resident more quickly.
(D) restrain the resident's hand.
Answer: (B) give the resident the hairbrush to hold.
●● A resident who is lying in bed suddenly becomes short of breath.
After calling for help, the nurse aide's next action should be to
(A) ask the resident to take deep breaths.
(B) take the resident's vital signs.
(C) raise the head of the bed.
(D) elevate the resident's feet.
Answer: (C) raise the head of the bed.
●● A resident who has cancer is expected to die within the next couple
of days. Nursing care for this resident should focus on
(A) helping the resident through the stages of grief.
(B) providing for the resident's comfort.
(C) keeping the resident's care routine, such as for bathing.
(D) giving the resident a lot of quiet time and privacy.
Answer: (B) providing for the resident's comfort.
, ●● While giving a bedbath, the nurse aide hears the alarm from a nearby
door suddenly go off. The nurse aide should
(A) wait a few minutes to see if the alarm stops.
(B) report the alarm to the charge nurse immediately.
(C) make the resident being bathed safe and go check the door right
away.
(D) stop the bedbath and go check on the location of all assigned
residents.
Answer: (C) make the resident being bathed safe and go check the door
right away.
●● Gloves should be worn for which of the following procedures?
(A) Emptying a urinary drainage bag
(B) Brushing a resident's hair
(C) Ambulating a resident
(D) Feeding a resident
Answer: (A) Emptying a urinary drainage bag
●● When walking a resident, a gait or transfer belt is often
