Nurse Aide/Nursing Assistant
PRACTICE TEST Written Knowledge Competency Test 1-25
(CNA)
1. offer comfort to A resident often carries a doll with her, treating it like her
the resident and baby. One day she is wandering around crying
help her look for that she can't find her baby. The nurse aide should
her baby. (A) ask the resident where she last had the doll.
(B) ask the activity department if they have any other dolls.
(C) offer comfort to the resident and help her look for her
baby.
(D) let the other staff know the resident is very confused
and should be watched closely.
2. ask a nurse to A nurse aide is asked to change a urinary drainage bag
watch the nurse attached to an indwelling urinary catheter. The
aide change the nurse aide has never done this before. The best response
bag since it is the by the nurse aide is to
first time. (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.
3. The resident may Before feeding a resident, which of the following is the best
still touch his/her reason to wash the resident's hands?
mouth or food. (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.
4. Participating in Which of the following is a job task performed by the nurse
resident care aide ?
planning confer- (A) Participating in resident care planning conferences
ences (B) Taking a telephone order from a physician
(C) Giving medications to assigned residents
(D) Changing sterile wound dressings
5. Are often per- Which of the following statements is true about range of
formed during motion (ROM) exercises?
ADLs such as (A) Done just once a day
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PRACTICE TEST Written Knowledge Competency Test 1-25
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bathing or dress- (B) Help prevent strokes and paralysis
ing (C) Require at least ten repetitions of each exercise
(D) Are often performed during ADLs such as bathing or
dressing
6. give the resident While the nurse aide tries to dress a resident who is
the hairbrush to confused, the resident keeps trying to grab a hairbrush.
hold. 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
7. raise the head of A resident who is lying in bed suddenly becomes short of
the bed. 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.
8. providing for the A resident who has cancer is expected to die within the
resident's com- next couple of days. Nursing care for this resident should
fort. 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.
9. make the res- While giving a bedbath, the nurse aide hears the alarm
ident being from a nearby door suddenly go off. The nurse aide should
bathed safe and (A) wait a few minutes to see if the alarm stops.
go check the (B) report the alarm to the charge nurse immediately.
door right away. (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.
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PRACTICE TEST Written Knowledge Competency Test 1-25
(CNA)
1. offer comfort to A resident often carries a doll with her, treating it like her
the resident and baby. One day she is wandering around crying
help her look for that she can't find her baby. The nurse aide should
her baby. (A) ask the resident where she last had the doll.
(B) ask the activity department if they have any other dolls.
(C) offer comfort to the resident and help her look for her
baby.
(D) let the other staff know the resident is very confused
and should be watched closely.
2. ask a nurse to A nurse aide is asked to change a urinary drainage bag
watch the nurse attached to an indwelling urinary catheter. The
aide change the nurse aide has never done this before. The best response
bag since it is the by the nurse aide is to
first time. (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.
3. The resident may Before feeding a resident, which of the following is the best
still touch his/her reason to wash the resident's hands?
mouth or food. (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.
4. Participating in Which of the following is a job task performed by the nurse
resident care aide ?
planning confer- (A) Participating in resident care planning conferences
ences (B) Taking a telephone order from a physician
(C) Giving medications to assigned residents
(D) Changing sterile wound dressings
5. Are often per- Which of the following statements is true about range of
formed during motion (ROM) exercises?
ADLs such as (A) Done just once a day
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PRACTICE TEST Written Knowledge Competency Test 1-25
(CNA)
bathing or dress- (B) Help prevent strokes and paralysis
ing (C) Require at least ten repetitions of each exercise
(D) Are often performed during ADLs such as bathing or
dressing
6. give the resident While the nurse aide tries to dress a resident who is
the hairbrush to confused, the resident keeps trying to grab a hairbrush.
hold. 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
7. raise the head of A resident who is lying in bed suddenly becomes short of
the bed. 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.
8. providing for the A resident who has cancer is expected to die within the
resident's com- next couple of days. Nursing care for this resident should
fort. 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.
9. make the res- While giving a bedbath, the nurse aide hears the alarm
ident being from a nearby door suddenly go off. The nurse aide should
bathed safe and (A) wait a few minutes to see if the alarm stops.
go check the (B) report the alarm to the charge nurse immediately.
door right away. (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.
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