EXAM UPDATE EACH VERSION CONTAINS 100 REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
VERSION 1
When getting ready to make a bed, the nurse aide should place the clean linens on: (basic nursing
skills)
- Correct Answer: - clean linens should be placed on a chair or table beside the bed.
The only purpose for using a restraint is to:(legal and ethical behavior)
- Correct Answer: - the only purpose for using a restraint is to ensure the safety of the client or others.
Articles contaminated with blood or body fluids should be disposed of in the:
Basic nursing skills
- Correct Answer: - bloody or bodily fluid contaminated articles should be placed in the biohazard
container.
To avoid pulling the indwelling urethral catheter when turning a client, the catheter tubing should be
secured to the client’s:
(basic nursing skills)
- Correct Answer: - The tubing should be secured to the patient's upper thigh.
When collecting a 24-hour urine sample for a client, the nurse aide should request that the client: (basic
nursing skills)
- Correct Answer: - the nurse aide should discard the first voided urine.
When ambulating the client, the nurse aide should: (basic nursing skills)
- Correct Answer: - when ambulating the patient, be sure the patient is wearing non-skid footwear.
Which of the following is the best personal protective equipment item for the nurse aide to wear when
handling infectious waste that could splash or spray?
- Correct Answer: - the best PPE item a nurse aide can use for is a face shield
Which of the following would be an appropriate response for the nurse aide to make if a client
expresses anger during care?
- Correct Answer: - “you seem upset. Would you like to talk about it?”
The nurse aide has raised the height of the client’s bed to provide care to the client, but the nurse aide
forgot to bring the supplies needed. What should the nurse aide do next?
- Correct Answer: - the nurse aide should lower the bed and place the call light within reach.
A client requests that the nurse aide call the client’s spiritual advisor. The nurse aide should:
- Correct Answer: - tell the client that the nurse aide will inform the nurse of the client’s request.
A client wakes up during the night and asks for something to eat. The nurse aide should:
- Correct Answer: - check client’s diet before offering nourishment.
,The nurse aide is preparing to bathe a client. What should the nurse aide do first?
- Correct Answer: - tell the client what the nurse aide is going to do
When making a bed that is occupied by a client, the nurse aide should:
- Correct Answer: - make the toe pleat.
Frequent turning and repositioning of the client helps prevent:
- Correct Answer: - pressure injuries.
When applying elastic stockings to the client, it would be best for the nurse aide to position the client:
- Correct Answer: - lying down in bed.
The nurse aide is in the employee dining room. A group of nurse aides are eating lunch together and
begin discussing how rude a certain client was acting. The nurse aide should: (legal and ethical
behavior)
- Correct Answer: - suggest that this is not the place to discuss the client. The client’s signaling device
should be placed:
-within the client’s reach.
When helping a client who is recovering from a stroke to walk, the nurse aide should assist:
- Correct Answer: - on the client’s weak side.
A client who is confused begins to cry and scream out for the client’s parent. What should the nurse
aide do next? (emotional and mental health needs)
- Correct Answer: - talk to the client in a calm voice about familiar things.
Which of the following actions would be best for the nurse aide to take to show respect to the spiritual
needs of a client?
- Correct Answer: - assisting the client to read the client’s religious materials
While the nurse aide is providing care to the client, the client calls the nurse aide by the name of the
client’s child, who died several years ago. The nurse Aide’s best response would be to:
- Correct Answer: - ask the client about the client’s favorite memories of the client’s child.
When providing care for a client receiving oxygen therapy, the nurse aide should: (basic nursing skills)
- Correct Answer: - check ears for pressure points.
A client falls and suffers a deep cut on the forehead. What should the nurse aide do next?
- Correct Answer: - stay with the client and call for help
The client has been sad and depressed since being admitted to the facility yesterday. What would be
the best thing for the nurse aide to do for the client?
- Correct Answer: - introduce the client to other clients and staff members
The nurse aide is asked by a client who is confused “what day it is?” The nurse aide should:
- Correct Answer: - point to the date on a calendar and say the date.
Which of the following is most important for the prevention of skin breakdown in the client?
- Correct Answer: - repositioning the client every 2 hours
, When caring for a client who is dying, the nurse aide should:
- Correct Answer: - pay special attention to fluid intake and mouth care.
To best communicate with a client who has total hearing loss, the nurse aide should:
- Correct Answer: - write out the information.
When a client who is weak and unable to move without assistance is positioned in a chair, the nurse
aide should:
- Correct Answer: - place the signaling device within the client's reach.
What would be the best way for the nurse aide to promote client independence when bathing a client
who had a stroke?
- Correct Answer: - encourage the client to do as much as possible and assist as needed
Which of the following methods is the correct way to remove a dirty isolation gown?
- Correct Answer: - roll the gown dirty side in and away from the body
The health care team member who assists the client with the performance of activities of daily living is
the:
- Correct Answer: - occupational therapist.
What does “ambulate with assistance” mean?
- Correct Answer: - the client can walk with the nurse aide providing help
When transferring a client, most of the client’s weight should be supported by the nurse aide’s:
- Correct Answer: - legs.
When changing a soiled dressing, the nurse aide should wash the nurse aide’s hands:
- Correct Answer: - before, during, and after the procedure.
The nurse aide must wear gloves when:
- Correct Answer: - providing mouth care.
When assisting a client who has right-sided weakness to transfer from a wheelchair, the nurse aide
should support the client’s:
- Correct Answer: - right side.
The nurse aide can help prevent pressure injuries in the client by:
- Correct Answer: - keeping linens clean, dry, and wrinkle free.
If a nurse aide discovers a small fire in a client’s room, the nurse aide should first
- Correct Answer: - remove the client from any danger.
When a client has memory loss or confusion, the nurse aide should:
- Correct Answer: - give the client simple step-by-step instructions.
What does the abbreviation ADL mean?
- Correct Answer: - activities of daily living
Which of the following actions should the nurse aide take to communicate with a client who has a
hearing loss?