QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025/2026
Which of the following is the normal temperature range for the oral method?
(A) 97.6 - 99.6 degrees F
(B) 96.6 - 98.6 degrees F
(C) 93.6 - 97.9 degrees F
(D) 98.6 - 100.6 degrees F - Correct Answers-(A) 97.6 - 99.6 degrees F
What can an overbed table be used for?
(A) Placement of dirty linens
(B) Placement of bedpans
(C) Placement of meals
(D) Placement of urinals - Correct Answers-(C) Placement of meals
Which of the following thermometers is used to take a temperature from the ear?
(A) Oral thermometer
(B) Rectal thermometer (C) Tympanic thermometer
(D) Axillary thermometer - Correct Answers-(C) Tympanic thermometer
Which temperature site is considered to be the most accurate?
(A) Oral
(B) Rectal
(C) Axillary
, (D) Tympanic - Correct Answers-(B) Rectal
What should be done with soiled bed linens?
(A) They should be shaken out to be sure none of the residents' personal belongings are put in the
wash.
(B) They should be rolled up with the dirty side in.
(C) They should be rolled up with the clean side in.
(D) They should be left in a pile outside the resident's door for housekeeping to pick up. - Correct
Answers-(B) They should be rolled up with the dirty side in.
Under which of the following conditions should a nursing assistant not take an oral temperature on a
person?
(A) The person has influenza.
(B) The person almost certainly has a fever.
(C) The person is over six years old.
(D) The person is confused or disoriented. - Correct Answers-(D) The person is confused or disoriented.
Where should the call light be placed when a nursing assistant leaves a resident's room?
(A) On the bedside table beside the telephone
(B) Next to the television remote
(C) Within the resident's reach
(D) On a chair next to the resident's bed - Correct Answers-(C) Within the resident's reach
Which of the following should a nursing assistant do during a resident's admission?
(A) The NA should get the admission process completed as quickly as possible.
(B) The NA should introduce the resident to other residents and staff members.
(C) The NA should call the resident by her first name to make her feel comfortable more quickly.