NNAAP Nurse aide practice written exam
packet UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
What is the term for a device used to take the place of a missing body part? - CORRECT
ANSWER - prosthesis
When a client has left-sided weakness, what part of a sweater is put on first? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Left sleeve
It is appropriate for a nurse aide to share the information regarding a client's status with? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The staff on the next shift
When helping a client who is recovering from a stroke to walk, the nurse aide should assist? -
CORRECT ANSWER - On the clients weak side
The nurse aide is caring for a client who is agitated. The nurse aide SHOULD? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Talk in a slow, calm, reassuring manner.
The purpose for padding side rails on the clients bed is to? - CORRECT ANSWER -
protect the client from injury
Exercise that move each muscle and joint are called? - CORRECT ANSWER - range of
motion
How can the nurse aide BEST help a client who is not accepting a loss? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Encourage the client to talk
The Heimlich maneuver (abdominal thrust) is used for a client who has: - CORRECT
ANSWER - A blocked airway
, To BEST communicate with a client who is totally deaf, the nurse aide should: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Write out information
The nurse aide is asked by a confused client what day it is. The nurse aide should? - CORRECT
ANSWER - point to the date on a calendar and say the date
To avoid pulling the catheter when turning a male client, the catheter tube must be taped to the
client's? - CORRECT ANSWER - Upper thigh
A nurse aide can assist clients with their spiritual needs by? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Allowing clients to talk about their beliefs
A nurse aide MUST wear gloves when? - CORRECT ANSWER - Doing peri-care
When getting ready to dress a client, the nurse aide SHOULD? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Give the client a choice of what to wear
If the nurse aide discovers fire in a client's room, the FIRST thing to do is? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Remove the client
In order to communicate clearly with a client who has hearing loss, the nurse aide should? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Look directly at the client when speaking
Which of the following stages of dying is usually the final stage? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Acceptance
If a client says, "god is punishing me" or "Why me?" how should the nurse aide respond? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Listen quietly
packet UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
What is the term for a device used to take the place of a missing body part? - CORRECT
ANSWER - prosthesis
When a client has left-sided weakness, what part of a sweater is put on first? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Left sleeve
It is appropriate for a nurse aide to share the information regarding a client's status with? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The staff on the next shift
When helping a client who is recovering from a stroke to walk, the nurse aide should assist? -
CORRECT ANSWER - On the clients weak side
The nurse aide is caring for a client who is agitated. The nurse aide SHOULD? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Talk in a slow, calm, reassuring manner.
The purpose for padding side rails on the clients bed is to? - CORRECT ANSWER -
protect the client from injury
Exercise that move each muscle and joint are called? - CORRECT ANSWER - range of
motion
How can the nurse aide BEST help a client who is not accepting a loss? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Encourage the client to talk
The Heimlich maneuver (abdominal thrust) is used for a client who has: - CORRECT
ANSWER - A blocked airway
, To BEST communicate with a client who is totally deaf, the nurse aide should: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Write out information
The nurse aide is asked by a confused client what day it is. The nurse aide should? - CORRECT
ANSWER - point to the date on a calendar and say the date
To avoid pulling the catheter when turning a male client, the catheter tube must be taped to the
client's? - CORRECT ANSWER - Upper thigh
A nurse aide can assist clients with their spiritual needs by? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Allowing clients to talk about their beliefs
A nurse aide MUST wear gloves when? - CORRECT ANSWER - Doing peri-care
When getting ready to dress a client, the nurse aide SHOULD? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Give the client a choice of what to wear
If the nurse aide discovers fire in a client's room, the FIRST thing to do is? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Remove the client
In order to communicate clearly with a client who has hearing loss, the nurse aide should? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Look directly at the client when speaking
Which of the following stages of dying is usually the final stage? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Acceptance
If a client says, "god is punishing me" or "Why me?" how should the nurse aide respond? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Listen quietly
