Practice Questions CNA State Exam Part 5

A nurse aide is feeding a (B) By giving portions from each food on the resident a pureed diet. tray. How should the nurse aide feed the resident? (A) By feeding all of one food at a time. (B) By giving portions from each food on the tray. (C) By mixing the food together to make feeding easier. (D) Any way the nurse aide wishes because pureed food has no taste. A resident is on oxygen. He tells the nurse aide that he is not getting enough oxygen through the tubing. What should the nurse aide do first? (A) Turn up the oxygen. (B) Turn off the oxygen. (C) Check the tubing. (D) Tell the patient to breathe faster to get more oxygen. (C) Check the tubing. Which of the following is a true (C) They often have problems with vision. statement about the elderly? (A) They have no sex drive. (B) They prefer to be alone. (C) They often have problems with vision. (D) They are not concerned about privacy. A resident refuses to have a (B) Ask the charge nurse for assistance with the bath and to shave problem. every day. He has not bathed for a week. What should the nurse aide do? (A) Force the resident to take a bath and shave every day. (B) Ask the charge nurse for assistance with the problem. (C) Leave the resident alone as he will want a bath some day. (D) Tell the resident's family that the resident has not bathed in a week. ambulate. A resident usually dresses (C) Ask him "Is there anything wrong today?" himself for breakfast. Today the nurse aide finds him in pajamas at 10:00 am. What should the nurse aide do? (A) Nothing (B) Dress the resident (C) Ask him "Is there anything wrong today?" (D) Tell him "I don't have time to dress you." A nurse aide finds a male resident in bed with a female resident who is confused. What should the nurse aide do? (A) Scold the male resident. (B) Report this to the charge nurse. (C) Close the door and the privacy curtains. (D) Put a "Do Not Disturb" sign on the door.¨ (B) Report this to the charge nurse. A resident with poor vision was (D) Help the resident become familiar with the admitted to the location of the furniture in the room.. unit. What should the nurse ambulate. aide do to ensure the resident's safety? (A) Arrange the furniture against the walls. (B) Tell the resident to walk around the room by herself. (C) Remove all furniture, except the bed and chair, from the room. (D) Help the resident become familiar with the location of the furniture in the room.. ambulate. A nurse aide finds clean linen lying on the floor near the linen cart. What should the nurse aide do? (A) Discard the linen in the soiled linen hamper. (B) Place the linen on the clean linen cart and cover the cart. (C) Place the linen in a resident's room for immediate use. (D) Leave the linen on the floor for (A) Discard the linen in the soiled linen hamper. A resident cannot walk by (C) Put the call light where she can reach it. herself. What must the nurse aide do before leaving her room? (A) Give her a bedpan. (B) Tell her to shout if she needs help. (C) Put the call light where she can reach it. (D) Let another nurse aide know that she is in her room. A resident has trouble finding her room. What could the nurse aide do to help this resident? (A) Speak sharply to her whenever she goes to the wrong room. (B) Assign another resident to watch her. (C) Make a special sign for her door. (D) Keep her in her room. (C) Make a special sign for her door. A resident dies during the (D) Allow the resident to talk about the death. night. At breakfast, another resident who was his friend, begins to talk to the nurse aide about the death. What should the nurse aide do? (A) Distract the resident by talking about the news of the day. (B) Tell the resident to find someone else to talk to. (C) Find out who told the resident about the death. (D) Allow the resident to talk about the death. A resident is lying on the floor (D) Move any objects which could injure the having a seizure resident and support her head. when the nurse aide walks into the room. What should the nurse aide do first? (A) Restrain the residents arms. (B) Put a screen around the resident for privacy. (C) Place a padded tongue blade between her teeth. (D) Move any objects which could injure the resident and support her head. A resident was given a stuffed (C) Let her hold the stuffed animal whenever she animal as a gift. wants to. The resident wants to keep the stuffed animal with her much of the time. What should the nurse aide do? (A) Explain that adults do not hold stuffed animals. (B) Ask her relatives to take the stuffed animal home. (C) Let her hold the stuffed animal whenever she wants to. (D) Suggest that she keep the stuffed animal on the windowsill. A resident is dehydrated. The nurse aide's assignment says "Force fluids." What should the nurse aide do? (A) Decrease the resident's fluid intake. (B) Increase the resident's fluid intake. (C) Give liquids with meals only. (D) Measure output. (B) Increase the resident's fluid intake. A nurse aide wants to get a (D) "Do you want to take your bath now or after resident involved in breakfast?" her own care. Which of these statements would best encourage the resident's involvement? (A) "Stop feeling sorry for yourself." (B) "It's time for us to eat our breakfast." (C) "I want to brush your hair right now." (D) "Do you want to take your bath now or after breakfast?" A resident has an indwelling catheter. As the nurse aide cares for him, which of these should the nurse aide report to the charge nurse immediately? (A) The resident complains of pain and burning. (B) The urine in the collection bag is clear and light yellow in color. (C) The resident tells the nurse aide that he hates to have a catheter. (D) The urine in the collection bag is hanging below the level of the bladder. (A) The resident complains of pain and burning. What is the best source of (C) The resident's plan of care information about the care a nurse aide needs to give a resident? (A) The resident's family (B) The resident's roommate (C) The resident's plan of care (D) Other nurse aides on the unit A resident tells the nurse aide (D) Check to see that the hearing aid is turned that her hearing aid on. is not working. What should the nurse aide do first? (A) Turn up the volume. (B) Change the battery. (C) Tell the charge nurse. (D) Check to see that the hearing aid is turned on. While making rounds at 3:00 A.M., a nurse aide hears a resident crying softly. How should the nurse aide respond? (A) Tell the resident that everything will be better in the morning. (B) Tell the resident that everything is fine and to cheer up. (C) Pretend not to notice that the resident is crying. (D) Ask the resident what is wrong. (D) Ask the resident what is wrong.