Nurse Aide Practice Exam Packet Answer Key

Nurse Aide Practice Written Exam 1. What is the term for a device used to take the place of a missing body part? (A) Pronation (B) Abduction (C) External rotation (D) Prosthesis 2. When a client has left-sided weakness, what part of a sweater is put on first? (A) Both sleeves (B) Left sleeve (C) Client’s choice (D) Right sleeve 3. It is appropriate for a nurse aide to share the information regarding a client’s status with: (A) any one the nurse aide sees fit (B) the client’s family members (C) the client’s roommate (D) the staff on the next shift 4. When helping a client who is recovering from a stroke to walk, the nurse aide should assist: (A) on the client’s strong side (B) on the client’s weak side (C) from behind the client (D) with a wheelchair 5. The nurse aide is caring for a client who is agitated. The nurse aide SHOULD: (A) speak loudly so the client can hear the instructions (B) ask to reassign the care of this client (C) talk in a slow, calm, reassuring manner (D) tell the client to be quiet 6. The purpose for padding side rails on the client’s bed is to: (A) use them as a restraint (B) have a place to connect the call signal (C) protect the client from injury (D) keep the client warm 7. Exercises that move each muscle and joint are called: (A) adduction (B) range of motion (C) abduction (D) rotation 8. How can the nurse aide BEST help a client who is not accepting a loss? (A) Leave the client alone (B) Convince the client to accept the loss (C) Encourage the client to talk (D) Discourage individual activity 9. The Heimlich maneuver (abdominal thrust) is used for a client who has: (A) a bloody nose (B) a blocked airway (C) fallen out of bed (D) impaired eyesight 10. To BEST communicate with a client who is totally deaf, the nurse aide should: (A) smile frequently and speak loudly (B) smile often and talk rapidly (C) avoid eye contact (D) write out information 11. The nurse aide is asked by a confused client what day it is. The nurse aide should: (A) explain that memory loss is natural and the date is not important (B) ignore the request (C) point to the date on a calendar and say the date (D) provide the date and then test the client later 12. To avoid pulling the catheter when turning a male client, the catheter tube must be taped to the client’s: (A) bed sheet 13. A nurse aide can assist clients with their spiritual needs by: (A) taking clients to the nurse aide’s church (B) allowing clients to talk about their beliefs (C) avoiding any religious discussions (D) talking about the nurse aide’s own spiritual beliefs 14. A nurse aide MUST wear gloves when: (A) feeding a client (B) doing peri-care (C) giving a back rub (D) doing range of motion 15. When getting ready to dress a client, the nurse aide SHOULD: (A) get the first clothes the nurse aide can reach in the closet (B) give the client a choice of what to wear (C) use the clothes the client wore the day before (D) choose clothes that the nurse aide personally likes 16. If the nurse aide discovers fire in a client’s room, the FIRST thing do is: (A) call the nurse in charge (B) upper thigh (B) try to put out the fire (C) bed frame (C) open a window (D) hip (D) remove the client 17. In order to communicate clearly with a client who has hearing loss, the nurse aide should: (A) speak in a high pitched tone of voice (B) stand behind the client when speaking (C) speak in a loud and slow manner (D) look directly at the client when speaking 18. Which of the following stages of dying is usually the final stage? 21. A nurse aide who is active in her church is assigned to care for a client who is not a member of any religious group. The nurse aide SHOULD: (A) help the client understand the nurse aide’s faith (B) tell the client that it is important for the client to join some church, even if it is not the nurse aide’s church (C) respect the client’s beliefs and avoid starting religious discussions (D) arrange to have the nurse aide’s clergyman visit the client (A) Anger (B) Acceptance (C) Bargaining (D) Depression 19. If a client says, “God is punishing me” or “Why me?”, how should the nurse aide respond? (A) Reply, “God doesn’t punish people.” (B) Listen quietly (C) Ignore the client (D) Make jokes 20. The role of the ombudsman is to: (A) run a group of nursing homes (B) work with the nursing home to protect clients’ rights (C) control the nursing home budget (D) prepare classes that nurse aides take to learn about client hygiene 22. The nurse aide notices that a client’s mail has been delivered to the client’s room. The nurse aide SHOULD: (A) open the mail and leave it on the client’s table (B) open the mail and read it to the client (C) read the mail to make sure it doesn’t contain upsetting news (D) give the client the unopened mail and offer help as needed 23. Which of the following is a correct measurement of urinary output? (A) 40 oz (B) 300 cc (C) 2 cups (D) 1 quart 24. The client offers a nurse aide a twenty dollar bill as a thank you for all that the nurse aide has done. The nurse aide SHOULD: 28. In giving care according to the client’s Bill of Rights, the nurse aide SHOULD: (A) provide privacy during the client’s personal care (A) take the money so as not to offend the client (B) open the client’s mail without permission (B) politely refuse the money (C) use the client’s personal possessions for another client (C) take the money and buy something for the floor (D) ask the nurse in charge what to do 25. All of the following situations are examples of abuse or neglect EXCEPT: (D) prevent the client from complaining about care 29. The LAST sense a dying client will lose is: (A) restraining a client according to a physician’s order (A) smell (B) leaving a client alone in a bathtub (C) taste (C) threatening to withhold a client’s meals (D) sight (D) leaving a client in a wet and soiled bed 26. If a client is sitting in a chair in his room masturbating, the nurse aide SHOULD: (A) report the incident to the other nurse aides (B) hearing 30. A client wakes up during the night and asks for something to eat. The nurse aide SHOULD: (A) check client’s diet before offering nourishment (B) tell the client nothing is available at night (B) tell the client to stop (C) explain that breakfast is coming in three hours (C) laugh and tell the client to go in the bathroom (D) tell the client that eating is not allowed during the night (D) leave the client alone and provide privacy 27. To convert four ounces of juice to milliliters (ml), the nurse aide should multiply: (A) 4 x 5 ml (B) 4 x 10 ml (C) 4 x 15 ml (D) 4 x 30 ml 31. The normal aging process is BEST defined as the time when: (A) people become dependent and childlike (B) Alzheimer’s disease begins (C) normal body functions and senses decline (D) people are over sixty-five years of age 32. If a client is confused, the nurse aide should: (A) ignore the client until he starts to make sense 36. The nurse aide finds a conscious client lying on the bathroom floor. The FIRST thing the nurse aide should do is: (A) help the client into a sitting position (B) restrain the client so that he does not hurt himself (B) call for assistance from the nurse in charge (C) keep the client away from other clients (C) offer the client a drink of water (D) help the client to recognize familiar things and people 33. What is the process of restoring a disabled client to the highest level of functioning possible? (D) check for signs of injury 37. If a nurse aide finds a client who is sad and crying, the nurse aide should: (A) ask the client if something is wrong (A) Responsibility (B) tell the client to cheer up (B) Retention (C) tell the client to stop crying (C) Rehabilitation (D) call the client’s family (D) Reincarnation 38. 34. When changing an unsterile dressing, the nurse aide should wash hands: (A) before the procedure (B) after the procedure (C) before and after the procedure (D) before, after removal of the soiled dressing, and after the procedure 35. Clean bed linen placed in a client’s room but NOT used should be: (A) returned to the linen closet (B) used for a client in the next room (C) taken to the nurse in charge (D) put in the dirty linen container Clients have the right to: (A) smoke in any area of the facility (B) have access to a telephone (C) go anywhere in the facility (D) see other clients’ medical reports 39. Proper use of a waist restraint requires that the nurse aide: (A) release the restraint every four hours (B) watch for skin irritation (C) tie restraints to the siderail (D) apply the restraint tightly so the client cannot move 40. To prevent the spread of infection, how should the nurse aide handle the soiled linens removed from a client’s bed? 44. To be sure that a client’s weight is measured accurately, the client should be weighed: (A) Shake them in the air (A) after a meal (B) Place them in a neat pile on the floor (B) by a different nurse aide (C) Carry them close to the nurse aide’s body (D) after a good night’s sleep (D) Put them in the dirty linen container 41. A client needs to be repositioned but is heavy, and the nurse aide is not sure she can move the client alone. The nurse aide should: (C) at the same time of day 45. How many tips does a quad-cane base have? (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (A) try to move the client alone (B) have the family do it (C) ask another nurse aide to help (D) go on to another task 46. BEFORE taking the oral temperature of a client who has just finished a cold drink, the nurse aide should wait: (A) 10 to 20 minutes 42. To prevent dehydration of the client, the nurse aide SHOULD: (A) offer fluids frequently while the client is awake (B) wake the client hourly during the night to offer fluids (C) give the client frequent baths (D) feed the client salty food to increase thirst 43. When transferring a client, MOST of the client’s weight should be supported by the nurse aide’s: (A) back (B) shoulders (C) legs (D) wrists (B) 25 to 35 minutes (C) 45 to 55 minutes (D) at least 1 hour 47. Which of the following methods is the CORRECT way to remove a dirty isolation gown? (A) Pull it over the head (B) Let it drop to the floor and step out of it (C) Roll it dirty side in and away from the body (D) Pull it off by the sleeve and shake it out 48. What would be the BEST way for the nurse aide to promote client independence in bathing a client who has had a stroke? (A) Give the client a complete bath only when the client requests it (B) Encourage the client to do as much as possible and assist as needed (C) Leave the client alone and assume the client will do as much as she can (D) Limit the client to washing her hands 49. A safety device used to assist a DEPENDENT client from a bed to a chair is called a: (A) posey vest (B) hand roll (C) transfer/gait belt 51. When making an occupied bed, the nurse aide SHOULD: (A) put the dirty sheets on the floor (B) help the client to sit in a chair while the bed is being made (C) lower both side rails before changing the sheets (D) raise side rail on unattended side 52. 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: (A) join in the conversation (B) suggest that this is not the place to discuss the client (C) be quiet and not say anything to the other nurse aides (D) return to the unit and tell the client what was said (D) foot board 50. If a nurse aide needs to wear a gown to care for a client in isolation, the nurse aide MUST: 53. The nurse aide enters a client’s room, and the client states that he has pain. What should the nurse aide do? (A) Report it to the nurse in charge (A) wear the same gown to care for all other assigned clients (B) Tell the client to get out of bed for awhile (B) leave the gown untied (C) Tell the client that the pain will go away soon (C) take the gown off before leaving the client’s room (D) take the gown off in the dirty utility room (D) Ignore the client’s statement 54. A client is upset and crying over the recent death of her husband. How should the nurse aide respond? (A) Tell her not to cry because it will make her feel sad (B) Close the door and leave the client to cry alone (C) Take the client to an activity to help her forget her husband (D) Sit with the client and allow her to talk about her feelings 55. Which temperature is considered MOST accurate? (A) Oral (B) Axillary (C) Groin (D) Rectal 56. What is a beginning sign of a pressure sore? (A) Swelling (B) Numbness (C) Discoloration (D) Coolness 57. While assisting a client with denture care the nurse aide observes that the upper plate is cracked. The nurse aide SHOULD: (A) clean the dentures and return them to the client’s mouth (B) call the client’s family (C) call the dentist and make an appointment (D) report the damage to the nurse in charge 58. A new client refuses to wear a clothing protector at lunch. The nurse aide SHOULD: (A) tell the client that he must wear it (B) put the clothing protector on the client (C) report this to the nurse in charge (D) respect the client’s wishes 59. The nurse aide can BEST show that he is listening to the client by: (A) changing the subject frequently (B) responding when appropriate (C) correcting the client’s mistakes (D) directing the conversation 60. The BEST time to prepare for a disaster is: (A) while evacuating residents (B) during lunch (C) when everyone is safely in bed (D) before it happens Practice Exam for Nurse Aides ANSWER SHEET 1 A B C D 31 A B C D B C D This form is similar to the answer sheet on the nurse aide Written Examination. 2 A B C D 32 A 3 A B C D 33 A B C D Fill in one bubble for each question, then check your answers using the answer key on page 11. 4 A B C D 34 A B C D 5 A B C D 35 A B C D 6 A B C D 36 A B C D 7 A B C D 37 A B C D 8 A B C D 38 A B C D 9 A B C D 39 A B C D 10 A B C D 40 A B C D 11 A B C D 41 A B C D 12 A B C D 42 A B C D 13 A B C D 43 A B C D 14 A B C D 44 A B C D 15 A B C D 45 A B C D 16 A B C D 46 A B C D 17 A B C D 47 A B C D 18 A B C D 48 A B C D 19 A B C D 49 A B C D 20 A B C D 50 A B C D 21 A B C D 51 A B C D 22 A B C D 52 A B C D 23 A B C D 53 A B C D 24 A B C D 54 A B C D 25 A B C D 55 A B C D 26 A B C D 56 A B C D 27 A B C D 57 A B C D 28 A B C D 58 A B C D 29 A B C D 59 A B C D 30 A B C D 60 A B C D Practice Exam Answer Key Please refer to the following tables to score your examination. If there is a question you had incorrect, you can refer to the content area listed next to that question number before taking the NNAAP™ Examination. You can find the Content Outline on page 1 of this packet or in your Candidate Handbook. Question Number Answer Category Question Number Answer Category 1 D MEMBER OF THE HEALTH CARE TEAM 24 B LEGAL AND ETHICAL BEHAVIOR 2 B ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING 25 A CLIENT RIGHTS 3 D CLIENT RIGHTS 26 D CLIENT RIGHTS 4 B BASIC NURSING SKILLS 27 D BASIC NURSING SKILLS 5 C EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS 28 A CLIENT RIGHTS 29 B ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING 30 A CLIENT RIGHTS 31 C EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS 32 D EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS 33 C MEMBER OF THE HEALTH CARE TEAM 6 C BASIC NURSING SKILLS 7 B RESTORATIVE SKILLS 8 C COMMUNICATION 9 B BASIC NURSING SKILLS 10 D COMMUNICATION 11 C COMMUNICATION 12 B BASIC NURSING SKILLS 34 D BASIC NURSING SKILLS 13 B SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL NEEDS 35 D BASIC NURSING SKILLS 14 B ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING 36 B MEMBER OF THE HEALTH CARE TEAM 15 B CLIENT RIGHTS 37 A 16 D BASIC NURSING SKILLS EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS 17 D COMMUNICATION 38 B CLIENT RIGHTS 18 B EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS 39 B LEGAL AND ETHICAL BEHAVIOR 19 B COMMUNICATION 40 D BASIC NURSING SKILLS 20 B MEMBER OF THE HEALTH CARE TEAM 41 C BASIC NURSING SKILLS 42 A ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING 21 C SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL NEEDS 43 C BASIC NURSING SKILLS 22 D CLIENT RIGHTS 23 B BASIC NURSING SKILLS 44 C BASIC NURSING SKILLS 45 D MEMBER OF THE HEALTH CARE TEAM Question Number Answer Category 46 A BASIC NURSING SKILLS 47 C BASIC NURSING SKILLS 48 B RESTORATIVE SKILLS 49 C BASIC NURSING SKILLS 50 C BASIC NURSING SKILLS 51 D BASIC NURSING SKILLS 52 B LEGAL AND ETHICAL BEHAVIOR 53 A BASIC NURSING SKILLS Question Number Answer Category 54 D EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS 55 D BASIC NURSING SKILLS 56 C RESTORATIVE SKILLS 57 D BASIC NURSING SKILLS 58 D CLIENT RIGHTS 59 B COMMUNICATION 60 D BASIC NURSING SKILLS