CNA PRACTICE EXAM PROMETRIC
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION TEST PAPER
FULL SOLUTION QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS PACK
●● While feeding a resident, the nurse aide notices that the resident is
coughing a lot after each drink of fluid. What is teh appropriate response
by the nurse aide?
A. Allow the resident more time to swallow.
B. Use a straw when giving the resident fluids.
C. Add a thickening product to the resident's fluids.
D. Stop feeding and ask a nurse to check the resident.
Answer: D. Stop feeding and ask a nurse to check the resident.
●● Which of the following BEST describes the daily routine needs of
residents with dimentia?
A. It is important that the resident's day be kept full of activities.
B. Changing daily routine is often helpful to residents with dementia.
C. Provide opportunities for activity and periods for rest is important.
D. Following a strict schedule is required to decrease confusion.
Answer: C. Provide opportunities for activity and periods for rest is
important.
,●● A resident is admitted to the nursing home for rehabilitation after a
stroke. The plan is for the resident to stay only a short time, before
returning home. Which of the following shows the best support of the
resident's needs?
A. Provide total care for the resident.
B. Set high standards for the resident's achievements.
C. Help the resident focus on even small accomplishments.
D. Remind the resident taht she will be happier when she is home.
Answer: C. Help the resident focus on even small accomplishments.
●● While bathing a resident who is comatose, the nurse aide notices a
redened area on the left hip. Once reported, the charge nurse is likely to
request that the nurse aide
A. massage the area using lotion
B. apply a dry protective dressing over the area.
C. keep the resident positioned to avoid pressure on the hip.
D. cleanse the hip using extra soap, then rinse and dry thoroughly.
Answer: C. keep the resident positioned to avoid pressure on the hip.
●● The FIRST step the nurse aide should take when discovering a fire is
to
A. check how quickly the fire is spreeding
B. remove any residents near the fire
C. throw a blanket over the fumes
,D. pull the alarm
Answer: B. remove any residents near the fire
●● Which of the following is an observation often seen when a resident
is impacted?
A. liquid feces seepig out of the anus
B. darkening of the resident.s urine.
C. many soft, formed stools
D. bad breath odor
Answer: A. liquid feces seepig out of the anus
●● When a resident has an indwelling urinary catheter, the nurse aide
should expect that the resident's care plan will include
A. limiting activity by keeping the resident on bedrest.
B. emptying the urinary drainage bad every two-hours.
C. keeping the area where the catheter enters the body clean.
D. toileting the resident every two hours for bladder retraining.
Answer: C. keeping the area where the catheter enters the body clean.
●● Which of the following is an example of disinfection?
A. washing a resident's hands after toileting
B. using a wipe to clean around a resident's stoma
C. cleaning a shower chair with a chemical cleanser
, D. cleaning a resident's bath basin wiht soap after use
Answer: C. cleaning a shower chair with a chemical cleanser
●● A resident tells the nurse aide about being bored. the resident says,
"My days seem to last forever." What should teh nurse aide do?
A. Tell the resident. "I know what you mean. My days seem long too."
B. Ask the charge nurse if the resident can have some medication.
C. Ask about activities the resident has enjoyed in the past.
D. Tell the resident to check the activity schedule.
Answer: C. Ask about activities the resident has enjoyed in the past.
●● A resident has a contracture of the RIGHT arm. When putting on the
resident's button-front shirt, the nurse aide should
A. put the shirt sleeve on the left arm first, then the right arm.
B. ask which arm the resident prefers the sleeve to go on first.
C. put the shirt sleeve on the right arm first, then the left arm.
D. raise resident's arms up to slide both sleeves on at the same time.
Answer: C. put the shirt sleeve on the right arm first, then the left arm.
●● A resident with advance directives has a DNR (do not resuscitate)
order. This means that the resident
A. does not remember
B. should not be restrained
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION TEST PAPER
FULL SOLUTION QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS PACK
●● While feeding a resident, the nurse aide notices that the resident is
coughing a lot after each drink of fluid. What is teh appropriate response
by the nurse aide?
A. Allow the resident more time to swallow.
B. Use a straw when giving the resident fluids.
C. Add a thickening product to the resident's fluids.
D. Stop feeding and ask a nurse to check the resident.
Answer: D. Stop feeding and ask a nurse to check the resident.
●● Which of the following BEST describes the daily routine needs of
residents with dimentia?
A. It is important that the resident's day be kept full of activities.
B. Changing daily routine is often helpful to residents with dementia.
C. Provide opportunities for activity and periods for rest is important.
D. Following a strict schedule is required to decrease confusion.
Answer: C. Provide opportunities for activity and periods for rest is
important.
,●● A resident is admitted to the nursing home for rehabilitation after a
stroke. The plan is for the resident to stay only a short time, before
returning home. Which of the following shows the best support of the
resident's needs?
A. Provide total care for the resident.
B. Set high standards for the resident's achievements.
C. Help the resident focus on even small accomplishments.
D. Remind the resident taht she will be happier when she is home.
Answer: C. Help the resident focus on even small accomplishments.
●● While bathing a resident who is comatose, the nurse aide notices a
redened area on the left hip. Once reported, the charge nurse is likely to
request that the nurse aide
A. massage the area using lotion
B. apply a dry protective dressing over the area.
C. keep the resident positioned to avoid pressure on the hip.
D. cleanse the hip using extra soap, then rinse and dry thoroughly.
Answer: C. keep the resident positioned to avoid pressure on the hip.
●● The FIRST step the nurse aide should take when discovering a fire is
to
A. check how quickly the fire is spreeding
B. remove any residents near the fire
C. throw a blanket over the fumes
,D. pull the alarm
Answer: B. remove any residents near the fire
●● Which of the following is an observation often seen when a resident
is impacted?
A. liquid feces seepig out of the anus
B. darkening of the resident.s urine.
C. many soft, formed stools
D. bad breath odor
Answer: A. liquid feces seepig out of the anus
●● When a resident has an indwelling urinary catheter, the nurse aide
should expect that the resident's care plan will include
A. limiting activity by keeping the resident on bedrest.
B. emptying the urinary drainage bad every two-hours.
C. keeping the area where the catheter enters the body clean.
D. toileting the resident every two hours for bladder retraining.
Answer: C. keeping the area where the catheter enters the body clean.
●● Which of the following is an example of disinfection?
A. washing a resident's hands after toileting
B. using a wipe to clean around a resident's stoma
C. cleaning a shower chair with a chemical cleanser
, D. cleaning a resident's bath basin wiht soap after use
Answer: C. cleaning a shower chair with a chemical cleanser
●● A resident tells the nurse aide about being bored. the resident says,
"My days seem to last forever." What should teh nurse aide do?
A. Tell the resident. "I know what you mean. My days seem long too."
B. Ask the charge nurse if the resident can have some medication.
C. Ask about activities the resident has enjoyed in the past.
D. Tell the resident to check the activity schedule.
Answer: C. Ask about activities the resident has enjoyed in the past.
●● A resident has a contracture of the RIGHT arm. When putting on the
resident's button-front shirt, the nurse aide should
A. put the shirt sleeve on the left arm first, then the right arm.
B. ask which arm the resident prefers the sleeve to go on first.
C. put the shirt sleeve on the right arm first, then the left arm.
D. raise resident's arms up to slide both sleeves on at the same time.
Answer: C. put the shirt sleeve on the right arm first, then the left arm.
●● A resident with advance directives has a DNR (do not resuscitate)
order. This means that the resident
A. does not remember
B. should not be restrained
