Prometric CNA Practice Questions With
Correct Answers
Which of the following is the nurse aide most likely to observe in a
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resident who has a low blood sugar?
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A. Shakiness or trembling
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B. Thirst and dry mouth
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C. Sweet breath odor
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D. Increased urine - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A. Shakiness or trembling
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Residents are most likely to feel the urge to have a bowel movement
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A. after taking a nap.
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B. after eating a meal.
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C. just before bedtime.
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D. during the shift change. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B. after eating a
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meal.
Before helping a resident to stand who has been lying in bed, the nurse
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aide needs to
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,A. find out what the resident plans to do for the day.
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B. make sure a walker is available for support in case it is needed.
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C. ask if the resident has taken any medication recently.
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D. allow time for the resident to adjust to sitting at the edge of the bed.
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- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D. allow time for the resident to adjust to
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sitting at the edge of the bed.
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While helping the resident to get dressed, the nurse aide observes that
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the resident's breathing is faster. The resident says she feels tired. What
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should be the nurse aide's first action?
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A. Dress the resident quickly.
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B. Check the resident's vital signs.
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C. Stop the dressing to let the resident rest.
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D. Go to find a nurse to check the resident. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C.
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Stop the dressing to let the resident rest.
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The nurse aide receives resident assignments from the charge nurse at
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the beginning of the shift. When planning priorities it will be most
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important for the nurse aide to | | | | |
A. decide break times with other nurse aides.
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, B. review assignments with others to check if residents are divided
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evenly.
C. check all assigned residents to see if anyone has immediate needs.
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D. check what the activity department has scheduled for residents
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during the shift. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. check all assigned residents
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to see if anyone has immediate needs.
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The care plan requires that the resident be ambulated 100 feet twice a
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day at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. When the nurse aide arrives to walk the
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resident at 10 a.m., the resident refuses. Which of the following is the
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best response by the nurse aide?
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A. "Maybe you can plan to walk a little further this afternoon."
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B. "The doctor ordered your walking exercise. You really need to try."
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C. "You have the right to refuse. Do you want me to tell the nurse?"
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D. "Would you prefer to walk a little later?" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D.
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"Would you prefer to walk a little later?"
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Which of the following is generally experienced by a resident with low
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blood sugar? |
A. Fever
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B. Weakness
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Correct Answers
Which of the following is the nurse aide most likely to observe in a
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resident who has a low blood sugar?
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A. Shakiness or trembling
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B. Thirst and dry mouth
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C. Sweet breath odor
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D. Increased urine - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A. Shakiness or trembling
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Residents are most likely to feel the urge to have a bowel movement
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A. after taking a nap.
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B. after eating a meal.
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C. just before bedtime.
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D. during the shift change. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B. after eating a
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meal.
Before helping a resident to stand who has been lying in bed, the nurse
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aide needs to
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,A. find out what the resident plans to do for the day.
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B. make sure a walker is available for support in case it is needed.
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C. ask if the resident has taken any medication recently.
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D. allow time for the resident to adjust to sitting at the edge of the bed.
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- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D. allow time for the resident to adjust to
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sitting at the edge of the bed.
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While helping the resident to get dressed, the nurse aide observes that
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the resident's breathing is faster. The resident says she feels tired. What
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should be the nurse aide's first action?
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A. Dress the resident quickly.
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B. Check the resident's vital signs.
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C. Stop the dressing to let the resident rest.
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D. Go to find a nurse to check the resident. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C.
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Stop the dressing to let the resident rest.
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The nurse aide receives resident assignments from the charge nurse at
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the beginning of the shift. When planning priorities it will be most
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important for the nurse aide to | | | | |
A. decide break times with other nurse aides.
| | | | | | |
, B. review assignments with others to check if residents are divided
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evenly.
C. check all assigned residents to see if anyone has immediate needs.
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D. check what the activity department has scheduled for residents
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during the shift. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. check all assigned residents
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to see if anyone has immediate needs.
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The care plan requires that the resident be ambulated 100 feet twice a
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day at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. When the nurse aide arrives to walk the
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resident at 10 a.m., the resident refuses. Which of the following is the
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best response by the nurse aide?
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A. "Maybe you can plan to walk a little further this afternoon."
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B. "The doctor ordered your walking exercise. You really need to try."
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C. "You have the right to refuse. Do you want me to tell the nurse?"
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D. "Would you prefer to walk a little later?" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D.
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"Would you prefer to walk a little later?"
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Which of the following is generally experienced by a resident with low
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blood sugar? |
A. Fever
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B. Weakness
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