NNAAP NURSE AIDE 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔40. It is important to remember that dying patients - ✔✔Not all dying patients have
the same problems, but they have all the same care needs as anyone else.
✔✔41. Dying patients and their families - ✔✔Because each dying resident has unique
emotional needs, each person will go through the stages at different times and in a
different order.
✔✔42. Which of the following is a sign of dementia in an elderly client? - ✔✔Memory
loss is a sign of dementia.
✔✔43. Clients with Alzheimer's disease may have all of the following characteristics
EXCEPT - ✔✔Memory loss, wandering, and irritability are all signs of Alzheimer's
disease.
✔✔44. When a client turns on the call light every few minutes, the appropriate response
is to - ✔✔Patients who use their call bell frequently are usually afraid they will be
ignored if they don't call often. Stopping in frequently reassures them.
✔✔45. The doctor writes an order for "do not resuscitate" (DNR). What does this mean?
breathing. - ✔✔"Do not resuscitate" means that no attempts will be made to resuscitate
the patient.
✔✔46. How a client reacts to illness and disability is most dependent on his - ✔✔A
person's total environment always affects everything that person does and thinks.
✔✔47. A client with dementia makes sexual advances toward another client who has
dementia. The nurse aide should - ✔✔Clients with dementia are not able to give
, consent; therefore, nurse aides have a responsibility to protect clients from sexual
advances.
✔✔48. A client hits a nurse aide during lunch. The appropriate response is to -
✔✔Obtaining assistance is the only correct way to deal with abuse by a resident.
✔✔49. A resident is confined to her bed. What might keep her from getting pressure
sores? - ✔✔An air mattress relieves pressure. Air pressure alteration reduces pressure
against the body to prevent circulation impairment.
✔✔50. If the client is in traction, the nurse aide should never - ✔✔Position of weights in
traction is ordered by a doctor. Therefore, the nursing assistant should never change
the position of weights without an order.
✔✔51. Security for a client's dentures includes - ✔✔Every resident with dentures must
have a labeled denture cup to ensure security of the costly dentures.
✔✔52. If family members bring new clothes in for an ECF resident, the nurse aide
should - ✔✔All residents have the right to their own personal possessions. Labels allow
the aide to better provide protection.
✔✔53. The charge nurse instructs the nurse aide to clean an ECF resident's closet. The
nurse aide should - ✔✔The client has a legal right to decide what to keep and what to
throw away, but may need assistance in the cleaning process.
✔✔54. Before dressing an ECF resident, the nurse aide should - ✔✔Close the door to
promote privacy.
✔✔55. Confidentiality refers to - ✔✔Confidentiality refers to the client's right to privacy.
✔✔56. During A.M. care, the nurse aide nicks a resident while shaving him. What
should she do first? - ✔✔The first step is to stop the bleeding in order to ensure the
patient's comfort.
✔✔57. Maintaining good interpersonal relationships depends on - ✔✔Clear
communications are key to good interpersonal relationships.
✔✔58. If a nursing assistant does not know how to complete an assignment, he should
- ✔✔Asking for help from a supervisor is a critical component to career growth.
✔✔59. Reporting what the client tells you is an example of - ✔✔Subjective observation
comes from what the client tells you; objective comes from what you see, feel, or smell.
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔40. It is important to remember that dying patients - ✔✔Not all dying patients have
the same problems, but they have all the same care needs as anyone else.
✔✔41. Dying patients and their families - ✔✔Because each dying resident has unique
emotional needs, each person will go through the stages at different times and in a
different order.
✔✔42. Which of the following is a sign of dementia in an elderly client? - ✔✔Memory
loss is a sign of dementia.
✔✔43. Clients with Alzheimer's disease may have all of the following characteristics
EXCEPT - ✔✔Memory loss, wandering, and irritability are all signs of Alzheimer's
disease.
✔✔44. When a client turns on the call light every few minutes, the appropriate response
is to - ✔✔Patients who use their call bell frequently are usually afraid they will be
ignored if they don't call often. Stopping in frequently reassures them.
✔✔45. The doctor writes an order for "do not resuscitate" (DNR). What does this mean?
breathing. - ✔✔"Do not resuscitate" means that no attempts will be made to resuscitate
the patient.
✔✔46. How a client reacts to illness and disability is most dependent on his - ✔✔A
person's total environment always affects everything that person does and thinks.
✔✔47. A client with dementia makes sexual advances toward another client who has
dementia. The nurse aide should - ✔✔Clients with dementia are not able to give
, consent; therefore, nurse aides have a responsibility to protect clients from sexual
advances.
✔✔48. A client hits a nurse aide during lunch. The appropriate response is to -
✔✔Obtaining assistance is the only correct way to deal with abuse by a resident.
✔✔49. A resident is confined to her bed. What might keep her from getting pressure
sores? - ✔✔An air mattress relieves pressure. Air pressure alteration reduces pressure
against the body to prevent circulation impairment.
✔✔50. If the client is in traction, the nurse aide should never - ✔✔Position of weights in
traction is ordered by a doctor. Therefore, the nursing assistant should never change
the position of weights without an order.
✔✔51. Security for a client's dentures includes - ✔✔Every resident with dentures must
have a labeled denture cup to ensure security of the costly dentures.
✔✔52. If family members bring new clothes in for an ECF resident, the nurse aide
should - ✔✔All residents have the right to their own personal possessions. Labels allow
the aide to better provide protection.
✔✔53. The charge nurse instructs the nurse aide to clean an ECF resident's closet. The
nurse aide should - ✔✔The client has a legal right to decide what to keep and what to
throw away, but may need assistance in the cleaning process.
✔✔54. Before dressing an ECF resident, the nurse aide should - ✔✔Close the door to
promote privacy.
✔✔55. Confidentiality refers to - ✔✔Confidentiality refers to the client's right to privacy.
✔✔56. During A.M. care, the nurse aide nicks a resident while shaving him. What
should she do first? - ✔✔The first step is to stop the bleeding in order to ensure the
patient's comfort.
✔✔57. Maintaining good interpersonal relationships depends on - ✔✔Clear
communications are key to good interpersonal relationships.
✔✔58. If a nursing assistant does not know how to complete an assignment, he should
- ✔✔Asking for help from a supervisor is a critical component to career growth.
✔✔59. Reporting what the client tells you is an example of - ✔✔Subjective observation
comes from what the client tells you; objective comes from what you see, feel, or smell.
