Prometric CNA Practice Test QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
A resident often carries a doll with her, treating it like her baby. One day she is wandering
around crying that she can't find her baby. The nurse aide should Correct Answer: offer comfort
to the resident and help her look for her baby.
A nurse aide is asked to change a urinary drainage bag attached to an indwelling urinary catheter.
The nurse aide has never done this before. The best response by the nurse aide is to Correct
Answer: ask a nurse to watch the nurse aide change the bag since it is the first time.
Before feeding a resident, which of the following is the best reason to wash the resident's hands?
Correct Answer: The resident may still touch his/her mouth or food.
Which of the following is a job task performed by the nurse aide? Correct Answer: Participating
in resident care planning conferences
Which of the following statements is true about range of motion (ROM) exercises? Correct
Answer: Are often performed during ADLs such as bathing or dressing
While the nurse aide tries to dress a resident who is confused, the resident keeps trying to grab a
hairbrush. The nurse aide should
( Correct Answer: give the resident the hairbrush to hold.
A resident who is lying in bed suddenly becomes short of breath. After calling for help, the nurse
aide's next action should be to Correct Answer: raise the head of the bed.
A resident who has cancer is expected to die within the next couple of days. Nursing care for this
resident should focus on Correct Answer: providing for the resident's comfort.
While giving a bedbath, the nurse aide hears the alarm from a nearby door suddenly go off. The
nurse aide should
( Correct Answer: make the resident being bathed safe and go check the door right away.
Gloves should be worn for which of the following procedures? Correct Answer: Emptying a
urinary drainage bag
When walking a resident, a gait or transfer belt is often Correct Answer: put around the
resident's waist to provide a way to hold onto the resident.
Which of the following statements is true about residents who are restrained?
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
A resident often carries a doll with her, treating it like her baby. One day she is wandering
around crying that she can't find her baby. The nurse aide should Correct Answer: offer comfort
to the resident and help her look for her baby.
A nurse aide is asked to change a urinary drainage bag attached to an indwelling urinary catheter.
The nurse aide has never done this before. The best response by the nurse aide is to Correct
Answer: ask a nurse to watch the nurse aide change the bag since it is the first time.
Before feeding a resident, which of the following is the best reason to wash the resident's hands?
Correct Answer: The resident may still touch his/her mouth or food.
Which of the following is a job task performed by the nurse aide? Correct Answer: Participating
in resident care planning conferences
Which of the following statements is true about range of motion (ROM) exercises? Correct
Answer: Are often performed during ADLs such as bathing or dressing
While the nurse aide tries to dress a resident who is confused, the resident keeps trying to grab a
hairbrush. The nurse aide should
( Correct Answer: give the resident the hairbrush to hold.
A resident who is lying in bed suddenly becomes short of breath. After calling for help, the nurse
aide's next action should be to Correct Answer: raise the head of the bed.
A resident who has cancer is expected to die within the next couple of days. Nursing care for this
resident should focus on Correct Answer: providing for the resident's comfort.
While giving a bedbath, the nurse aide hears the alarm from a nearby door suddenly go off. The
nurse aide should
( Correct Answer: make the resident being bathed safe and go check the door right away.
Gloves should be worn for which of the following procedures? Correct Answer: Emptying a
urinary drainage bag
When walking a resident, a gait or transfer belt is often Correct Answer: put around the
resident's waist to provide a way to hold onto the resident.
Which of the following statements is true about residents who are restrained?
