NNAAP Nurse Aide Practice Exam| 270 QUESTIONS|
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
What is the term for a device used to take the place of a missing body part? Correct Answer:
Prosthesis
When a client has left-sided weakness, what is the recommended part of the sweater to put on
first? Correct Answer: Left sleeve
It is appropriate for a nurse aide to share the information regarding a client's status with: Correct
Answer: the staff on the next shift
When helping a client who is recovering from a stroke to walk, the nurse aide should assist:
Correct Answer: on the client's weak side
The nurse aide is caring for a client who is agitated. The nurse aide SHOULD: Correct Answer:
talk in a slow, calm, reassuring manner
Exercises that move each muscle and joint are called: Correct Answer: range of motion
How can the nurse aide BEST help a client who is not accepting loss? Correct Answer:
Encourage the client to talk
To BEST communicate with a client who is totally deaf, the nurse aide should: Correct Answer:
write out information
The nurse aide is asked by a confused client what day it is. The nurse aide should: Correct
Answer: point to the date on the calendar and say the date
To avoid pulling the catheter when turning a male client, the catheter tube must be taped to the
client's: Correct Answer: upper thigh
A nurse aide can assist clients with their spiritual needs by: Correct Answer: allowing clients to
talk about their beliefs
A nurse aide MUST wear gloves when: Correct Answer: doing peri-care
When getting ready to dress a client, the nurse aide SHOULD: Correct Answer: give the client a
choice of what to wear
If the nurse aide discovers fire in a client's room, the FIRST thing to do is: Correct Answer:
remove the client
In order to communicate clearly with a client who has hearing loss, the nurse aide should:
Correct Answer: look directly at the client when speaking
,Which of the following stages of dying usually is the final stage? Correct Answer: Acceptance
If a client says, "God is punishing me" or "Why me?", how should the nurse aide respond?
Correct Answer: Listen quietly
The role of the ombudsman is to: Correct Answer: work with the nursing home to protect the
clients' rights
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: Correct Answer: respect the clients beliefs and
avoid starting religious discussions
The nurse aide notices that a client's mail has been delivered to the client's room. The nurse aide
SHOULD: Correct Answer: give the client the unopened mail and offer help as needed
Which of the following is a correct measurement of urinary output? Correct Answer: 300 ml
All of the following situations are examples of abuse or neglect EXCEPT: Correct Answer:
restraining a client according to a physician's order
A) threatening to withhold a client's meals
C) leaving a client alone in a bathtub
D)leaving a client in a wet and soiled bed
If a client is sitting in a chair in his room masturbating, the nurse aide SHOULD: Correct
Answer: leave the client alone and provide privacy
To convert four ounces of juice to milliliters (ml), the nurse aide should multiply: Correct
Answer: 4 x 30 ml
In giving care according to the client's Bill of Rights, the nurse aide SHOULD: Correct Answer:
provide privacy during the client's personal care
A client wakes up during the night and asks for something to eat. The nurse aide SHOULD:
Correct Answer: check the client's diet before offering nourishment
The normal aging process is BEST defined as the time when: Correct Answer: normal body
functions and senses decline
If a client is confused, the nurse aide should: Correct Answer: help the client to recognize
familiar things and people
What is the process of restoring a disabled client to the highest level of functioning possible?
Correct Answer: Rehabilitaion
, When changing an unsterile dressing, the nurse aide should wash hands: Correct Answer:
before, after removal of the soiled dressing, and after the procedure
The nurse aide finds a conscious client lying on the bathroom floor. The FIRST thing the nurse
aide should do is: Correct Answer: call for assistance from the nurse in charge
If a nurse aide finds a client who is sad and crying, the nurse aide should: Correct Answer: ask
the client if something is wrong
Clients have the right to: Correct Answer: have access to a telephone
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: Correct Answer: ask another nurse aide to help
To prevent dehydration of the client, the nurse aide SHOULD: Correct Answer: offer fluids
frequently while the client is awake
When transferring a client, MOST of the client's weight should be supported by the nurse aide's:
Correct Answer: legs
To be sure that a client's weight is measured accurately, the client should be weighed: Correct
Answer: at the same time of day
BEFORE taking the oral temperature of a client who has just finished a cold drink, the nurse aide
should wait: Correct Answer: 10 to 20 minutes
Which of the following methods is the CORRECT way to remove a dirty isolation gown?
Correct Answer: Roll it dirty side in and away from the body
What would the BEST way for the nurse aide to promote client independence in bathing a client
who has had a stroke? Correct Answer: Encourage the client to do as much as possible and assist
as needed
If a nurse aide needs to wear a gown to care for a client in isolation, the nurse aide MUST:
Correct Answer: take the gown off before leaving the client's room
When making an occupied bed, the nurse aide SHOULD: Correct Answer: raise side rail on
unattended side
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: Correct
Answer: suggest that this is not the place to discuss the client
The nurse aide enters a client's room, and the client states that he has pain. What should the nurse
aide do? Correct Answer: Report it to the nurse in charge
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
What is the term for a device used to take the place of a missing body part? Correct Answer:
Prosthesis
When a client has left-sided weakness, what is the recommended part of the sweater to put on
first? Correct Answer: Left sleeve
It is appropriate for a nurse aide to share the information regarding a client's status with: Correct
Answer: the staff on the next shift
When helping a client who is recovering from a stroke to walk, the nurse aide should assist:
Correct Answer: on the client's weak side
The nurse aide is caring for a client who is agitated. The nurse aide SHOULD: Correct Answer:
talk in a slow, calm, reassuring manner
Exercises that move each muscle and joint are called: Correct Answer: range of motion
How can the nurse aide BEST help a client who is not accepting loss? Correct Answer:
Encourage the client to talk
To BEST communicate with a client who is totally deaf, the nurse aide should: Correct Answer:
write out information
The nurse aide is asked by a confused client what day it is. The nurse aide should: Correct
Answer: point to the date on the calendar and say the date
To avoid pulling the catheter when turning a male client, the catheter tube must be taped to the
client's: Correct Answer: upper thigh
A nurse aide can assist clients with their spiritual needs by: Correct Answer: allowing clients to
talk about their beliefs
A nurse aide MUST wear gloves when: Correct Answer: doing peri-care
When getting ready to dress a client, the nurse aide SHOULD: Correct Answer: give the client a
choice of what to wear
If the nurse aide discovers fire in a client's room, the FIRST thing to do is: Correct Answer:
remove the client
In order to communicate clearly with a client who has hearing loss, the nurse aide should:
Correct Answer: look directly at the client when speaking
,Which of the following stages of dying usually is the final stage? Correct Answer: Acceptance
If a client says, "God is punishing me" or "Why me?", how should the nurse aide respond?
Correct Answer: Listen quietly
The role of the ombudsman is to: Correct Answer: work with the nursing home to protect the
clients' rights
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: Correct Answer: respect the clients beliefs and
avoid starting religious discussions
The nurse aide notices that a client's mail has been delivered to the client's room. The nurse aide
SHOULD: Correct Answer: give the client the unopened mail and offer help as needed
Which of the following is a correct measurement of urinary output? Correct Answer: 300 ml
All of the following situations are examples of abuse or neglect EXCEPT: Correct Answer:
restraining a client according to a physician's order
A) threatening to withhold a client's meals
C) leaving a client alone in a bathtub
D)leaving a client in a wet and soiled bed
If a client is sitting in a chair in his room masturbating, the nurse aide SHOULD: Correct
Answer: leave the client alone and provide privacy
To convert four ounces of juice to milliliters (ml), the nurse aide should multiply: Correct
Answer: 4 x 30 ml
In giving care according to the client's Bill of Rights, the nurse aide SHOULD: Correct Answer:
provide privacy during the client's personal care
A client wakes up during the night and asks for something to eat. The nurse aide SHOULD:
Correct Answer: check the client's diet before offering nourishment
The normal aging process is BEST defined as the time when: Correct Answer: normal body
functions and senses decline
If a client is confused, the nurse aide should: Correct Answer: help the client to recognize
familiar things and people
What is the process of restoring a disabled client to the highest level of functioning possible?
Correct Answer: Rehabilitaion
, When changing an unsterile dressing, the nurse aide should wash hands: Correct Answer:
before, after removal of the soiled dressing, and after the procedure
The nurse aide finds a conscious client lying on the bathroom floor. The FIRST thing the nurse
aide should do is: Correct Answer: call for assistance from the nurse in charge
If a nurse aide finds a client who is sad and crying, the nurse aide should: Correct Answer: ask
the client if something is wrong
Clients have the right to: Correct Answer: have access to a telephone
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: Correct Answer: ask another nurse aide to help
To prevent dehydration of the client, the nurse aide SHOULD: Correct Answer: offer fluids
frequently while the client is awake
When transferring a client, MOST of the client's weight should be supported by the nurse aide's:
Correct Answer: legs
To be sure that a client's weight is measured accurately, the client should be weighed: Correct
Answer: at the same time of day
BEFORE taking the oral temperature of a client who has just finished a cold drink, the nurse aide
should wait: Correct Answer: 10 to 20 minutes
Which of the following methods is the CORRECT way to remove a dirty isolation gown?
Correct Answer: Roll it dirty side in and away from the body
What would the BEST way for the nurse aide to promote client independence in bathing a client
who has had a stroke? Correct Answer: Encourage the client to do as much as possible and assist
as needed
If a nurse aide needs to wear a gown to care for a client in isolation, the nurse aide MUST:
Correct Answer: take the gown off before leaving the client's room
When making an occupied bed, the nurse aide SHOULD: Correct Answer: raise side rail on
unattended side
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: Correct
Answer: suggest that this is not the place to discuss the client
The nurse aide enters a client's room, and the client states that he has pain. What should the nurse
aide do? Correct Answer: Report it to the nurse in charge
