NURSE AIDE/NURSING ASSISTANT WRITTEN EXAM PRACTICE
TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1) When providing foot care to a resident it is important for the nurse aide to
A) remove calluses and corns.
B) check the feet for skin breakdown.
C) keep the water cool to prevent burns.
D) apply lotion, including between the toes. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ check the
feet for skin breakdown.
2) When feeding a resident, frequent coughing can be a sign the resident is
A) choking.
B) getting full.
C) needs to drink more fluids.
D) having difficulty swallowing. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ having difficulty
swallowing.
3) When a person is admitted to the nursing home, the nurse aide should expect that
the resident will
A) have problems related to incontinence.
B) require a lot of assistance with personal care.
C) experience a sense of loss related to the life change.
D) adjust more quickly if admitted directly from the hospital. -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ experience a sense of loss related to the life change.
4) A resident gets dressed and comes out of his room wearing shoes that are from two
different pairs. The nurse aide should
A) tease the resident by complimenting the resident's sense of style.
B) ask if the resident realizes that the shoes do not match.
C) remind the resident that the nurse aide can dress the resident.
, D) ask if the resident lost some of his shoes. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ ask if the
resident realizes that the shoes do not match.
5) A resident's wife recently died. The resident is now staying in his room all the time
and eating very little.
The best response by the nurse aide is to
A) remind the resident to be thankful for the years he shared with his wife.
B) tell the resident that he needs to get out of his room at least once a day.
C) understand the resident is grieving and give him chances to talk.
D) avoid mentioning his wife when caring for him. -- Correct Answer ✔✔
understand the resident is grieving and give him chances to talk.
6) Before feeding a resident, which of the following is the best reason to wash the
resident's hands?
A) The resident may still touch his/her mouth or food.
B) It reduces the risk of spreading airborne diseases. (C) It improves resident
morale and appetite.
C) The resident needs to keep meal routines. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ The
resident may still touch his/her mouth or food.
7) Which of the following is a job task performed by the nurse aide ?
A) Participating in resident care planning conferences
B) Taking a telephone order from a physician
C) Giving medications to assigned residents
D) Changing sterile wound dressings -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Participating in
resident care planning conferences
8) Which of the following statements is true about range of motion (ROM) exercises?
A) Done just once a day
B) Help prevent strokes and paralysis
C) Require at least ten repetitions of each exercise
D) Are often performed during ADLs such as bathing or dressing -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ Are often performed during ADLs such as bathing or dressing
9) While the nurse aide tries to dress a resident who is confused, the resident keeps
trying to grab a hairbrush. The nurse aide should
TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1) When providing foot care to a resident it is important for the nurse aide to
A) remove calluses and corns.
B) check the feet for skin breakdown.
C) keep the water cool to prevent burns.
D) apply lotion, including between the toes. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ check the
feet for skin breakdown.
2) When feeding a resident, frequent coughing can be a sign the resident is
A) choking.
B) getting full.
C) needs to drink more fluids.
D) having difficulty swallowing. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ having difficulty
swallowing.
3) When a person is admitted to the nursing home, the nurse aide should expect that
the resident will
A) have problems related to incontinence.
B) require a lot of assistance with personal care.
C) experience a sense of loss related to the life change.
D) adjust more quickly if admitted directly from the hospital. -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ experience a sense of loss related to the life change.
4) A resident gets dressed and comes out of his room wearing shoes that are from two
different pairs. The nurse aide should
A) tease the resident by complimenting the resident's sense of style.
B) ask if the resident realizes that the shoes do not match.
C) remind the resident that the nurse aide can dress the resident.
, D) ask if the resident lost some of his shoes. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ ask if the
resident realizes that the shoes do not match.
5) A resident's wife recently died. The resident is now staying in his room all the time
and eating very little.
The best response by the nurse aide is to
A) remind the resident to be thankful for the years he shared with his wife.
B) tell the resident that he needs to get out of his room at least once a day.
C) understand the resident is grieving and give him chances to talk.
D) avoid mentioning his wife when caring for him. -- Correct Answer ✔✔
understand the resident is grieving and give him chances to talk.
6) Before feeding a resident, which of the following is the best reason to wash the
resident's hands?
A) The resident may still touch his/her mouth or food.
B) It reduces the risk of spreading airborne diseases. (C) It improves resident
morale and appetite.
C) The resident needs to keep meal routines. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ The
resident may still touch his/her mouth or food.
7) Which of the following is a job task performed by the nurse aide ?
A) Participating in resident care planning conferences
B) Taking a telephone order from a physician
C) Giving medications to assigned residents
D) Changing sterile wound dressings -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Participating in
resident care planning conferences
8) Which of the following statements is true about range of motion (ROM) exercises?
A) Done just once a day
B) Help prevent strokes and paralysis
C) Require at least ten repetitions of each exercise
D) Are often performed during ADLs such as bathing or dressing -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ Are often performed during ADLs such as bathing or dressing
9) While the nurse aide tries to dress a resident who is confused, the resident keeps
trying to grab a hairbrush. The nurse aide should
