Nurse Aide Practice State Exam
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1. What is the term for a device used to take the place of a missing body part?
(A) Pronation
(B) Abduction
(C) External rotation
(D) Prosthesis: (D) Prosthesis
2. When a client has left-sided weakness, what side of a sweater is removed
first?
(A) Both sleeves
(B) Left sleeve
(C) Client's choice
(D) Right sleeve: (D) Right sleeve
3. It is appropriate for a nurse aide to share the information regarding a client's
status with:
(A) any one the nurse aide sees fit
(B) the client's family members
(C) the client's roommate
(D) the staff on the next shift: (D) the staff on the next shift
4. The purpose for padding side rails on the client's bed is to:
(A) use them as a restraint
(B) have a place to connect the call signal
(C) protect the client from injury
(D) keep the client warm: (C) protect the client from injury
5. Exercises that move each muscle and joint are called:
(A) adduction
(B) range of motion
(C) abduction
(D) rotation: (B) range of motion
6. How can the nurse aide BEST help a client who is not accepting a loss?
(A) Leave the client alone
(B) Convince the client to accept the loss
(C) Encourage the client to talk
(D) Discourage individual activity: (C) Encourage the client to talk
7. The Heimlich maneuver (abdominal thrust) is used for a client who has:
(A) a bloody nose
(B) a blocked airway
(C) fallen out of bed
(D) impaired eyesight: (B) a blocked airway
8. To BEST communicate with a client who is totally deaf, the nurse aide
should:
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(A) smile frequently and speak loudly
(B) smile often and talk rapidly
(C) avoid eye contact
(D) write out information: (D) write out information
9. A nurse aide MUST wear gloves when:
(A) feeding a client
(B) doing peri-care
(C) giving a back rub
(D) doing range of motion: (B) doing peri-care
10. When getting ready to dress a client, the nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) get the first clothes the nurse aide can reach in the closet
(B) give the client a choice of what to wear
(C) use the clothes the client wore the day before
(D) choose clothes that the nurse aide personally likes: (B) give the client a
choice of what to wear
11. In order to communicate clearly with a client who has hearing loss, the
nurse aide should:
(A) speak in a high pitched tone of voice
(B) stand behind the client when speaking
(C) speak in a loud and slow manner
(D) look directly at the client when speaking: (D) look directly at the client when
speaking
12. Which of the following stages of dying is usually the final stage?
(A) Anger
(B) Acceptance
(C) Bargaining
(D) Depression: (B) Acceptance
13. If a client says, "God is punishing me" or "Why me?", how should the nurse
aide respond?
(A) Reply, "God doesn't punish people."
(B) Listen quietly
(C) Ignore the client
(D) Make jokes: (B) Listen quietly
14. The role of the ombudsman is to:
(A) run a group of nursing homes
(B) work with the nursing home to protect clients' rights
(C) control the nursing home budget
(D) prepare classes that nurse aides take to learn about client hygiene: (B)
work with the nursing home to protect clients' rights
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15. 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:
(A) help the client understand the nurse aide's faith
(B) tell the client that it is important for the client to join some church, even if
it is not the nurse aide's church
(C) respect the client's beliefs and avoid starting religious discussions
(D) arrange to have the nurse aide's clergyman visit the client: (C) respect the
client's beliefs and avoid starting religious discussions
16. The nurse aide notices that a client's mail has been delivered to the client's
room. The nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) open the mail and leave it on the client's table
(B) open the mail and read it to the client
(C) read the mail to make sure it doesn't contain upsetting news
(D) give the client the unopened mail and offer help as needed: (D) give the
client the unopened mail and offer help as needed
17. Which of the following is a correct measurement of urinary output?
(A) 40 oz
(B) 300 cc or 300ml
(C) 2 cups
(D) 1 quart: (B) 300 cc or 300ml
18. The client offers a nurse aide a twenty dollar bill as a thank you for
all that the nurse aide has done. The nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) take the money so as not to offend the client
(B) politely refuse the money
(C) take the money and buy something for the floor
(D) ask the nurse in charge what to do: (B) politely refuse the money
19. All of the following situations are examples of abuse or neglect EXCEPT:
(A) restraining a client according to a physician's order
(B) leaving a client alone in a bathtub
(C) threatening to withhold a client's meals
(D) leaving a client in a wet and soiled bed: (A) restraining a client according to
a physician's order
20. If a client is sitting in a chair in his room masturbating, the nurse aide
SHOULD:
(A) report the incident to the other nurse aides
(B) tell the client to stop
(C) laugh and tell the client to go in the bathroom
(D) leave the client alone and provide privacy: (D) leave the client alone and
provide privacy
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1. What is the term for a device used to take the place of a missing body part?
(A) Pronation
(B) Abduction
(C) External rotation
(D) Prosthesis: (D) Prosthesis
2. When a client has left-sided weakness, what side of a sweater is removed
first?
(A) Both sleeves
(B) Left sleeve
(C) Client's choice
(D) Right sleeve: (D) Right sleeve
3. It is appropriate for a nurse aide to share the information regarding a client's
status with:
(A) any one the nurse aide sees fit
(B) the client's family members
(C) the client's roommate
(D) the staff on the next shift: (D) the staff on the next shift
4. The purpose for padding side rails on the client's bed is to:
(A) use them as a restraint
(B) have a place to connect the call signal
(C) protect the client from injury
(D) keep the client warm: (C) protect the client from injury
5. Exercises that move each muscle and joint are called:
(A) adduction
(B) range of motion
(C) abduction
(D) rotation: (B) range of motion
6. How can the nurse aide BEST help a client who is not accepting a loss?
(A) Leave the client alone
(B) Convince the client to accept the loss
(C) Encourage the client to talk
(D) Discourage individual activity: (C) Encourage the client to talk
7. The Heimlich maneuver (abdominal thrust) is used for a client who has:
(A) a bloody nose
(B) a blocked airway
(C) fallen out of bed
(D) impaired eyesight: (B) a blocked airway
8. To BEST communicate with a client who is totally deaf, the nurse aide
should:
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(A) smile frequently and speak loudly
(B) smile often and talk rapidly
(C) avoid eye contact
(D) write out information: (D) write out information
9. A nurse aide MUST wear gloves when:
(A) feeding a client
(B) doing peri-care
(C) giving a back rub
(D) doing range of motion: (B) doing peri-care
10. When getting ready to dress a client, the nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) get the first clothes the nurse aide can reach in the closet
(B) give the client a choice of what to wear
(C) use the clothes the client wore the day before
(D) choose clothes that the nurse aide personally likes: (B) give the client a
choice of what to wear
11. In order to communicate clearly with a client who has hearing loss, the
nurse aide should:
(A) speak in a high pitched tone of voice
(B) stand behind the client when speaking
(C) speak in a loud and slow manner
(D) look directly at the client when speaking: (D) look directly at the client when
speaking
12. Which of the following stages of dying is usually the final stage?
(A) Anger
(B) Acceptance
(C) Bargaining
(D) Depression: (B) Acceptance
13. If a client says, "God is punishing me" or "Why me?", how should the nurse
aide respond?
(A) Reply, "God doesn't punish people."
(B) Listen quietly
(C) Ignore the client
(D) Make jokes: (B) Listen quietly
14. The role of the ombudsman is to:
(A) run a group of nursing homes
(B) work with the nursing home to protect clients' rights
(C) control the nursing home budget
(D) prepare classes that nurse aides take to learn about client hygiene: (B)
work with the nursing home to protect clients' rights
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15. 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:
(A) help the client understand the nurse aide's faith
(B) tell the client that it is important for the client to join some church, even if
it is not the nurse aide's church
(C) respect the client's beliefs and avoid starting religious discussions
(D) arrange to have the nurse aide's clergyman visit the client: (C) respect the
client's beliefs and avoid starting religious discussions
16. The nurse aide notices that a client's mail has been delivered to the client's
room. The nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) open the mail and leave it on the client's table
(B) open the mail and read it to the client
(C) read the mail to make sure it doesn't contain upsetting news
(D) give the client the unopened mail and offer help as needed: (D) give the
client the unopened mail and offer help as needed
17. Which of the following is a correct measurement of urinary output?
(A) 40 oz
(B) 300 cc or 300ml
(C) 2 cups
(D) 1 quart: (B) 300 cc or 300ml
18. The client offers a nurse aide a twenty dollar bill as a thank you for
all that the nurse aide has done. The nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) take the money so as not to offend the client
(B) politely refuse the money
(C) take the money and buy something for the floor
(D) ask the nurse in charge what to do: (B) politely refuse the money
19. All of the following situations are examples of abuse or neglect EXCEPT:
(A) restraining a client according to a physician's order
(B) leaving a client alone in a bathtub
(C) threatening to withhold a client's meals
(D) leaving a client in a wet and soiled bed: (A) restraining a client according to
a physician's order
20. If a client is sitting in a chair in his room masturbating, the nurse aide
SHOULD:
(A) report the incident to the other nurse aides
(B) tell the client to stop
(C) laugh and tell the client to go in the bathroom
(D) leave the client alone and provide privacy: (D) leave the client alone and
provide privacy
