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Nursing Assistant State Exam
1. A client is on a bowel and bladder training program and has not had a bowel
movement in three days. The nurse aide should
a. report it to the charge nurse.
b. give the client an enema.
c. offer the client prune juice.
d. encourage the client to drink more
fluids.
a. report it to the charge nurse.
2. The proper medical abbreviation
for before meals is
a. p.c.
b. b.i.d.
c. a.c.
d. t.i.d.
c. a.c.
3. A client diagnosed with hypertension will most likely have a history of
a. low blood pressure.
b. high blood pressure.
c. low blood sugar.
d. high blood sugar.
b. high blood pressure.
4. A patient who has difficulty chewing or swallowing will need what type of
diet?
,a. clear liquid
b. low residue
c. bland
d. mechanical soft
d. mechanical soft
5. An elderly resident with Alzheimer's disease cannot find her room. How can
the nurse aide help the client feel more independent?
a. Tell her to stay in the room.
b. Have her roommate secretly
watch her.
c. Place a familiar object on the
client's door.
d. Write the room number on a piece
of paper.
c. Place a familiar object on
the client's door.
6. When assisting a client in learning how to use a cane, the nurse aide stands
a. approximately two feet directly behind the client.
b. about one foot from the client's weak side.
c. about one foot from the client's strong side.
d. slightly behind the client on the client's weak side.
d. slightly behind the client on the client's
weak side.
7. When working with a client who has urinary retention, the nurse aide can
expect that the client will
a. urinate large volumes.
b. be unable to urinate.
c. urinate frequently.
d. be incontinent of urine.
b. be unable to urinate.
,8. Aging-related hearing changes result in older clients gradually losing their
ability to hear
a. high-pitched sounds.
b. low-pitched sounds.
c. slow sounds.
d. rapid sounds.
a. high-pitched sounds.
9. The best way to safely identify your patient is by
a. asking his name.
b. calling his name and waiting for
his response.
c. checking the bed plate.
d. checking the name tag.
d. checking the name tag.
10. How often should a patient's intake and output records be totaled?
a. once each shift
b. twice a day
c. every four hours
d. every 12 hours
a. once each shift
11. Which of the following should the nursing assistant observe and record
when admitting a client?
a. freckles
b. wrinkles
c. short nails
d. bruises
d. bruises
12. When responding to a client on the intercom, the nursing assistant should
say
a. "Hello, who is calling, please?"
b. "What is it that you want?"
c. "This is [nursing assistant name
and position], can I help you?"
, d. "Please hold; I'll have the nurse
answer your call."
c. "This is [nursing assistant name and position], can I help you?"
13. Which of the following things should the nurse aide do to familiarize new
clients with their surroundings?
a. Demonstrate the location and use
of the call light.
b. Explain that the TV is not to be
used.
c. Instruct family to leave the room
after the aide is finished with the
admission.
d. Raise the bed to the high position
and raise the safety rails.
a. Demonstrate the location and use of the call light.
14. When arranging a client's room, the nursing assistant should do all of the
following EXCEPT
a. checking the placement of the call
bell.
b. adjusting the back rest as directed.
c. administering the client's
medications.
d. adjusting the lighting as
appropriate.
c. administering the client's medications.
15. When assisting a client out of bed, the nurse aide should always
a. employ body mechanic
techniques.
b. get another nurse aide to assist.
c. raise the bed to its maximum
height.
d. lower all safety rails.
a. employ body mechanic techniques.