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Assisted Living State Exam QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
1. 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. -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ d. slightly behind the client on
the client's
weak side.
2. 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.
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c. urinate frequently.
d. be incontinent of urine. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ b. be
unable to urinate.
3. 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. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ a. high-pitched
sounds.
4. 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. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ d.
checking the name tag.
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5. 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. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ a. report it to the charge
nurse.
6. The proper medical abbreviation
for before meals is
a. p.c.
b. b.i.d.
c. a.c.
d. t.i.d. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ c. a.c.
7. A client diagnosed with hypertension will most likely
have a history of
a. low blood pressure.
b. high blood pressure.
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c. low blood sugar.
d. high blood sugar. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ b. high
blood pressure.
8. 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 - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ d.
mechanical soft
9. 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
Assisted Living State Exam QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
1. 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. -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ d. slightly behind the client on
the client's
weak side.
2. 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.
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c. urinate frequently.
d. be incontinent of urine. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ b. be
unable to urinate.
3. 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. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ a. high-pitched
sounds.
4. 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. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ d.
checking the name tag.
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5. 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. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ a. report it to the charge
nurse.
6. The proper medical abbreviation
for before meals is
a. p.c.
b. b.i.d.
c. a.c.
d. t.i.d. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ c. a.c.
7. A client diagnosed with hypertension will most likely
have a history of
a. low blood pressure.
b. high blood pressure.
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c. low blood sugar.
d. high blood sugar. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ b. high
blood pressure.
8. 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 - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ d.
mechanical soft
9. 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
