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CNA Prometric Exam Practice WITH 500
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATED VERSION JUST RELEASED
Question: Which foods are found on a high protein diet?
A. Pasta and rice
B. Meat and eggs
C. Fruits and vegetables
D. Whole grains and milk products - ANSWER✔✔B. Meat and eggs
Question: A resident says she is 5 feet 6 inches tall. When the nurse aide measures the
resident's height, the resident is 5 feet 4 inches. What should the nurse aide do?
A. Record the resident's height as 5 feet 4 inches.
B. Record the resident's height as 5 feet 6 inches.
C. Explain that older people shrink with aging.
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D. Measure the resident again. - ANSWER✔✔D. Measure the resident again.
Question: The use of a physical restraint helps
A. control a resident's behavior.
B. protect the resident from injury.
C. make staff members' jobs easier.
D. decrease how often staff need to check the resident. - ANSWER✔✔B. protect the resident
from injury.
Question: A resident who is wearing a hearing aid keeps asking the nurse aide to repeat
information. Which of the following actions should the nurse aide do first?
A. Speak loudly and directly into the hearing aid.
B. Check that the hearing aid is in the correct ear.
C. Ask when the hearing aid battery was replaced.
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D. Make sure the hearing aid is turned on. - ANSWER✔✔D. Make sure the hearing aid is turned
on.
Question: A resident who is in isolation needs a temperature taken several times a day. Where
is the appropriate place for the thermometer to be kept?
A. At the nurses' station.
B. On the isolation cart outside the resident's room.
C. In the dirty utility room.
D. In the resident's room. - ANSWER✔✔D. In the resident's room.
Question: What is the best reason for giving frequent perineal care to residents?
A. It increases comfort.
B. It decreases sexual responses.
C. It helps prevent skin breakdown.
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D. It prevents incontinence. - ANSWER✔✔C. It helps prevent skin breakdown.
Question: The first step the nurse aide should take when discovering a fire is to
A. check how quickly the fire is spreading.
B. remove any residents near the fire.
C. throw a blanket over the flames.
D. pull the alarm. - ANSWER✔✔B. remove any residents near the fire.
Question: To help prevent burns to residents during meals, the nurse aide should
A. place a clothing protector on the resident.
B. wait to serve the food until hot food is cold.
C. add ice to any hot liquids, such as coffee or soup.
D. let residents know which foods and beverages are hot. - ANSWER✔✔D. let residents know
which foods and beverages are hot.
CNA Prometric Exam Practice WITH 500
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATED VERSION JUST RELEASED
Question: Which foods are found on a high protein diet?
A. Pasta and rice
B. Meat and eggs
C. Fruits and vegetables
D. Whole grains and milk products - ANSWER✔✔B. Meat and eggs
Question: A resident says she is 5 feet 6 inches tall. When the nurse aide measures the
resident's height, the resident is 5 feet 4 inches. What should the nurse aide do?
A. Record the resident's height as 5 feet 4 inches.
B. Record the resident's height as 5 feet 6 inches.
C. Explain that older people shrink with aging.
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D. Measure the resident again. - ANSWER✔✔D. Measure the resident again.
Question: The use of a physical restraint helps
A. control a resident's behavior.
B. protect the resident from injury.
C. make staff members' jobs easier.
D. decrease how often staff need to check the resident. - ANSWER✔✔B. protect the resident
from injury.
Question: A resident who is wearing a hearing aid keeps asking the nurse aide to repeat
information. Which of the following actions should the nurse aide do first?
A. Speak loudly and directly into the hearing aid.
B. Check that the hearing aid is in the correct ear.
C. Ask when the hearing aid battery was replaced.
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D. Make sure the hearing aid is turned on. - ANSWER✔✔D. Make sure the hearing aid is turned
on.
Question: A resident who is in isolation needs a temperature taken several times a day. Where
is the appropriate place for the thermometer to be kept?
A. At the nurses' station.
B. On the isolation cart outside the resident's room.
C. In the dirty utility room.
D. In the resident's room. - ANSWER✔✔D. In the resident's room.
Question: What is the best reason for giving frequent perineal care to residents?
A. It increases comfort.
B. It decreases sexual responses.
C. It helps prevent skin breakdown.
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D. It prevents incontinence. - ANSWER✔✔C. It helps prevent skin breakdown.
Question: The first step the nurse aide should take when discovering a fire is to
A. check how quickly the fire is spreading.
B. remove any residents near the fire.
C. throw a blanket over the flames.
D. pull the alarm. - ANSWER✔✔B. remove any residents near the fire.
Question: To help prevent burns to residents during meals, the nurse aide should
A. place a clothing protector on the resident.
B. wait to serve the food until hot food is cold.
C. add ice to any hot liquids, such as coffee or soup.
D. let residents know which foods and beverages are hot. - ANSWER✔✔D. let residents know
which foods and beverages are hot.
