CNA Practice Written Exam

The nurse aide is responsible for all of the following fire prevention measures EXCEPT: correct answertaking cigarettes and matches away from all clients and visitors. What is the term for a device used to take the pla ...

The nurse aide is responsible for all of the following fire prevention measures EXCEPT: correct answertaking cigarettes and matches away from all clients and visitors. What is the term for a device used to take the place of a missing body part? -External rotation -Abduction -Pronation -Prosthesis correct answerProsthesis The Heimlich maneuver (abdominal thrusts) is used for a client who has -a bloody nose -a blocked airway -impaired eyesight -fallen out of bed correct answera blocked airway The most comfortable position for a resident with a respiratory problem is -Supine -Lateral -Prone -Fowler's correct answerFowler's The nurse aide sees a client spill water on the floor in the hall. Another client is walking down the hall. The nurse aide SHOULD-call housekeeping. -call the nurse. -leave the spill. -clean up the spill. correct answerclean up the spill. The electric shaver that the nurse aide is using to shave a client begins to spark and smoke. What should the nurse aide do FIRST? -Call the nurse in charge. -Finish shaving the client as quickly as possible -Unplug the shaver -Use the roommate's shaver to finish the shave correct answerUnplug the shaver When transferring a client, MOST of the client's weight should be supported by the nurse aide's -shoulders -back -wrists -legs correct answerlegs The nurse aide is going to help the client walk from the bed to a chair. What should the nurse aide put on the client's feet? -Nothing -Rubber-soled slippers or shoes -Socks or stockings only -Cloth-soled slippers correct answerRubber-soled slippers or shoesPhysical restraints are used MOST often -at the roommate's request. -when staff is short. -to prevent client injury. -at the family's request. correct answerto prevent client injury. Which of the following is NOT considered to be a way to restrain a client? -Pain management -A hand mitt -Lap buddy/tray -A sedative correct answerPain management A client needs to be repositioned but is heavy, and the nurse aide is not sure she can move the client alone. The nurse aide should -ask another nurse aide to help -have the family do it -try to move the client alone -go on to another task correct answerask another nurse aide to help Insulin, a hormone, regulates -The amount of salt retained in the blood -The rhythm of the heart -The amount of sugar in the blood -The strength of the skeletal muscles correct answerThe amount of sugar in the blood NPO means -Only ice chips per mouth -Nothing by mouth except water -Nothing by mouth -Nothing per ostomy correct answerNothing by mouth Clean bed linen placed in a client's room but NOT used should be -returned to the linen closet -used for a client in the next room -taken to the nurse in charge -put in the dirty linen container correct answerput in the dirty linen container When taking a client's radial pulse, the nurse aide's fingertips should be placed on the client's -elbow. -wrist. -neck. -chest. correct answerwrist. When taking an oral temperature, it is important to -put lubricant on the thermometer. -place the thermometer in the rectum. -place the thermometer under the tongue. -place the thermometer under the arm. correct answerplace the thermometer under the tongue. What is the FIRST thing a nurse aide should do when finding an unresponsive client?-Call for help -Call family -Start compressions -Close the door correct answerCall for help