NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. The purpose for padding side rails on the client’s bed is to:
(A) Help the Nurse to feed the patient
(B) have a place to connect the call signal
(C) protect the client from injury
(D) keep the client warm 


Answer: (C) protect the client from injury


2. To avoid pulling the catheter when turning a male client, the catheter tube must be taped to the client’s:
(A) bed sheet
(B) upper thigh
(C) IV Stand
(D) hip


Answer: (B) upper thigh


3. What is the term for a device used to take the place of a missing body part?
(A) Pronation
(B) Abduction
(C) iInternal rotation
(D) Prosthesis


Answer: (D) Prosthesis

4. When a client has left-sided weakness, what part of a sweater is put on first?

(A) Both sleeves
(B) Left sleeve
(C) Patients choice
(D) Right sleeve


Answer: (B) Left sleeve


5. It is appropriate for a nurse aide to share the information regarding a patient’s status with:
(A) any one the nurse aide sees fit
(B) the patient’s family members
(C) the patient’s roommate
(D) the staff on the next shift


Answer: (D) the staff on the next shift


6. A nurse aide MUST wear gloves when:
(A) feeding a client
(B) doing peri-care
(C) giving a back rub
(D) Bathing the client


Answer: (B) doing peri-care


7. Exercises that move each muscle and joint are called:
(A) Rotation
(B) range of motion
(C) abduction
(D) Adduction


Answer: (B) range of motion

8. 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) Ask the family members
(D) choose clothes that the nurse aide personally likes


Answer: (B) give the client a choice of what to wear


9. Which of the following is a correct measurement of urinary output?
(A) 100 cc
(B) 300 cc
(C) 1/2 cups
(D) 1 quart


Answer: (B) 300 cc


10. 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 client.
(D) ask the nurse in charge what to do


Answer: (B) politely refuse the money


11. If the nurse aide discovers fire in a client’s room, the FIRST thing do is:
(A) call the nurse in charge
(B) try to put out the fire
(C) open a window
(D) remove the patient


Answer: (D) remove the patient


12. 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


Answer: (A) restraining a client according to a physician’s order


13. When helping a client who is recovering from a stroke to walk, the nurse aide should assist:

(A) on the client’s strong side
(B) on the client’s weak side
(C) Behind the client
(D) with a wheelchair or trolley


Answer: (B) on the client’s weak side


14. 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)Tell the client to go in the bathroom
(D) leave the client alone and provide privacy


Answer: (D) leave the client alone and provide privacy

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