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Certified Nursing Assistant Exam Prep - Question List

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161. Michelle is giving a male client a bed bath. She noticed that the Foley catheter is no longer taped on the client’s anterior thigh. Michelle obtains medical tape and secures the catheter back in place. The rationale for lateral or upward anchoring of the urethral catheter in a male is to:
  1. Prevent pressure at the penescrotal area.
  2. Promote comfort.
  3. Secure the catheter well.
  4. Provide privacy.
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162. A client is ordered to have a cleansing enema. The nurse aide understands that the purpose of this kind of enema is to:
  1. Stimulate peristalsis through infusion of a large volume of solution.
  2. Lubricate the colon and rectum.
  3. Provide relief from gaseous distention.
  4. Let the feces absorb oil to become softer and easier to pass.
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163. Constipation is best described as:
  1. Irregular passage of stool.
  2. Passage of stool every other day.
  3. Passage of hard, dry stool.
  4. Seepage of liquid feces.
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164. Stephanie is going to give Mrs. Crouton, a 65 year-old client, a bed bath. The initial action of Stephanie before performing the procedure is:
  1. Close the door and windows of the client’s room.
  2. Inform the client and explain the purpose of the procedure.
  3. Remove the client’s gown under the cover of the top sheet.
  4. Place the bed in flat position.
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165. The nurse aide in the activity room of a home health facility observes smoke billowing from the room that holds Ms. Monroe, a 69-year-old with Alzheimer’s disease. What should be the nurse aide’s first action?
  1. Yell, “Fire!”
  2. Close the client’s door.
  3. Grab the fire extinguisher.
  4. Evacuate Mrs. Monroe from the room.
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