Certified Nursing Assistant Exam Prep - Question List

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281. A client in the long-term facility tells the nurse assistant, “I am too depressed to talk to you, leave me alone.” Which of the following responses is most therapeutic?
  1. I’ll be back in an hour.
  2. Why are you so depressed?
  3. I’ll sit with you for a moment.
  4. Call me when you feel like talking to me.
282. The nursing assistant assigned to obtain vital signs for a group of residents omits taking the vital signs of one of the residents. When the nurse inquires as to the resident’s missing vital signs, the nurse assistant admits forgetting the resident. This is an example of which of the following?
  1. Accountability
  2. Flexibility
  3. Dependability
  4. Respectability
283. A client says to you, “I am worthless person. I should be dead.” What should be your response?
  1. “Don’t say you are worthless, you are not a worthless person.”
  2. “We are going to help you with your feelings.”
  3. “What makes you feel you’re worthless?”
  4. “What you say is not true.”
284. Which of the following clients needs to be attended to first by the nurse aide?
  1. Mr. Tomm - 72 years old, with left-sided paralysis, confined on bed - calls for a change in his diaper.
  2. Mrs. Smith - 80 years old, recently lost her husband - requests the nurse aide accompany her in the garden.
  3. Mr. Brown - 69 years old, constantly asks for your company - calls you as he finishes his 3000-piece jigsaw puzzle.
  4. Mr. Chin - 65 years old with Parkinson’s disease - is scheduled for his bed shampoo today.
285. The nurse attendant has several clients who need to be referred to a nurse. Which of the following clients should she refer first?
  1. The client with a cough or cold
  2. The client with chest pain
  3. The client with fever due to infection
  4. The client who is for discharge

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