GNA Practice Questions provides focused preparation for nursing assistants specializing in geriatric care. This quiz assesses critical skills needed to effectively support elderly residents, including managing physical disabilities, respecting privacy and dignity, understanding sexual health concerns, and providing prosthetic care. Each question is designed to simulate real-life caregiving scenarios, helping learners build confidence and competence in bedside nursing tasks.
By practicing with this quiz, nursing assistants can identify knowledge gaps and strengthen their ability to deliver compassionate, respectful, and comprehensive care to older adults. It serves as an essential resource for those preparing for certification or seeking to enhance their practical skills in long-term care settings. This targeted approach ensures readiness to meet the unique challenges of geriatric nursing with professionalism and empathy.
Stay in the day room
Stay a short while so as not to tire the resident
Be expected to help with care
Be allowed privacy with the resident
Rate this question:
General appearance
Mental condition
Skin condition
All of the above
Rate this question:
Wash the area with soap and water and apply alcohol
Ask another nursing assistant to look at it and give her opinion
Check it again the next day
Tell the supervisor so she can check it.
Rate this question:
Sudden paleness
Excessive sweating
Increased respirations
All of the above
Rate this question:
Tell the resident to eat it because she needs protein
Tell the resident it's all right since her doctor ordered the diet
Ask the nurse to call the kitchen
Tell the resident that restrictions don't pertain in times of illness
Rate this question:
Have the nurse's approval
Know the proper procedure
Use a transfer belt if needed
All of the above
Rate this question:
Velcro closings
An extended shoe horn
A zipper pull
All of the above
Rate this question:
Overheat the patient
Irritate the patient's skin
Result in torn sheets
Restrict the patietn's activity
Rate this question:
Fracture pan
Plastic pan
Child sized pan
Metal pan
Rate this question:
An artificial substitute for a missing body part
A device for moving patients
An expected condition of the aging process
A disease of the circulatory system
Rate this question:
Wipe it up immediately
Throw a towel over the water to prevent accidents
Notify the charge nurse
Call housekeeping
Rate this question:
Back blows
Mouth to mouth ventilation
A finger sweep
Abdominal thrusts
Rate this question:
Extreme thirst
Lack of appetite and stomach pain
No bowel movement for several days
Frequent urination with burning sensation
Rate this question:
Sit her on the floor and go get help
Call for help immediately but stay with her
Continue the walk so as not to alarm her
Tell her to relax because everything will be okay
Rate this question:
Stand behind him and use a transfer belt
Put padding all the way around the top rim
Let him walk by himself so he gains independence
Let him practice using the walker on the day he is discharged
Rate this question:
Rash that appears suddenly
Warm, dry, and pink skin
Tough skin on the feet
Scarred skin
Rate this question:
Families should be asked to attend care plan meetings
Families should be asked to leave during care plan meetings
Families' wishes can have no effect on care planning
Families may attend religious services only
Rate this question:
Done only when time permits
The family's responsibility
Necessary for rehabilitation
A violation of patient rights
Rate this question:
Decubitus ulcers
Foot drop
Contractures and muscle atrophy
All of the above
Rate this question:
Malpractice
Negligence
Overt commission
Breaking a criminal law
Rate this question:
Cut the meat bite-size pieces
Wash your hands and the patient's hands
Butter the patient's bread
Provide the patient with privacy
Rate this question:
The family
The staff
Another patient
All of the above
Rate this question:
Clamp off the catheter and disconnect it, since the bag would be in the way
Leave the catheter dangling between the patient's legs
Carry the bag below the level of the bladder
Hide the bag in a pillowcase so the patient will not be embarrassed
Rate this question:
Abdominal cramping
Lack of appetite
Slight nausea
All of the above
Rate this question:
Decreased sexual desire
Unchanged sexual desire
Increased sexual desire
All of the above
Rate this question:
Call for help
Lay the resident down on his back
Give four quick breaths
Give 8-10 abdominal thrusts
Rate this question:
Making residents follow the rules
Increasing positive behavior
Punishing negative behavior
Making individual staff decisions
Rate this question:
Offer the patient water if she starts to gag
Take the tape off the nose if it bothers the patient
Never unfasten the connecting tubing from the patient's gown
Protect the tube when moving or changing the patient's position
Rate this question:
Placed in her lap
Allowed to dangle freely
Be elevated on a pillow in her lap
None of the above
Rate this question:
Put her in her room
Swear back at her
Ignore the outburst
Follow the care plan
Rate this question:
Make half of the bed at one time
Have one side rail up and one down
Make a toe pleat in the top covers
Do all of the above
Rate this question:
A bedside commode
The toilet
A bedpan
A urinal
Rate this question:
Contact your supervisor immediately
Continue the bath
Stop the bath and have the resident take some deep breaths
Assist the resident to a chair to sit upright
Rate this question:
Plate guard
Build-up spoon
Zipper pull
A and b only
Rate this question:
Needing private time with a partner
Caring about one's physical appearance
Engaging in public fondling
Desiring sexual interaction
Rate this question:
Vitamin pills
Tube feeding
Clear broth
Dietary supplements
Rate this question:
Diabetic
Low salt
Bland
Regular
Rate this question:
Keep the bedrails up except when you are at the bedside
Close the door to the room so that he does not disturb other patients
Keep the room dark and quiet at all times to keep the patient form becoming upset
Remind him each morning to shower and shave independently
Rate this question:
Keep the drainage bag higher than the bladder
Do perineal care from front to back as needed
Let the tubing make a U loop below the bed
Do perineal care every other night
Rate this question:
Use good body mechanics
Move the joint until the resident feels pain
Keep the body covered except for the joint being exercised
Make the resident as he can
Rate this question:
Clinical
Objective
Personal
Subjective
Rate this question:
Never sharing information with anyone
The right of the patient to privacy
Only sharing information with those involved in the resident's care
Both b and c
Rate this question:
Before meals
Before bedtime
After meals
Upon awakening
Rate this question:
Give passive range of motion to all joints
Let the team leader exercise the patient's joints
Call the physical therapist to exercise the patient afterwards
Exercise the patient only if the doctor has ordered it
Rate this question:
Liquids other than water
See-through liquids only
Milk, ice cream, and carbonated beverages
All substances that are fluid at room temperature
Rate this question:
Fresh fruit
Three hot meals
Fresh water
Juice and pop
Rate this question:
Going along with the crowd
Communicating clearly with others
Following orders without questioning
Doing all of the above
Rate this question:
Take an axillary temperature and systolic blood pressure after care is given two time a day
Do a routine sugar and acetone urine test before meals three time a day
Do a routine sugar and acid stool test after Mr. Able's next three stools
Offer snacks and ginger ale three time a day
Rate this question:
Quiz Review Timeline (Updated): Jun 20, 2025 +
Our quizzes are rigorously reviewed, monitored and continuously updated by our expert board to maintain accuracy, relevance, and timeliness.
Wait!
Here's an interesting quiz for you.