Essential CNA Practice Quiz: Prepare for Success in Your Certification Exam

A client at the facility gets a new roommate. While the roommate is in the bathroom, the client leans toward the nurse and quietly asks, “Why is she here? Is she sick?” The most appropriate response from the nursing assistant is:

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A client at the facility gets a new roommate. While the roommate is in the bathroom, the client leans toward the nurse and quietly asks, “Why is she here? Is she sick?” The most appropriate response from the nursing assistant is:

• “I’m not sure. Let me take a look at her chart.”
• “Why don’t you ask her yourself?”
• “She’s here for the same thing as you!”
• “I’m afraid I can’t share that information with you.”