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CNA EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Which of the following is an example of a duty that nursing assistants generally perform?
A. Bathing residents B. Giving medication to residents C. Diagnosing residents' illnesses D. Making financial decisions for residents - ANSWER A. Bathing residents
Which of the following is the safest way to confirm a resident's identity?
A. Look at the door number and compare it to your room list B. Call the resident by name and see if the person answers C. Ask the resident's roommate D. Check the ID bracelet or tag attached to the resident - ANSWER D. Check the ID bracelet or tag attached to the resident
A professional and safe working appearance would include which of
the following?
A. Carefully manicured acrylic nails B. Jewelry that reflect your fun personality C. Sandals, T-shirt, and a name tag D. Clean, wrinkle-free uniform; short fingernails; and off-the-shoulder hair - ANSWER D. Clean, wrinkle-free uniform; short fingernails; and off-the-shoulder hair
What is the federal law that relates to keeping a person's health information confidential and secure?
A. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) B. Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) C. Minimum Data Set (MDS) D. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) - ANSWER B. Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
When should a nursing assistant document care?
A. Immediately after the care if given B. Upon arriving at work the following day
A. A nursing aide can access files on any patient that he/she has cared for B. A nursing aide can access files in order to correct computer information C. A nursing aide can access files in order to show information to family members D. A nursing aide can access files on patients currently under his/her care - ANSWER D. A nursing aide can access files on patients currently under his/her care
What should you do if you make a mistake in charting patient information?
A. Start another chart B. Use white-out over the error C. Have the supervising nurse write in a correction D. Draw a single line in blue or black ink through the error, label it "error," and initial the mistake - ANSWER D. Draw a single line in blue or black ink through the error, label it "error," and initial the mistake
Which action by a nurse aide could jeopardize the confidentiality of computerized medical records available at a nurse's station?
A. Log out and sign off all computer screens before leaving a terminal B. Share passwords for computer access with colleagues who have forgotten their own passwords C. Periodically change computer access passwords D. Prevent an unidentified healthcare worker from viewing computer records - ANSWER B. Share passwords for computer access with colleagues who have forgotten their own passwords
The nurse's son called and asked her to bring home a package of bandages, so the nurse grabbed a package from the facility's stockroom to take home. Which of the following options BEST identifies this action?
A. Negligence B. False imprisonment C. Theft D. Aiding and abetting - ANSWER C. Theft
Which of the following options is NOT considered verbal communication?
A. Speaking clearly B. Asking open-ended questions
A. Call for help while keeping the resident calm B. Check for injuries while asking how the resident fell C. Place a pillow under the resident's head and cover with a blanket D. Consider if the resident is trying to get attention - ANSWER A. Call for help while keeping the resident calm
A charge nurse asks a nurse aide to perform a task that is not part of the nurse aide's scope of practice. What should the nurse aide do?
A. Consider if the task can be performed another way B. Provide the care and perform the task as best as possible C. Contact the ombudsman's office since resident's rights may be violated D. Refuse to perform the task and explain it is not within the nurse aide's role - ANSWER D. Refuse to perform the task and explain it is not within the nurse aide's role
Which of the following people diagnose and treats communication and swallowing disorders such as a stroke or physical defects?
A. Speech therapist B. Physical therapist
C. Occupational therapist D. Registered nurse - ANSWER A. Speech therapist
Which of the following abbreviations are matched with the correct definition?
A. BID: at bedtime B. TID: tomorrow C. ac: before meals D. pc: patient care - ANSWER C. ac: before meals
While caring for Mrs. Jones the nursing assistant discovers that she became less combative when provided with a washcloth. The best way to communicate this with other staff is to:
A. Report your findings to the nurse before you leave B. Keep the information to yourself C. Remember to report it at next week's care conference D. Post a note in the shower room - ANSWER A. Report your findings to the nurse before you leave
The nursing assistant sees a medical abbreviation she is unfamiliar with on the work assignment. What should she do?
simple, non-medical terms
A client gives the 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 fl oor D. Ask the nurse in charge what to do - ANSWER B. Politely refuse the money
The nurse aide notices that a client's mail has been delivered to the client's room. The nurse aide SHOULD:
A. Open the mail and leave it on the client's table B. Open the mail and read it to the client C. Read the mail to make sure it doesn't contain upsetting news D. Give the client the unopened mail and offer help as needed - ANSWER D. Give the client the unopened mail and offer help as needed
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. Laugh and 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
The nurse aide is in the employee dining room. A group of nurse aides are eating lunch together and begin discussing how rude a certain client was acting. The nurse aide SHOULD:
A. Join in the conversation B. Suggest that this is not the place to discuss the client C. Be quiet and not say anything to the other nurse aides D. Return to the unit and tell the client what was said - ANSWER B. Suggest that this is not the place to discuss the client
A person in your care says he doesn't understand the medical procedure he is supposed to have tomorrow. You should:
A. Tell him not to worry about it B. Tell him it will be painless C. Tell your supervising nurse about his concerns
A. Gloves B. Gowns or other outer clothing C. Hand washing equipment D. Masks, face shields, goggles, and glasses - ANSWER C. Hand washing equipment
Which of the following options BEST defines hazardous waste?
A. Waste matter that has been contaminated with blood B. Waste matter that has been contaminated with chemical agents C. All waste matter that has the potential to cause infection D. Only waste matter that is identified as hazardous material - ANSWER C. All waste matter that has the potential to cause infection
The nurse punched out the patient's medications and placed them in the trash without giving them to the patient. After two days of not receiving his medications, the patient was in severe pain. Which of the following options BEST identifies this action?
A. Negligence B. Neglect C. Abuse
D. Battery - ANSWER A. Negligence
Proper use of a waist restraint requires that the nurse aide:
A. Release the restraint every four hours B. Watch for skin irritation C. Tie restraints to the side rails D. Apply the restraint tightly so the client cannot move - ANSWER B. Watch for skin irritation
A restrained person must be checked every:
A. 15 minutes B. 2 hours C. Day D. Hour - ANSWER A. 15 minutes
The use of a physical restraint helps
A. Control a resident's behavior B. Protect the resident from injury
If a nurse aide needs to wear a gown to care for a client in isolation, the nurse aide MUST:
A. Wear the same gown to care for all other assigned clients B. Leave the gown untied C. Take the gown off before leaving the client's room D. Take the gown off in the dirty utility room - ANSWER C. Take the gown off before leaving the client's room
The resident would not be quiet during dinner, so the nurse isolated her in the closet for two hours. Which of the following options BEST identifies this action?
A. Involuntary seclusion B. False imprisonment C. Invasion of privacy D. Neglect - ANSWER A. Involuntary seclusion
The nurse aide will be transporting the patient on Droplet Precautions to x-ray. How will the nurse aide prepare for the transport?
A. Have the resident wear a N95 Respirator, and the nurse aide must
wear a surgical mask B. The resident does not need to wear a mask, neither does the nurse aide C. Have the resident wear as mask, and the nurse aide must also wear as mask D. Have the resident wear a mask, but no mask is required for the nurse aide - ANSWER D. Have the resident wear a mask, but no mask is required for the nurse aide
Which of the following is true of Transmission-Based Precautions?
A. A nursing assistant does not need to practice Standard Precautions if he practices Transmission-Based Precautions B. They are exactly the same as Standard Precautions C. They are practiced in addition to Standard Precautions D. None of the above - ANSWER C. They are practiced in addition to Standard Precautions
At the SNF facility, some conditions may call for the patient to be isolated. Which one of the below conditions would necessitate for Airborne Isolation?
A. Pneumonia B. Influenza A
B. Bladder incontinence is normal part of aging C. Joints tend to be less flexible as a person ages D. Sensitivity to pain increases with age - ANSWER C. Joints tend to be less flexible as a person ages
Physical restraints are used MOST often
A. at the family's request B. at the roommate's request C. when staff is short D. to prevent client injury - ANSWER D. to prevent client injury
What is your first priority when a fire occurs at the facility?
A. Immediately remove all residents located in the fire zone B. Immediately activate the facility's fire alarm C. Immediately extinguish the fire D. Immediately close all doors to contain the fire - ANSWER A. Immediately remove all residents located in the fire zone
Which of the following methods is the appropriate method for removing a mask or respirator?
A. Untie the bottom tie first, then the top tie B. Do not untie the mask, just slip the ties over your ears C. Grasp the front of the mask and slowly lift it over your head D. Untie the top tie first, then the bottom tie - ANSWER B. Do not untie the mask, just slip the ties over your ears
Which of the following options BEST describes why isolation procedures are implemented?
A. To observe patients B. To provide patients with exercise C. To transfer patients D. To control infection - ANSWER D. To control infection
In Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, which needs are considered the most important?
A. Physical needs B. Need for self-esteem C. Safety and security needs D. Need for self-actualization - ANSWER A. Physical needs
