PROMETRIC CNA 2026/2027 PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔A resident's leg has recently been amputated. Since the surgery the resident has not
wanted to leave his room. What response by the nurse aide is most supportive? -
✔✔"You used to enjoy activities. What's keeping you in your room so much?"
✔✔When counting a resident's pulse, the nurse aide should - ✔✔notice if the rhythm of
the heart-beat is regular
✔✔The term vital signs refers to - ✔✔temperature, pule and respirations
✔✔A resident is restrained. What observation should the nurse aide report to the nurse
immediately? - ✔✔The resident has suddenly become very agitated
✔✔A resident with dementia tries to get our of bed without help during the night. The
care plan states the resident needs assistance to get out of bed. What should the nurse
aide do first? - ✔✔Try to find out if there is something resident needs
✔✔It is most important for the nurse aide to check the temperature of the water before -
✔✔soaking the resident's feet for foot care
✔✔A nurse aide walks into a resident's room and finds a resident on the floor. The
resident says, " I fell down and I cannot move my arm." What should be the nurse aide's
next action? - ✔✔Ask the resident to stay still while the nurse aide calls for help
✔✔A resident's care plan provides the nurse aide with information about - ✔✔specific
care required for the resident and the goals of care
✔✔A resident is admitted to the nursing home for rehabilitation after a stroke. The plan
is for the resident to stay only a short time, before returning home. Which of the
following shows the best support of the resident's needs? - ✔✔Help the resident focus
on even small accomplishments
✔✔When weighing a resident, it is important to make sure the - ✔✔scale is balanced or
calibrated before helping the resident onto the scale
✔✔A few minutes before the end of the shift, a resident calls and whispers to the nurse
aide, "I had an accident. I wet myself. " What should the nurse aide do? - ✔✔Provide
incontinent care to the resident
, ✔✔A resident with a feeding tube is scheduled for a shower. The resident's feeding tube
is connected to a pump. Which of the following is the appropriate response by the nurse
aide? - ✔✔Ask the charge nurse for assistance with the feeing pump
✔✔A resident reports that his wrist watch is missing. The nurse aide should ask - ✔✔for
permission to help look around the resident's room
✔✔while helping in the dining room, the nurse aide notices a make resident in distress
holding his throat. The nurse aide believes the resident may be choking. After calling for
help, the nurse aide's next action should be - ✔✔ask if the resident can talk
✔✔A resident has an indwelling urinary catheter. Which of the following is part of the
catheter care procedure performed by the nurse aide? - ✔✔Clean the catheter, starting
at the meatus and moving downward
✔✔A resident's hands shake when trying to drink liquids, causing the liquids to spill.
What is the best response by the nurse aide ? - ✔✔Suggest the the resident might do
well with a cup with a lid
✔✔How much assistance does a resident receiving PROM need from the nurse aide -
✔✔total assistance
✔✔A resident who was admitted today is sitting in a chair in his room. He asks for help
to go to the bathroom. The nurse aide knows the resident's care plane has not been
completed. To help theresident the nurse aide should - ✔✔ask the charge nurse for
instructions what assistance the resident needs
✔✔A resident falls from her chair when she has a seizure. Before the nurse arrives, the
seizure is finished and the nurse aide observes the resident is breathing. What should
the nurse aide do next? - ✔✔Turn the resident onto her side
✔✔While feeding a resident, the nurse aide notices that the resident is coughing a lot
after each drink of fluid. What is the appropriate response by the nurse aide? - ✔✔stop
feeding and ask a nurse to check the resident
✔✔The care plan requires that the resident be ambulated 100 feet twice a day at 10 am
and 2 pm. When the nurse aide arrives to walk the resident at 10 am the resident
refuses. Which of the following is the best response by the nurse aide? - ✔✔Would you
prefer to walk a little later?
✔✔While receiving personal care in bed, a resident begins to have a seizure. The nurse
aide should - ✔✔call the charge nurse and remain with the resident
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔A resident's leg has recently been amputated. Since the surgery the resident has not
wanted to leave his room. What response by the nurse aide is most supportive? -
✔✔"You used to enjoy activities. What's keeping you in your room so much?"
✔✔When counting a resident's pulse, the nurse aide should - ✔✔notice if the rhythm of
the heart-beat is regular
✔✔The term vital signs refers to - ✔✔temperature, pule and respirations
✔✔A resident is restrained. What observation should the nurse aide report to the nurse
immediately? - ✔✔The resident has suddenly become very agitated
✔✔A resident with dementia tries to get our of bed without help during the night. The
care plan states the resident needs assistance to get out of bed. What should the nurse
aide do first? - ✔✔Try to find out if there is something resident needs
✔✔It is most important for the nurse aide to check the temperature of the water before -
✔✔soaking the resident's feet for foot care
✔✔A nurse aide walks into a resident's room and finds a resident on the floor. The
resident says, " I fell down and I cannot move my arm." What should be the nurse aide's
next action? - ✔✔Ask the resident to stay still while the nurse aide calls for help
✔✔A resident's care plan provides the nurse aide with information about - ✔✔specific
care required for the resident and the goals of care
✔✔A resident is admitted to the nursing home for rehabilitation after a stroke. The plan
is for the resident to stay only a short time, before returning home. Which of the
following shows the best support of the resident's needs? - ✔✔Help the resident focus
on even small accomplishments
✔✔When weighing a resident, it is important to make sure the - ✔✔scale is balanced or
calibrated before helping the resident onto the scale
✔✔A few minutes before the end of the shift, a resident calls and whispers to the nurse
aide, "I had an accident. I wet myself. " What should the nurse aide do? - ✔✔Provide
incontinent care to the resident
, ✔✔A resident with a feeding tube is scheduled for a shower. The resident's feeding tube
is connected to a pump. Which of the following is the appropriate response by the nurse
aide? - ✔✔Ask the charge nurse for assistance with the feeing pump
✔✔A resident reports that his wrist watch is missing. The nurse aide should ask - ✔✔for
permission to help look around the resident's room
✔✔while helping in the dining room, the nurse aide notices a make resident in distress
holding his throat. The nurse aide believes the resident may be choking. After calling for
help, the nurse aide's next action should be - ✔✔ask if the resident can talk
✔✔A resident has an indwelling urinary catheter. Which of the following is part of the
catheter care procedure performed by the nurse aide? - ✔✔Clean the catheter, starting
at the meatus and moving downward
✔✔A resident's hands shake when trying to drink liquids, causing the liquids to spill.
What is the best response by the nurse aide ? - ✔✔Suggest the the resident might do
well with a cup with a lid
✔✔How much assistance does a resident receiving PROM need from the nurse aide -
✔✔total assistance
✔✔A resident who was admitted today is sitting in a chair in his room. He asks for help
to go to the bathroom. The nurse aide knows the resident's care plane has not been
completed. To help theresident the nurse aide should - ✔✔ask the charge nurse for
instructions what assistance the resident needs
✔✔A resident falls from her chair when she has a seizure. Before the nurse arrives, the
seizure is finished and the nurse aide observes the resident is breathing. What should
the nurse aide do next? - ✔✔Turn the resident onto her side
✔✔While feeding a resident, the nurse aide notices that the resident is coughing a lot
after each drink of fluid. What is the appropriate response by the nurse aide? - ✔✔stop
feeding and ask a nurse to check the resident
✔✔The care plan requires that the resident be ambulated 100 feet twice a day at 10 am
and 2 pm. When the nurse aide arrives to walk the resident at 10 am the resident
refuses. Which of the following is the best response by the nurse aide? - ✔✔Would you
prefer to walk a little later?
✔✔While receiving personal care in bed, a resident begins to have a seizure. The nurse
aide should - ✔✔call the charge nurse and remain with the resident
