PROMETRIC CNA LATEST EXAM TEST 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔A resident says she is 5 feet 6 inches tall. When the nurse aide measures the
resident's height, the resident is 5 feet 4 inches. What should the nurse aide do? -
✔✔Measure the resident again
✔✔The nursing home is having a Christmas party. A resient who is Jewish is not
interested in going to the party. The nurse aide should - ✔✔respect the resident's
decision and ask what the resident would like to do
✔✔Which of the following describes an important requirement when providing
colostomy care? - ✔✔wear gloves for standard precautions
✔✔When a resident's husband begins telling the nurse aide how to care for his wife, the
nurse aide should - ✔✔understand that the husband wants staff aware of his wife's
needs
✔✔A resident with advance directives has a DNR order. The resident - ✔✔should not
be resuscitated
✔✔Restorative care program - ✔✔help the resident improve his/her level of functioning
✔✔Which of the following is an observation often seen when a resident is impacted? -
✔✔Liquid feces seeping out of the anus
✔✔A resident reports having a very large bowel movement 2 days ago. What should
the nurse aide do first? - ✔✔Ask if this is a normal pattern for the resident's body
✔✔A resident has returned from the hospital after a hip replacement. The nurse aide
should expect that the resident will be - ✔✔going to physcial therapy to increase
mobility
✔✔A nurse aide is assigned to a table in the dinning room during the resident's lunch.
One of the residents who is seated at the table begins to have seizure. The nurse has
been called. The next action by the nurse aide should be to - ✔✔guide the resident from
the chair to the floor
✔✔The nurse aide receives resident assignments from the charge nurse at the
beginning of the shift. When planning priorities it will be most important for the nurse
aide to - ✔✔check all assigned residents to see if anyone has immediate needs
, ✔✔While performing range of motion exercises, the nurse aide notices the resident's
elbow is stiff and will not bend. The nurse aide should - ✔✔continue exercises but move
onto another joint
✔✔A nurse aide finds a resident who has a history of falls lying on the floor in the
resident's room. The resident is crying and says "I fell again" What should the nurse
aide do first? - ✔✔Call for help while keeping the resident calm
✔✔Which of the following actions helps to prevent skin tears? - ✔✔Dressing the
resident in long sleeves
✔✔Which of the following is the most appropriate schedule for residents who are
incontinent to receive perineal care? - ✔✔Whenever the resident is soiled with urine or
stool
✔✔While eating lunch, hot tea splashes on a resident's hand. The nurse aide's first
response should be to - ✔✔wet a towel or napkin with cool water and place against the
injured area
✔✔Areas of the body where bone lies close to the skin is known as - ✔✔a pressure
point
✔✔ Before helping a resident to stand who has been lying in bed, the nurse aide needs
to - ✔✔allow time for resident to adjust to sitting at the edge of the bed
✔✔a nurse aide is assigned to provide postmortem care for a resident, but has never
done this procedure before. What is the most appropriate response by the nurse aide -
✔✔discuss the nurse aide's lack of experience with the nurse
✔✔when helping admit a new resident, the nurse aide notices the resident's right sided
weakness from a stroke. The resident asks for help to the bathroom. Before assisting
the resident, the nurse aide should - ✔✔get instructions from the nurse about how to
toilet the resident
✔✔The nurse aide is to obtain a resident's weight. The nurse aide should - ✔✔check
what scale is usually used for this resident
✔✔which of the following best describes how persons affected by parkinson's disease
typically walk? - ✔✔they shuffle their feet while taking small steps
✔✔When giving perineal care to a male who is uncircumcised, the nurse aide should -
✔✔push the foreskin back to clean
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔A resident says she is 5 feet 6 inches tall. When the nurse aide measures the
resident's height, the resident is 5 feet 4 inches. What should the nurse aide do? -
✔✔Measure the resident again
✔✔The nursing home is having a Christmas party. A resient who is Jewish is not
interested in going to the party. The nurse aide should - ✔✔respect the resident's
decision and ask what the resident would like to do
✔✔Which of the following describes an important requirement when providing
colostomy care? - ✔✔wear gloves for standard precautions
✔✔When a resident's husband begins telling the nurse aide how to care for his wife, the
nurse aide should - ✔✔understand that the husband wants staff aware of his wife's
needs
✔✔A resident with advance directives has a DNR order. The resident - ✔✔should not
be resuscitated
✔✔Restorative care program - ✔✔help the resident improve his/her level of functioning
✔✔Which of the following is an observation often seen when a resident is impacted? -
✔✔Liquid feces seeping out of the anus
✔✔A resident reports having a very large bowel movement 2 days ago. What should
the nurse aide do first? - ✔✔Ask if this is a normal pattern for the resident's body
✔✔A resident has returned from the hospital after a hip replacement. The nurse aide
should expect that the resident will be - ✔✔going to physcial therapy to increase
mobility
✔✔A nurse aide is assigned to a table in the dinning room during the resident's lunch.
One of the residents who is seated at the table begins to have seizure. The nurse has
been called. The next action by the nurse aide should be to - ✔✔guide the resident from
the chair to the floor
✔✔The nurse aide receives resident assignments from the charge nurse at the
beginning of the shift. When planning priorities it will be most important for the nurse
aide to - ✔✔check all assigned residents to see if anyone has immediate needs
, ✔✔While performing range of motion exercises, the nurse aide notices the resident's
elbow is stiff and will not bend. The nurse aide should - ✔✔continue exercises but move
onto another joint
✔✔A nurse aide finds a resident who has a history of falls lying on the floor in the
resident's room. The resident is crying and says "I fell again" What should the nurse
aide do first? - ✔✔Call for help while keeping the resident calm
✔✔Which of the following actions helps to prevent skin tears? - ✔✔Dressing the
resident in long sleeves
✔✔Which of the following is the most appropriate schedule for residents who are
incontinent to receive perineal care? - ✔✔Whenever the resident is soiled with urine or
stool
✔✔While eating lunch, hot tea splashes on a resident's hand. The nurse aide's first
response should be to - ✔✔wet a towel or napkin with cool water and place against the
injured area
✔✔Areas of the body where bone lies close to the skin is known as - ✔✔a pressure
point
✔✔ Before helping a resident to stand who has been lying in bed, the nurse aide needs
to - ✔✔allow time for resident to adjust to sitting at the edge of the bed
✔✔a nurse aide is assigned to provide postmortem care for a resident, but has never
done this procedure before. What is the most appropriate response by the nurse aide -
✔✔discuss the nurse aide's lack of experience with the nurse
✔✔when helping admit a new resident, the nurse aide notices the resident's right sided
weakness from a stroke. The resident asks for help to the bathroom. Before assisting
the resident, the nurse aide should - ✔✔get instructions from the nurse about how to
toilet the resident
✔✔The nurse aide is to obtain a resident's weight. The nurse aide should - ✔✔check
what scale is usually used for this resident
✔✔which of the following best describes how persons affected by parkinson's disease
typically walk? - ✔✔they shuffle their feet while taking small steps
✔✔When giving perineal care to a male who is uncircumcised, the nurse aide should -
✔✔push the foreskin back to clean
