Prometric CNA Skills rubrics Exam
Questions With Complete Answers
Hand Washing - CORRECT ANSWER-1.) Begin Handwashing by wetting hands and
applying soap to hands
2.) Use friction to distribute soap and create lather cleansing front and back of hands,
between fingers, around cuticles, under nails, and wrists
3.) Provide cleansing friction for a minimum of 20 seconds with hands lathered with
soap
4.) Rinse hands and wrists removing soap
5.) Use clean paper towels to dry hands and wrists and dispose of paper towel in trash
6.) End handwashing with clean hands avoiding re contamination of hands before
completion (DO NOT touch faucet handles or sink surfaces and use paper towels to
turn off sink)
Indirect Care - CORRECT ANSWER-1.) Greet resident, address by name, and
introduce self
2.) Provide explanations to residents about care before beginning and during care
3.) Ask resident about preferences during care
4.) Use standard precautions and infection control measures when providing care
5.) Ask resident about comfort or needs during care or before care completed
6.) Promote residents rights and residents safety during care
Ambulate The Resident Using A Transfer/Gait Belt - CORRECT ANSWER-1.) Greet
resident, address by name, and introduce self
2.) Provide explanations to residents about care before beginning and during care
,3.)Apply transfer/gait belt before standing resident, placing around th residents waist
and over clothing, secure so that only flat fingers/hand fit under belt, and the belt does
not catch skin or skin folds (e.g. breast tissue)
4.) Provide signal or cue to resident before assisting to stand
5.) Assist resident to stand while holding belt only at the front or only at the nearest side.
(if assisting to stand from the side.)
6.) Ask how resident feels upon standing
7.)Walk resident while standing to the side and slightly behind resident
8.) Provide support while walking resident with an arm around residents back holding
transfer/gait belt
9.) Ask how the resident feels during ambulation
10.) Walk resident at least 10 steps
11.) Assist resident to turn and have back of legs positioned against the seat of chair
before the resident sits.
12.) Provide support to sit resident back into chair
13.) Remove transfer/gait belt from residents waist without harming resident (e.g. pulling
transfer/gait belt.) when seated in chair after ambulation
14.)Maintain own body mechanics when assisting the resident to stand and sit
15.)Leave resident positioned in chair in proper body alignment and hips against back of
seat
16.) Ask resident about preferences during care
17.) Use standard precautions and infection control measures when providing care
18.) Ask resident about comfort or needs during care or before care completed
19.) Promote residents rights and residents safety during care
Assist Resident Needing To Use A Bedpan - CORRECT ANSWER-1.) Greet resident,
address by name, and introduce self
2.) Provide explanations to residents about care before beginning and during care
,3.) Place protective pad on bed over bottom sheet, under buttocks/upper thigh area
before placing bed pan and remove the pad after bedpan is removed
4.)Place and remove bedpan by either having resident positioned on side to turn on/off
back, onto/ off bedpan, or having resident raise hips off bed
5.) Position bedpan under resident according to form/shape of the selected bedpan
6.) Position bedpan to allow for collection
7.) Raise the head of the bed after positioning the resident on the bedpan, and lower the
head of the bed before removing bedpan
8.) Ask resident to call when finished or if needs help, leaving call light within the
residents reach before leaving resident to use bedpan
9.) Leave toilet paper within residents reach before leaving resident to use bedpan
10.) Wear gloves when removing bedpan and while emptying and cleaning bedpan
11.) Empty contents of bedpan into toilet, rise bedpan pouring contents into toilet and
dry bedpan
12.) Offer resident damp washcloth or paper towel, or hand wipe, to cleanse hands after
bedpan used or before end of care
13.) Complete skill storing bedpan and toilet paper, placing soiled linen in hamper, and
disposing of trash
14.) Keep resident positioned a safe distance from the edge of the bed at all times
15.) Ask resident about preferences during care
16.) Use standard precautions and infection control measures when providing care
17.) Ask resident about comfort or needs during care or before care completed
18.) Promote residents rights and residents safety during care
Change Bed Linen While Resident Remains In Bed (Making An Occupied Bed) -
CORRECT ANSWER-1.) Greet resident, address by name, and introduce self
2.) Provide explanations to residents about care before beginning and during care
3.) Keep resident positioned a safe distance from the edge of the bed at all times
, 4.) Remove and replace bottom sheet on one side of the bed, before turning resident to
remove and replace sheet on the other side of the bed
5.) Keep resident positioned on a bottom sheet throughout procedure
6.) Secure bottom sheet to mattress (e.g. for fitted sheet secure over all four corner of
the mattress; for flat sheet, tuck at the head of the bed and on sides and extend toward
bottom of mattress so that residents heels are not against not exposed mattress
7.) Leave bottom sheet free of creases or folds
8.) Turn or position resident to remove or replace sheet(s) without pulling sheets in a
manner that creates friction and risks skin shearing
9.) Replace the top sheet over resident with a clean sheet
10.)Tuck top sheet under foot of mattress leaving sheet placed loosely,avoiding
pressure against toes and allowing for foot movement
11.) Leave top sheet placed on top of resident to cover body up to shoulder level,
without tucking in along sides
12.) Keep pillow positioned under residents head throughout and at the end of the
procedure, except when removed briefly to replace pillowcase
13.) Complete procedure with resident positioned between the top and bottom sheet
14.) Complete skill placing soiled linen in hamper and disposing of trash
15.) Ask resident about preferences during care
16.) Use standard precautions and infection control measures when providing care
17.) Ask resident about comfort or needs during care or before care completed
18.) Promote residents rights and residents safety during care
Change Residents Position To A Supported Side-Lying Position - CORRECT
ANSWER-1.) Greet resident, address by name, and introduce self
2.) Provide explanations to residents about care before beginning and during care
3.) Assist resident with turning onto side before placing positioning devices
4.) Keep resident positioned a safe distance from the edge of the bed at all times
Questions With Complete Answers
Hand Washing - CORRECT ANSWER-1.) Begin Handwashing by wetting hands and
applying soap to hands
2.) Use friction to distribute soap and create lather cleansing front and back of hands,
between fingers, around cuticles, under nails, and wrists
3.) Provide cleansing friction for a minimum of 20 seconds with hands lathered with
soap
4.) Rinse hands and wrists removing soap
5.) Use clean paper towels to dry hands and wrists and dispose of paper towel in trash
6.) End handwashing with clean hands avoiding re contamination of hands before
completion (DO NOT touch faucet handles or sink surfaces and use paper towels to
turn off sink)
Indirect Care - CORRECT ANSWER-1.) Greet resident, address by name, and
introduce self
2.) Provide explanations to residents about care before beginning and during care
3.) Ask resident about preferences during care
4.) Use standard precautions and infection control measures when providing care
5.) Ask resident about comfort or needs during care or before care completed
6.) Promote residents rights and residents safety during care
Ambulate The Resident Using A Transfer/Gait Belt - CORRECT ANSWER-1.) Greet
resident, address by name, and introduce self
2.) Provide explanations to residents about care before beginning and during care
,3.)Apply transfer/gait belt before standing resident, placing around th residents waist
and over clothing, secure so that only flat fingers/hand fit under belt, and the belt does
not catch skin or skin folds (e.g. breast tissue)
4.) Provide signal or cue to resident before assisting to stand
5.) Assist resident to stand while holding belt only at the front or only at the nearest side.
(if assisting to stand from the side.)
6.) Ask how resident feels upon standing
7.)Walk resident while standing to the side and slightly behind resident
8.) Provide support while walking resident with an arm around residents back holding
transfer/gait belt
9.) Ask how the resident feels during ambulation
10.) Walk resident at least 10 steps
11.) Assist resident to turn and have back of legs positioned against the seat of chair
before the resident sits.
12.) Provide support to sit resident back into chair
13.) Remove transfer/gait belt from residents waist without harming resident (e.g. pulling
transfer/gait belt.) when seated in chair after ambulation
14.)Maintain own body mechanics when assisting the resident to stand and sit
15.)Leave resident positioned in chair in proper body alignment and hips against back of
seat
16.) Ask resident about preferences during care
17.) Use standard precautions and infection control measures when providing care
18.) Ask resident about comfort or needs during care or before care completed
19.) Promote residents rights and residents safety during care
Assist Resident Needing To Use A Bedpan - CORRECT ANSWER-1.) Greet resident,
address by name, and introduce self
2.) Provide explanations to residents about care before beginning and during care
,3.) Place protective pad on bed over bottom sheet, under buttocks/upper thigh area
before placing bed pan and remove the pad after bedpan is removed
4.)Place and remove bedpan by either having resident positioned on side to turn on/off
back, onto/ off bedpan, or having resident raise hips off bed
5.) Position bedpan under resident according to form/shape of the selected bedpan
6.) Position bedpan to allow for collection
7.) Raise the head of the bed after positioning the resident on the bedpan, and lower the
head of the bed before removing bedpan
8.) Ask resident to call when finished or if needs help, leaving call light within the
residents reach before leaving resident to use bedpan
9.) Leave toilet paper within residents reach before leaving resident to use bedpan
10.) Wear gloves when removing bedpan and while emptying and cleaning bedpan
11.) Empty contents of bedpan into toilet, rise bedpan pouring contents into toilet and
dry bedpan
12.) Offer resident damp washcloth or paper towel, or hand wipe, to cleanse hands after
bedpan used or before end of care
13.) Complete skill storing bedpan and toilet paper, placing soiled linen in hamper, and
disposing of trash
14.) Keep resident positioned a safe distance from the edge of the bed at all times
15.) Ask resident about preferences during care
16.) Use standard precautions and infection control measures when providing care
17.) Ask resident about comfort or needs during care or before care completed
18.) Promote residents rights and residents safety during care
Change Bed Linen While Resident Remains In Bed (Making An Occupied Bed) -
CORRECT ANSWER-1.) Greet resident, address by name, and introduce self
2.) Provide explanations to residents about care before beginning and during care
3.) Keep resident positioned a safe distance from the edge of the bed at all times
, 4.) Remove and replace bottom sheet on one side of the bed, before turning resident to
remove and replace sheet on the other side of the bed
5.) Keep resident positioned on a bottom sheet throughout procedure
6.) Secure bottom sheet to mattress (e.g. for fitted sheet secure over all four corner of
the mattress; for flat sheet, tuck at the head of the bed and on sides and extend toward
bottom of mattress so that residents heels are not against not exposed mattress
7.) Leave bottom sheet free of creases or folds
8.) Turn or position resident to remove or replace sheet(s) without pulling sheets in a
manner that creates friction and risks skin shearing
9.) Replace the top sheet over resident with a clean sheet
10.)Tuck top sheet under foot of mattress leaving sheet placed loosely,avoiding
pressure against toes and allowing for foot movement
11.) Leave top sheet placed on top of resident to cover body up to shoulder level,
without tucking in along sides
12.) Keep pillow positioned under residents head throughout and at the end of the
procedure, except when removed briefly to replace pillowcase
13.) Complete procedure with resident positioned between the top and bottom sheet
14.) Complete skill placing soiled linen in hamper and disposing of trash
15.) Ask resident about preferences during care
16.) Use standard precautions and infection control measures when providing care
17.) Ask resident about comfort or needs during care or before care completed
18.) Promote residents rights and residents safety during care
Change Residents Position To A Supported Side-Lying Position - CORRECT
ANSWER-1.) Greet resident, address by name, and introduce self
2.) Provide explanations to residents about care before beginning and during care
3.) Assist resident with turning onto side before placing positioning devices
4.) Keep resident positioned a safe distance from the edge of the bed at all times
