CNA Exam WI Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
WhatBmeasuresBshouldBbetakenBassuresBmeasurementBofBweightBaccuratelyBindicatesBaBchan
geBinBtheBresident'sBbodyBweight.B-BAnswerStartBwithBtheBscaleBbalancedBtoBzero.
MakeBsureBtheBresidentBisBnotBholdingBontoBtheBscale
MakeBsuretyBresidentBisBnotBholdingBontoBwalkerBorBcaneBwhileBbeingBweighed.
WeighBtheBresidentBonBtheBsameBscaleBeachBtime
AccordingBtoBMaslow'sBHierarchyBofBneeds,BwhichBneedBmightBaBresidentBhaveBdifficultyBmee
tingBdueBtoBhisBdependanceBonBothersBforBassistanceBwithBADLsB(ActivitiesBofBDailyBLiving)?B
-BAnswerNeedBforBSelf-Esteem
ABresidentBhasBtheBrightBtoBrefuseBcares.BHowBshouldBaBCNABrespondBtoBaBresidentBwhoBre
fusesBcare?B-BAnswerTryBtoBbeBpersuasiveBandBgiveBoptions.BIfBthatBdoesn'tBwork:B
RespectBRefusal
NotifyBtheBnurseBofBanyBrefusalBofBcares
MenopauseBisBtheBtimeBinBaBwomen'sBlifeBwhenBsheBhasBdecreasedBbloodBlevelsBofBestroge
nBandBprogesterone.BWhatBareBsomeBnormalBchangesBoffingBthatBresultBfromBthisBdecrease?
B-BAnswerLossBofBcalciumBwhichBleadsBtoBbrittleBbones
MenstrualBPeriodsBstop
VaginalBwallsBgetBdrierBandBthinner
ListB5BguidelinesBforBUrinaryBCatheterBCareB-
BAnswer1.BMakeBsureBtheBdrainageBbagBisBbelowBtheBbladderBorBhipsB(preventsBurineBfromB
flowingBbackBintoBtheBbladder)
2.BKeepBdrainageBbagBoffBofBtheBfloor
3.BKeepBtubingBstraight,BfreeBfromBkinks(ifBnotBstraightBurineBmayBbeBpreventedBfromBdraini
ng)
4.BKeepBgenitalBareaBcleanB(catheterBgoesBallBtheBwayBtoBtheBbladderBandBmakesBitBeasierBf
orBbacteriaBtoBenterBtheBbody)
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBanBopenBendedBquestionBthatBshouldBbeBmostBhelpfulBinBencoura
gingBtheBresidentBtoBcommunicate?B-BAnswerHowBdoByouBpreferBtoBhaveByourBbreakfast?
, AreByouBhungryBforBbreakfast?
DoByouBwantBtoBeastBbreakfast?
IBwillBtakeByouBtoBbreakfastBnow.
CorrectBanswer:BHowBdoByouBpreferBtoBhaveByourBbreakfast.
ListBtasksBwhichBareBtypicallyBnotBinBtheBscopeBofBpracticeBforBCNAs?B-
BAnswerAdministeringBMedication
ProceduresBrequiringBsterileBtechnique
DiagnosingBillnessBorBprescribingBtreatmentsBorBmeds
InformingBresidentsBorBfamilyBofBdiagnosisBorBmedicalBplans
WhatBareBtheB5BrightBofBdelegation?B-BAnswerRightBTask
RightBCircumstance
RightBPerson
RightBDirection/communication
RightBSupervision/Evaluation
WhatBtypeBofBquestionBencouragesBresidentsBtoBcommunicate?B-
BAnswerOpenBEndedBQuestions
WhenBaBCNABisBaskedBtoBperformBaBtaskBnotBinBhisBscopeBofBpracticeBorBthatBheBhasBnotB
beenBtrainedBtoBdo,BhowBshouldBheBrespondBtoBtheBrequest?B-
BAnswerDoBnotBacceptBtheBdelegation
CommunicateBtoBtheBnurseBwhyBrefusedB(respectfully)
ForBExample:
IBhaveBnotBbeenBtrainedBandBorBitBisBnotBwithinBmyBscopeBofBpractice.
WhenBworkingBwithBaBresidentBwhoBdoesBnotBspeakBEnglish,BwhatBcanBbeeBdoneBtoBimprov
eBcommunication?B-BAnswerAskBifBthereBisBanBinterpreterBtoBhelp
EnhanceBcommunicationBwithBnonverbalBcues
UseBpicturesBforBtoBillustrateBbasicBneedsBsuchBasBtoilet,Bbed,Beating,Bdrink.
Answers Updated 2026
WhatBmeasuresBshouldBbetakenBassuresBmeasurementBofBweightBaccuratelyBindicatesBaBchan
geBinBtheBresident'sBbodyBweight.B-BAnswerStartBwithBtheBscaleBbalancedBtoBzero.
MakeBsureBtheBresidentBisBnotBholdingBontoBtheBscale
MakeBsuretyBresidentBisBnotBholdingBontoBwalkerBorBcaneBwhileBbeingBweighed.
WeighBtheBresidentBonBtheBsameBscaleBeachBtime
AccordingBtoBMaslow'sBHierarchyBofBneeds,BwhichBneedBmightBaBresidentBhaveBdifficultyBmee
tingBdueBtoBhisBdependanceBonBothersBforBassistanceBwithBADLsB(ActivitiesBofBDailyBLiving)?B
-BAnswerNeedBforBSelf-Esteem
ABresidentBhasBtheBrightBtoBrefuseBcares.BHowBshouldBaBCNABrespondBtoBaBresidentBwhoBre
fusesBcare?B-BAnswerTryBtoBbeBpersuasiveBandBgiveBoptions.BIfBthatBdoesn'tBwork:B
RespectBRefusal
NotifyBtheBnurseBofBanyBrefusalBofBcares
MenopauseBisBtheBtimeBinBaBwomen'sBlifeBwhenBsheBhasBdecreasedBbloodBlevelsBofBestroge
nBandBprogesterone.BWhatBareBsomeBnormalBchangesBoffingBthatBresultBfromBthisBdecrease?
B-BAnswerLossBofBcalciumBwhichBleadsBtoBbrittleBbones
MenstrualBPeriodsBstop
VaginalBwallsBgetBdrierBandBthinner
ListB5BguidelinesBforBUrinaryBCatheterBCareB-
BAnswer1.BMakeBsureBtheBdrainageBbagBisBbelowBtheBbladderBorBhipsB(preventsBurineBfromB
flowingBbackBintoBtheBbladder)
2.BKeepBdrainageBbagBoffBofBtheBfloor
3.BKeepBtubingBstraight,BfreeBfromBkinks(ifBnotBstraightBurineBmayBbeBpreventedBfromBdraini
ng)
4.BKeepBgenitalBareaBcleanB(catheterBgoesBallBtheBwayBtoBtheBbladderBandBmakesBitBeasierBf
orBbacteriaBtoBenterBtheBbody)
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBanBopenBendedBquestionBthatBshouldBbeBmostBhelpfulBinBencoura
gingBtheBresidentBtoBcommunicate?B-BAnswerHowBdoByouBpreferBtoBhaveByourBbreakfast?
, AreByouBhungryBforBbreakfast?
DoByouBwantBtoBeastBbreakfast?
IBwillBtakeByouBtoBbreakfastBnow.
CorrectBanswer:BHowBdoByouBpreferBtoBhaveByourBbreakfast.
ListBtasksBwhichBareBtypicallyBnotBinBtheBscopeBofBpracticeBforBCNAs?B-
BAnswerAdministeringBMedication
ProceduresBrequiringBsterileBtechnique
DiagnosingBillnessBorBprescribingBtreatmentsBorBmeds
InformingBresidentsBorBfamilyBofBdiagnosisBorBmedicalBplans
WhatBareBtheB5BrightBofBdelegation?B-BAnswerRightBTask
RightBCircumstance
RightBPerson
RightBDirection/communication
RightBSupervision/Evaluation
WhatBtypeBofBquestionBencouragesBresidentsBtoBcommunicate?B-
BAnswerOpenBEndedBQuestions
WhenBaBCNABisBaskedBtoBperformBaBtaskBnotBinBhisBscopeBofBpracticeBorBthatBheBhasBnotB
beenBtrainedBtoBdo,BhowBshouldBheBrespondBtoBtheBrequest?B-
BAnswerDoBnotBacceptBtheBdelegation
CommunicateBtoBtheBnurseBwhyBrefusedB(respectfully)
ForBExample:
IBhaveBnotBbeenBtrainedBandBorBitBisBnotBwithinBmyBscopeBofBpractice.
WhenBworkingBwithBaBresidentBwhoBdoesBnotBspeakBEnglish,BwhatBcanBbeeBdoneBtoBimprov
eBcommunication?B-BAnswerAskBifBthereBisBanBinterpreterBtoBhelp
EnhanceBcommunicationBwithBnonverbalBcues
UseBpicturesBforBtoBillustrateBbasicBneedsBsuchBasBtoilet,Bbed,Beating,Bdrink.