CNA SKILLS TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS UPDATED 2026

CNA SKILLS TEST QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS UPDATED 2026
BeginningBProcedureBActionsB-
BAnswer1.*WashBhandsBthoroughlyBpriorBtoBenteringBroomBorBwhenBinBroom

2.BAssembleBneededBequipment

3.GoBtoBresident'sBroom,BknockBandBpauseBbeforeBentering.

4.B*IntroduceBselfBbyBnameBandBtitle

5.B*IdentifyBtheBresidentBbyBfacilityBpoliciesBandBaddressBthemBbyBname.

6.BAskBvisitorsBtoBleaveBtheBroomBandBinformBthemBwhereBtheyBmayBwait.

7.*ProvideBprivacyBthroughoutBprocedure;BpullBcurtains,BshutBdoor,BproperlyBcoverBpatientBas
Bneeded.

8.*ExplainBprocedureBtoBresident;BspeakBclearly,BslowlyBandBdirectlyBtoBresident,BmaintainingB
faceBtoBfaceBcontactBwheneverBpossible.

9.BAnswerBresident'sBquestionsBaboutBtheBprocedure.

10.BAllowBresidentBtoBassistBasBmuchBasBpossible.

11.BRaiseBtheBbedBtoBaBcomfortableBworkingBheight.



EndingBProcedureBActionsB-BAnswer1.*PositionBresidentBcomfortably.

2.*ReturnBbedBtoBlowestBposition.

3.*LeaveBsignalBcord,BtelephoneBandBwaterBwithinBreach.

4.*PerformBaBgeneralBsafetyBcheck.

5.BOpenBcurtain.

6.BCareBforBequipmentBfollowingBpolicy.

7.*WashBhands.

8.BLetBvisitorsBknowBtheyBmayBreturn.

9.*ReportBcompletionBofBtaskBandBobservationBofBanyBabnormalitiesBandBrecordBactionsBandB
observations.



VitalBSigns:BBloodBPressureB-BAnswer1.CleanBearBpiecesBandBdiaphragmBwithBantisepticBwipe.

2.BPositionBresidentsBarmBrestingBonBfirmBsurfaceBwithBpalmBup.

3.WrapBcuffBaroundBarmBwithBbladderBoverBarteryB1"BaboveBantecubitalBspace-
cuffBevenBandBsnug.

, 4.BPlaceBearBpiecesBinBearsBandBplaceBdiaphragmBoverBartery.

5.BInflateBcuffBtoBnoBmoreBthanB180mm/HgBorBmayBuseBpulseBobliterationBmethod,Bcandidat
eBchoice

6.BDeflateBcuff,BnoteBsystolicBreading,BandBnoteBpointBofBdiastolicBreading.

7.BAccurateBreadingBwithinB4mm/HgBwindowBonBbothBsystolicBandBdiastolic

8.*AccuratelyBrecordBbloodBpressure.



VitalBSigns:BTemperatureB(Tympanic)B-BAnswer1.BPlaceBtympanicBthermometerBcoverBon.

2.BAskBpersonBtoBturnBheadBsoBearBisBinBfrontBofByou,BputBnewBprobeBcoverBon.

3.BPullBbackBonBtheBearB(gentle,Bfirm)BtoBstraightenBtheBearBcanalBandBinsertBprobeBgentlyBi
ntoBearBcanalBdirectedBtowardBnose.

4.BStartBtheBthermometer.

5.BWaitBuntilByouBhearBaBbeepBorBflashingBlightBandBremove.

6.*ReadBtheBtemperatureBandBrecordBaccurately.



VitalBSigns:BTemperatureB(Oral/Axillary)B-
BAnswer1.B*AskBtheBpersonBifBtheyBhaveBeatenBorBconsumedBaBbeverage,BcoldBorBhotBorBs
mokedBwithinBtheBlastB15Bminutes.

2.BPlaceBaBsheathBonBtheBprobe.

3.BCorrectBplacementBforBobtainingBoralBreadingBorBaxillaryBreading.

4.BIfBnecessary,BholdBtheBprobeBinBplaceBforBoral

5.BLeaveBtheBprobeBinBplaceBuntilBtheBinstrumentBbeeps.

6.BRemoveBtheBprobeBsheathBfromBtheBprobeBandBdisposeBofBproperly.

7.BReplaceBtheBprobe.

8.*RedBtheBtemperatureBandBrecordBaccurately.



VitalBSigns:BPulseB(Radial/Apical)B-BAnswer1.BLocateBpulseBatBtheBcorrectBsite.

2.BCountBpulseBforB30BsecondsBandBdoubleBorBcountBforB1BfullBminute.BAccuracyBwithinB+Bo
rB-4BbeatsBperBminute.

3.*DocumentBAccurately



VitalBSigns:BRespiratoryBRateB-
BAnswer1.BCountBrespirationsBforB1BfullBminute.BAccuracyBwithinB+BorB-2Bbreaths.