2026 CNA practice exam questions
and answers updated 2026
WhichBchronicBillnessBoftenBrequiresBdietaryBrestrictionsBrelatedBtoBfluidBintakeB?B
A.BChronicBobstructiveBpulmonaryB(copd)B
B.BAlzheimer'sBdiseaseB
C.BRheumatoidBarthritisB(RA)
D.BCongestiveBheartBfailureB(CHF)B-BAnswerD.BCongestiveBheartBfailureB
CHFBoftenBleadsBtoBfluidBretention
WhenBcaringBforBaBresidentBwithBaBcatheter,BwhatBisBessentialBforBpreventingBurinaryBtractBi
nfectionsB?B
A.BEmptyBtheBdrainageBbagBonceBaBdayB
B.BChangeBtheBcatheterBweeklyB
C.BUseBwaterBtoBcleanBtheBcatheterB
D.BKeepBtheBdrainageBbagBbelowBtheBlevelBofBtheBbladderB-
BAnswerD.BKeepBtheBdrainageBbagBbelowBtheBlevelBofBtheBbladderB
helpsBpreventBtheBbackflowBofBurineBandBreducesBtheBriskBofBinfection
ABresidentBwithBdementiaBrefusesBtoBtakeBaBbath,Bsaying,B"BIBalreadyBbathedBtoday."BHowBs
houldByouBrespondB?B
A.BInsistBthatBtheBresidentBbatheBnow.
B.BSkipBtheBbathBandBdocumentBtheirBrefusalB
C.BCalmlyBexplainBthatBitBisBtimeBforBtheirBbathBandBofferBreassurance.B
D.BAskBanotherBCNABtoBhelpBconvinceBtheBresident.B-
BAnswerC.BCalmlyBexplainBthatBitBisBtimeBforBtheirBbathBandBofferBreassurance.
ABresidentBwithBaBtracheostomyBtubeBhasBthickBmucusBblockingBtheBairway.BWhatBshouldByo
uBdoB?B
A.BRemoveBtheBinnerBcannulaB
B.BTellBtheBresidentBtoBcoughBforcefullyB
, C.BChangeBtheBtracheostomyBdressingB
D.BNotifyBtheBnurseBandBstayBwithBtheBresidentB-
BAnswerD.BNotifyBtheBnurseBandBstayBwithBtheBresident
WhileBassistingBaBresidentBwithBdressing,ByouBnoticeBrednessBandBaBsmallBblisterBonBtheirBh
eel.BTheBnurseBisBcurrentlyBoccupiedBwithBaBpatientBduringBaBprocedure.BWhatBshouldByouBd
oB?B
A.BNotifyBtheBnurseBimmediately,BevenBduringBtheBprocedureB
B.BApplyBaBbandageBtoBtheBarea
C.BDocumentBtheBobservationBandBproceedBwithBdressingB
D.BElevateBtheBheelBandBnotifyBtheBnurseBasBsoonBasBsheBisBavailableB-
BAnswerD.BElevateBtheBheelBandBnotifyBtheBnurseBasBsoonBasBsheBisBavailable
WhenBassistingBaBpatientBwithBaBdressing,BwhatBshouldBtheBCNABdoBfirstB?B
A.BAskBtheBpatientBtoBchooseBtheirBclothesB
B.BPutBonBtheBpatient'sBsocksB
C.BAssistBtheBpatientBwithBputtingBonBtheirBpantsB
D.BButtonBtheBpatient'sBshirtB-BAnswerA.BAskBtheBpatientBtoBchooseBtheirBclothes
ABresidentBhasBaBdifficultyBswallowingBandBbeginsBcoughingBwhileBdrinkingBwater.BWhatBisBy
ourBpriority?B
A.BEncourageBthemBtoBeatBsomeBbreadB
B.BHitBthemBinBtheBmiddleBofBtheBbackBrepeatedlyB
C.BStopBofferingBwaterBandBnotifyBtheBnurseB
D.BOfferBsolidBfoodBinsteadB-BAnswerC.BStopBofferingBwaterBandBnotifyBtheBnurse
ABresidentBwithBaBhistoryBofBwanderingBisBnotBinBtheirBroomBorBcommonBareas.BWhatBshoul
dByouBdoBfirstB?B
A.BSearchBnearbyBareasBsystematicallyB
B.BAskBanotherBCNABifBtheyBhaveBseenBtheBresidentB
C.BAskBotherBstaffBmemberBtoBcheckBtheBbuildingBexits
D.BNotifyBtheBnurseBimmediatelyB-BAnswerD.BNotifyBtheBnurseBimmediately
and answers updated 2026
WhichBchronicBillnessBoftenBrequiresBdietaryBrestrictionsBrelatedBtoBfluidBintakeB?B
A.BChronicBobstructiveBpulmonaryB(copd)B
B.BAlzheimer'sBdiseaseB
C.BRheumatoidBarthritisB(RA)
D.BCongestiveBheartBfailureB(CHF)B-BAnswerD.BCongestiveBheartBfailureB
CHFBoftenBleadsBtoBfluidBretention
WhenBcaringBforBaBresidentBwithBaBcatheter,BwhatBisBessentialBforBpreventingBurinaryBtractBi
nfectionsB?B
A.BEmptyBtheBdrainageBbagBonceBaBdayB
B.BChangeBtheBcatheterBweeklyB
C.BUseBwaterBtoBcleanBtheBcatheterB
D.BKeepBtheBdrainageBbagBbelowBtheBlevelBofBtheBbladderB-
BAnswerD.BKeepBtheBdrainageBbagBbelowBtheBlevelBofBtheBbladderB
helpsBpreventBtheBbackflowBofBurineBandBreducesBtheBriskBofBinfection
ABresidentBwithBdementiaBrefusesBtoBtakeBaBbath,Bsaying,B"BIBalreadyBbathedBtoday."BHowBs
houldByouBrespondB?B
A.BInsistBthatBtheBresidentBbatheBnow.
B.BSkipBtheBbathBandBdocumentBtheirBrefusalB
C.BCalmlyBexplainBthatBitBisBtimeBforBtheirBbathBandBofferBreassurance.B
D.BAskBanotherBCNABtoBhelpBconvinceBtheBresident.B-
BAnswerC.BCalmlyBexplainBthatBitBisBtimeBforBtheirBbathBandBofferBreassurance.
ABresidentBwithBaBtracheostomyBtubeBhasBthickBmucusBblockingBtheBairway.BWhatBshouldByo
uBdoB?B
A.BRemoveBtheBinnerBcannulaB
B.BTellBtheBresidentBtoBcoughBforcefullyB
, C.BChangeBtheBtracheostomyBdressingB
D.BNotifyBtheBnurseBandBstayBwithBtheBresidentB-
BAnswerD.BNotifyBtheBnurseBandBstayBwithBtheBresident
WhileBassistingBaBresidentBwithBdressing,ByouBnoticeBrednessBandBaBsmallBblisterBonBtheirBh
eel.BTheBnurseBisBcurrentlyBoccupiedBwithBaBpatientBduringBaBprocedure.BWhatBshouldByouBd
oB?B
A.BNotifyBtheBnurseBimmediately,BevenBduringBtheBprocedureB
B.BApplyBaBbandageBtoBtheBarea
C.BDocumentBtheBobservationBandBproceedBwithBdressingB
D.BElevateBtheBheelBandBnotifyBtheBnurseBasBsoonBasBsheBisBavailableB-
BAnswerD.BElevateBtheBheelBandBnotifyBtheBnurseBasBsoonBasBsheBisBavailable
WhenBassistingBaBpatientBwithBaBdressing,BwhatBshouldBtheBCNABdoBfirstB?B
A.BAskBtheBpatientBtoBchooseBtheirBclothesB
B.BPutBonBtheBpatient'sBsocksB
C.BAssistBtheBpatientBwithBputtingBonBtheirBpantsB
D.BButtonBtheBpatient'sBshirtB-BAnswerA.BAskBtheBpatientBtoBchooseBtheirBclothes
ABresidentBhasBaBdifficultyBswallowingBandBbeginsBcoughingBwhileBdrinkingBwater.BWhatBisBy
ourBpriority?B
A.BEncourageBthemBtoBeatBsomeBbreadB
B.BHitBthemBinBtheBmiddleBofBtheBbackBrepeatedlyB
C.BStopBofferingBwaterBandBnotifyBtheBnurseB
D.BOfferBsolidBfoodBinsteadB-BAnswerC.BStopBofferingBwaterBandBnotifyBtheBnurse
ABresidentBwithBaBhistoryBofBwanderingBisBnotBinBtheirBroomBorBcommonBareas.BWhatBshoul
dByouBdoBfirstB?B
A.BSearchBnearbyBareasBsystematicallyB
B.BAskBanotherBCNABifBtheyBhaveBseenBtheBresidentB
C.BAskBotherBstaffBmemberBtoBcheckBtheBbuildingBexits
D.BNotifyBtheBnurseBimmediatelyB-BAnswerD.BNotifyBtheBnurseBimmediately