CNA Written Exam NC Questions and Answers Updated 2026

CNA Written Exam NC Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
CNA'sBareBprohibitedBtoBengageBinBcertainBactivities,BincludingBbutBnotBlimitedBto:B-
BAnswerGiveBmedications,BtakeBverbalBordersBfromBMD,BinsertBtubesBorBIVs,BapplyBsterileBdr
essings



WhoBdoesBaBCNABreportBto?B-BAnswerNursingBsupervisor



CNA'sBprovideB________BcareBtoBresidents.B-BAnswerDirectBcare



SinceByouBtypicallyBspendBtheBmostBtimeBwithBaBpatient,BwhatBshouldByouBbeBconstantlyBloo
kingBoutBforBorBbeBawareBof?B-BAnswerChangesBinBaBpatient'sBcondition.



WhoBdevelopsBtheBresident'sBcareBplanBthatBtheBCNABwillBfollow?B-
BAnswerLPNBorBRNB(directBsuperior)



ChainBofBcommandBatBaBlong-termBcareBfacility?B-
BAnswerDoctorB>BNurseBDirectorB>BRNBSupervisorB>BRNB>BLPNB>BCNA



WhatBisBtheBmostBusedBskillBinBtheBhealthBcareBcareer?B-BAnswerCommunication-
Blistening,Bresponding,Bdocumeting.



IsBitBbetterBtoBuseBopen-endedBquestionsBorBclose-
endedBquestionsBwhenBspeakingBwithBresidents?B-BAnswerOpen-
endedB('tellBmeBmore',B'letBmeBseeBifBIBunderstand')



HowBshouldByouBspeakBtoBaBclientBwhoBhasBaBhearingBimpediment?B-
BAnswerSpeakBclearly,BslowlyB&Bdirectly

TurnBdownBTVB&BfaceBclient



ABthreatBorBactualBphysical/mentalBharmBtoBaBresident?B-BAnswerAbuse



TouchingBaBresidentBwithoutBtheirBpermission?B(shoving,Bpushing,Bhitting)B-BAnswerAssault

, UnlawfulBpersonalBviolenceBtowardBaBresident?B(bathingBw/oBpermission,Betc)B-
BAnswerBattery



PreventingBaBresidentBfromBmovingBfreelyBaboutBwithBorBw/oBforceBagainstBtheirBwishes?B-
BAnswerFalseBimprisonment



AccidentlyBorBintentionallyBignoringBtheBneedsBofBaBresidentBwhichBcausesBharm,Binjury,BorBc
hangeBinBcondition?B(patientBgetsBbedsoreBbcBofBnotBturningBhimBeveryB2Bhours,BnotBbathin
gBpatient)B-BAnswerNeglect



NeglectingBwhatByouBwereBtaughtBbyBomittingBcareBorBperformingBincorrectBcareBwhichBcaus
esBharmBtoBtheBresident?B(notBputtingBupBbedrails)B-BAnswerNegligence



DefinesBtheBtasksBthatBhealthBcareBprovidersBareBtrainedBandBallowedBtoBprovideBbyBlaw.BLa
wsBregulateBwhatBaBnursingBassistantBcanBandBcannotBdoBvaryBfromBstateBtoBstate?B(givingB
medicationBisB'outBofBscopeBorBpractice'BforBaBCNA)B-BAnswerScopeBofBPractice



WhatBdoesBaBresident'sBcareBplanBconsistBof?B-
BAnswerWhatBtheBCNABneedsBtoBdoBforBtheBresidentBandBpaintsBaBpictureBforBtheBresident's
Bdisabilities,Blimitations,BandBconditions.



SkinBtears,BfrequentBcrying,BpersonalityBchanges,BrefusalBtoBcarryBoutBADLs,BfearBofBtouch,Ba
nxiety,BandBrefusalBofBcertainBvisitorsBareBallBsignsBofBwhat?B-BAnswerSuspectedBabuse



WhatBisBrequiredBofBCNA'sBdueBtoBtheBOBRABact?B(OmnibusBBudgetBReconciliation)B-
BAnswerPassBaBcompetencyBevaluationBbeforeBemployedBandBregularB12BhoursBofBin-
serviceBeachByear.



WhatBisBanBOmbudsman?B-
BAnswerABpersonBassignedBbyBlawBtoBbeBtheBlegalBadvocateBforBresidents-
BhelpsBresidentsBsolveBcomplaints



WhyBisBHIPPABimportant?B-
BAnswerItBisBaBfederalBlawBthatBrequiresBallBemployeesBandBhealthBcareBorganizationsBtoBkee
pBpatientBhealthBinformationBprivate.



WhatBisBPHI?B(PartBofBHIPPA)B-BAnswerProtectedBhealthBinformation.