CNA midterm exam questions and answers updated 2026

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CNA midterm exam questions and
answers updated 2026
WhatBisBaBnursingBassistant?BWhatBdoBtheyBdo?B-
BAnswerABpersonBwhoBhasBpassedBaBnursingBtrainingBandBcompencyBevaluation;BtheyBperfor
mBdelegatedBnursingBtasksBunderBtheBsupervisionBofBaBlicensedBnurse



TheBpeopleBareBcalledBresidents.BTheyBareBnotBsickBenoughBtoBbeBinBaBhospitalBbutBcannotB
careBforBthemselves.B-BAnswerDescribeBtheBpersonsBcaredBforBinBlong-termBcareBcenters



IdentifyBtheBmembersBofBtheBnursingBteamB-
BAnswerTheBnursingBteamBareBthoseBwhoBprovideBnursingBcare.BTheyBinclude:BNPs,BRNs,BLPN
s/LVNs,BCNAs



IdentifyBmembersBofBtheBhealthBteamB-
BAnswerTheBhealthcareBteamBareBthoseBwhoseBskillsBandBknowledgeBfocusBonBtheBperson'sBt
otalBcare.BABnursingBassistantBisBpartBofBbothBtheBnursingBteamBandBtheBhealthBteam



WhatBareBtheBthreeBthingsBanBagencyBmustBmeetBstandardsBfor?B-
BAnswerLicensure,Bcertification,Baccreditation



DescribeBtheBOmnibusBBudgetBReconciliationBActBofB1987BandBwhatBdoesBitBrequire?B-
BAnswerOBRABisBfederalBlaw.BItBrequiresBthatBCNAsBpassBaBtrainingBandBcompetencyBevaluati
on



WhatBareBtheB11BresidentBrights?B-
BAnswerinformation;BrefusingBtreatment;BprivacyBandBconfidentiality;BpersonalBchoice;Bgrievanc
es;Bwork;BtakingBpartBinBresidentBgroups;BpersonalBitems;BfreedomBfromBabuse,Bmistreatment
,BandBneglect;BfreedomBfromBrestraint;BqualityBofBlife



WhatBisBanBombudsmanBandBwhatBdidBtheyBdo?B-
BAnswerSomeoneBwhoBsupportsBorBpromotesBtheBneedsBandBinterestsBofBanotherBperson.BTh
eyBactBonBbehalfBofBpersonsBreceivingBcare



WhatBisBtheBnurseBpracticeBactBandBwhatBdoesBitBdo?B-
BAnswerABlawBthatBdefinesBaBnursesBscopeBofBpractice,BdescribesBtheirBeducationBandBlicensi
ngBrequirements,BandBprotectsBtheBpublicBfromBpeopleBpracticingBwithoutBaBlicense

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ExplainBwhatBnursingBassistantsBcanBdoBandBtheirBroleBlimitsB-
BAnswerABCNABcanBmeetBtheBperson'sBpersonalBneeds,BtransferBpersonsBandBmakeBobservati
ons,BmeasureBTPRBandBBP,BhelpBpromoteBperson'sBcomfort

ABCNABcannotBgiveBdrugs,BinsertBthingsBintoBbodyBopeningsBorBremoveBthem,BtakeBoral/pho
neBordersBfromBdoctors,BperformBproceduresBthatBrequireBsterileBtechnique,BtellBtheBpersonB
orBfamilyBdiagnosisBorBtreatmentBplans,BdiagnoseBandBprescribeBtreatmentsBorBdrugs,Bsupervi
seBothersB(evenBotherBCNAs)



FiveBrightsBofBdelegationB-
BAnswerTheBRightBTask,BCircumstances,BPerson,BDirectionsBandBCommunication,BSupervision.



ListBtasksBthatBcannotBbeBdelegatedBtoByouB-
BAnswerPerformBassessments,BdevelopBcareBplans,BevaluateBresponseBtoBcare,BprovideBeducat
ionBtoBpersonBorBfamily,BsuperviseBothers,BtakeBoralBorBphoneBordersBfromBdoctors,Bdrugs,Bp
erformBproceduresBrequiringBsterileBtechnique,BinsertBintravenousBcatheters



IntegumentaryBsystemB-BAnswerSkinBthatBcoversBandBprotectsBtheBbody



MusculoskeletalBsystemB-
BAnswerProvidesBframeworkBforBtheBbodyBandBallowsBitBtoBmove.BAlsoBprotectsBorgans



NervousBsystemB-BAnswerControls,Bdirects,BandBcoordinatesBbodyBfunctions



CirculatoryBsystemB-
BAnswerTheBheartBpumpsBbloodB&BbloodBbringsBoxygenBtoBtheBcellsBandBcarriesBfoodBtoBth
em



LymphaticBsystemB-
BAnswerComposedBofBaBnetworkBofBvessels,Bducts,Bnodes,BandBorgans.BProvidesBdefenseBagai
nstBinfection.



RespiratoryBsystemB-BAnswerBringsBoxygenBtoBtheBlungsBandBremovesBcarbonBdioxide



DigestiveBsystemB-BAnswerRemovesBsolidBwasteBfromBtheBbody

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UrinaryBsystemB-
BAnswerRemovesBwasteBproductsBfromBtheBbloodBandBmaintainsBwaterBbalanceBwithinBtheBb
ody



ReproductiveBsystemB-BAnswerproducesBoffspring



EndocrineBsystemB-
BAnswerHormonesBthatBregulateBtheBactivitiesBofBotherBorgansBandBglandsBinBtheBbody



ImmuneBsystemB-BAnswerProtectsBtheBbodyBfromBdiseaseBandBinfection



ThreeBmainBpartsBofBtheBbrainB-
BAnswerCerebrum:BlargestBpartBofBtheBbrain;BtheBcenterBofBthoughtBandBintelligence

Cerebellum:BregulatesBandBcoordinatesBbodyBmovements

BrainBstem:BConnectsBcerebrumBtoBtheBspinalBcord.BItBcontainsBtheBmidbrain,Bpons,BandBme
dulla



MidbrainB-
BAnswerAssociatedBwithBvision,Bhearing,BmotorBcontrol,BsleepBandBwakeBcycles,Balertness,Ban
dBtemperatureBregulation



PonsB-BAnswerManagementBofBsleep,Barousal,BandBfacialBexpressions



MedullaB-BAnswerControlsBheartbeatBandBbreathing



WhatBmakesBupBtheBAutonomicBNervousBSystemB(ANS)BandBwhatBdoBtheyBdo?B-
BAnswerSympatheticBNS:BspeedBupBfunctions

ParasympatheticBNS:BslowsBdownBfunctions



4BchambersBofBtheBheartB-BAnswerRA:BreceivesBbloodBfromBbodyBtissues

RV:BpumpsBbloodBtoBlungs

LA:BreceivesBbloodBfromBtheBlungs

LV:BpumpsBbloodBtoBallBpartsBofBtheBbody