PROMETRIC CNA COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔While eating lunch, hot tea splashes on a resident's hand. The nurse aide's first
response should be to
A. quickly move the resident to the nurses' station.
B. ask the resident how badly the burned area hurts.
C. wet a towel or napkin with cool water and place against the injured area.
D. apply antibiotic ointment to the burned area and then cover with a bandage. - ✔✔C.
wet a towel or napkin with cool water and place against the injured area.
✔✔A nurse aide is assigned to provide postmortem care for a resident, but has never
done this procedure before. Which of the following is the most appropriate response by
the nurse aide?
A. Ask another nurse aide to trade assignments.
B. Provide the care since the resident cannot be harmed.
C. Talk to other nurse aides about how to perform the procedure.
D. Discuss the nurse aide's lack of experience with the nurse. - ✔✔D. Discuss the nurse
aide's lack of experience with the nurse.
✔✔Which action is most helpful to help decrease a resident's incontinence?
A. Leaving the bedpan in place for extra time
B. Putting an incontinent brief on the resident
C. Answering the resident's call light quickly
D. Controlling fluid intake throughout the day - ✔✔C. Answering the resident's call light
quickly
✔✔The nurse aide's role in assisting with a bowel and bladder retraining program
includes
A. being consistent with carrying out the toileting schedule.
B. notifying the family that the resident has been placed on the program.
C. determining the type of program best suited for the resident.
D. checking the resident every four hours for incontinence. - ✔✔A. being consistent with
carrying out the toileting schedule.
✔✔A resident with advance directives has a DNR order. This means that the resident
A. does not remember.
B. should not be restrained.
C. does not respond to instructions.
D. should not be resuscitated. - ✔✔D. should not be resuscitated.
, ✔✔When a resident's husband begins telling the nurse aide how to care for his wife, the
nurse aide should
A. accept that the husband has always been in charge.
B. explain that the nurse aide is certified and able to care for his wife.
C. suggest that the husband participate in his wife's resident care conference.
D. understand that the husband wants staff aware of his wife's needs. - ✔✔D.
understand that the husband wants staff aware of his wife's needs.
✔✔The term vital signs refers to
A. any important information about a resident's condition.
B. the color, condition, and appearance of the skin.
C. fluid intake and output, as well as bowel movements.
D. temperature, pulse, and respirations. - ✔✔D. temperature, pulse, and respirations.
✔✔The nurse aide can help the resident have regular bowel movements by
A. making sure the resident gets a lot of rest.
B. providing a routine time for the resident to toilet.
C. giving the resident cereal for breakfast every morning.
D. keeping a bedpan within reach while the resident is in bed. - ✔✔B. providing a
routine time for the resident to toilet.
✔✔When feeding a resident, the nurse aide notices that the resident keeps coughing
after each drink of fluids. What is the appropriate response by the nurse aide?
A. Give the resident more time to swallow.
B. Keep the amount of fluid small by using a spoon to give fluids.
C. Add thickener to the fluid and see if it helps stop the coughing.
D. Stop the feeding and report the coughing to the charge nurse right away. - ✔✔D.
Stop the feeding and report the coughing to the charge nurse right away.
✔✔A resident who was admitted today is sitting in a chair in his room. He asks for help
to go to the bathroom. The nurse aide knows the resident's care plan has not been
completed. To help the resident the nurse aide should
A. ask the resident to use a walker while assisting the resident to the bathroom.
B. get another nurse aide's help to walk the resident to the bathroom.
C. position a commode chair next to the chair the resident is sitting in.
D. ask the charge nurse for instructions on what assistance the resident needs. - ✔✔D.
ask the charge nurse for instructions on what assistance the resident needs.
✔✔What is the main purpose of a restorative care program?
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔While eating lunch, hot tea splashes on a resident's hand. The nurse aide's first
response should be to
A. quickly move the resident to the nurses' station.
B. ask the resident how badly the burned area hurts.
C. wet a towel or napkin with cool water and place against the injured area.
D. apply antibiotic ointment to the burned area and then cover with a bandage. - ✔✔C.
wet a towel or napkin with cool water and place against the injured area.
✔✔A nurse aide is assigned to provide postmortem care for a resident, but has never
done this procedure before. Which of the following is the most appropriate response by
the nurse aide?
A. Ask another nurse aide to trade assignments.
B. Provide the care since the resident cannot be harmed.
C. Talk to other nurse aides about how to perform the procedure.
D. Discuss the nurse aide's lack of experience with the nurse. - ✔✔D. Discuss the nurse
aide's lack of experience with the nurse.
✔✔Which action is most helpful to help decrease a resident's incontinence?
A. Leaving the bedpan in place for extra time
B. Putting an incontinent brief on the resident
C. Answering the resident's call light quickly
D. Controlling fluid intake throughout the day - ✔✔C. Answering the resident's call light
quickly
✔✔The nurse aide's role in assisting with a bowel and bladder retraining program
includes
A. being consistent with carrying out the toileting schedule.
B. notifying the family that the resident has been placed on the program.
C. determining the type of program best suited for the resident.
D. checking the resident every four hours for incontinence. - ✔✔A. being consistent with
carrying out the toileting schedule.
✔✔A resident with advance directives has a DNR order. This means that the resident
A. does not remember.
B. should not be restrained.
C. does not respond to instructions.
D. should not be resuscitated. - ✔✔D. should not be resuscitated.
, ✔✔When a resident's husband begins telling the nurse aide how to care for his wife, the
nurse aide should
A. accept that the husband has always been in charge.
B. explain that the nurse aide is certified and able to care for his wife.
C. suggest that the husband participate in his wife's resident care conference.
D. understand that the husband wants staff aware of his wife's needs. - ✔✔D.
understand that the husband wants staff aware of his wife's needs.
✔✔The term vital signs refers to
A. any important information about a resident's condition.
B. the color, condition, and appearance of the skin.
C. fluid intake and output, as well as bowel movements.
D. temperature, pulse, and respirations. - ✔✔D. temperature, pulse, and respirations.
✔✔The nurse aide can help the resident have regular bowel movements by
A. making sure the resident gets a lot of rest.
B. providing a routine time for the resident to toilet.
C. giving the resident cereal for breakfast every morning.
D. keeping a bedpan within reach while the resident is in bed. - ✔✔B. providing a
routine time for the resident to toilet.
✔✔When feeding a resident, the nurse aide notices that the resident keeps coughing
after each drink of fluids. What is the appropriate response by the nurse aide?
A. Give the resident more time to swallow.
B. Keep the amount of fluid small by using a spoon to give fluids.
C. Add thickener to the fluid and see if it helps stop the coughing.
D. Stop the feeding and report the coughing to the charge nurse right away. - ✔✔D.
Stop the feeding and report the coughing to the charge nurse right away.
✔✔A resident who was admitted today is sitting in a chair in his room. He asks for help
to go to the bathroom. The nurse aide knows the resident's care plan has not been
completed. To help the resident the nurse aide should
A. ask the resident to use a walker while assisting the resident to the bathroom.
B. get another nurse aide's help to walk the resident to the bathroom.
C. position a commode chair next to the chair the resident is sitting in.
D. ask the charge nurse for instructions on what assistance the resident needs. - ✔✔D.
ask the charge nurse for instructions on what assistance the resident needs.
✔✔What is the main purpose of a restorative care program?
