CNA TMU CORE EXAMS SET 2026/2027 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔30. One commonly causing reason residents develop c-difficile (C-Diff) is
a. an abundance of protein
b. increased vitamin intake
c. too much water intake
d. overuse of antibiotics - ✔✔D
✔✔31. The NA enters a resident room to find her IV tubing has become disconnected.
The NA should
a. immediately reconnect the tubing
b. turn off the pump and clamp the tubing
c. notify the licensed nurse immediately
d. apply pressure to the IV tubing connection - ✔✔C
✔✔32. Oxygen
a. concentrators extract oxygen from the water humidifier
b. is piped into to a wall source to fill a concentrator
c. is flammable in the presence of a spark or open flame
d. tastes like bubble gum - ✔✔C
✔✔33. Mrs. Jones family has requested that the nursing assistant give their mother a
stool softener before bed each night. The nursing assistant should
a. perform the request of the family as requested
b. Inform the family that the request can not be completed but, they will inform the
charge nurse of the request
c. inform the family that the task can not be performed but, they will pass it on to the
night shift nurse aide to complete
d. ask the family how often they would like it done - ✔✔B
✔✔34. The CNA is caring for a resident who is sundowning. The CNA understands it is
important to
a. put the resident to bed before the sun goes down
b. keep all of the lights off in the bedroom
, c. set a bedtime routine
d. offer coffee during the early evening - ✔✔C
✔✔35. When measuring the pressure of the blood on the walls of the arteries the CNA
will want to know the
a. systolic reading
b. diastolic reading
c. pulse deficit reading
d. orthostatic reading - ✔✔A
✔✔36. A resident has just returned from having hip replacement surgery. There is an
abduction pillow being used in the bed. The resident asks the CNA to help her out of
bed to go to the dining hall. The CNA will
a. get the wheelchair and transfer the resident
b. ask another CNA to come help with the transfer
c. let the nurse know the resident is asking to be moved
d. transfer the resident keeping the abduction pillow in place - ✔✔C
✔✔37. When a resident is NPO that means
a. nothing to eat or drink
b. no food after midnight
c. no food or drink after midnight
d. the resident is on ice chips only - ✔✔A
✔✔38. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that all
hazardous chemicals have
a. a Minimum Data Set
b. a Safety Data Sheet
c. Standard Precautions
d. Transmission-based Precautions - ✔✔B
✔✔39. Mrs. Jones consumed 3/4 of her 240 cc cup of orange juice and 1/3 of her milk
out of a 120 cc cup, how much did Mrs. Jones consume
a. 180 cc/ml
b. 220 cc/ml
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔30. One commonly causing reason residents develop c-difficile (C-Diff) is
a. an abundance of protein
b. increased vitamin intake
c. too much water intake
d. overuse of antibiotics - ✔✔D
✔✔31. The NA enters a resident room to find her IV tubing has become disconnected.
The NA should
a. immediately reconnect the tubing
b. turn off the pump and clamp the tubing
c. notify the licensed nurse immediately
d. apply pressure to the IV tubing connection - ✔✔C
✔✔32. Oxygen
a. concentrators extract oxygen from the water humidifier
b. is piped into to a wall source to fill a concentrator
c. is flammable in the presence of a spark or open flame
d. tastes like bubble gum - ✔✔C
✔✔33. Mrs. Jones family has requested that the nursing assistant give their mother a
stool softener before bed each night. The nursing assistant should
a. perform the request of the family as requested
b. Inform the family that the request can not be completed but, they will inform the
charge nurse of the request
c. inform the family that the task can not be performed but, they will pass it on to the
night shift nurse aide to complete
d. ask the family how often they would like it done - ✔✔B
✔✔34. The CNA is caring for a resident who is sundowning. The CNA understands it is
important to
a. put the resident to bed before the sun goes down
b. keep all of the lights off in the bedroom
, c. set a bedtime routine
d. offer coffee during the early evening - ✔✔C
✔✔35. When measuring the pressure of the blood on the walls of the arteries the CNA
will want to know the
a. systolic reading
b. diastolic reading
c. pulse deficit reading
d. orthostatic reading - ✔✔A
✔✔36. A resident has just returned from having hip replacement surgery. There is an
abduction pillow being used in the bed. The resident asks the CNA to help her out of
bed to go to the dining hall. The CNA will
a. get the wheelchair and transfer the resident
b. ask another CNA to come help with the transfer
c. let the nurse know the resident is asking to be moved
d. transfer the resident keeping the abduction pillow in place - ✔✔C
✔✔37. When a resident is NPO that means
a. nothing to eat or drink
b. no food after midnight
c. no food or drink after midnight
d. the resident is on ice chips only - ✔✔A
✔✔38. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that all
hazardous chemicals have
a. a Minimum Data Set
b. a Safety Data Sheet
c. Standard Precautions
d. Transmission-based Precautions - ✔✔B
✔✔39. Mrs. Jones consumed 3/4 of her 240 cc cup of orange juice and 1/3 of her milk
out of a 120 cc cup, how much did Mrs. Jones consume
a. 180 cc/ml
b. 220 cc/ml
