2025 CNA PRACTICE EXAM &
ELABORATED ANSWERS
Which fchronic fillness foften frequires fdietary frestrictions frelated fto ffluid fintake f? f
A. fChronic fobstructive fpulmonary f(copd) f
B. fAlzheimer's fdisease f
C. fRheumatoid farthritis f(RA)
D. fCongestive fheart ffailure f(CHF) f- fCORRECT✅✅D. fCongestive fheart ffailure f
CHF foften fleads fto ffluid fretention
When fcaring ffor fa fresident fwith fa fcatheter, fwhat fis fessential ffor fpreventing furinary
ftract finfections f? f
A. fEmpty fthe fdrainage fbag fonce fa fday f
B. fChange fthe fcatheter fweekly f
C. fUse fwater fto fclean fthe fcatheter f
D. fKeep fthe fdrainage fbag fbelow fthe flevel fof fthe fbladder f- fCORRECT✅✅D. fKeep
fthe fdrainage fbag fbelow fthe flevel fof fthe fbladder f
helps fprevent fthe fbackflow fof furine fand freduces fthe frisk fof finfection
A fresident fwith fdementia frefuses fto ftake fa fbath, fsaying, f" fI falready fbathed ftoday."
fHow fshould fyou frespond f? f
A. fInsist fthat fthe fresident fbathe fnow.
B. fSkip fthe fbath fand fdocument ftheir frefusal f
C. fCalmly fexplain fthat fit fis ftime ffor ftheir fbath fand foffer freassurance. f
D. fAsk fanother fCNA fto fhelp fconvince fthe fresident. f- fCORRECT✅✅C. fCalmly
fexplain fthat fit fis ftime ffor ftheir fbath fand foffer freassurance.
A fresident fwith fa ftracheostomy ftube fhas fthick fmucus fblocking fthe fairway. fWhat
fshould fyou fdo f? f
A. fRemove fthe finner fcannula f
B. fTell fthe fresident fto fcough fforcefully f
C. fChange fthe ftracheostomy fdressing f
D. fNotify fthe fnurse fand fstay fwith fthe fresident f- fCORRECT✅✅D. fNotify fthe fnurse
fand fstay fwith fthe fresident
While fassisting fa fresident fwith fdressing, fyou fnotice fredness fand fa fsmall fblister fon
ftheir fheel. fThe fnurse fis fcurrently foccupied fwith fa fpatient fduring fa fprocedure. fWhat
fshould fyou fdo f? f
A. fNotify fthe fnurse fimmediately, feven fduring fthe fprocedure f
B. fApply fa fbandage fto fthe farea
C. fDocument fthe fobservation fand fproceed fwith fdressing f
, D. fElevate fthe fheel fand fnotify fthe fnurse fas fsoon fas fshe fis favailable f-
fCORRECT✅✅D. fElevate fthe fheel fand fnotify fthe fnurse fas fsoon fas fshe fis favailable
When fassisting fa fpatient fwith fa fdressing, fwhat fshould fthe fCNA fdo ffirst f? f
A. fAsk fthe fpatient fto fchoose ftheir fclothes f
B. fPut fon fthe fpatient's fsocks f
C. fAssist fthe fpatient fwith fputting fon ftheir fpants f
D. fButton fthe fpatient's fshirt f- fCORRECT✅✅A. fAsk fthe fpatient fto fchoose ftheir
fclothes
A fresident fhas fa fdifficulty fswallowing fand fbegins fcoughing fwhile fdrinking fwater. fWhat
fis fyour fpriority? f
A. fEncourage fthem fto feat fsome fbread f
B. fHit fthem fin fthe fmiddle fof fthe fback frepeatedly f
C. fStop foffering fwater fand fnotify fthe fnurse f
D. fOffer fsolid ffood finstead f- fCORRECT✅✅C. fStop foffering fwater fand fnotify fthe
fnurse
A fresident fwith fa fhistory fof fwandering fis fnot fin ftheir froom for fcommon fareas. fWhat
fshould fyou fdo ffirst f? f
A. fSearch fnearby fareas fsystematically f
B. fAsk fanother fCNA fif fthey fhave fseen fthe fresident f
C. fAsk fother fstaff fmember fto fcheck fthe fbuilding fexits
D. fNotify fthe fnurse fimmediately f- fCORRECT✅✅D. fNotify fthe fnurse fimmediately
What fis fthe fcorrect fway fto fperform fnail fcare ffor fa fdiabetic fpatient f? f
A. fFile fthe fnail fedges fwith fa fnail ffile f
B. fSoak fthe ffeet fin fhot fwater fbefore ftrimming f
C. fUse ffingernail fclippers fto fcut fthe fnails
D. fTrim fthe fnails fvery fshort f- fCORRECT✅✅A. ffile fthe fedges fwith fa fnail ffile f
Nursing fAssistants fare fnot fallowed fto fclip fnails
A fresident fwith fa ffeeding ftube fappears frestless fcomplains fof fnausea, fand fhas fan
felevated frespiratory frate. fWhat fcould fthese fsymptoms findicate f? f
A. fThe fresident fis fexperiencing fanxiety f
B. fThe ffeeding ftube fmay fbe fcausing fcomplications f
C. fThe fresident fis fdehydrated fand fneeds fwater f
D. fThe fresident fis fadjusting fto fthe ffeeding froutine f- fCORRECT✅✅B. fThe ffeeding
ftube fmay fbe fcausing fcomplications
A fresident fis fcomplaining fof fpain fand fswelling fin ftheir fcalf, fand fthe flegs ffeels fwarm
fto fthe ftouch. fWhat fmight fthis findicate f? f
A. fMuscle fcramp
B. fThey fneed fto feat fa fbanana f
C. fPeripheral fneuropathy f
ELABORATED ANSWERS
Which fchronic fillness foften frequires fdietary frestrictions frelated fto ffluid fintake f? f
A. fChronic fobstructive fpulmonary f(copd) f
B. fAlzheimer's fdisease f
C. fRheumatoid farthritis f(RA)
D. fCongestive fheart ffailure f(CHF) f- fCORRECT✅✅D. fCongestive fheart ffailure f
CHF foften fleads fto ffluid fretention
When fcaring ffor fa fresident fwith fa fcatheter, fwhat fis fessential ffor fpreventing furinary
ftract finfections f? f
A. fEmpty fthe fdrainage fbag fonce fa fday f
B. fChange fthe fcatheter fweekly f
C. fUse fwater fto fclean fthe fcatheter f
D. fKeep fthe fdrainage fbag fbelow fthe flevel fof fthe fbladder f- fCORRECT✅✅D. fKeep
fthe fdrainage fbag fbelow fthe flevel fof fthe fbladder f
helps fprevent fthe fbackflow fof furine fand freduces fthe frisk fof finfection
A fresident fwith fdementia frefuses fto ftake fa fbath, fsaying, f" fI falready fbathed ftoday."
fHow fshould fyou frespond f? f
A. fInsist fthat fthe fresident fbathe fnow.
B. fSkip fthe fbath fand fdocument ftheir frefusal f
C. fCalmly fexplain fthat fit fis ftime ffor ftheir fbath fand foffer freassurance. f
D. fAsk fanother fCNA fto fhelp fconvince fthe fresident. f- fCORRECT✅✅C. fCalmly
fexplain fthat fit fis ftime ffor ftheir fbath fand foffer freassurance.
A fresident fwith fa ftracheostomy ftube fhas fthick fmucus fblocking fthe fairway. fWhat
fshould fyou fdo f? f
A. fRemove fthe finner fcannula f
B. fTell fthe fresident fto fcough fforcefully f
C. fChange fthe ftracheostomy fdressing f
D. fNotify fthe fnurse fand fstay fwith fthe fresident f- fCORRECT✅✅D. fNotify fthe fnurse
fand fstay fwith fthe fresident
While fassisting fa fresident fwith fdressing, fyou fnotice fredness fand fa fsmall fblister fon
ftheir fheel. fThe fnurse fis fcurrently foccupied fwith fa fpatient fduring fa fprocedure. fWhat
fshould fyou fdo f? f
A. fNotify fthe fnurse fimmediately, feven fduring fthe fprocedure f
B. fApply fa fbandage fto fthe farea
C. fDocument fthe fobservation fand fproceed fwith fdressing f
, D. fElevate fthe fheel fand fnotify fthe fnurse fas fsoon fas fshe fis favailable f-
fCORRECT✅✅D. fElevate fthe fheel fand fnotify fthe fnurse fas fsoon fas fshe fis favailable
When fassisting fa fpatient fwith fa fdressing, fwhat fshould fthe fCNA fdo ffirst f? f
A. fAsk fthe fpatient fto fchoose ftheir fclothes f
B. fPut fon fthe fpatient's fsocks f
C. fAssist fthe fpatient fwith fputting fon ftheir fpants f
D. fButton fthe fpatient's fshirt f- fCORRECT✅✅A. fAsk fthe fpatient fto fchoose ftheir
fclothes
A fresident fhas fa fdifficulty fswallowing fand fbegins fcoughing fwhile fdrinking fwater. fWhat
fis fyour fpriority? f
A. fEncourage fthem fto feat fsome fbread f
B. fHit fthem fin fthe fmiddle fof fthe fback frepeatedly f
C. fStop foffering fwater fand fnotify fthe fnurse f
D. fOffer fsolid ffood finstead f- fCORRECT✅✅C. fStop foffering fwater fand fnotify fthe
fnurse
A fresident fwith fa fhistory fof fwandering fis fnot fin ftheir froom for fcommon fareas. fWhat
fshould fyou fdo ffirst f? f
A. fSearch fnearby fareas fsystematically f
B. fAsk fanother fCNA fif fthey fhave fseen fthe fresident f
C. fAsk fother fstaff fmember fto fcheck fthe fbuilding fexits
D. fNotify fthe fnurse fimmediately f- fCORRECT✅✅D. fNotify fthe fnurse fimmediately
What fis fthe fcorrect fway fto fperform fnail fcare ffor fa fdiabetic fpatient f? f
A. fFile fthe fnail fedges fwith fa fnail ffile f
B. fSoak fthe ffeet fin fhot fwater fbefore ftrimming f
C. fUse ffingernail fclippers fto fcut fthe fnails
D. fTrim fthe fnails fvery fshort f- fCORRECT✅✅A. ffile fthe fedges fwith fa fnail ffile f
Nursing fAssistants fare fnot fallowed fto fclip fnails
A fresident fwith fa ffeeding ftube fappears frestless fcomplains fof fnausea, fand fhas fan
felevated frespiratory frate. fWhat fcould fthese fsymptoms findicate f? f
A. fThe fresident fis fexperiencing fanxiety f
B. fThe ffeeding ftube fmay fbe fcausing fcomplications f
C. fThe fresident fis fdehydrated fand fneeds fwater f
D. fThe fresident fis fadjusting fto fthe ffeeding froutine f- fCORRECT✅✅B. fThe ffeeding
ftube fmay fbe fcausing fcomplications
A fresident fis fcomplaining fof fpain fand fswelling fin ftheir fcalf, fand fthe flegs ffeels fwarm
fto fthe ftouch. fWhat fmight fthis findicate f? f
A. fMuscle fcramp
B. fThey fneed fto feat fa fbanana f
C. fPeripheral fneuropathy f
