PROMETRIC CNA TEST BANK EXAMINATION
TEST QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 2026
GRADED A+.
◍ A nurse aid is asked to change a urinary drainage bag attached to an
indwelling catheter. The nurse aid has never done this before. The
best response by the nurse aid is to Answer: ask a nurse to watch the
nurse aid change the bag since it is the first time
◍ Before feeding a resident, which of the following is the best reason
to wash the resident's hands? Answer: The resident may still touch
his/her mouth or food.
◍ What is a job performed by a nurse aid? Answer: participating in
resident care planning conferences
◍ What is true about range of motion exercises? Answer: are often
performed during ADLs such as bathing or dressing
◍ While the nurse aide tries to dress a resident who is confused, the
resident keeps trying to grab a hairbrush. The nurse aide should
Answer: give the resident the hairbrush to hold.
,◍ A resident who is lying in bed suddenly becomes short of breath.
After calling for help, the nurse aide's next action should be to
Answer: raise the head of the bed.
◍ A resident who has cancer is expected to die within the next couple
of days. Nursing care for this resident should focus on Answer:
providing for the resident's comfort.
◍ While giving a bedbath, the nurse aide hears the alarm from a
nearby door suddenly go off. The nurse aide should Answer: make the
resident being bathed safe and go check the door right away
◍ Gloves should be worn for which of the following procedures?
(A) Emptying a urinary drainage bag
(B) Brushing a resident's hair
(C) Ambulating a resident
(D) Feeding a resident Answer: emptying a urinary drainage bag
◍ What is true about a resident who is restrained? Answer: They are
at a greater risk for getting pressure sores
◍ When walking a resident, a gait or transfer belt is often Answer: put
around the resident's waist to provide a way to hold onto the resident.
, ◍ A resident has diabetes. What is a common sign of low blood
sugar? Answer: shakiness
◍ When providing foot care to a resident it is important for the nurse
aid to Answer: check the feet for skin breakdown
◍ When feeding a resident, frequent coughing can be a sign the
resident is Answer: having difficulty swallowing.
◍ When a person is admitted to the nursing home, the nurse aid
should expect that the resident will Answer: experience a sense of loss
related to the life change
◍ A resident gets dressed and comes out of his room wearing shoes
that are from two different pairs. The nurse aide should Answer: ask if
the resident realizes that the shoes do not match.
◍ A resident's wife recently died. The resident is now staying in his
room all the time and eating very little. The best response by the nurse
aide is to Answer: understand the resident is grieving and give him
chances to talk.
◍ When a resident refuses a bedbath, the nurse aid should Answer:
wait a while and then ask the resident again
TEST QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 2026
GRADED A+.
◍ A nurse aid is asked to change a urinary drainage bag attached to an
indwelling catheter. The nurse aid has never done this before. The
best response by the nurse aid is to Answer: ask a nurse to watch the
nurse aid change the bag since it is the first time
◍ Before feeding a resident, which of the following is the best reason
to wash the resident's hands? Answer: The resident may still touch
his/her mouth or food.
◍ What is a job performed by a nurse aid? Answer: participating in
resident care planning conferences
◍ What is true about range of motion exercises? Answer: are often
performed during ADLs such as bathing or dressing
◍ While the nurse aide tries to dress a resident who is confused, the
resident keeps trying to grab a hairbrush. The nurse aide should
Answer: give the resident the hairbrush to hold.
,◍ A resident who is lying in bed suddenly becomes short of breath.
After calling for help, the nurse aide's next action should be to
Answer: raise the head of the bed.
◍ A resident who has cancer is expected to die within the next couple
of days. Nursing care for this resident should focus on Answer:
providing for the resident's comfort.
◍ While giving a bedbath, the nurse aide hears the alarm from a
nearby door suddenly go off. The nurse aide should Answer: make the
resident being bathed safe and go check the door right away
◍ Gloves should be worn for which of the following procedures?
(A) Emptying a urinary drainage bag
(B) Brushing a resident's hair
(C) Ambulating a resident
(D) Feeding a resident Answer: emptying a urinary drainage bag
◍ What is true about a resident who is restrained? Answer: They are
at a greater risk for getting pressure sores
◍ When walking a resident, a gait or transfer belt is often Answer: put
around the resident's waist to provide a way to hold onto the resident.
, ◍ A resident has diabetes. What is a common sign of low blood
sugar? Answer: shakiness
◍ When providing foot care to a resident it is important for the nurse
aid to Answer: check the feet for skin breakdown
◍ When feeding a resident, frequent coughing can be a sign the
resident is Answer: having difficulty swallowing.
◍ When a person is admitted to the nursing home, the nurse aid
should expect that the resident will Answer: experience a sense of loss
related to the life change
◍ A resident gets dressed and comes out of his room wearing shoes
that are from two different pairs. The nurse aide should Answer: ask if
the resident realizes that the shoes do not match.
◍ A resident's wife recently died. The resident is now staying in his
room all the time and eating very little. The best response by the nurse
aide is to Answer: understand the resident is grieving and give him
chances to talk.
◍ When a resident refuses a bedbath, the nurse aid should Answer:
wait a while and then ask the resident again
