CNA EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS | COMPLETE CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA) STUDY
GUIDE, PRACTICE TEST & EXAM PREP 2026/2027
Which of the following are two general goals for a.m. care? - correct answer ✔✔Remove
harmful bacteria and promote well-being.
The nurse hands the nurse assistant a tube of medication and asks her to apply it after she has
completed the resident's bath. Which of the following would be the nursing assistant's best
response? - correct answer ✔✔"Applying the medication is not part of my role as a nursing
assistant"
Which statement about taking an oral temperature is false? - correct answer ✔✔The normal
oral temperature is 96.6 F.
Which of the following apical pulse rates should be repeated? - correct answer ✔✔A pulse rate
of 54 beats per minute.
Which statement is true? - correct answer ✔✔Bradycardia is a slow heart rate.
Which blood pressure should the nursing assistant repeat before reporting it to the nurse? -
correct answer ✔✔90/60 mm Hg
Which of the following is not part of the procedure for weighing residents? - correct answer
✔✔Weights are obtained when the nursing assistant has time in the day's schedule.
A resident who was very talkative earlier in the day is now difficult to awaken for his bath. The
most appropriate action for the nursing assistant is which of the following? - correct answer
✔✔Report the change in condition to the charge nurse immediately.
GUIDE, PRACTICE TEST & EXAM PREP 2026/2027
Which of the following are two general goals for a.m. care? - correct answer ✔✔Remove
harmful bacteria and promote well-being.
The nurse hands the nurse assistant a tube of medication and asks her to apply it after she has
completed the resident's bath. Which of the following would be the nursing assistant's best
response? - correct answer ✔✔"Applying the medication is not part of my role as a nursing
assistant"
Which statement about taking an oral temperature is false? - correct answer ✔✔The normal
oral temperature is 96.6 F.
Which of the following apical pulse rates should be repeated? - correct answer ✔✔A pulse rate
of 54 beats per minute.
Which statement is true? - correct answer ✔✔Bradycardia is a slow heart rate.
Which blood pressure should the nursing assistant repeat before reporting it to the nurse? -
correct answer ✔✔90/60 mm Hg
Which of the following is not part of the procedure for weighing residents? - correct answer
✔✔Weights are obtained when the nursing assistant has time in the day's schedule.
A resident who was very talkative earlier in the day is now difficult to awaken for his bath. The
most appropriate action for the nursing assistant is which of the following? - correct answer
✔✔Report the change in condition to the charge nurse immediately.
