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There’s only one thing standing between you and an exciting career as a certified nursing assistant: your CNA exam!

We use actual questions that appear on the written portion of the CNA exam, so our practice test will help you discover if you’re definitely prepared for the real thing!

The CNA exam is divided into two parts:

The written exam contains 60 multiple-choice questions and is usually about two hours long.
The clinical skills test requires you to perform certain nursing tasks in front of an evaluator, and usually lasts about 45 minutes.

Our free practice test (below) helps you prepare for and pass the written portion of the exam: it contains 20 questions, all of which are representative of the questions that appear on the real thing.

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Which of the following describes the correct sequence when using a fire extinguisher?*
- Squeeze the trigger while holding the extinguisher upright, then sweep from side to side to completely cover the fire. Pull the pin, and aim at the base/bottom of the fire or flame.
- Aim at the base/bottom of the fire or flame, squeeze the trigger while holding the extinguisher upright, pull the pin, and sweep from side to side to completely cover the fire.
- Aim at the base/bottom of the fire or flame, pull the pin, sweep from side to side to completely cover the fire, and squeeze the trigger while holding the extinguisher upright.
- Pull the pin, aim at the base/bottom of the fire or flame, and squeeze the trigger while holding the extinguisher upright. Spray from side to side to completely cover the fire.
Which of the following is often associated with impending death?*
- Cheyne-Stokes respirations
- Tachypnea
- Cyanosis
- Confusion
An incontinent patient is experiencing frequent diarrhea and is not changed regularly. As a result, the patient develops skin breakdown over his coccyx, which eventually results in an ulcer that takes months to heal. This might be legally construed as which of the following?*
- Negligence
- Battery
- Assault
- Abuse
A new mother has bright red vaginal discharge in the first few days following childbirth. This…*
- Signals a postpartum complication
- Is lochia rubra
- Is lochia alba
- Is lochia serosa
When can a CNA refuse to perform an assigned task?*
- When the CNA does not like to perform the task requested of him/her
- When the task is not within the CNA’s scope of practice
- When the task has already been completed on another patient
- When the CNA perceives that he/she has already worked hard enough that shift
MRSA is an example of which of the following?*
- A set of activity guidelines designed to keep residents safe
- A mnemonic to remember how to act if there is a fire in the facility
- A bacterial strain that is easy to treat with antibiotics
- A resistant strain of bacteria that is difficult to treat with antibiotics
What is the medical term that describes difficulty swallowing?*
- Dysphasia
- Dystonia
- Dysphagia
- Dysrhythmia
For adults, children, and infants, compressions should be given at a rate of…*
- 100/minute for adults and children; 120/minute for infants
- 80/minute
- At least 100/minute
- As rapidly as possible
A patient is screaming loudly and uncontrollably, and you cannot determine what’s wrong. What should you do?*
- Call the patient’s family and ask if the patient has ever behaved in this fashion
- Look in the progress notes to see if the patient behaved this way in the past, and what was done to stop the behavior
- Call the patient’s physician immediately
- Inform the nurse immediately
Your male patient has an enlarged prostate that has resulted in urinary retention. You might expect that he will experience which of the following?*
- Difficulty urinating
- A forceful urine stream
- Painful urination
- Increased urine output
It is important to have a working smoke alarm outside each sleeping area and on every _____ of a home.*
- Wall
- Surface
- Doorway
- Floor
Which location is used most often to obtain a patient’s pulse?*
- Brachial
- Apical
- Radial
- Carotid
The patient you were feeding drank 6 ounces of milk for lunch. How many milliliters (mL) should be recorded on the patient’s I&O flow sheet?*
- 180 mL
- 150 mL
- 120 mL
- 90 mL
Patient A insists that you leave the bathroom light on because her roommate, Patient B, is very afraid of the dark. You know that Patient B prefers the room to be dark at night. This is an example of:*
- Denial
- Projection
- Repression
- Conversion
Before shaving a resident, the nursing assistant checks for which of the following items in the resident’s care plan?*
- Any previous refusal of ADLs
- Shaving instructions related to problems or issues of clotting
- History of a heart condition
- Presence of the resident’s razor from home
A tub bath should last no longer than ________ and may cause ________.*
- 30 minutes; wrinkling of the skin
- 20 minutes; weakness
- 10 minutes; perspiration
- 45 minutes; weakness
The circulatory system consists of the:*
- Blood vessels, lymph nodes, and spleen
- Heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries
- Blood vessels, arteries, veins, and capillaries
- Heart, aorta, pulmonary vessels, and lungs
Fecal impaction may present with which of the following symptoms?*
- Abdominal pain
- Excessive flatulence
- Small, watery leakage of stool
- Dark urine
The CNA knows that the responsibilities of the position do NOT include:*
- Keeping a resident’s room tidy
- Applying an icepack as ordered
- Administering a medication
- Helping a resident to bathe
The nursing assistant suspects that a resident in the facility is being abused due to multiple unexplained bruises, refusal to answer most questions, and refusal of ADLs. Which of the following actions should the nursing assistant take next?*
- Notify the nurse assigned to care for the patient about the bruises
- Ask the resident repeatedly to identify an abuser
- Wait for more proof in order to identify the abuser
- Report the suspected situation to the nursing assistant’s immediate supervisor
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FREE CNA PRACTICE TEST

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FREE CNA
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