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CNA FINAL EXAM/PRACTICE TEST
2025/2026 UPDATED EXAM WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS.
1. When assisting with ROM exercises, the nursing assistant
should begin at the ______ and work her way ______ the
body.
(A) Abdomen, up
(B) Feet, up
(C) Head, down
(D) Thighs, down - correct answer -C
2. How should residents be positioned while they eat?
(A) Lying flat on their backs
(B) Reclining at a 45-degree angle
(C) Sitting as upright as possible
(D) Lying on their sides - correct answer -C
3. One way for a nursing assistant to help a resident with
Alzheimer's disease with eating is to:
(A) Put a few types of food on the plate at the same time
(B) Use dishes without a pattern and a simple place
setting
(C) Withhold food until the resident is really hungry
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(D) Serve steaming hot foods and drinks - correct
answer -B
4. Orthotic devices are used to:
(A) Keep joints in correct position and improve function
(B) Assist residents with ADLs
(C) Maintain proper body alignment
(D) Prevent rubbing, irritation, and pressure ulcers -
correct answer -A
5. When should documentation be recorded?
(A) Immediately after care is given
(B) At the end of the shift
(C) Whenever there is time
(D) Before the care is given - correct answer -A
6. An object can be called "clean" if:
(A) It has not been used on or near a sick resident
(B) No dirt or debris is visible on the object
(C) It has been contaminated with pathogens
(D) It has not been contaminated with pathogens -
correct answer -D
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7. In which of the following parts of the body are mucous
membranes found?
(A) Feet
(B) Hands
(C) Genitals
(D) Elbows - correct answer -C
8. Problems affecting nutritional intake among the elderly and
chronically ill include:
(A) Fatigue and pain that occur with certain illnesses
increase appetite
(B) Older people produce more saliva
(C) Increase in physical activity and mobility causes an
increased appetite
(D) Ability to smell and taste food and drink decreases as
people age - correct answer -D
9. The chain of command is:
(A) A legal term meaning a person can be held
responsible for harming someone else
(B) The person in charge of the department for each shift
(C) The line of authority in a facility
(D) The department that a nursing assistant goes to if he
wants to report a problem - correct answer -C
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10. Which of the following is an ombudsman's responsibility?
(A) Helping with care procedures
(B) Assisting with resolving facility budget problems
(C) Investigating and resolving complaints
(D) Creating special diets for residents - correct answer -
C
11. A resident has purchased a special gift for her nursing
assistant, Sarah. Which of the following would be the best
12. response by Sarah?
(A) Refuse but thank her for thinking of her
(B) Accept because Sarah does not know her facility's
policy on gifts
(C) Accept and ask the resident not to tell anyone
(D) Refuse and tell her that her employer is very unfair
about employees accepting gifts from residents -
correct answer -A
13. Which member of the care team assesses residents,
monitors progress, and gives treatments?
(A) The nurse
(B) The nursing assistant
(C) The medical social worker
(D) The registered dietitian - correct answer -A
CNA FINAL EXAM/PRACTICE TEST
2025/2026 UPDATED EXAM WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS.
1. When assisting with ROM exercises, the nursing assistant
should begin at the ______ and work her way ______ the
body.
(A) Abdomen, up
(B) Feet, up
(C) Head, down
(D) Thighs, down - correct answer -C
2. How should residents be positioned while they eat?
(A) Lying flat on their backs
(B) Reclining at a 45-degree angle
(C) Sitting as upright as possible
(D) Lying on their sides - correct answer -C
3. One way for a nursing assistant to help a resident with
Alzheimer's disease with eating is to:
(A) Put a few types of food on the plate at the same time
(B) Use dishes without a pattern and a simple place
setting
(C) Withhold food until the resident is really hungry
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(D) Serve steaming hot foods and drinks - correct
answer -B
4. Orthotic devices are used to:
(A) Keep joints in correct position and improve function
(B) Assist residents with ADLs
(C) Maintain proper body alignment
(D) Prevent rubbing, irritation, and pressure ulcers -
correct answer -A
5. When should documentation be recorded?
(A) Immediately after care is given
(B) At the end of the shift
(C) Whenever there is time
(D) Before the care is given - correct answer -A
6. An object can be called "clean" if:
(A) It has not been used on or near a sick resident
(B) No dirt or debris is visible on the object
(C) It has been contaminated with pathogens
(D) It has not been contaminated with pathogens -
correct answer -D
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7. In which of the following parts of the body are mucous
membranes found?
(A) Feet
(B) Hands
(C) Genitals
(D) Elbows - correct answer -C
8. Problems affecting nutritional intake among the elderly and
chronically ill include:
(A) Fatigue and pain that occur with certain illnesses
increase appetite
(B) Older people produce more saliva
(C) Increase in physical activity and mobility causes an
increased appetite
(D) Ability to smell and taste food and drink decreases as
people age - correct answer -D
9. The chain of command is:
(A) A legal term meaning a person can be held
responsible for harming someone else
(B) The person in charge of the department for each shift
(C) The line of authority in a facility
(D) The department that a nursing assistant goes to if he
wants to report a problem - correct answer -C
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10. Which of the following is an ombudsman's responsibility?
(A) Helping with care procedures
(B) Assisting with resolving facility budget problems
(C) Investigating and resolving complaints
(D) Creating special diets for residents - correct answer -
C
11. A resident has purchased a special gift for her nursing
assistant, Sarah. Which of the following would be the best
12. response by Sarah?
(A) Refuse but thank her for thinking of her
(B) Accept because Sarah does not know her facility's
policy on gifts
(C) Accept and ask the resident not to tell anyone
(D) Refuse and tell her that her employer is very unfair
about employees accepting gifts from residents -
correct answer -A
13. Which member of the care team assesses residents,
monitors progress, and gives treatments?
(A) The nurse
(B) The nursing assistant
(C) The medical social worker
(D) The registered dietitian - correct answer -A
