CNA WRITTEN EXAM 2026 – 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS | VERIFIED & GRADED A+ STUDY
GUIDE EXAM 2926/2027 LATEST
A personal disagreement with a patient's family is not a valid reason for refusing to
undertake a task. If the task is outside of the CNA's standard of care, the task is
dangerous, or if the CNA believes it is unethical, then the CNA should explain to
the
nurse, in a calm professional manner, why she is refusing to undertake the task.
Which should the CNA NOT do as a healthcare professional? A.
Arrive to work on time, or even 5-10 minutes early.
B. Work single-handedly to take care of patients.
C. Eat well and get plenty of exercise and sleep.
D. Arrive at work well groomed in a clean uniform. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-B. Work
single-handedly to take care of patients.
A professional CNA is well groomed, arrives on time, and takes care of himself or
herself
outside of work. A CNA must be part of the healthcare team and not do the job
alone.
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,While standing in the elevator, a CNA overhears his colleagues speaking
about a resident's care. What is this a violation of? A. The patient's right to
medical care.
B. A DNR order
C. Patient confidentiality
D. It is not a violation of anything as professionals are discussing resident care. -
✔✔✔ANSWER-C. Patient confidentiality
Discussing a resident's care in a public space, like an elevator, is a violation of the
patient's right to confidentiality under the HIPAA guidelines. DNR stands for do not
resuscitate, which is when a patient does not want to receive care if he or she stops
breathing. Patients have the right to receive medical care, but they also have the
right to refuse medical care if they wish.
A nursing assistant is able to take a patient's blood pressure.
A nursing assistant may legally:
A. Mentor other CNAs
B. Teach other CNAs
C. Supervise other CNAs
D. None of the above - ✔✔✔ANSWER-D. None of the above
A nursing assistant may not legally supervise, teach, or mentor other nursing
assistants. These tasks are part of the role of the nurse. A nursing assistant should
help other nursing assistants perform tasks, such as: positioning and transferring,
,feeding, and bathing residents when asked. However, all legal supervision,
teaching, and mentoring of nursing assistants falls to the nurse.
What should a CNA do if he or she sees a small fire in an unoccupied patient
room?*
A. Extinguish the fire.
B. Rescue residents in the rooms next door.
C. Activate the fire alarm.
D. Close all fire doors. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-C. Activate the fire alarm.
When encountering a fire use the acronym RACE (Rescue, Activate the alarm,
Confine
the fire, Extinguish the fire). Since no residents are in immediate danger, the CNA
should activate the alarm.
*Before entering a patient's room, a CNA should:* A.
Knock on the resident's door before entering.
B. Check the resident's care plan.
C. Make sure that the supplies are stocked for the unit.
D. All of the above. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-A. Knock on the resident's door before
entering.
It is important to remember that the residents live in the facility. This is their home.
Thus,
it is important to knock on the door of a resident's room before walking in.
Understanding
the care plan is very important, but the CNA may not need to read this document
before
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, entering a resident's room on each and every occasion during a shift. Restocking the
resident's room is also important, but the CNA may not need to do this each and
every
time that they walk into a resident's room.
*What needs are found on the lowest level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs?*
A. Love and belonging
B. Self-esteem
C. Safety and security
D. Physical - ✔✔✔ANSWER-D. Physical
All humans must meet their basic physical needs for survival first (which means
food,
water, shelter, etc.). Once those are met, people need safety and security, followed
by love and belonging, self-esteem, and finally, self-actualization.
A patient's family asks the CNA caring for a loved one about the results ofa
recent blood test. What should the CNA say? A. I think everything is normal,
which is great!
B. Let me find the nurse to talk to you about the results.
C. Oh, he hada blood test? That is newsto me.
D. I cannot comment on patient treatment. Sorry. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-B. Let me find
the nurse to talk to you about the results.
The CNA should not comment on medical procedures or diagnostic information.
The patient has a right to privacy. When a family member asks about a patient's
care or health, help the family and ask the nurse on duty to speak with them about
a procedure of this kind.
ANSWERS | VERIFIED & GRADED A+ STUDY
GUIDE EXAM 2926/2027 LATEST
A personal disagreement with a patient's family is not a valid reason for refusing to
undertake a task. If the task is outside of the CNA's standard of care, the task is
dangerous, or if the CNA believes it is unethical, then the CNA should explain to
the
nurse, in a calm professional manner, why she is refusing to undertake the task.
Which should the CNA NOT do as a healthcare professional? A.
Arrive to work on time, or even 5-10 minutes early.
B. Work single-handedly to take care of patients.
C. Eat well and get plenty of exercise and sleep.
D. Arrive at work well groomed in a clean uniform. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-B. Work
single-handedly to take care of patients.
A professional CNA is well groomed, arrives on time, and takes care of himself or
herself
outside of work. A CNA must be part of the healthcare team and not do the job
alone.
Page | 1
,While standing in the elevator, a CNA overhears his colleagues speaking
about a resident's care. What is this a violation of? A. The patient's right to
medical care.
B. A DNR order
C. Patient confidentiality
D. It is not a violation of anything as professionals are discussing resident care. -
✔✔✔ANSWER-C. Patient confidentiality
Discussing a resident's care in a public space, like an elevator, is a violation of the
patient's right to confidentiality under the HIPAA guidelines. DNR stands for do not
resuscitate, which is when a patient does not want to receive care if he or she stops
breathing. Patients have the right to receive medical care, but they also have the
right to refuse medical care if they wish.
A nursing assistant is able to take a patient's blood pressure.
A nursing assistant may legally:
A. Mentor other CNAs
B. Teach other CNAs
C. Supervise other CNAs
D. None of the above - ✔✔✔ANSWER-D. None of the above
A nursing assistant may not legally supervise, teach, or mentor other nursing
assistants. These tasks are part of the role of the nurse. A nursing assistant should
help other nursing assistants perform tasks, such as: positioning and transferring,
,feeding, and bathing residents when asked. However, all legal supervision,
teaching, and mentoring of nursing assistants falls to the nurse.
What should a CNA do if he or she sees a small fire in an unoccupied patient
room?*
A. Extinguish the fire.
B. Rescue residents in the rooms next door.
C. Activate the fire alarm.
D. Close all fire doors. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-C. Activate the fire alarm.
When encountering a fire use the acronym RACE (Rescue, Activate the alarm,
Confine
the fire, Extinguish the fire). Since no residents are in immediate danger, the CNA
should activate the alarm.
*Before entering a patient's room, a CNA should:* A.
Knock on the resident's door before entering.
B. Check the resident's care plan.
C. Make sure that the supplies are stocked for the unit.
D. All of the above. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-A. Knock on the resident's door before
entering.
It is important to remember that the residents live in the facility. This is their home.
Thus,
it is important to knock on the door of a resident's room before walking in.
Understanding
the care plan is very important, but the CNA may not need to read this document
before
Page | 3
, entering a resident's room on each and every occasion during a shift. Restocking the
resident's room is also important, but the CNA may not need to do this each and
every
time that they walk into a resident's room.
*What needs are found on the lowest level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs?*
A. Love and belonging
B. Self-esteem
C. Safety and security
D. Physical - ✔✔✔ANSWER-D. Physical
All humans must meet their basic physical needs for survival first (which means
food,
water, shelter, etc.). Once those are met, people need safety and security, followed
by love and belonging, self-esteem, and finally, self-actualization.
A patient's family asks the CNA caring for a loved one about the results ofa
recent blood test. What should the CNA say? A. I think everything is normal,
which is great!
B. Let me find the nurse to talk to you about the results.
C. Oh, he hada blood test? That is newsto me.
D. I cannot comment on patient treatment. Sorry. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-B. Let me find
the nurse to talk to you about the results.
The CNA should not comment on medical procedures or diagnostic information.
The patient has a right to privacy. When a family member asks about a patient's
care or health, help the family and ask the nurse on duty to speak with them about
a procedure of this kind.
