CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT
PROMETRIC FINAL PAPER 2026
COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ 2.When responding to a patient on the intercom, you should
a. ask for the patient's name
b. say, May I help you?
c. give your name and position
d. say, The nurse will answer your call. Answer: c. give your name and
position
⩥ 3. Which of the following things should you do to familiarize a new
patient with his or her surroundings?
a. show the patient where the call bell is and how to work it
b. tell the patient not to operate the TV
c. ask visitors to leave the room while you finish admitting the patient
d. raise the side rails of the bed and raise the bed to high position.
Answer: a. show the patient where the call bell is and how to work it
⩥ 4. When arranging a patient's room, you should do all of the following
EXCEPT
a. check signal cords
b. fix the back and knee rests as directed
,c. administer medications
d. check lighting. Answer: c. administer medications
⩥ 5. When assisting a patient in and out of bed, you should always
a. employ body mechanic techniques
b. get another person to help
c. pull the patient's feet out first, and then lift the back up
d. put shoes on the patient because the patient may slip. Answer: a.
employ body mechanic techniques
⩥ 6.When should you wash your hands?
a. when you notice they look or feel dirty
b. when the head nurse tells you to
c. at least twice a day
d. before and after contact with a patient. Answer: d. before and after
contact with a patient
⩥ 7. Which of the following is the correct procedure for serving a meal
to a patient who must be fed?
a. serve the tray along with all the other trays, and then come back to
feed the patient
b. bring the tray to the patient last; feed after you have served all the
other patients
, c. bring the tray into the room when you are ready to feed the patient
d. have the kitchen hold the tray for one hour. Answer: C. bring the tray
into the room when you are ready to feed the patient
⩥ 8. A newly admitted patient has dirty fingernails. When giving the
patient a bath, you should first
a. soak the nails
b. trim the nails
c. apply extra lotion
d. clean the nails with a metal file. Answer: A. Soak the nails
⩥ 9. When you move a patient on a stretcher, you should stand at the
patient's
a. right side
b. left side
c. head
d. feet. Answer: C. head
⩥ 10. The most serious problem that wrinkles in the bedclothes can
cause is
a. restlessness
b. sleeplessness
c. decubitus ulcers
PROMETRIC FINAL PAPER 2026
COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ 2.When responding to a patient on the intercom, you should
a. ask for the patient's name
b. say, May I help you?
c. give your name and position
d. say, The nurse will answer your call. Answer: c. give your name and
position
⩥ 3. Which of the following things should you do to familiarize a new
patient with his or her surroundings?
a. show the patient where the call bell is and how to work it
b. tell the patient not to operate the TV
c. ask visitors to leave the room while you finish admitting the patient
d. raise the side rails of the bed and raise the bed to high position.
Answer: a. show the patient where the call bell is and how to work it
⩥ 4. When arranging a patient's room, you should do all of the following
EXCEPT
a. check signal cords
b. fix the back and knee rests as directed
,c. administer medications
d. check lighting. Answer: c. administer medications
⩥ 5. When assisting a patient in and out of bed, you should always
a. employ body mechanic techniques
b. get another person to help
c. pull the patient's feet out first, and then lift the back up
d. put shoes on the patient because the patient may slip. Answer: a.
employ body mechanic techniques
⩥ 6.When should you wash your hands?
a. when you notice they look or feel dirty
b. when the head nurse tells you to
c. at least twice a day
d. before and after contact with a patient. Answer: d. before and after
contact with a patient
⩥ 7. Which of the following is the correct procedure for serving a meal
to a patient who must be fed?
a. serve the tray along with all the other trays, and then come back to
feed the patient
b. bring the tray to the patient last; feed after you have served all the
other patients
, c. bring the tray into the room when you are ready to feed the patient
d. have the kitchen hold the tray for one hour. Answer: C. bring the tray
into the room when you are ready to feed the patient
⩥ 8. A newly admitted patient has dirty fingernails. When giving the
patient a bath, you should first
a. soak the nails
b. trim the nails
c. apply extra lotion
d. clean the nails with a metal file. Answer: A. Soak the nails
⩥ 9. When you move a patient on a stretcher, you should stand at the
patient's
a. right side
b. left side
c. head
d. feet. Answer: C. head
⩥ 10. The most serious problem that wrinkles in the bedclothes can
cause is
a. restlessness
b. sleeplessness
c. decubitus ulcers
