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CNA EXAM REVIEW: ROLE OF THE NURSE AIDE
## 100+ PRACTICE QUESTIONS | VERIFIED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES
**HIGH-YIELD CONTENT | GRADED A+ | MOST
RELIABLE FOR BEST SCORES**
## DOMAIN 1: BASIC NURSE AIDE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES (20 questions)
**1. What is the primary role of a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)?**
A. Diagnose medical conditions
B. Prescribe medications
C. Provide direct personal care and assist with activities of daily living (ADLs)
under the supervision of a nurse
D. Perform surgical procedures
**Answer: C. Provide direct personal care and assist with activities of daily living
(ADLs) under the supervision of a nurse**
*Rationale:* The CNA works under the license of a nurse and provides hands-on
care such as bathing, dressing, toileting, and mobility assistance. CNAs do not
diagnose, prescribe, or perform surgery.
**2. A nurse aide is asked by a resident to perform a task that is outside the scope
of practice. What should the nurse aide do?**
A. Perform the task to make the resident happy
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B. Politely refuse and explain it is not allowed, then notify the nurse
C. Ignore the request
D. Perform the task and document it
**Answer: B. Politely refuse and explain it is not allowed, then notify the nurse**
*Rationale:* The nurse aide must stay within their legal scope of practice.
Refusing unsafe or unauthorized tasks protects both the resident and the aide.
**3. Which of the following is an example of a task that a CNA is legally allowed
to perform?**
A. Inserting a urinary catheter
B. Administering IV medications
C. Measuring and recording vital signs
D. Changing a sterile wound dressing
**Answer: C. Measuring and recording vital signs**
*Rationale:* CNAs are trained to take temperature, pulse, respiration, blood
pressure, and oxygen saturation. Sterile procedures, catheter insertion, and
medication administration require a licensed nurse.
**4. A nurse aide witnesses another aide hitting a resident. What is the correct
action?**
A. Ignore it because it is not their business
B. Report it immediately to the charge nurse or supervisor
C. Confront the other aide directly
D. Forget it happened
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**Answer: B. Report it immediately to the charge nurse or supervisor**
*Rationale:* Abuse reporting is a legal and ethical obligation. The nurse aide must
report suspected abuse or witnessed abuse to a supervisor immediately.
**5. Which behavior demonstrates professionalism as a nurse aide?**
A. Gossiping about residents in the break room
B. Arriving on time and in clean, appropriate uniform
C. Using a resident's personal phone without permission
D. Eating a resident's food
**Answer: B. Arriving on time and in clean, appropriate uniform**
*Rationale:* Professionalism includes punctuality, hygiene, proper uniform,
respect for residents, and maintaining confidentiality.
**6. A resident refuses to let the nurse aide take their blood pressure. What should
the aide do?**
A. Force the resident to comply
B. Document the refusal and notify the nurse
C. Tell the resident they have no choice
D. Take it while the resident sleeps
**Answer: B. Document the refusal and notify the nurse**
*Rationale:* Residents have the right to refuse care. The aide must respect the
refusal, document it, and inform the supervising nurse.
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**7. What is the most important reason for a nurse aide to wear an identification
badge?**
A. To look professional
B. So residents know who is providing care
C. To comply with dress code
D. To hold keys
**Answer: B. So residents know who is providing care**
*Rationale:* ID badges identify the caregiver, promoting trust, safety, and
accountability. Residents have the right to know who is caring for them.
**8. A nurse aide is assigned to care for a resident they do not like personally.
What should the aide do?**
A. Ask for a different assignment
B. Provide the same quality of care as to any other resident
C. Do the minimum required
D. Ignore the resident unless spoken to
**Answer: B. Provide the same quality of care as to any other resident**
*Rationale:* Professionalism requires providing equal, respectful care to all
residents regardless of personal feelings. Discrimination is unethical.
**9. Which of the following is a violation of resident rights?**
A. Closing a resident's door during personal care
CNA EXAM REVIEW: ROLE OF THE NURSE AIDE
## 100+ PRACTICE QUESTIONS | VERIFIED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES
**HIGH-YIELD CONTENT | GRADED A+ | MOST
RELIABLE FOR BEST SCORES**
## DOMAIN 1: BASIC NURSE AIDE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES (20 questions)
**1. What is the primary role of a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)?**
A. Diagnose medical conditions
B. Prescribe medications
C. Provide direct personal care and assist with activities of daily living (ADLs)
under the supervision of a nurse
D. Perform surgical procedures
**Answer: C. Provide direct personal care and assist with activities of daily living
(ADLs) under the supervision of a nurse**
*Rationale:* The CNA works under the license of a nurse and provides hands-on
care such as bathing, dressing, toileting, and mobility assistance. CNAs do not
diagnose, prescribe, or perform surgery.
**2. A nurse aide is asked by a resident to perform a task that is outside the scope
of practice. What should the nurse aide do?**
A. Perform the task to make the resident happy
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B. Politely refuse and explain it is not allowed, then notify the nurse
C. Ignore the request
D. Perform the task and document it
**Answer: B. Politely refuse and explain it is not allowed, then notify the nurse**
*Rationale:* The nurse aide must stay within their legal scope of practice.
Refusing unsafe or unauthorized tasks protects both the resident and the aide.
**3. Which of the following is an example of a task that a CNA is legally allowed
to perform?**
A. Inserting a urinary catheter
B. Administering IV medications
C. Measuring and recording vital signs
D. Changing a sterile wound dressing
**Answer: C. Measuring and recording vital signs**
*Rationale:* CNAs are trained to take temperature, pulse, respiration, blood
pressure, and oxygen saturation. Sterile procedures, catheter insertion, and
medication administration require a licensed nurse.
**4. A nurse aide witnesses another aide hitting a resident. What is the correct
action?**
A. Ignore it because it is not their business
B. Report it immediately to the charge nurse or supervisor
C. Confront the other aide directly
D. Forget it happened
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**Answer: B. Report it immediately to the charge nurse or supervisor**
*Rationale:* Abuse reporting is a legal and ethical obligation. The nurse aide must
report suspected abuse or witnessed abuse to a supervisor immediately.
**5. Which behavior demonstrates professionalism as a nurse aide?**
A. Gossiping about residents in the break room
B. Arriving on time and in clean, appropriate uniform
C. Using a resident's personal phone without permission
D. Eating a resident's food
**Answer: B. Arriving on time and in clean, appropriate uniform**
*Rationale:* Professionalism includes punctuality, hygiene, proper uniform,
respect for residents, and maintaining confidentiality.
**6. A resident refuses to let the nurse aide take their blood pressure. What should
the aide do?**
A. Force the resident to comply
B. Document the refusal and notify the nurse
C. Tell the resident they have no choice
D. Take it while the resident sleeps
**Answer: B. Document the refusal and notify the nurse**
*Rationale:* Residents have the right to refuse care. The aide must respect the
refusal, document it, and inform the supervising nurse.
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**7. What is the most important reason for a nurse aide to wear an identification
badge?**
A. To look professional
B. So residents know who is providing care
C. To comply with dress code
D. To hold keys
**Answer: B. So residents know who is providing care**
*Rationale:* ID badges identify the caregiver, promoting trust, safety, and
accountability. Residents have the right to know who is caring for them.
**8. A nurse aide is assigned to care for a resident they do not like personally.
What should the aide do?**
A. Ask for a different assignment
B. Provide the same quality of care as to any other resident
C. Do the minimum required
D. Ignore the resident unless spoken to
**Answer: B. Provide the same quality of care as to any other resident**
*Rationale:* Professionalism requires providing equal, respectful care to all
residents regardless of personal feelings. Discrimination is unethical.
**9. Which of the following is a violation of resident rights?**
A. Closing a resident's door during personal care
