CNA Prometric Questions 2023-2024 and
Answers (Latest Update 2025)
While receiving personal care in bed, a resident begins to
have a seizure. The nurse aide should?
A. hold the resident down to reduce injury
B. keep the airway open and prepare to do CPR
C. call the charge nurse and remain with the resident
D. place a tongue blade between the resident's teeth -
Correct Answer ✅C. call the charge nurse and remain with
the resident
While bathing a resident who is comatose, the nurse aide
notices a reddened area on the left hip. Once reported, the
charge nurse is likely to request that the nurse aide
A. massage the area using lotion
B. apply a dry protective dressing over the area
C. keep the resident positioned to avoid pressure on the hip
D. cleanse the hip using extra soap, then rinse and dry
thoroughly - Correct Answer ✅C. keep the resident
positioned to avoid pressure on the hip
Which of the following describes an important requirement
when providing colostomy care?
A. Use sterile technique when providing care
B. Wear gloves for Standard Precautions
C. Avoid cleansing skin near the stoma
,CNA Prometric Questions 2023-2024 and
Answers (Latest Update 2025)
D. Position the resident on the side - Correct Answer ✅B.
Wear gloves for Standard Precautions
A nurse aide enters a room to help the resident to the
bathroom. A trash can in the room is on fire. What should the
nurse aide do first?
A. Use the resident's pitcher of water to put out the fire.
B. Open the window to allow smoke to escape.
C. Remove the resident from the room.
D. Yell "FIRE!" along with the location - Correct Answer ✅C.
Remove the resident from the room
After reporting the observation of a red area on the resident's
hip, the nurse aide should expect that the
A. resident will be placed on short-term bed rest
B. area will be covered with a protective dressing
C. area will need frequent massage with a moisturizing lotion
D. resident should be positioned to avoid pressure on the
area - Correct Answer ✅D. resident should be positioned to
avoid pressure on the area
A nurse aide is walking a resident using a gait belt. The
resident tells the nurse aide she feels dizzy. The nurse aide
should
,CNA Prometric Questions 2023-2024 and
Answers (Latest Update 2025)
A. hold the gait belt tighter and ask the resident to rest for a
minute
B. suggest the resident lean on the nurse aide for more
support
C. guide the resident over to the handrail and ask to hold
D. ease the resident to the floor if a chair is not available -
Correct Answer ✅D. ease the resident to the floor if a chair
is not available
While performing range of motion exercises, the nurse aide
notices that the resident's elbow is stiff and will not bend. The
nurse aide should
A. continue exercises but move onto another joint
B. continue sine stiff joints are a normal part of aging
C. apply very gentle pressure to try to bend the elbow
slightly
D. suggest the resident see a physical therapist for the elbow
- Correct Answer ✅A. continue exercises but move onto
another joint
To help prevent residents who are confused from accidentally
leaving the nursing home, the nursing home may
A. block exit doors
B. restrain residents
C. place large stop signs on doors
, CNA Prometric Questions 2023-2024 and
Answers (Latest Update 2025)
D. keep confused residents in their rooms - Correct Answer
✅C. place large stop signs on doors
A resident with dementia says, "I need to get home. My
daughter's school bus is coming soon." The nurse aide knows
the resident is confused because her only daughter just
turned 60. What is the BEST response by the nurse aide?
A. "Let's go see if Bingo has started yet. You love Bingo."
B. "remember you are in a nursing home. Your daughter is all
grown up."
C. "Do you mean your great-granddaughter? Your daughter
just turned 60." D. "What do you like to do with your daughter
when she gets home from school?" - Correct Answer ✅D.
"What do you like to do with your daughter when she gets
home from school?"
A resident whose husband died a few years ago, says, "I have
to get dinner started. My husband will be home from work
soon." What is the best way for the nurse aide to respond?
A. Offer to walk with the resident to the activity department's
kitchen
B. Remind the resident that the nursing home prepares her
meals
C. Ask the resident about her husband's favorite dinners
D. Explain gently that the resident's husband is dead -
Correct Answer ✅C. Ask the resident about her husband's
favorite dinners
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