The CNA certification process consists of two components: a written portion and a skills assessment. The written portion evaluates the candidate's understanding of a nursing assistant's responsibilities and essential nursing knowledge.
Typically, the written portion includes 60 to 100 questions, with a time limit ranging from 90 to 120 minutes, depending on state regulations. Upon completing the written portion, candidates proceed to the skills assessment. Below is a sample of the written content:
1. Why should you wash hands after client care?
a) To avoid cross-contamination.
b) Because your doctor has given you the instructions.
c) To feel fresh and clean.
d) None of the above.
2. Cold applications help to:
a) Maintain a normal body temperature.
b) Get rid of the redness on the skin surface.
c) Avoid or control swelling.
d) Make the patient feel fresh.
3. You should take care to wash a catheter:
a) Away from the meatus.
b) In the front of your patient.
c) In a clean bathroom.
d) Only when your doctor says so.
4. The purpose of a slipknot while securing a restraint is to:
a) Enable easy replacement of the restraint.
b) Ensure easy and quick movement of the restraint.
c) Avoid the restraint from slipping.
d) Have no significant purpose.
5. Following precautions should be observed when using personal protective equipment (PPE):
a) Wash hands with a good soap.
b) Wear a mask.
c) Wear gloves while removing the bedpan of your patient.
d) Wear clean clothes.
6. This is the best diet for an elderly patient without teeth:
a) Ice cream and sandwich.
b) Baked fish, spinach soufflé, and whipped potatoes.
c) Fresh fruits and leafy vegetables.
d) Fried food.
7. A patient does not like you talking about his impending death with his family members. What should you do?
a) Encourage his family members not to talk in the presence of the patient.
b) Keep away from his family members.
c) Be neutral.
d) Ignore the patient's objections.
8. When you notice water or other fluid spilled on the floor, you must:
a) Warn your patient.
b) Bring it to the notice of other nursing aides.
c) Wipe it off instantly.
d) Call for housekeeping assistance.
9. If you notice that your patient is not breathing, the first thing you should do is:
a) Give some abdominal thrusts.
b) Connect an oxygen pump.
c) Give four to five quick breaths.
d) Call for immediate assistance.
10. Postmortem care should be initiated when:
a) The dead body is shifted to the morgue.
b) The body is viewed by relatives.
c) Your doctor orders so.
d) The rigor mortis sets in.
