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FREE 2026 CNA Practice Test: Basic Nursing Skills – CNA Plus
- Based on the official CNA exam guidelines
- Updated for June 2026
This is the second of three practice tests that cover the knowledge and skills you will need as a CNA. There are 40 questions that will help you prepare for the 2026 CNA examination. Each question has been researched and the answer verified. The CNA is a key member of the health care team. Your skills and observations can keep your patients safe and comfortable. Your ability to provide hands-on care means that you may be the first to notice changes in your patients. The questions in this practice test are based on the categories that are included in the exam. They are similar (and often identical) to the actual questions that you will be asked. Some of the topics covered in this practice test (they’ll also be part of your CNA job description) include:
- Care for residents with a specific diagnosis, such as Congestive Heart Failure
- Interpreting medical abbreviations and acronyms
- CNA responsibilities: vital signs and intake & output
- Medical abbreviations and terms
- Common patient scenarios
- Perfect for nursing students and professionals preparing for the CNA exam
- Triple-checked for accuracy by nursing experts
Practice focus
What to focus on before you start
Recent learner results for this CNA practice set point to Anatomy, Body Systems & Abbreviations as the main risk area. The toughest tracked question in this set was missed by about 51% of learners.
Basic Nursing Skills
Primary exam area
Anatomy, Body Systems & Abbreviations
Most difficult topic
51%
Highest miss rate
Hardest topics in this set
- 51% Anatomy, Body Systems & AbbreviationsTop miss rate among tracked questions.
- 50% Procedure Preparation & Patient IdentificationTop miss rate among tracked questions.
- 48% Vital Signs & MeasurementsTop miss rate among tracked questions.
Recommended study path
Foundational nursing review
Founding Nursing Adviser, RN | MHS, Governors State University, IL
Test design and learning experience oversight
Co-Founder & CEO, Elegant E-Learning
What to expect on the official exam
40
questions
80
passing score
32
correct answers to pass
Questions are created and maintained by the CNA.plus content team following our multi-layer editorial process.
How we keep CNA practice questions accurate
Our CNA practice tests are built around the written knowledge exam and the skills topics nurse aide candidates are expected to know.
Written by Andrei Zakhareuski
Updated over a week ago
At CNA.plus, we review question wording, answer choices, and explanations against current nurse aide exam topics instead of treating old quiz banks as final.
Here's how we keep the practice tests useful and reliable.
Content creation and review process
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Exam alignment:
We map practice questions to core CNA exam areas, including basic nursing skills, infection control, residents' rights, safety, communication, and personal care. -
Clear explanations:
Each question is checked for plain language, answer-choice clarity, and an explanation that helps after a wrong answer. -
Foundational nursing review:
Winona Suzanne Ball, RN, MHS, helped establish the nursing review standards behind CNA Plus. New updates are maintained by the CNA.plus content team and checked before publication. -
Editorial QA:
Before a question goes live, we review the clinical point, the distractors, formatting, proofreading, and whether the item fits the test it appears in. -
User feedback:
Every question can be reported from the test screen. When a learner flags wording, an answer choice, or a rationale, we review it and update the item when needed. -
Ongoing updates:
We refresh examples, explanations, and provider references as CNA testing guidance changes.
That process is not flashy, but it matters: learners need practice questions that read like the exam and explanations that actually help after a missed answer.
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