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View coverage Certified Nursing Assistant written knowledge · EXAM GUIDEReviewed 2026-10-27
US nurse-aide written-knowledge foundations; jurisdiction-neutral pilot, not a practical competency assessment
CNA Written Knowledge: Exam Guide & Official Sources
Use the current handbook for your jurisdiction to confirm training, eligibility, examination provider and practical assessment. This path develops selected written-care decisions only.
Written knowledge and practical competence are different
Federal nurse-aide training requirements include personal care, basic nursing, safety, communication, resident rights and supervised skills. This path is a written-learning supplement; it does not establish practical competence or state eligibility.
- Choose the state-specific handbook.
- Confirm the provider and both knowledge and skills requirements.
- Use supervised training for procedures.
The syllabus and your next lesson.
Consent, privacy and personal choice
- Apply consent, privacy and personal choice using observations, individual preferences and the assigned care plan.
Eating, drinking and toileting with a plan
- Apply eating, drinking and toileting with a plan using observations, individual preferences and the assigned care plan.
Comfort, skin and mouth observations
- Apply comfort, skin and mouth observations using observations, individual preferences and the assigned care plan.
Measure and report a change
- Apply measure and report a change using observations, individual preferences and the assigned care plan.
Restorative assistance and continence
- Apply restorative assistance and continence using observations, individual preferences and the assigned care plan.
Hand hygiene across care transitions
- Apply hand hygiene across care transitions using observations, individual preferences and the assigned care plan.
PPE and reusable equipment
- Apply ppe and reusable equipment using observations, individual preferences and the assigned care plan.
Transfers, hazards and access to help
- Apply transfers, hazards and access to help using observations, individual preferences and the assigned care plan.
Recognize urgent safety changes
- Apply recognize urgent safety changes using observations, individual preferences and the assigned care plan.
Communication that preserves participation
- Apply communication that preserves participation using observations, individual preferences and the assigned care plan.
Scope, handoff and accurate records
- Apply scope, handoff and accurate records using observations, individual preferences and the assigned care plan.
Cognitive support and resident rights
- Apply cognitive support and resident rights using observations, individual preferences and the assigned care plan.
Linked lessons cover selected foundations. Use the official syllabus to plan any topics beyond this pilot.
Dates and scheduling
Testing dates
Use the jurisdiction provider's available appointments and current handbook; no universal national date is stated.
Fees and regional differences
Fees
Check the state-specific candidate handbook and booking system for the current knowledge, skills and retest fees.
Book with the exam provider.
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Locate the correct jurisdiction
Select your state through the official provider or state nurse-aide authority; verify that it is the provider for your testing route.
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Confirm eligibility and required assessments
Read the current handbook and training requirements before booking. Use the official booking instructions and identity-document rules.
Slope does not accept exam registrations or payments.
Make a final check.
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Official resources.
Scope and factual reference for original learning tasks; no official examination question copied.
Scope and factual reference for original learning tasks; no official examination question copied.
Scope and factual reference for original learning tasks; no official examination question copied.
Scope and factual reference for original learning tasks; no official examination question copied.
Written-knowledge foundation pilot: 200 contextual items across 50 authored families, not 200 independent clinical situations.
No hands-on skill assessment, state-specific certification guarantee or official score prediction.
Coverage is partial; clinical educator review, psychometric calibration and real-user trials remain pending.
State policies, eligibility, fees and practical skills must be checked in the current jurisdiction handbook.
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