NC Nurse Aide Practice Exam

Unofficial NC CNA practice test: 67 questions of our own in the content areas of the Nurse Aide I exam.

What is the goal of bowel and bladder training, by the North Carolina curriculum?

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The real exam, as North Carolina's candidate handbook describes it

Time limit
120 minutes
Retakes
Three attempts within two years of finishing the Nurse Aide I program. After that, a state-approved training program again.
Parts
A written (or oral) examination and a skills evaluation. Both must be passed.
Written
70 multiple-choice questions. 10 are unscored pretest questions, so 60 count.
Skills
Five skills in 30 minutes, with hand washing and one measurement skill among them. All five must be passed.
Who gives it
Credentia, under contract with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
The name
North Carolina lists a Nurse Aide I on its registry. CNA is the public's word for the same listing.
Renewal
Every 24 months, with at least 8 hours of paid nurse aide work supervised by a registered nurse. No registry fee.

Checked October 8, 2026 against North Carolina Nurse Aide I candidate handbook (Credentia) and the Nurse Aide I Registry pages of the NCDHHS Division of Health Service Regulation. Rules change, so confirm with the agency itself before your test.

The North Carolina Nurse Aide I Registry pages

All 67 questions

Activities of daily living 13

  • A resident pockets food in the cheeks. Which response does the North Carolina curriculum list? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program (NCDHHS), Module J, Nutrition and Fluids, teaching guide 2.0A of July 2026. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.A, Activities of Daily Living (22%, 13 questions).
  • A resident's diet is being advanced after surgery. In the North Carolina curriculum's order, what follows clear liquids? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program (NCDHHS), Module J, Nutrition and Fluids, teaching guide 2.0A of July 2026. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.A, Activities of Daily Living (22%, 13 questions).
  • At a minimum, what does a resident's diet card list, by the North Carolina curriculum? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program (NCDHHS), Module J, Nutrition and Fluids, teaching guide 2.0A of July 2026. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.A, Activities of Daily Living (22%, 13 questions).
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Activities of daily living, continued

  • By the North Carolina curriculum, OBRA requires meals at least 3 times a day and what else? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program (NCDHHS), Module J, Nutrition and Fluids, teaching guide 2.0A of July 2026. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.A, Activities of Daily Living (22%, 13 questions).
  • Caring for fingernails and hair is the North Carolina curriculum's example of what? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module A, The Nurse Aide I. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.A, Activities of Daily Living (22%, 13 questions).
  • In North Carolina's Nurse Aide I curriculum, which is listed for PM care but not for AM care? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module A, The Nurse Aide I. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.A, Activities of Daily Living (22%, 13 questions).
  • To prevent aspiration, at what angle does the North Carolina curriculum place a resident for eating and drinking? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program (NCDHHS), Module J, Nutrition and Fluids, teaching guide 2.0A of July 2026. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.A, Activities of Daily Living (22%, 13 questions).
  • What is the goal of bowel and bladder training, by the North Carolina curriculum? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module G, Basic Restorative Care. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.A, Activities of Daily Living (22%, 13 questions).
  • Which age-related change affecting nutrition is in the North Carolina curriculum? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program (NCDHHS), Module J, Nutrition and Fluids, teaching guide 2.0A of July 2026. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.A, Activities of Daily Living (22%, 13 questions).
  • Which device keeps bed covers off a resident's legs and feet? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module G, Basic Restorative Care. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.A, Activities of Daily Living (22%, 13 questions).
  • Which is a warning sign of potential dehydration in the North Carolina curriculum? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program (NCDHHS), Module J, Nutrition and Fluids, teaching guide 2.0A of July 2026. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.A, Activities of Daily Living (22%, 13 questions).
  • Which mineral helps the blood take oxygen everywhere in the body? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program (NCDHHS), Module J, Nutrition and Fluids, teaching guide 2.0A of July 2026. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.A, Activities of Daily Living (22%, 13 questions).
  • Which rule for providing drinking water is in the North Carolina curriculum? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program (NCDHHS), Module J, Nutrition and Fluids, teaching guide 2.0A of July 2026. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.A, Activities of Daily Living (22%, 13 questions).

Basic nursing skills 21

  • A resident's pulse is abnormal. For how long does the North Carolina curriculum say to count the pulse rate? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module AA, Measurement. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.B, Basic Nursing Skills (35%, 21 questions).
  • A restraint is released every 2 hours or more often. For how long at the least, by the North Carolina curriculum? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module K, Restraint Elimination, Reduction, Appropriate Use. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.B, Basic Nursing Skills (35%, 21 questions).
  • At what angle is a resident in High Fowler's position, by the North Carolina curriculum? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module I, Body Mechanics. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.B, Basic Nursing Skills (35%, 21 questions).
  • By the North Carolina curriculum, people aged 65 and older account for what share of each year's flu-related deaths? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module B, Infection Prevention. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.B, Basic Nursing Skills (35%, 21 questions).
  • For an orthostatic blood pressure, how long does the resident wait after sitting up before the next reading? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module AA, Measurement. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.B, Basic Nursing Skills (35%, 21 questions).
  • For which resident is a stand-assist lift used, by the North Carolina curriculum? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module I, Body Mechanics. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.B, Basic Nursing Skills (35%, 21 questions).
  • How far do droplets from a cough or sneeze usually travel, by the North Carolina curriculum? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module B, Infection Prevention. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.B, Basic Nursing Skills (35%, 21 questions).
  • How is a resident placed in Sims position, in the North Carolina curriculum? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module I, Body Mechanics. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.B, Basic Nursing Skills (35%, 21 questions).
  • How often does the North Carolina curriculum say to observe a resident in a restraint? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module K, Restraint Elimination, Reduction, Appropriate Use. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.B, Basic Nursing Skills (35%, 21 questions).
  • In the fire acronym RACE, what does the "C" stand for? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module C, The Resident's Environment: Safety and Emergency. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.B, Basic Nursing Skills (35%, 21 questions).
  • In the North Carolina curriculum, contact precautions add what to standard precautions? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module B, Infection Prevention. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.B, Basic Nursing Skills (35%, 21 questions).
  • In the stroke acronym BEFAST, what does the "B" stand for? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module C, The Resident's Environment: Safety and Emergency. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.B, Basic Nursing Skills (35%, 21 questions).
  • The North Carolina curriculum defines "point of care" as the place where three elements occur together. What are they? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module B, Infection Prevention. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.B, Basic Nursing Skills (35%, 21 questions).
  • What does the North Carolina curriculum call normal respirations, 12 to 20 breaths per minute, regular and quiet? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module AA, Measurement. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.B, Basic Nursing Skills (35%, 21 questions).
  • What does the North Carolina curriculum call people who carry harmful germs on or inside the body without looking sick? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module B, Infection Prevention. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.B, Basic Nursing Skills (35%, 21 questions).
  • What normal range does the North Carolina curriculum give for an adult's systolic blood pressure? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module AA, Measurement. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.B, Basic Nursing Skills (35%, 21 questions).
  • What room temperature does OBRA require, as the North Carolina curriculum gives it? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module C, The Resident's Environment: Safety and Emergency. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.B, Basic Nursing Skills (35%, 21 questions).
  • When do half of elopements occur, by the North Carolina curriculum? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module C, The Resident's Environment: Safety and Emergency. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.B, Basic Nursing Skills (35%, 21 questions).
  • When should a nurse aide use soap and water instead of an alcohol-based hand rub, by the North Carolina curriculum? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module B, Infection Prevention. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.B, Basic Nursing Skills (35%, 21 questions).
  • Which set of diseases does the North Carolina curriculum give as examples for airborne precautions? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module B, Infection Prevention. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.B, Basic Nursing Skills (35%, 21 questions).
  • Which site does the North Carolina curriculum call the least accurate for checking temperature? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module AA, Measurement. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.B, Basic Nursing Skills (35%, 21 questions).

Self-care and independence 4

  • A resident dresses slowly and poorly. What does the North Carolina curriculum say the nurse aide should do? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module G, Basic Restorative Care. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.C, Self Care/Independence (7%, 4 questions).
  • A resident has pain during range of motion exercises. What does the North Carolina curriculum say to do? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module G, Basic Restorative Care. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.C, Self Care/Independence (7%, 4 questions).
  • What does the North Carolina curriculum say about passive range of motion exercises? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module G, Basic Restorative Care. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.C, Self Care/Independence (7%, 4 questions).
  • When does a resident move from rehabilitation to basic restorative care, by the North Carolina curriculum? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module G, Basic Restorative Care. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, I.C, Self Care/Independence (7%, 4 questions).

Emotional and mental health needs 5

  • In the five stages of grief in the North Carolina curriculum, which stage is third? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module W, End-of-Life Care and Death. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, II.A, Emotional and Mental Health Needs (8%, 5 questions).
  • What does Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs explain, as the North Carolina curriculum defines it? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module M, Interdisciplinary Care Plan. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, II.A, Emotional and Mental Health Needs (8%, 5 questions).
  • What does the North Carolina curriculum call extreme responses, out of proportion to the activity or situation? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module T, Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, II.A, Emotional and Mental Health Needs (8%, 5 questions).
  • What is dysthymia, in the North Carolina curriculum? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module U, Mental Health and Mental Illness. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, II.A, Emotional and Mental Health Needs (8%, 5 questions).
  • When does sundowning begin, as the North Carolina curriculum defines it? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module T, Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, II.A, Emotional and Mental Health Needs (8%, 5 questions).

Spiritual and cultural needs 1

  • Knowing and valuing the fact that patterns of behavior vary from culture to culture and inside each culture is called what, in the North Carolina curriculum? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module D, Communication. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, II.B, Spiritual and Cultural Needs (2%, 1 question).

Communication 4

  • A nurse aide restates a resident's message in the aide's own words. What is this called? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module D, Communication. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, III.A, Communication (7%, 4 questions).
  • A resident says, "My stomach hurts." What kind of data is this, in the North Carolina curriculum? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module L, Communicating with the Health Care Team. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, III.A, Communication (7%, 4 questions).
  • In the North Carolina curriculum, what is "reporting"? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module L, Communicating with the Health Care Team. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, III.A, Communication (7%, 4 questions).
  • What does the North Carolina curriculum say to write with when recording on paper? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module L, Communicating with the Health Care Team. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, III.A, Communication (7%, 4 questions).

Client rights 5

  • A nursing home's license is revoked. Within how many days must a resident be notified, under North Carolina's Bill of Rights? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module E, Law and Ethics. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, III.B, Client Rights (8%, 5 questions).
  • Besides a telephone for private calls, to what does North Carolina's Bill of Rights give a resident access? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module E, Law and Ethics. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, III.B, Client Rights (8%, 5 questions).
  • Under North Carolina's Bill of Rights for Nursing Home Residents, how much notice does a transfer or discharge require unless the physician orders it immediately? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module E, Law and Ethics. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, III.B, Client Rights (8%, 5 questions).
  • When may a North Carolina nursing home resident perform services for the facility, under the Bill of Rights? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module E, Law and Ethics. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, III.B, Client Rights (8%, 5 questions).
  • Who supports or promotes the interests of a resident of a North Carolina long-term care facility, assigned by district? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module E, Law and Ethics. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, III.B, Client Rights (8%, 5 questions).

Member of the health care team 4

  • A registered nurse delegates a task to a nurse aide. Who retains full responsibility for the resident, by the North Carolina curriculum? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module M, Interdisciplinary Care Plan. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, III.D, Member of the Health Care Team (6%, 4 questions).
  • What does the North Carolina curriculum say about opinions in an incident report? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module N, Incident Report. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, III.D, Member of the Health Care Team (6%, 4 questions).
  • What is an interdisciplinary care plan, in the North Carolina curriculum? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module M, Interdisciplinary Care Plan. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, III.D, Member of the Health Care Team (6%, 4 questions).
  • Which body defines what North Carolina nurse aides are allowed to do? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module A, The Nurse Aide I. Outline: 2024 NNAAP content outline in the North Carolina handbook, III.D, Member of the Health Care Team (6%, 4 questions).

North Carolina Nurse Aide I rules 7

  • A person not on the registry works three months as a nurse aide in one North Carolina nursing home, then moves to another. How much of the four-month period is left? NCDHHS Division of Health Service Regulation, Nurse Aide I Registry, Nursing Homes: 120 Day Rule. Not a section of the NNAAP outline: North Carolina's own testing and registry rules.
  • How long does a candidate have to complete North Carolina's written examination? North Carolina Nurse Aide I candidate handbook (Credentia), Exam Overview. Not a section of the NNAAP outline: North Carolina's own testing and registry rules.
  • How many attempts does a North Carolina candidate have within two years of completing the Nurse Aide I program? North Carolina Nurse Aide I candidate handbook (Credentia), Score Reporting, section "Test Attempts". Not a section of the NNAAP outline: North Carolina's own testing and registry rules.
  • In North Carolina's skills evaluation, which two kinds of skill are always among the five? North Carolina Nurse Aide I candidate handbook (Credentia), The Skill Evaluation. Not a section of the NNAAP outline: North Carolina's own testing and registry rules.
  • Of the 70 multiple-choice questions on North Carolina's written examination, how many are scored? North Carolina Nurse Aide I candidate handbook (Credentia), Exam Overview. Not a section of the NNAAP outline: North Carolina's own testing and registry rules.
  • The public says "CNA". What is the listed title in North Carolina? North Carolina State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024 (NCDHHS), Module A, The Nurse Aide I. Not a section of the NNAAP outline: North Carolina's own testing and registry rules.
  • Which work counts toward renewing a North Carolina Nurse Aide I listing? NCDHHS Division of Health Service Regulation, Nurse Aide I Registry, Renewal. Not a section of the NNAAP outline: North Carolina's own testing and registry rules.

How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the 2024 content outline of the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP) in the North Carolina Nurse Aide I candidate handbook of Credentia (https://kb-ncna.credentia.com/en/article/the-2024-national-nurse-aide-assessment-program-nnaap, linked as "NC(NA) Handbook" from https://www.credentia.com/test-takers/ncna; read 2026-10-08; the outline table is printed there as an image). The outline, in effect since October 2024, gives 70 multiple-choice items, 10 of them unscored pretest items, and these scored counts: Activities of Daily Living 13, Basic Nursing Skills 21, Self Care/Independence 4, Emotional and Mental Health Needs 5, Spiritual and Cultural Needs 1, Communication 4, Client Rights 5, Legal and Ethical Behavior 3, Member of the Health Care Team 4. The bank holds the same count in each (60), plus 7 on North Carolina's own testing and registry rules, which the outline does not list. Every fact was read on 2026-10-08 in the public source the question names: the State-Approved Curriculum, Nurse Aide I Training Program, July 2024, of the NCDHHS Division of Health Service Regulation (teaching guides by module at https://info.ncdhhs.gov/dhsr/hcpr/curriculum/index.html; Module J in its 2.0A guide of July 2026), the division's Nurse Aide I Registry pages (ncnar.ncdhhs.gov) and the handbook itself. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.

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What the North Carolina written exam covers

The content outline in North Carolina's candidate handbook, read October 8, 2026, counts the 60 scored questions by area, from 21 on basic nursing skills to 1 on spiritual and cultural needs. This bank holds the same counts.

North Carolina's own rules

Seven more questions cover attempts, the cumulative four-month rule and renewal of a Nurse Aide I listing.

Where the answers come from

Sixty-one questions are checked against the state-approved Nurse Aide I curriculum, and each names its module.

  • The handbook lists routes to test without the North Carolina course, such as nursing students (E5) and out-of-state trained candidates (E9).

Questions and answers

How many questions are on the North Carolina CNA state test?

70 multiple-choice questions in two hours, by the candidate handbook read October 8, 2026. 60 are scored and 10 are unscored pretest questions. The handbook gives no pass mark.

What is a CNA 1 in NC?

A Nurse Aide I: an unlicensed member of the health care team listed on the North Carolina Nurse Aide I Registry. CNA is the term the public uses, by the state curriculum. For Nurse Aide II, the registry sends you to the Board of Nursing.

How many times can you take the nurse aide exam in NC?

Three attempts within two years of completing the Nurse Aide I program, by the handbook. After that, a state-approved training program is completed again before another attempt.

Are these the real NC nurse aide exam questions?

No. Federal rule 42 CFR 483.154 keeps the real pool from being disclosed. These are our own questions, written from the state curriculum and other public pages, and no testing company's sample or practice questions were used.