Prometric-style practice · Florida included
Prometric CNA practice test: written-exam practice for Prometric states, incl. Florida
This Prometric CNA practice test gives you 12 cards written in the style of Prometric's nurse aide written test, the one New York, Connecticut and Florida used as of Oct 2026. Run the cards first. Then read what the real sitting looks like: about 60 multiple-choice items in 90 minutes, four options, one correct answer.
- ~60multiple-choice items on Prometric's written test (as of Oct 2026)
- 90 minPrometric written-test time limit (as of Oct 2026)
- 4options per item, one correct answer
Prometric-style practice cards: 12 questions
Start here. The 12 cards below follow the Prometric pattern: a short scenario about the resident, four options, one correct answer. Each card flips to a rationale the moment you answer, so one pass fits in a 15-minute break.
Card 1 of 12
Basic Nursing Skills
60:00
A resident's temperature is 38°C. In Fahrenheit, this is about:
Pick an answer. The rationale flips up right here, on the back of the card.
0 right · 0 missed · 12 to go
Two passes beat one
Run the deck once cold and jot down the content areas you missed. Run it again before your next shift. When you want a full-length sitting on a clock, use the 60-card timed mock.
Whose questions these are
These are original practice questions written in the style of Prometric's nurse aide written test. They are not Prometric's questions, and Prometric has not reviewed them.
What Prometric's written test looks like
As of Oct 2026, Prometric's nurse aide written test runs about 60 multiple-choice questions in 90 minutes. Some forms score 50 of them and mix in 10 unscored pretest items. Nothing on screen tells you which ten, so treat every item as if it counts.
| Prometric | NNAAP (delivered by Credentia) | |
|---|---|---|
| Written items | About 60 multiple choice | 70 multiple choice |
| Scored vs pretest | Some forms: 50 scored + 10 pretest | 60 scored + 10 pretest |
| Time limit | 90 minutes | 2 hours |
| Answer format | 4 options, one correct answer | 4 options, one best answer |
| Who the item is about | Usually "the resident" | Usually "the client" |
| Result | Pass/fail; your state sets the cut score | Pass/fail; your state sets the cut score |
Both columns as of Oct 2026. Test forms and vendor contracts change; trust your state's current candidate handbook over this table for item count and time. More on the other column: the NNAAP exam.
Ninety minutes for 60 items is about a minute and a half each. The stems are one or two sentences, so the clock is seldom the enemy. Rereading every item three times is. Pick, move on, and come back only to the few you truly doubted.
Restroom math
An hour and a half is a long sit after a night shift. Finish your coffee an hour before check-in, use the restroom right before you go in, and save the big bottle of water for the drive home.
Studying on a break? The app keeps the whole deck in your pocket, with progress saved between shifts.
Get the appHow Prometric questions are worded
Prometric items read like a line from a shift report: a resident, a situation, and a word like SHOULD, FIRST or BEST. You won't meet select-all items or catch-all options like "all of the above". Every vendor writes nurse aide items this way, so what you learn here carries over if your state ever switches.
- Short stems. One or two plain sentences, almost always set in a nursing home.
- Parallel options. Four short phrases of similar length. The longest one is not a hint.
- Absolute words such as always, never and only usually sit in the wrong answers.
- Almost no negative stems. NOT and EXCEPT are rare, so read for the best action, not the exception.
Worked example in the Prometric style
A confused resident hands the nurse aide her diamond ring and says, "Keep it, dear." The nurse aide SHOULD:
- hold it for her until her family visits
- put it in her drawer and say nothing
- give it back and tell the nurse (best answer)
- keep it, since she gave it freely
Taking valuables from a resident, especially a confused one, is misappropriation, so the aide returns it and tells the nurse. A gift from a confused resident is not freely given. Holding it or hiding it in a drawer without telling anyone risks loss and accusation.
Why the others lose
- Hold it until her family visits sounds kind, but you would still be keeping a valuable from a confused resident without telling anyone.
- Put it in her drawer and say nothing hides the problem. If the ring goes missing, you were the last person to touch it.
- Keep it is misappropriation, the kind of finding that goes on a nurse aide registry record.
Common trap
The ring is not a "tell the nurse" item by accident: the resident is confused and the ring is valuable, so it goes back and the nurse hears about it. Many Prometric scenarios end somewhere else, with something you record or a choice you respect, so read what the resident actually needs before you reach for the nurse.
Which states use Prometric (as of Oct 2026)
As of Oct 2026, Prometric delivers the nurse aide test in states including New York, Connecticut and Florida. Treat that as a snapshot, not a rule. States rebid these contracts: California moved to Headmaster/D&S in 2025, and the NNAAP program moved from Pearson VUE to Credentia.
Ask your training program
Your instructor knows which vendor your class tests with and usually points you to the candidate handbook.
Check the date on the handbook
Download the current one. A handbook that names a vendor your state no longer uses is out of date, and so are its fees and rules.
Match your practice to the vendor
If it says Prometric, the cards above fit. If it says NNAAP or Credentia, read the NNAAP page. If it names Headmaster/D&S or a state program, start with the CNA test overview.
Taking the CNA exam in Florida
In Florida you take Prometric's nurse aide exam, as of Oct 2026, so everything above applies: about 60 written items in 90 minutes, then a hands-on skills test in front of an evaluator. The question style is Prometric's, not something special to Florida. What is Florida-specific is the paperwork.
Your Florida candidate handbook sets the fee, the ID rule, how retakes work and who may test without finishing a training program. Those details change, so this page doesn't repeat them. Read the current handbook once, highlight the ID rule, and keep it in the bag with your scrubs.
Florida test-day bag
- The ID your handbook names, with your name spelled exactly as on your registration, middle initial included
- Your confirmation or admission letter, printed
- Scrubs and closed-toe, non-slip shoes for the skills half, if the handbook asks for them
- A snack that will survive a parked car in Florida heat, eaten before you check in
- Your appointment time and the site address on paper, in case your phone has to go in a locker
When you pass both halves, your name goes on Florida's nurse aide registry, the list employers check. There is no national license. If you move later, the next state decides by its own endorsement rules; the certification page explains how that works.
The Prometric skills test
The second half of Prometric's exam is a skills test: you perform a few randomly drawn skills while an evaluator scores each step. Which skills, and how many, comes from your state's handbook and gets revised. Practise skill families and the steps they share, not a list someone posted years ago.
Steps an evaluator watches in nearly every skill
- Knock, introduce yourself and identify the resident
- Explain what you are about to do and provide privacy
- Hand hygiene before you start and when you finish
- Lock the wheels, work at a safe bed height, then lower the bed again
- Leave the call light within reach
- Record or report what you observed
Say the steps out loud while you practise until they come out in order without thinking. The full walk-through, including where candidates lose points, is on the skills test page.
Rehearse in your test shoes
A skills test is standing, bending and walking around a bed under someone's eye. Do at least one practice run in the shoes and scrubs you will wear, so nothing pinches or slides on the day.
Questions people ask
Is the CNA Prometric exam hard?
The written items are entry-level: short long-term-care scenarios with four options and one correct answer. What trips people up is choosing between two caring-sounding answers, so learn the order behind the key: safety first, then rights, then getting the nurse. The skills half is where a skipped step costs points.
How many questions are on the Prometric CNA written exam?
About 60 multiple-choice questions in 90 minutes, as of Oct 2026. Some forms score 50 and include 10 unscored pretest items. Confirm the count in your state's current candidate handbook, because forms change.
How to pass the Prometric exam?
Drill by content area until the big ones feel easy, sit one full timed mock at a quiet table, and rehearse every skill out loud with the steps in order. On the day, find the word FIRST or BEST in each stem before you read the options.
Is the CNA exam hard in Florida?
Florida uses Prometric's test as of Oct 2026, so the written half is the same entry-level format described on this page. Florida sets its own passing standard and reports pass or fail, so there is no magic number to chase. Aim for steady results on full timed mocks.
How many questions are on the CNA test in Florida?
As of Oct 2026, Florida's written test is Prometric's: about 60 multiple-choice items in 90 minutes. Your current Florida candidate handbook has the exact count and any oral or language options.
How to study for the CNA exam in Florida?
Use the same plan as any Prometric state: the 12 cards here, the full practice deck by content area, one timed mock, and the skills out loud. Then spend ten minutes with the current Florida handbook for the ID and scheduling rules.