CNAMB study plan

Recite the chain of infection and name one specific intervention that breaks each link.

List the steps of a complete bed bath and an oral/denture care procedure, including water temperature, privacy measures, and order of washing.

Demonstrate aloud the correct donning and doffing order for gloves, gown, mask, and eye protection, narrating each step.

Identify five situations that require hand hygiene and state the minimum duration for soap-and-water handwashing.

Perform a full range-of-motion sequence for upper and lower extremities, naming each joint movement as you do it.

Explain the body mechanics for moving a resident up in bed and list three actions that protect the worker's back.

Identify four fall-risk factors and state one environmental modification for each.

Sequence the steps for repositioning a resident from supine to lateral, including pillow and support placement.

Describe the steps for assisting a resident to a bedside commode and for providing perineal care, front to back.

List the steps for responding to a conscious choking adult and state the conditions under which you stop and call for help.

State the actions represented by the RACE and PASS acronyms and describe when each applies.

Identify the three types of transmission-based precautions and name one required PPE item for each.

Describe four actions to take during a resident's seizure and three things never to do.

Distinguish standard precautions from transmission-based precautions using two concrete examples each.

Summarize the major categories of resident rights in your own words, covering at least eight categories.

Give three examples of a resident rights violation and state the correct reporting action and recipient for each.

Demonstrate two communication techniques for a resident with dementia and one adaptation for a resident with hearing loss.

Distinguish empathy, sympathy, and false reassurance by writing three parallel scripted responses to the same complaint.

Explain how to support a resident's right to refuse care while still meeting reporting obligations.

Recite the rights of medication administration from memory, including the resident's right to refuse.

Build a table classifying 15 common drug classes by purpose and listing one key side effect or caution for each.

Explain what a nursing assistant may and may not do during a medication pass in your state's scope of practice.

List five signs of an adverse drug reaction that require immediate reporting.

Describe the correct procedure for handling a medication error once it is discovered, including documentation and reporting.

Label the major structures and primary functions of six body systems on a blank diagram you draw yourself.

Define 40 common prefixes, suffixes, and roots and decode 20 unfamiliar medical terms using them.

Relate five common conditions to the specific observations a nursing assistant should report for each.

Convert times between 12-hour and 24-hour format and record intake and output using standard metric units.

Match 10 drug classes to the body system they primarily affect.

Write five objective chart entries that avoid subjective language and state what, when, how much, and to whom it was reported.

Distinguish observations that require immediate reporting from those documented and reported at shift end, giving three examples of each.

State the boundaries of the nursing assistant role: name three tasks that require delegation and three that fall outside scope.

Explain negligence, abuse, and defamation, giving one concrete example of each in a long-term care setting.

Describe the correct chain of reporting for suspected abuse, including who is notified and typical time requirements.

Complete two timed 100-item practice exams covering all seven domains under test-day conditions.

Review your accumulated error log and restate the correcting fact for every item previously missed.

Rehearse 10 hands-on skill sequences aloud, each within its expected time limit.

Rank the seven domains by practice-exam accuracy and re-study the two weakest before test day.