Maryland CNA study guide
Maryland CNA · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Maryland Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) credential is issued through the Maryland Board of Nursing, which lists Certified Nursing Assistant and Nurse Aid Registry among its licensing and certification programs. Candidates typically pursue it to work as nurse aides in long-term care, assisted living, home care, and hospital settings under the direction of licensed nurses. The Maryland CNA study guide has 4 sections and about 1,329 words.
01Physical Care Skills: Safety First, Then the Task
Physical care questions cover everything you do with your hands: hygiene, grooming, nutrition and hydration, elimination, mobility and transfers, positioning, range of motion, vital signs, specimen collection, and infection control. The exam expects three things for every skill: the correct sequence, the safety checks that bracket it, and the findings you must report rather than manage alone.
353 words, about 2 min02Psychosocial Care Skills: Behavior Is Communication
Psychosocial questions test how you treat a resident as a person with feelings, history, culture, and preferences. Core concepts include therapeutic communication (open questions, restating, silence, active listening), barriers to communication such as aphasia, hearing loss, and vision loss, resident rights to dignity, privacy, choice, and refusal, cultural and religious practices, sexuality and intimacy in later life, grief and dying, mental illness, and family dynamics.
332 words, about 2 min03Role of the Nurse Aide: Scope, Laws, and Reporting
This domain covers scope of practice, delegation, legal and ethical duties, resident rights, abuse reporting, and documentation. You perform tasks that a licensed nurse delegates to you.
311 words, about 2 min04Clinical Skills Demonstration: Performing Under a Checklist
Hands-on evaluation scores you against a step list with critical steps that must be right. Every skill begins and ends the same way: hand hygiene, knock and identify the resident, explain what you will do, provide privacy, gather supplies, and finish by leaving the resident safe, with the bed low and locked, side rails as ordered, and the call light within reach.
333 words, about 2 min