New Hampshire LNA study guide
New Hampshire LNA · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
A Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) credential in New Hampshire is issued through the state's professional licensing system, which is administered by the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC). OPLC provides administrative support to over 50 professional licensing boards, commissions, and councils that license and regulate their own professions within the state, and the nursing assistant credential sits inside that structure. The credential is for people who want to deliver direct patient care - in nursing homes, assisted living, home care, and hospital settings - under the supervision of licensed nursing staff. The New Hampshire LNA examination is multiple choice. Topics on this exam: Personal Care and Basic Nursing Skills, Safety, Infection Control, and Emergency Response, Communication, Resident Rights, and Ethical Practice, and Mental Health, Cognitive Impairment, and Social Service Needs. The New Hampshire LNA study guide has 4 sections and about 1,519 words.
01Personal Care and Basic Nursing Skills
Personal care is the day-to-day core of LNA work: bathing, oral care, grooming, dressing, toileting, perineal care, feeding, positioning, range of motion, and ambulation. Questions test whether you can perform these tasks safely, respectfully, and within your scope of practice.
336 words, about 2 min02Safety, Infection Control, and Emergency Response
Safety questions ask you to prevent harm before it happens. Falls are the most common safety event, so every resident is treated as a fall risk until assessed.
619 words, about 3 min03Communication, Resident Rights, and Ethical Practice
Communication questions test respect as much as technique. Face the resident, use their preferred name, speak at a normal volume unless hearing loss is known, and allow time for a response.
275 words, about 1 min04Mental Health, Cognitive Impairment, and Social Service Needs
Most behavior questions come back to one idea: a behavior is an unmet need. Look for pain, hunger, thirst, toileting, fatigue, noise, fear, or boredom before responding to the behavior itself.
289 words, about 1 min