CNA Drill

Legal and Ethical Behavior: practice questions

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Legal and Ethical BehaviorDifficulty 2/5

Within what period must successful completion be entered on the state nurse aide registry?

  1. ASixty days from the date the individual is found to be competent
  2. BNinety days from the date the individual is found to be competent
  3. CTwelve months from the date the individual is found to be competent
  4. DThirty days from the date the individual is found to be competent
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Correct: D. Section 483.154(e)(2) sets thirty days. Section 483.154(a) separately requires the state to tell candidates in advance that successful completion will be recorded on the registry.

  • A — Sixty days is not the period the regulation specifies.
  • B — Ninety days is not the period the regulation specifies.
  • C — Twelve months relates to the reimbursement provision, not to registry entry.
Legal and Ethical BehaviorDifficulty 2/5

An aide runs out of time and charts care that was not actually provided. How is this best characterised?

  1. AFalsification of the record, which is a legal and ethical breach
  2. BAn acceptable shortcut, provided the care is given later that shift
  3. CA documentation error to be corrected at the next opportunity
  4. DA supervision issue to be resolved between the aide and the nurse
Show answer and rationale

Correct: A. Recording care that did not happen misleads everyone who relies on the record, including the licensed nurse making decisions from it. The exam treats it as a legal question, not a paperwork one.

  • B — Charting in advance of care is falsification regardless of the intention to catch up.
  • C — An error is unintentional; recording care known not to have been given is not.
  • D — Supervision may be a factor, but the act itself is a falsified record.

Primary references

  1. 42 CFR Part 483 Subpart D — Requirements That Must Be Met by States and State Agencies, Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation — Office of the Federal Register (eCFR) · government · retrieved 2026-09-22, verified 2026-09-22
  2. The 2024 National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP) Written (Oral) Examination Content Outline — Credentia Nurse Aide LLC · primary · retrieved 2026-09-22, verified 2026-09-22