Pennsylvania CNA Practice Test
Pennsylvania Nurse Aide Competency Exam (NNAAP) · Credentia · 70 questions in 2 hours, reported pass or fail
70 questions in 2 hours, with an explanation for every answer and a score by topic.
Or start with a free topic drillWhy must the nurse aide perform hand hygiene right after removing gloves, even when the gloves looked clean?
Pennsylvania CNA written exam format
- Testing vendor
- Credentia
- Questions
- 70 multiple choice (NNAAP)
- Time
- 2 hours
- Result
- Pass or fail
- Languages
- English or Spanish; online with a live remote proctor or at a test center
- Fees
- Written or oral + skills $135; retest written $50, oral $50, skills $85
- Attempts
- Pass both parts within 2 years of finishing training; three failures of a part means retraining
- The oral exam has 60 multiple-choice questions and 10 reading comprehension questions; you must pass both parts.
Our Pennsylvania practice exam
70 questions in 2 hours. The real exam reports pass or fail only, so you get your percentage and a score for each topic to show where to study. Questions are drawn across the NNAAP topics in the same proportions as the real written exam, and every answer comes with an explanation.
Sit the full written exam under the real clock
70 questions in 2 hours, with an explanation for every answer and a score by topic.
Or start with a free topic drillPennsylvania skills exam
- Five skills chosen at random, performed in 30 minutes. Hand hygiene is always one of them, and one of the other four includes a measurement (blood pressure, radial pulse, respirations, urine output or weight).
- You must pass all five skills. Missing a critical element step (shown in bold on the skills list) fails that skill.
- Pennsylvania does not test Skill 4 (bedpan) or Skill 12 (electronic blood pressure). The skills exam is given at test centers only.
Practice each skill from the official checklist in the sources below until you can do every step in order.
Common questions
Can I take the Pennsylvania CNA written exam online?
Yes. The written exam can be taken online with a live remote proctor or at a test center. The skills exam is at a test center.
How much does the Pennsylvania CNA exam cost?
$135 for the written (or oral) and skills exams together. Retests are $50 written, $50 oral and $85 skills.
70 questions in 2 hours, with an explanation for every answer and a score by topic.
Or start with a free topic drillSources
- Credentia (Pennsylvania): Exam overview
- Credentia (Pennsylvania): Exam fees
- Credentia (Pennsylvania): Skills list
Checked October 30, 2026. Vendors update their handbooks; confirm details with your testing vendor before you schedule.
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