Tennessee CNA Practice Test
Tennessee Nurse Aide Knowledge Exam · Credentia · 75 questions in 2 hours, 75% to pass
75 questions in 2 hours, 75% to pass, with an explanation for every answer and a score by topic.
Or start with a free topic drillThe aide notices the sharps container in a resident's room is filled to the fill line. What should the aide do?
Tennessee CNA written exam format
- Testing vendor
- Credentia
- Questions
- 75 multiple choice; 10 experimental questions are mixed in and not scored
- Time
- 2 hours
- Pass mark
- 75%
- Oral option
- 75 questions on a computer, read by a recorded voice that you can replay; English or Spanish
- Fees
- Knowledge $35 (test center or online); oral $35; skills $87
- Attempts
- 3 attempts each for skills and knowledge; retrain after a third failure or after 2 years
- Tennessee uses the NNAAP content outline percentages for its own 75-question knowledge exam.
Our Tennessee practice exam
75 questions in 2 hours, scored against the 75% pass mark, with a score for each topic. 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
75 questions in 2 hours, 75% to pass, with an explanation for every answer and a score by topic.
Or start with a free topic drillTennessee 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.
- Tennessee does not test Skill 12 (electronic blood pressure) or Skill 14 (weight).
Practice each skill from the official checklist in the sources below until you can do every step in order.
Common questions
What score do I need on the Tennessee CNA test?
75% or better on the knowledge exam. The ten experimental questions do not count toward your score.
How much is the Tennessee CNA exam?
$35 for the knowledge or oral exam and $87 for the skills exam.
75 questions in 2 hours, 75% to pass, with an explanation for every answer and a score by topic.
Or start with a free topic drillSources
- Credentia (Tennessee): Exam overview
- Credentia (Tennessee): Exam fees
- Credentia (Tennessee): Skills list
Checked October 30, 2026. Vendors update their handbooks; confirm details with your testing vendor before you schedule.
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