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Residents' Rights Practice Test

12 questions on residents' rights. Each answer explains the reasoning and links to the federal regulation or official health guidance behind it.

  • 12 questions
  • Answers explained
  • Sources checked November 3, 2026

Study test, not the real exam. The All CNA Classes Editorial Team wrote these questions based on official federal standards (42 CFR Part 483), CDC safety guidance, and MedlinePlus. This set focuses on residents' rights: Federal rules on privacy, personal dignity, choices, grievances, restraints, and communications..

  1. 1. Residents' rightsA resident says she doesn't want her shower this morning. What should the nurse aide do?
  2. 2. Residents' rightsA letter arrives for a resident. What is the right way to handle it?
  3. 3. Residents' rightsA resident keeps getting up from his chair during a busy shift. Can staff tie him to the chair so they can keep working?
  4. 4. Residents' rightsA resident wants to complain about cold meals. What is true about her complaint?
  5. 5. Residents' rightsBefore helping a resident change clothes in a shared room, what should you do first?
  6. 6. Residents' rightsA resident asks staff to deposit some of his personal spending money. Under federal rules, what is true about resident personal funds?
  7. 7. Residents' rightsA family member arrives to visit a resident in the evening. What do federal rules say about visitor access?
  8. 8. Residents' rightsA resident wants to make a telephone call to her sister. What must the facility provide?
  9. 9. Residents' rightsWhile helping a resident get dressed, she insists on wearing a brightly patterned shirt with striped pants. How should the aide respond?
  10. 10. Residents' rightsA resident asks to inspect her medical records. Under federal regulations, when must the facility provide access?
  11. 11. Residents' rightsA resident has an active Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order in their medical record. What right does this reflect?
  12. 12. Residents' rightsBefore a nursing facility transfers or discharges a resident involuntarily, how much advance notice must usually be given?
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  1. A resident says she doesn't want her shower this morning. What should the nurse aide do?
    Answer: Respect her choice, ask if another time suits her, and tell the nurse. Residents have the right to request, refuse or stop treatment. Respect the refusal, offer another time, and report it so the nurse can follow up. 42 CFR §483.10(c)(6) (Cornell LII).
  2. A letter arrives for a resident. What is the right way to handle it?
    Answer: Give it to the resident promptly and unopened. Residents have the right to privacy in their written communications, including the right to send and promptly receive unopened mail. 42 CFR §483.10(h) (Cornell LII).
  3. A resident keeps getting up from his chair during a busy shift. Can staff tie him to the chair so they can keep working?
    Answer: No. A restraint can't be used for staff convenience or as discipline. Residents have the right to be free from physical or chemical restraints used for discipline or convenience and not required to treat a medical symptom. 42 CFR §483.10(e)(1) (Cornell LII).
  4. A resident wants to complain about cold meals. What is true about her complaint?
    Answer: She has the right to complain without fear of punishment or unfair treatment. Residents have the right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal, and without fear of either. 42 CFR §483.10(j) (Cornell LII).
  5. Before helping a resident change clothes in a shared room, what should you do first?
    Answer: Close the door and pull the privacy curtain. Residents have a right to personal privacy, and the rule names personal care as part of that privacy. 42 CFR §483.10(h) (Cornell LII).
  6. A resident asks staff to deposit some of his personal spending money. Under federal rules, what is true about resident personal funds?
    Answer: The resident retains the right to manage personal finances or have the facility hold them in trust with regular accounting. Residents have the right to manage their financial affairs. When the facility holds funds upon written authorization, it must provide quarterly accounting and safeguard the money. 42 CFR §483.10(f)(10) (Cornell LII).
  7. A family member arrives to visit a resident in the evening. What do federal rules say about visitor access?
    Answer: Residents have the right to receive visitors of their choice at any time, subject to the resident's consent. Federal rules guarantee residents the right to receive visitors of their choosing at the time of their choosing, provided the resident consents. 42 CFR §483.10(f)(4) (Cornell LII).
  8. A resident wants to make a telephone call to her sister. What must the facility provide?
    Answer: Access to a telephone in an area where calls can be made without being overheard. The resident has the right to reasonable access to private use of a telephone where calls cannot be overheard. 42 CFR §483.10(g)(6) (Cornell LII).
  9. While helping a resident get dressed, she insists on wearing a brightly patterned shirt with striped pants. How should the aide respond?
    Answer: Support her choice and help her put on the clothes she selected. Residents have the right to make choices about aspects of their life in the facility that are significant to them, and to keep and use their own clothing. 42 CFR §483.10(f)(2) (Cornell LII).
  10. A resident asks to inspect her medical records. Under federal regulations, when must the facility provide access?
    Answer: Within 24 hours of the request (excluding weekends and holidays). Federal regulations require facilities to provide residents access to inspect their records within 24 hours (excluding weekends and holidays) of a request. 42 CFR §483.10(g)(2) (Cornell LII).
  11. A resident has an active Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order in their medical record. What right does this reflect?
    Answer: The right to formulate advance directives specifying treatment preferences. Federal rules give residents the right to request, refuse or stop treatment, and to formulate an advance directive. 42 CFR §483.10(c)(6) (Cornell LII).
  12. Before a nursing facility transfers or discharges a resident involuntarily, how much advance notice must usually be given?
    Answer: At least 30 days written notice, explaining the reason and appeal rights. The facility must give notice of transfer or discharge at least 30 days before, except in the situations the rule lists (for example when the safety of others is at risk), when notice is given as soon as practicable. 42 CFR §483.15(c)(4) (Cornell LII).

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Official Topic Sources

  1. 42 CFR §483.10(c)(6) (Cornell LII)
  2. 42 CFR §483.15(c)(4) (Cornell LII)