200+ Free Louisiana CNA Practice Questions

Prometric administers the Louisiana Nurse Aide Competency Evaluation (NNAAP format) on behalf of the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) Health Standards Section. You register at prometric.com/nurse-aide or by calling Prometric. The written exam has 60 multiple-choice questions in 90 minutes. After passing both the written and skills tests, the LDH Health Standards Section adds your name to the Louisiana Nurse Aide Registry — note that this is LDH Health Standards Section, NOT the Louisiana Board of Nursing.

Louisiana requires a minimum of 80 hours of state-approved CNA training: 40 hours of classroom instruction and 40 hours of supervised clinical practice. This exceeds the federal OBRA 1987 minimum of 75 hours (with at least 16 hours of clinical practice). Training programs must be approved by the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH). You cannot sit for the Prometric exam without completing an approved training program.

Louisiana CNA certification must be renewed every 24 months (2 years). To renew, you must provide proof of at least 8 hours of paid employment as a nurse aide performing nursing or nursing-related functions during the 24-month period. There are no CE hours required for renewal in Louisiana. The LDH Health Standards Section manages renewals through the Louisiana Nurse Aide Registry. CNAs who have not worked for pay may need to retest.

Under Louisiana RS 14:93.3 (cruelty to persons with infirmities) and RS 14:403.2 (mandatory reporting of abuse in care facilities), Louisiana CNAs are mandatory reporters of suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, or mistreatment of residents. You must report to your supervisor within 2 hours of witnessing or suspecting abuse. The facility must then report to the LDH Health Standards Section. A substantiated finding of abuse results in a notation on the Louisiana Nurse Aide Registry, which bars you from working in any Medicare/Medicaid-certified facility nationwide.

Out-of-state CNAs with an active registry listing and no findings of abuse, neglect, or misappropriation can apply for Louisiana reciprocity via Prometric Route 8 (the reciprocity pathway). The fee is $35. You must contact Prometric and provide verification of your current state registry status. Louisiana will add you to the Louisiana Nurse Aide Registry maintained by the LDH Health Standards Section without requiring you to retest.

The Louisiana Natural Death Act (RS 40:1151.1 et seq.) gives Louisiana residents the legal right to make advance directives, including living wills and do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders, regarding end-of-life care. As a CNA, you must respect documented advance directives and report any advance directive in a resident's chart to your charge nurse. You should never perform or withhold care that conflicts with a valid advance directive. Louisiana law also protects CNAs who act in good faith to carry out valid advance directives from civil and criminal liability.