Free Practice Questions for Tennessee CNA

Credentia became HFC’s nurse aide testing and registry vendor on June 1, 2026. Use the Tennessee page on Credentia for current applications, scheduling, results and registry services.

Credentia’s overview and knowledge-exam pages list 75 multiple-choice questions with a two-hour limit and a 75% passing threshold. The overview says ten experimental items are intermingled; the content outline describes ten as added. Because that split is inconsistent, confirm it with Credentia rather than assuming a scored count or a raw number of correct answers needed.

You have 30 minutes for five skills: handwashing plus four randomly selected skills, including one measurement skill. Follow the instruction-card order. Passing requires satisfactory performance on all five skills, every Critical Element Step and enough other steps to meet each skill’s cut score.

The published fees are $35 for knowledge or oral testing and $87 for skills, totaling $122 for both components. Qualifying nursing-facility employer payment or reimbursement provisions may apply. Training charges are separate and vary by program.

Pass both components within 24 months of completing your HFC-approved training program. If that window expires, training must be completed again. Challenge candidates should follow the eligibility dates and conditions in their state approval.

The handbook permits at most three knowledge attempts and three skills attempts. Failing either part three times requires another training program and retaking both parts. The results guidance also says three scheduled attempts without certification, including absences, can require retraining. Check Credentia’s cancellation and attendance rules before missing an appointment.

The standard new nurse aide route requires an HFC-approved program. Federal program minima are 75 total clock hours, including at least 16 supervised practical hours. Programs may exceed these minima. Approved challenge routes are available for some applicants with qualifying prior education or military training.

Apply through Credentia every 24 months and submit proof of at least eight hours of qualifying paid nurse aide work in a licensed or certified healthcare facility during the preceding 24 months. HFC excludes private-duty, sitter, companion and private physician-office work. Renewal is not automatic. Follow the current documentation instructions; the handbook and Credentia landing page differ on whether the eight hours must be consecutive.

Credentia offers remotely proctored knowledge/oral testing as well as test-center knowledge testing. The skills evaluation is in person. Choose an available option in your approved Credentia account and check the equipment, room, identification and appointment requirements.