CNA KEY TERMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2026

Bq



CNA KEY TERMS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2026
abductionB-BAnswerMovingBaBbodyBpartBawayBfromBtheBmidlineBofBtheBbody



abuseB-BAnswerTheBintentionalBmistreatmentBorBharmBofBanotherBperson



acetoneB-
BAnswerABsubstanceBthatBappearsBinBurineBfromBtheBrapidBbreakdownBofBfatBforBenergy;Bket
oneBbodyBorBketone



activeBphysicalBrestraintB-
BAnswerABrestraintBattachedBtoBtheBperson'sBbodyBandBtoBaBfixedB(non-
movableBobject;BitBrestrictsBmovementBorBbodyBaccess



activitiesBofBdailyBlivingB(ADL)B-
BAnswerTheBactivitiesBusuallyBdoneBduringBaBnormalBdayBinBaBperson'sBlife



adductionB-BAnswerMovingBaBbodyBpartBtowardBtheBmidlineBofBtheBbody



advanceBdirectiveB-
BAnswerABdocumentBstatingBaBperson'sBwishesBaboutBhealthBcareBwhenBthatBpersonBcannotB
makeBhisBorBherBownBdecisions



alopeciaB-BAnswerHairBloss



ambulationB-BAnswerTheBactBofBwalking



anorexiaB-BAnswerTheBlossBofBappetite



anxietyB-BAnswerABvague,BuneasyBfeelingBinBresponseBtoBstress



aphasiaB-BAnswerTheBinabilityBtoBspeak

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apneaB-BAnswerTheBlackBorBabsenceBofBbreathing



arthroplastyB-BAnswerTheBsurgicalBreplacementBofBaBjoint



asepsisB-BAnswerBeingBfreeBofBdisease-producingBmicrobes



aspirationB-BAnswerBreathingBfluidBorBanBobjectBintoBtheBlungs



assaultB-
BAnswerIntentionallyBattemptingBorBthreateningBtoBtouchBaBperson'sBbodyBwithoutBtheBperso
n'sBconsent



assistedBlivingBfacilityB-
BAnswerProvidesBhousing,BsupportBservices,BandBhealthBcareBtoBpersonsBneedingBhelpBwithBd
ailyBactivities



atrophyB-BAnswerTheBdecreaseBinBsizeBorBaBwastingBawayBofBtissue



baseBofBsupportB-BAnswerTheBareaBonBwhichBanBobjectBrests



batteryB-BAnswerTouchingBaBperson'sBbodyBwithoutBhisBorBherBconsent



bedsoreB-BAnswerABpressureBulcer,BpressureBsore,BorBdecubitusBulcer



benignBtumorB-BAnswerABtumorBthatBgrowsBslowlyBandBwithinBaBlocalBarea



biohazardousBwasteB-
BAnswerItemsBcontaminatedBwithBblood,BbodyBfluids,Bsecretions,BorBexcretions;BbioBmeansBlif
e,BandBhazardousBmeansBdangerousBorBharmful



bloodBpressureB-
BAnswerTheBamountBofBforceBexertedBagainstBtheBwallsBofBanBarteryBbyBtheBblood

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boardBandBcareBhomeB-
BAnswerProvidesBaBroom,Bmeals,Blaundry,BandBsupervision;BresidentialBcareBfacility



bodyBalignmentB-
BAnswerTheBwayBtheBhead,Btrunk,Barms,BandBlegsBareBalignedBwithBoneBanother;Bposture



bodyBlanguageB-
BAnswerMessagesBsentBthroughBfacialBexpressions,Bgestures,Bposture,BhandBandBbodyBmovem
ents,Bgait,BeyeBcontact,BandBappearance



bodyBmechanicsB-BAnswerUsingBtheBbodyBinBanBefficientBandBcarefulBway



bodyBtemperatureB-
BAnswerTheBamountBofBheatBinBtheBbodyBthatBisBaBbalanceBbetweenBtheBamountBofBheatBp
roducedBandBtheBamountBlostBbyBtheBbody



bradypneaB-BAnswerSlowBbreathing;BrespirationBareBlessBthanB12BperBminute



calorieB-BAnswerTheBamountBofBenergyBproducedBwhenBtheBbodyBburnsBfood



cardiacBarrestB-BAnswerTheBheartBandBbreathingBstopBsuddenlyBandBwithoutBwarning



carrierB-
BAnsweraBhumanBorBanimalBthatBisBaBreservoirBforBmicrobesBbutBdoesBnotBhaveBtheBsignsBa
ndBsymptomsBofBinfection



catheterB-BAnswerABtubeBusedBtoBdrainBorBinjectBfluidBthroughBaBbodyBopening



cellB-BAnswerTheBbasicBunitBofBbodyBstructure



chartB-BAnswerTheBmedicalBrecord