Certified Nursing Assistant Exam Script Comprehensive Study Guide

CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT EXAM
SCRIPT COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE

●● Chronic Illness
Answer: -Persists longer than 6 months
-No known cure
-Controlled with treatment
-Diabetes


●● ALR
Answer: Assisted living residence


●● What is the purpose of health care?
Answer: 1. Health promotion
2. Disease prevention
3. Detection & treatment
4. Rehabilitation & restorative care


●● Hospice
Answer: Agency for person dying


●● Board of Trusties

,Answer: Make policies to ensure safe care is given.


●● CNA
Answer: certified nursing assistant=basic care needs


●● OBRA
Answer: -Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
-Protects residents safety and rights to ensure quality of life.


●● EMR
Answer: electronic medical record


●● AED
Answer: automated external defibrillator


●● CMS
Answer: -Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
-State law/bed rails


●● Transfer/gait belt
Answer: Two fingers to lift/put over clothing/buckle on one side.

,●● FBAO
Answer: Foreign body airway obstruction


●● CPR
Answer: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation


●● BM
Answer: Bowel movement


●● UTI
Answer: urinary tract infection


●● GI
Answer: gastrointestinal


●● RACE
Answer: 1. Rescue
2. Alarm
3. Confine
4. Extinguish


●● IV

, Answer: intravenous


●● SSE
Answer: -soap suds enema
-100 F


●● gtt
Answer: drops


●● BP
Answer: blood pressure


●● AFO
Answer: ankle-foot orthosis


●● BID
Answer: twice a day


●● QID
Answer: four times a day


●● COPD