Kentucky SRNA Exam Study Guide – Student Registered Nurse Aide State Certification Review
& Practice Material
licensed practical nurse (LPN) - ✔✔A nurse who has completed a 1-year nursing program and
has passed a licensing test
nursing center/nursing home - ✔✔Provides health care and nursing care to persons who need
regular or continuous care
acute illness - ✔✔A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover
skilled nursing facility - ✔✔a facility that provides nursing care for residents who have many or
severe health problems or who need rehabilitation
chronic illness - ✔✔ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset, that has no cure but can be
managed and complications prevented with proper treatment
assisted living residence (ALR) - ✔✔provides housing, personal care, supportive services,
health care, and social activities in a home-like setting
RNs, LPNs, and nursing assistants - ✔✔who makes up the nursing team?
accountable - ✔✔being responsible for one's actions and the actions of others who performed
tasks
Alzheimer's disease - ✔✔a disease that affects the brain tissue
- increasing memory loss and confusion
, delegate - ✔✔to authorize another person to performa nursing task in a certain situation
Medicare - ✔✔a federal health insurance plan to persons 65+ and younger people with certain
disabilities
board and care home - ✔✔provides rooms, meals, laundry, and supervision to independent
residents in a home-like setting; group home
registered nurse (RN) - ✔✔a person who has completed a 2, 3, or 4 year nursing program and
has passed a licensing test
nursing task - ✔✔nursing care that can be delegated to nursing assistants when it does not
require an RN's professional knowledge or judgment
case management - ✔✔nursing care pattern where an RN coordinates a person's care
nursing assistant - ✔✔gives basic nursing care under the supervision of a licensed nurse
Medicaid - ✔✔health care payment program sponsored by state and federal governments
hospice - ✔✔a health care agency or program for persons who are dying
responsibility - ✔✔The duty or obligation to perform some act or function
The Nurse Practice Act - ✔✔STATE laws that regulate nursing assistant roles and functions are
determined by _____
& Practice Material
licensed practical nurse (LPN) - ✔✔A nurse who has completed a 1-year nursing program and
has passed a licensing test
nursing center/nursing home - ✔✔Provides health care and nursing care to persons who need
regular or continuous care
acute illness - ✔✔A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover
skilled nursing facility - ✔✔a facility that provides nursing care for residents who have many or
severe health problems or who need rehabilitation
chronic illness - ✔✔ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset, that has no cure but can be
managed and complications prevented with proper treatment
assisted living residence (ALR) - ✔✔provides housing, personal care, supportive services,
health care, and social activities in a home-like setting
RNs, LPNs, and nursing assistants - ✔✔who makes up the nursing team?
accountable - ✔✔being responsible for one's actions and the actions of others who performed
tasks
Alzheimer's disease - ✔✔a disease that affects the brain tissue
- increasing memory loss and confusion
, delegate - ✔✔to authorize another person to performa nursing task in a certain situation
Medicare - ✔✔a federal health insurance plan to persons 65+ and younger people with certain
disabilities
board and care home - ✔✔provides rooms, meals, laundry, and supervision to independent
residents in a home-like setting; group home
registered nurse (RN) - ✔✔a person who has completed a 2, 3, or 4 year nursing program and
has passed a licensing test
nursing task - ✔✔nursing care that can be delegated to nursing assistants when it does not
require an RN's professional knowledge or judgment
case management - ✔✔nursing care pattern where an RN coordinates a person's care
nursing assistant - ✔✔gives basic nursing care under the supervision of a licensed nurse
Medicaid - ✔✔health care payment program sponsored by state and federal governments
hospice - ✔✔a health care agency or program for persons who are dying
responsibility - ✔✔The duty or obligation to perform some act or function
The Nurse Practice Act - ✔✔STATE laws that regulate nursing assistant roles and functions are
determined by _____
