Guaranteed Answers
State Purposes for Completing CNA Course (2) - correct answers 1. Gain knowledge and skills needed to
care for people.
2. Be eligible to gain certification through the state test.
Federal Nursing Home Reform Act or OBRA 87 - correct answers Established minimum standards to
improve quality of life and of care for residents in long term care and nursing homes.
Neglect - correct answers Failure to provide the person with the goods or services needed to avoid
physical harm, mental anguish, or mental illness.
Negligence - correct answers An unintentional wrong in which a person did not act in a reasonable and
careful manner and a person or the person's property was harmed.
Abuse - correct answers The willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or
punishment that results in physical harm, pain, or mental anguish; depriving the person (or the person's
caretaker) of the goods and services needed to attain or maintain well-being.
Medicare - correct answers A federal health insurance program for persons 65 years of age or older and
younger people with certain disabilities.
Medicaid - correct answers A health care payment program sponsored by the federal government and
operated by the states.
Hospice - correct answers A health care agency or program for persons who are dying.
Categories of CNA Roles (5) - correct answers 1. Activities of daily living
2. Taking care of resident's living space
, 3. Food service
4. Record-keeping
5. Communication & teamwork
3 Things a CNA Never Does - correct answers 1. Administer medication
2. Accept orders from a resident's physician
3. Reveal information from a resident's chart
Exploitation - correct answers Taking something that is someone else's. CNA's cannot take things from
resident's even if the resident offers it to them.
Normal Oral Temp. Range - correct answers 97.6°F-99.6°F
Normal Rectal Temp. Range - correct answers 98.6°F-100.6°F
Normal Axillary Temp. Range - correct answers 96.6°F-98.6°F
Normal Tympanic Temp. Range - correct answers 97.6°F-99.6°F
Average Pulse Range - correct answers 60 bpm to 100 bpm
Tachycardia - correct answers Pulse greater than 100 bpm
Brachycardia - correct answers Pulse less than 60 bpm
Average Respiratory Rate - correct answers 14-20 breaths per minute
Blood Pressure Systolic Range - correct answers 100-190