CNA State Exam
1. Acute Illness: Sudden illness and expected to recover
2. Chronic illness: On-going illness with no cure (arthritis)
3. Terminal Illness: Will not recover (AD & COPD)
4. ALR: Assisted living residence
5. DON: Director of nursing
6. LVN: Licensed vocational nurse
7. HMO: Health maintenance organization
8. SNF: Skilled nursing facility
9. RN: Registered nurse
10. LPN: Licensed practical nurse
11. PPO: Preferred provider organization
12. A&O x0: Awake but not aware of anything
13. A&O x1: Aware of them self
14. A&O x2: Aware of self and place
15. A&O x3: Aware of self, place, date, time
16. A&O x4: Aware of self, place, date, time, events
17. Respite care: resident cared for at home gets taken to nursing home while family is away
18. Physical therapist: Helps restore function
19. Occupational therapist: Helps return person to their ADL's
20. Medicare: Federal health insurance for people over 65
21. Medicaid: Sponsored by federal gov't and run by state
22. OBRA: Omnibus reconciliation act of 1987
residents informed of their rights orally or written
23. Representative: Able to act on persons behalf if he/she cannot do so
24. Ombudsman: Helps residents voice a grievance
25. Who are restraints ordered by: Doctor
26. Aiding and Abetting: Person is not present during crime but has knowledge of the crime
,27. Ethics: Knowledge of right and wrong
28. Libel: Making false statements in writing
29. Malpractice: Negligence by professional person (NOT CNA)
30. Neglect: Failure to provide person with service to prevent mental/physical harm
, 31. Negligence: Unintentional wrong where person did not act in a reasonable manner and the persons
property was harmed
32. Slander: Making a false statement orally
33. Defamation: Injuring persons reputation by making false statements
34. False imprisonment: Unlawful restraint or restriction of persons freedom of movement
35. Fraud: Saying or doing something to deceive a person
36. Assault: Threatening to harm someone without consent
37. Battery: Touching someone without consent
38. Holism: Considers the whole person
39. Comatose: Being unable to respond
40. Culture: Characteristics of a group of people
41. Maslow's Hierarchy: Physical
Safety and security
Love and belonging
Self esteem
Self actualization (rarely met)
42. Withdrawl: Has little or no contact with family, friends, statt
43. How many options do you give a person with AD or dementia?: Two
44. Paraphrasing: Re-stating the persons message in your own words
45. Direct questions: Yes or no answer
46. Open ended questions: Invite the person to share thoughts, feelings, ideas
47. Clarifying: Lets you make sure you understand the message
48. Focusing: Useful when a person rambles or wanders in thought
49. Silence: May not need to say anything when the person is silent
50. Bariatrics: Treatment of obesity
51. Homeostasis: Any process living things use to maintain survival
52. Epithelial tissue: Covers internal and external body surfaces
53. Connective tissue: Connects and supports other tissues
54. Muscle tissues: Stretches and contracts to let the body move
55. Nerve tissue: Receives and carries impulses to brain and back to body parts
56. Organs: Groups of tissue with same function
57. Largest organ: Skin
1. Acute Illness: Sudden illness and expected to recover
2. Chronic illness: On-going illness with no cure (arthritis)
3. Terminal Illness: Will not recover (AD & COPD)
4. ALR: Assisted living residence
5. DON: Director of nursing
6. LVN: Licensed vocational nurse
7. HMO: Health maintenance organization
8. SNF: Skilled nursing facility
9. RN: Registered nurse
10. LPN: Licensed practical nurse
11. PPO: Preferred provider organization
12. A&O x0: Awake but not aware of anything
13. A&O x1: Aware of them self
14. A&O x2: Aware of self and place
15. A&O x3: Aware of self, place, date, time
16. A&O x4: Aware of self, place, date, time, events
17. Respite care: resident cared for at home gets taken to nursing home while family is away
18. Physical therapist: Helps restore function
19. Occupational therapist: Helps return person to their ADL's
20. Medicare: Federal health insurance for people over 65
21. Medicaid: Sponsored by federal gov't and run by state
22. OBRA: Omnibus reconciliation act of 1987
residents informed of their rights orally or written
23. Representative: Able to act on persons behalf if he/she cannot do so
24. Ombudsman: Helps residents voice a grievance
25. Who are restraints ordered by: Doctor
26. Aiding and Abetting: Person is not present during crime but has knowledge of the crime
,27. Ethics: Knowledge of right and wrong
28. Libel: Making false statements in writing
29. Malpractice: Negligence by professional person (NOT CNA)
30. Neglect: Failure to provide person with service to prevent mental/physical harm
, 31. Negligence: Unintentional wrong where person did not act in a reasonable manner and the persons
property was harmed
32. Slander: Making a false statement orally
33. Defamation: Injuring persons reputation by making false statements
34. False imprisonment: Unlawful restraint or restriction of persons freedom of movement
35. Fraud: Saying or doing something to deceive a person
36. Assault: Threatening to harm someone without consent
37. Battery: Touching someone without consent
38. Holism: Considers the whole person
39. Comatose: Being unable to respond
40. Culture: Characteristics of a group of people
41. Maslow's Hierarchy: Physical
Safety and security
Love and belonging
Self esteem
Self actualization (rarely met)
42. Withdrawl: Has little or no contact with family, friends, statt
43. How many options do you give a person with AD or dementia?: Two
44. Paraphrasing: Re-stating the persons message in your own words
45. Direct questions: Yes or no answer
46. Open ended questions: Invite the person to share thoughts, feelings, ideas
47. Clarifying: Lets you make sure you understand the message
48. Focusing: Useful when a person rambles or wanders in thought
49. Silence: May not need to say anything when the person is silent
50. Bariatrics: Treatment of obesity
51. Homeostasis: Any process living things use to maintain survival
52. Epithelial tissue: Covers internal and external body surfaces
53. Connective tissue: Connects and supports other tissues
54. Muscle tissues: Stretches and contracts to let the body move
55. Nerve tissue: Receives and carries impulses to brain and back to body parts
56. Organs: Groups of tissue with same function
57. Largest organ: Skin
