CNA CHAPTER 2 EXAM COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ What does a complete training program include?
Answer: - 75 hours minimum of training
- classroom lectures
- hands-on practice of skills
- supervised experience in an actual health setting
- pass competency evaluation/test
◉ Which test/exams are included in the competency evaluation?
Answer: *written* = 75 multiple-choice questions
*skills* = requires you to perform 5 selected nursing skills (one is
handwashing)
OBRA specifies that you have 3 chances for the test.
◉ Which nurse can be a charge nurse? (review question)
Answer: the charge nurse supervises other nurses and call the MDs
*a nurse with a BSN or diploma can be a charge nurse/ an RN and
LPN/LVN can be a charge nurse*
◉ What is team nursing?
, Answer: RN will work together with the CNA to provide care while
doing her tasks as well.
◉ What is primary nursing?
Answer: RN/LPN carry out all care for their patients, total care/ICU
nurses
◉ What is secondary nursing?
Answer: team is cross-trained to accomplish the tasks
◉ What is functional nursing?
Answer: carry out the SAME task for each patient, nurses do all
nurse tasks and CNA do all their tasks
◉ What does it mean to delegate?
Answer: process of transferring a selected nursing task in a situation
to an individual who is competent to perform that specific task.
◉ Each member of the nursing team carries out the same assigned
task for all clients or residents. This is what type of nursing?
Answer: functional nursing
GUIDE WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ What does a complete training program include?
Answer: - 75 hours minimum of training
- classroom lectures
- hands-on practice of skills
- supervised experience in an actual health setting
- pass competency evaluation/test
◉ Which test/exams are included in the competency evaluation?
Answer: *written* = 75 multiple-choice questions
*skills* = requires you to perform 5 selected nursing skills (one is
handwashing)
OBRA specifies that you have 3 chances for the test.
◉ Which nurse can be a charge nurse? (review question)
Answer: the charge nurse supervises other nurses and call the MDs
*a nurse with a BSN or diploma can be a charge nurse/ an RN and
LPN/LVN can be a charge nurse*
◉ What is team nursing?
, Answer: RN will work together with the CNA to provide care while
doing her tasks as well.
◉ What is primary nursing?
Answer: RN/LPN carry out all care for their patients, total care/ICU
nurses
◉ What is secondary nursing?
Answer: team is cross-trained to accomplish the tasks
◉ What is functional nursing?
Answer: carry out the SAME task for each patient, nurses do all
nurse tasks and CNA do all their tasks
◉ What does it mean to delegate?
Answer: process of transferring a selected nursing task in a situation
to an individual who is competent to perform that specific task.
◉ Each member of the nursing team carries out the same assigned
task for all clients or residents. This is what type of nursing?
Answer: functional nursing
