CNA State Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT
ANSWERS
Acute Illness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Sudden illness and expected to recover
Chronic illness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- On-going illness with no cure (arthritis)
Terminal Illness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Will not recover (AD & COPD)
ALR - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Assisted living residence
DON - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Director of nursing
LVN - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Licensed vocational nurse
HMO - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Health maintenance organization
SNF - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Skilled nursing facility
RN - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Registered nurse
LPN - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Licensed practical nurse
PPO - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Preferred provider organization
A&O x0 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Awake but not aware of anything
A&O x1 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Aware of them self
,A&O x2 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Aware of self and place
A&O x3 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Aware of self, place, date, time
A&O x4 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Aware of self, place, date, time, events
Respite care - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- resident cared for at home gets taken to nursing
home while family is away
Physical therapist - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Helps restore function
Occupational therapist - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Helps return person to their ADL's
Medicare - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Federal health insurance for people over 65
Medicaid - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Sponsored by federal gov't and run by state
OBRA - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Omnibus reconciliation act of 1987
residents informed of their rights orally or written
Representative - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Able to act on persons behalf if he/she cannot do
so
Ombudsman - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Helps residents voice a grievance
Who are restraints ordered by - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Doctor
Aiding and Abetting - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Person is not present during crime but has
knowledge of the crime
,Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Knowledge of right and wrong
Libel - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Making false statements in writing
Malpractice - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Negligence by professional person (NOT CNA)
Neglect - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Failure to provide person with service to prevent
mental/physical harm
Negligence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Unintentional wrong where person did not act in a
reasonable manner and the persons property was harmed
Slander - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Making a false statement orally
Defamation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Injuring persons reputation by making false
statements
False imprisonment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Unlawful restraint or restriction of persons
freedom of movement
Fraud - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Saying or doing something to deceive a person
Assault - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Threatening to harm someone without consent
Battery - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Touching someone without consent
Holism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Considers the whole person
Comatose - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Being unable to respond
, Culture - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Characteristics of a group of people
Maslow's Hierarchy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Physical
Safety and security
Love and belonging
Self esteem
Self actualization (rarely met)
Withdrawl - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Has little or no contact with family, friends, staff
How many options do you give a person with AD or dementia? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Two
Paraphrasing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Re-stating the persons message in your own words
Direct questions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Yes or no answer
Open ended questions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Invite the person to share thoughts,
feelings, ideas
Clarifying - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Lets you make sure you understand the message
Focusing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Useful when a person rambles or wanders in thought
Silence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- May not need to say anything when the person is silent
Bariatrics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Treatment of obesity
Homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Any process living things use to maintain survival
Exam Questions and CORRECT
ANSWERS
Acute Illness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Sudden illness and expected to recover
Chronic illness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- On-going illness with no cure (arthritis)
Terminal Illness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Will not recover (AD & COPD)
ALR - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Assisted living residence
DON - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Director of nursing
LVN - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Licensed vocational nurse
HMO - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Health maintenance organization
SNF - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Skilled nursing facility
RN - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Registered nurse
LPN - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Licensed practical nurse
PPO - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Preferred provider organization
A&O x0 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Awake but not aware of anything
A&O x1 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Aware of them self
,A&O x2 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Aware of self and place
A&O x3 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Aware of self, place, date, time
A&O x4 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Aware of self, place, date, time, events
Respite care - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- resident cared for at home gets taken to nursing
home while family is away
Physical therapist - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Helps restore function
Occupational therapist - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Helps return person to their ADL's
Medicare - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Federal health insurance for people over 65
Medicaid - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Sponsored by federal gov't and run by state
OBRA - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Omnibus reconciliation act of 1987
residents informed of their rights orally or written
Representative - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Able to act on persons behalf if he/she cannot do
so
Ombudsman - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Helps residents voice a grievance
Who are restraints ordered by - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Doctor
Aiding and Abetting - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Person is not present during crime but has
knowledge of the crime
,Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Knowledge of right and wrong
Libel - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Making false statements in writing
Malpractice - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Negligence by professional person (NOT CNA)
Neglect - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Failure to provide person with service to prevent
mental/physical harm
Negligence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Unintentional wrong where person did not act in a
reasonable manner and the persons property was harmed
Slander - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Making a false statement orally
Defamation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Injuring persons reputation by making false
statements
False imprisonment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Unlawful restraint or restriction of persons
freedom of movement
Fraud - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Saying or doing something to deceive a person
Assault - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Threatening to harm someone without consent
Battery - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Touching someone without consent
Holism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Considers the whole person
Comatose - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Being unable to respond
, Culture - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Characteristics of a group of people
Maslow's Hierarchy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Physical
Safety and security
Love and belonging
Self esteem
Self actualization (rarely met)
Withdrawl - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Has little or no contact with family, friends, staff
How many options do you give a person with AD or dementia? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Two
Paraphrasing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Re-stating the persons message in your own words
Direct questions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Yes or no answer
Open ended questions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Invite the person to share thoughts,
feelings, ideas
Clarifying - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Lets you make sure you understand the message
Focusing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Useful when a person rambles or wanders in thought
Silence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- May not need to say anything when the person is silent
Bariatrics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Treatment of obesity
Homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Any process living things use to maintain survival
