CNA STATE FINAL EXAM GUIDE
2025
|MOST COMMON QUESTIONS WITH CORRECTLY
VERIFIED ANSWERS|ALREADY A+
GRADED|GUARANTEED PASS
Acute Illness - Sudden illness and expected to recover
Chronic illness - On-going illness with no cure (arthritis)
Terminal Illness - Will not recover (AD & COPD)
ALR - Assisted living residence
DON - Director of nursing
LVN - Licensed vocational nurse
HMO - Health maintenance organization
SNF - Skilled nursing facility
RN - Registered nurse
LPN - Licensed practical nurse
PPO - Preferred provider organization
A&O x0 - Awake but not aware of anything
A&O x1 - Aware of them self
A&O x2 - Aware of self and place
A&O x3 - Aware of self, place, date, time
A&O x4 - Aware of self, place, date, time, events
Respite care - resident cared for at home gets taken to nursing home while family is away
,Physical therapist - Helps restore function
Occupational therapist - Helps return person to their ADL's
Medicare - Federal health insurance for people over 65
Medicaid - Sponsored by federal gov't and run by state
OBRA - Omnibus reconciliation act of 1987
residents informed of their rights orally or written
Representative - Able to act on persons behalf if he/she cannot do so
Ombudsman - Helps residents voice a grievance
Who are restraints ordered by - Doctor
Aiding and Abetting - Person is not present during crime but has knowledge of the crime
Ethics - Knowledge of right and wrong
Libel - Making false statements in writing
Malpractice - Negligence by professional person (NOT CNA)
Neglect - Failure to provide person with service to prevent mental/physical harm
Negligence - Unintentional wrong where person did not act in a reasonable manner and
the persons property was harmed
Slander - Making a false statement orally
Defamation - Injuring persons reputation by making false statements
False imprisonment - Unlawful restraint or restriction of persons freedom of movement
Fraud - Saying or doing something to deceive a person
Assault - Threatening to harm someone without consent
Battery - Touching someone without consent
Holism - Considers the whole person
Comatose - Being unable to respond
Culture - Characteristics of a group of people
, Maslow's Hierarchy - Physical
Safety and security
Love and belonging
Self esteem
Self actualization (rarely met)
Withdrawl - Has little or no contact with family, friends, staff
How many options do you give a person with AD or dementia? - Two
Paraphrasing - Re-stating the persons message in your own words
Direct questions - Yes or no answer
Open ended questions - Invite the person to share thoughts, feelings, ideas
Clarifying - Lets you make sure you understand the message
Focusing - Useful when a person rambles or wanders in thought
Silence - May not need to say anything when the person is silent
Bariatrics - Treatment of obesity
Homeostasis - Any process living things use to maintain survival
Epithelial tissue - Covers internal and external body surfaces
Connective tissue - Connects and supports other tissues
Muscle tissues - Stretches and contracts to let the body move
Nerve tissue - Receives and carries impulses to brain and back to body parts
Organs - Groups of tissue with same function
Largest organ - Skin
Outer layer of skin - Epidermis
Inner layer of skin - Dermes
What is found in the inner layer - Blood vessels, nerves, oil glands, sweat glands, hair
roots
2025
|MOST COMMON QUESTIONS WITH CORRECTLY
VERIFIED ANSWERS|ALREADY A+
GRADED|GUARANTEED PASS
Acute Illness - Sudden illness and expected to recover
Chronic illness - On-going illness with no cure (arthritis)
Terminal Illness - Will not recover (AD & COPD)
ALR - Assisted living residence
DON - Director of nursing
LVN - Licensed vocational nurse
HMO - Health maintenance organization
SNF - Skilled nursing facility
RN - Registered nurse
LPN - Licensed practical nurse
PPO - Preferred provider organization
A&O x0 - Awake but not aware of anything
A&O x1 - Aware of them self
A&O x2 - Aware of self and place
A&O x3 - Aware of self, place, date, time
A&O x4 - Aware of self, place, date, time, events
Respite care - resident cared for at home gets taken to nursing home while family is away
,Physical therapist - Helps restore function
Occupational therapist - Helps return person to their ADL's
Medicare - Federal health insurance for people over 65
Medicaid - Sponsored by federal gov't and run by state
OBRA - Omnibus reconciliation act of 1987
residents informed of their rights orally or written
Representative - Able to act on persons behalf if he/she cannot do so
Ombudsman - Helps residents voice a grievance
Who are restraints ordered by - Doctor
Aiding and Abetting - Person is not present during crime but has knowledge of the crime
Ethics - Knowledge of right and wrong
Libel - Making false statements in writing
Malpractice - Negligence by professional person (NOT CNA)
Neglect - Failure to provide person with service to prevent mental/physical harm
Negligence - Unintentional wrong where person did not act in a reasonable manner and
the persons property was harmed
Slander - Making a false statement orally
Defamation - Injuring persons reputation by making false statements
False imprisonment - Unlawful restraint or restriction of persons freedom of movement
Fraud - Saying or doing something to deceive a person
Assault - Threatening to harm someone without consent
Battery - Touching someone without consent
Holism - Considers the whole person
Comatose - Being unable to respond
Culture - Characteristics of a group of people
, Maslow's Hierarchy - Physical
Safety and security
Love and belonging
Self esteem
Self actualization (rarely met)
Withdrawl - Has little or no contact with family, friends, staff
How many options do you give a person with AD or dementia? - Two
Paraphrasing - Re-stating the persons message in your own words
Direct questions - Yes or no answer
Open ended questions - Invite the person to share thoughts, feelings, ideas
Clarifying - Lets you make sure you understand the message
Focusing - Useful when a person rambles or wanders in thought
Silence - May not need to say anything when the person is silent
Bariatrics - Treatment of obesity
Homeostasis - Any process living things use to maintain survival
Epithelial tissue - Covers internal and external body surfaces
Connective tissue - Connects and supports other tissues
Muscle tissues - Stretches and contracts to let the body move
Nerve tissue - Receives and carries impulses to brain and back to body parts
Organs - Groups of tissue with same function
Largest organ - Skin
Outer layer of skin - Epidermis
Inner layer of skin - Dermes
What is found in the inner layer - Blood vessels, nerves, oil glands, sweat glands, hair
roots
