CNA State

CNA State Exam
Acute Illness - ANSWER: Sudden illness and expected to recover


Chronic illness - ANSWER: On-going illness with no cure (arthritis)


Terminal Illness - ANSWER: Will not recover (AD & COPD)


ALR - ANSWER: Assisted living residence


DON - ANSWER: Director of nursing


LVN - ANSWER: Licensed vocational nurse


HMO - ANSWER: Health maintenance organization


SNF - ANSWER: Skilled nursing facility


RN - ANSWER: Registered nurse


LPN - ANSWER: Licensed practical nurse


PPO - ANSWER: Preferred provider organization


A&O x0 - ANSWER: Awake but not aware of anything


A&O x1 - ANSWER: Aware of them self


A&O x2 - ANSWER: Aware of self and place

,A&O x3 - ANSWER: Aware of self, place, date, time


A&O x4 - ANSWER: Aware of self, place, date, time, events


Respite care - ANSWER: resident cared for at home gets taken to nursing home while family is away


Physical therapist - ANSWER: Helps restore function


Occupational therapist - ANSWER: Helps return person to their ADL's


Medicare - ANSWER: Federal health insurance for people over 65


Medicaid - ANSWER: Sponsored by federal gov't and run by state


OBRA - ANSWER: Omnibus reconciliation act of 1987
residents informed of their rights orally or written


Representative - ANSWER: Able to act on persons behalf if he/she cannot do so


Ombudsman - ANSWER: Helps residents voice a grievance


Who are restraints ordered by - ANSWER: Doctor


Aiding and Abetting - ANSWER: Person is not present during crime but has knowledge of the crime


Ethics - ANSWER: Knowledge of right and wrong


Libel - ANSWER: Making false statements in writing


Malpractice - ANSWER: Negligence by professional person (NOT CNA)

,Neglect - ANSWER: Failure to provide person with service to prevent mental/physical harm


Negligence - ANSWER: Unintentional wrong where person did not act in a reasonable manner and the persons
property was harmed


Slander - ANSWER: Making a false statement orally


Defamation - ANSWER: Injuring persons reputation by making false statements


False imprisonment - ANSWER: Unlawful restraint or restriction of persons freedom of movement


Fraud - ANSWER: Saying or doing something to deceive a person


Assault - ANSWER: Threatening to harm someone without consent


Battery - ANSWER: Touching someone without consent


Holism - ANSWER: Considers the whole person


Comatose - ANSWER: Being unable to respond


Culture - ANSWER: Characteristics of a group of people


Maslow's Hierarchy - ANSWER: Physical
Safety and security
Love and belonging
Self esteem
Self actualization (rarely met)

, Withdrawl - ANSWER: Has little or no contact with family, friends, staff


How many options do you give a person with AD or dementia? - ANSWER: Two


Paraphrasing - ANSWER: Re-stating the persons message in your own words


Direct questions - ANSWER: Yes or no answer


Open ended questions - ANSWER: Invite the person to share thoughts, feelings, ideas


Clarifying - ANSWER: Lets you make sure you understand the message


Focusing - ANSWER: Useful when a person rambles or wanders in thought


Silence - ANSWER: May not need to say anything when the person is silent


Bariatrics - ANSWER: Treatment of obesity


Homeostasis - ANSWER: Any process living things use to maintain survival


Epithelial tissue - ANSWER: Covers internal and external body surfaces


Connective tissue - ANSWER: Connects and supports other tissues


Muscle tissues - ANSWER: Stretches and contracts to let the body move


Nerve tissue - ANSWER: Receives and carries impulses to brain and back to body parts


Organs - ANSWER: Groups of tissue with same function