CAN EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS,
(2025/2026) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
knock on door and identify self and what you plan to do
identify the resident
provide privacy
wash hands
maintain safety
the beginning 5 steps when you enter a room
position resident
open room
wash hands
report/record to supervisor
maintain safety at all times
the ending steps when you are leaving a room
gather supplies
turn on faucet
wet hands and wrist with fingertips facing down
apply soap and work into a lather
rub all surfaces for 20 seconds
rinse hands and wrists
dry with paper towels
turn off faucet with paper towel
discard towel
hand washing skill
pinch palm of opposite glove
pull glove toward fingertips until inside out
ball glove in other gloved hand
put fingertips of ungloved inside cuff of gloved hand
pull glove inside out
remove gloves and discard
wash and dry hands
removing gloves skill
wash hands
apply gloves
hold and carry equipment away from your body
clean with cold water and disinfectant
remove gloves and discard
wash and dry hands
return equipment to storage area
handling soiled equipment skill
wash and dry hands
apply gloves
put soiled item in trash can
,clean contaminated surface with disinfectant
remove gloves and discard
remove trash and tie closed only touching outside of the trash bag
replace with new bag
wash and dry hands
take trash from room and dispose of it
handling wastes skill
wash and dry hands
apply gloves
roll soiled bed linen away from your body
place soiled bed linen in linen bag
remove gloves and discard
remove linen bag and only touch outside of it
replace linen bag
wash and dry hands
take linen bag from room and dispose of it
handling soiled bed linens skill
a
before
PC
after meals
PRN
as needed
s
without
HOB
head of bed
W/C
wheelchair
STAT
immediately
DON
director of nursing
S/S or S x S
signs and symptoms
C/O
complaints of
QID
4 times per day
q
every
BID
2 times per day
Ad lib
as desired
O2
, oxygen
ac
before meals
c
with
HOH
hard of hearing
TID
three times daily
sl or subl
sublingual
hs
hour of sleep
OD
right eye
discharge/discontinue
d/c
PO
by mouth
NPO
nothing by mouth
otic
ear
optic
eye
qam
every morning
q2hr
every 2 hours
MA
medical assistant
medication aide
providers
people or organizations that provide health care
facilities
care is delivered in places
payers
people/organizations paying for healthcare services
long term care
people need 24 hour skilled care in a facility where they live
chronic illness, disabilities, or recovering from surgery
skilled care
medically necessary care given by a nurse or therapist 24 hours
home health care
(2025/2026) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
knock on door and identify self and what you plan to do
identify the resident
provide privacy
wash hands
maintain safety
the beginning 5 steps when you enter a room
position resident
open room
wash hands
report/record to supervisor
maintain safety at all times
the ending steps when you are leaving a room
gather supplies
turn on faucet
wet hands and wrist with fingertips facing down
apply soap and work into a lather
rub all surfaces for 20 seconds
rinse hands and wrists
dry with paper towels
turn off faucet with paper towel
discard towel
hand washing skill
pinch palm of opposite glove
pull glove toward fingertips until inside out
ball glove in other gloved hand
put fingertips of ungloved inside cuff of gloved hand
pull glove inside out
remove gloves and discard
wash and dry hands
removing gloves skill
wash hands
apply gloves
hold and carry equipment away from your body
clean with cold water and disinfectant
remove gloves and discard
wash and dry hands
return equipment to storage area
handling soiled equipment skill
wash and dry hands
apply gloves
put soiled item in trash can
,clean contaminated surface with disinfectant
remove gloves and discard
remove trash and tie closed only touching outside of the trash bag
replace with new bag
wash and dry hands
take trash from room and dispose of it
handling wastes skill
wash and dry hands
apply gloves
roll soiled bed linen away from your body
place soiled bed linen in linen bag
remove gloves and discard
remove linen bag and only touch outside of it
replace linen bag
wash and dry hands
take linen bag from room and dispose of it
handling soiled bed linens skill
a
before
PC
after meals
PRN
as needed
s
without
HOB
head of bed
W/C
wheelchair
STAT
immediately
DON
director of nursing
S/S or S x S
signs and symptoms
C/O
complaints of
QID
4 times per day
q
every
BID
2 times per day
Ad lib
as desired
O2
, oxygen
ac
before meals
c
with
HOH
hard of hearing
TID
three times daily
sl or subl
sublingual
hs
hour of sleep
OD
right eye
discharge/discontinue
d/c
PO
by mouth
NPO
nothing by mouth
otic
ear
optic
eye
qam
every morning
q2hr
every 2 hours
MA
medical assistant
medication aide
providers
people or organizations that provide health care
facilities
care is delivered in places
payers
people/organizations paying for healthcare services
long term care
people need 24 hour skilled care in a facility where they live
chronic illness, disabilities, or recovering from surgery
skilled care
medically necessary care given by a nurse or therapist 24 hours
home health care
