VIRGINIA STATE BOARD CNA FINAL PAPER
2026 EXAM Q&A STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
◉ Chronic Illness. Answer: Ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset,
has no known cure, can be controlled and complication prevented with
proper treatment
◉ Terminal Illness. Answer: Illness or injury from which a person will
not likely recover
◉ Assisted Living Facilities. Answer: The Activities usually done during
a normal day in a persons life
◉ Hospice. Answer: Health care agency or program for persons who are
dying
◉ Director of Nursing. Answer: Nurse who supervises the care of all the
patients at a health care facility
◉ Medicare. Answer: Federal health insurance for people who are 65 or
older, and certain people with disabilities
,◉ Medicaid. Answer: Health care program that assists low income
families or individuals in paying for long term me3dicals and custodial
care cost
◉ Confidentiality. Answer: Trusting others with personal and private
information
◉ Accountability. Answer: The fact or condiction of being responsible
◉ Delegate. Answer: To authorize another person to perform a nursing
task in a certain situation
◉ Ethics. Answer: Knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong
conduct
◉ Professional Boundaries. Answer: That which separates helpful
behavior from behaviors that are not helpful
◉ False Imprisonment. Answer: Unlawful restraint or restriction of a
persons freedom of movement
◉ Abuse. Answer: The willful infliction of injury, unreasonable
confinement, intimidation, or punishment that results in physical harm
, ◉ Assault. Answer: Intentionally attempting or threatening to touch a
persons body without the persons consent
◉ Battery. Answer: Touching a persons body without his or her consent
◉ Malpractice. Answer: Negligence by a professional person
◉ Negligence. Answer: An unintentional wrong in which a person did
not act in a reasonable and careful manner and a persons property was
harmed
◉ Communication. Answer: The exchange of information
◉ Medical Record. Answer: The legal account of a persons info found in
the medical record
◉ Kardex. Answer: The type of card file that summarizes info about
specific clients
◉ Anterior. Answer: At or toward the front of the body or body part
◉ Posterior. Answer: At or toward the back of the body or body part
2026 EXAM Q&A STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
◉ Chronic Illness. Answer: Ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset,
has no known cure, can be controlled and complication prevented with
proper treatment
◉ Terminal Illness. Answer: Illness or injury from which a person will
not likely recover
◉ Assisted Living Facilities. Answer: The Activities usually done during
a normal day in a persons life
◉ Hospice. Answer: Health care agency or program for persons who are
dying
◉ Director of Nursing. Answer: Nurse who supervises the care of all the
patients at a health care facility
◉ Medicare. Answer: Federal health insurance for people who are 65 or
older, and certain people with disabilities
,◉ Medicaid. Answer: Health care program that assists low income
families or individuals in paying for long term me3dicals and custodial
care cost
◉ Confidentiality. Answer: Trusting others with personal and private
information
◉ Accountability. Answer: The fact or condiction of being responsible
◉ Delegate. Answer: To authorize another person to perform a nursing
task in a certain situation
◉ Ethics. Answer: Knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong
conduct
◉ Professional Boundaries. Answer: That which separates helpful
behavior from behaviors that are not helpful
◉ False Imprisonment. Answer: Unlawful restraint or restriction of a
persons freedom of movement
◉ Abuse. Answer: The willful infliction of injury, unreasonable
confinement, intimidation, or punishment that results in physical harm
, ◉ Assault. Answer: Intentionally attempting or threatening to touch a
persons body without the persons consent
◉ Battery. Answer: Touching a persons body without his or her consent
◉ Malpractice. Answer: Negligence by a professional person
◉ Negligence. Answer: An unintentional wrong in which a person did
not act in a reasonable and careful manner and a persons property was
harmed
◉ Communication. Answer: The exchange of information
◉ Medical Record. Answer: The legal account of a persons info found in
the medical record
◉ Kardex. Answer: The type of card file that summarizes info about
specific clients
◉ Anterior. Answer: At or toward the front of the body or body part
◉ Posterior. Answer: At or toward the back of the body or body part
