CBIS EXAM (CERTIFIED BRAIN INJURY SPECIALIST
ACTUAL FINAL EXAM 2025 PROVIDED WITH 250
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS
RATED A+
"Surveillance" is defined as:
A. Watching a doorway to make sure no patient or client
exits
B. An impairment of the optic nerve
C. Ongoing systemic collection, analysis and
interpretation of data
C
True or False: An "Open Head
Injury" occurs when the skull is
broken and the brain is
exposed.
True
An Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is an injury that:
A. Was induced by birth trauma
B. Occurs after birth and is not hereditary, congenital or
degenerative and includes TBI
C. Does not include TBI
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,B
True or False: Men sustain
nearly 2-3 times as many brain
injuries as women.
True
Accredited programs have to demonstrate that
they are in compliance with: A. Quality
standards
B. Performance standards
C. Both quality and performance standards
C
True or False: An internal brain injury
caused by tumors, blood clots,
strokes, or seizures is an example of
an ABI but not a TBI.
True
True or False: Without treatment, individuals with
problematic or unmanageable behaviors are the
most likely to become homeless, institutionalized
in a mental facility, or imprisoned.
True
What type of care setting is focused on saving the
individual's life and preventing further injury?
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,A. Acute rehabilitation
B. Acute hospital
C. Supported living
B
Persons with ABI most likely to have difficulty accessing
services are:
A. Individuals with cognitive impairment but lack physical
disabilities
B. Individuals with problem behaviors
C. Both A and B
C
The Brain Injury Association (BIA) estimates that only
_____% of individuals with severe brain injuries have
adequate funding for long-term treatment.
A. 5%
B. 20%
C. 50%
A
The national advocacy organization for persons
with brain injury is called: A. Brain Injury
Association (BIA)
B. Rehab Accreditation Commission (CARF)
C. Joint Commission on the Accreditation of
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, Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
A
True or False: Medicaid is
an example of public
funding.
True
True or False: Traumatic
brain injury has been called
the "silent epidemic."
True
In the US, there are at least _____ individuals
living with TBI: A. 5.3 million
B. 2.4 million
C. 1 million
A
What is the leading cause of death from TBI?
A. Falls
B. Motor vehicle crashes
C. Assaults
D. Other
D
Two examples of national accreditation agencies are:
A. CARF and MDCIS
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ACTUAL FINAL EXAM 2025 PROVIDED WITH 250
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS
RATED A+
"Surveillance" is defined as:
A. Watching a doorway to make sure no patient or client
exits
B. An impairment of the optic nerve
C. Ongoing systemic collection, analysis and
interpretation of data
C
True or False: An "Open Head
Injury" occurs when the skull is
broken and the brain is
exposed.
True
An Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is an injury that:
A. Was induced by birth trauma
B. Occurs after birth and is not hereditary, congenital or
degenerative and includes TBI
C. Does not include TBI
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,B
True or False: Men sustain
nearly 2-3 times as many brain
injuries as women.
True
Accredited programs have to demonstrate that
they are in compliance with: A. Quality
standards
B. Performance standards
C. Both quality and performance standards
C
True or False: An internal brain injury
caused by tumors, blood clots,
strokes, or seizures is an example of
an ABI but not a TBI.
True
True or False: Without treatment, individuals with
problematic or unmanageable behaviors are the
most likely to become homeless, institutionalized
in a mental facility, or imprisoned.
True
What type of care setting is focused on saving the
individual's life and preventing further injury?
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,A. Acute rehabilitation
B. Acute hospital
C. Supported living
B
Persons with ABI most likely to have difficulty accessing
services are:
A. Individuals with cognitive impairment but lack physical
disabilities
B. Individuals with problem behaviors
C. Both A and B
C
The Brain Injury Association (BIA) estimates that only
_____% of individuals with severe brain injuries have
adequate funding for long-term treatment.
A. 5%
B. 20%
C. 50%
A
The national advocacy organization for persons
with brain injury is called: A. Brain Injury
Association (BIA)
B. Rehab Accreditation Commission (CARF)
C. Joint Commission on the Accreditation of
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, Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
A
True or False: Medicaid is
an example of public
funding.
True
True or False: Traumatic
brain injury has been called
the "silent epidemic."
True
In the US, there are at least _____ individuals
living with TBI: A. 5.3 million
B. 2.4 million
C. 1 million
A
What is the leading cause of death from TBI?
A. Falls
B. Motor vehicle crashes
C. Assaults
D. Other
D
Two examples of national accreditation agencies are:
A. CARF and MDCIS
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