CA Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) Competency Exam
Acute Illness -correct answer-Sudden illness and expected to recover
Chronic illness -correct answer-On-going illness with no cure (arthritis)
Terminal Illness -correct answer-Will not recover (AD & COPD)
ALR -correct answer-Assisted living residence
DON -correct answer-Director of nursing
LVN -correct answer-Licensed vocational nurse
HMO -correct answer-Health maintenance organization
SNF -correct answer-Skilled nursing facility
RN -correct answer-Registered nurse
LPN -correct answer-Licensed practical nurse
PPO -correct answer-Preferred provider organization
A&O x0 -correct answer-Awake but not aware of anything
A&O x1 -correct answer-Aware of them self
A&O x2 -correct answer-Aware of self and place
A&O x3 -correct answer-Aware of self, place, date, time
A&O x4 -correct answer-Aware of self, place, date, time, events
Respite care -correct answer-resident cared for at home gets taken to nursing home while
family is away
Physical therapist -correct answer-Helps restore function
Occupational therapist -correct answer-Helps return person to their ADL's
Medicare -correct answer-Federal health insurance for people over 65
Medicaid -correct answer-Sponsored by federal gov't and run by state
OBRA -correct answer-Omnibus reconciliation act of 1987
residents informed of their rights orally or written
Representative -correct answer-Able to act on persons behalf if he/she cannot do so
Ombudsman -correct answer-Helps residents voice a grievance
Who are restraints ordered by -correct answer-Doctor
,Aiding and Abetting -correct answer-Person is not present during crime but has knowledge
of the crime
Ethics -correct answer-Knowledge of right and wrong
Libel -correct answer-Making false statements in writing
Malpractice -correct answer-Negligence by professional person (NOT CNA)
Neglect -correct answer-Failure to provide person with service to prevent mental/physical
harm
Negligence -correct answer-Unintentional wrong where person did not act in a reasonable
manner and the persons property was harmed
Slander -correct answer-Making a false statement orally
Defamation -correct answer-Injuring persons reputation by making false statements
False imprisonment -correct answer-Unlawful restraint or restriction of persons freedom of
movement
Fraud -correct answer-Saying or doing something to deceive a person
Assault -correct answer-Threatening to harm someone without consent
Battery -correct answer-Touching someone without consent
Holism -correct answer-Considers the whole person
Comatose -correct answer-Being unable to respond
Culture -correct answer-Characteristics of a group of people
Maslow's Hierarchy -correct answer-Physical
Safety and security
Love and belonging
Self esteem
Self actualization (rarely met)
Withdrawl -correct answer-Has little or no contact with family, friends, staff
How many options do you give a person with AD or dementia? -correct answer-Two
Paraphrasing -correct answer-Re-stating the persons message in your own words
Direct questions -correct answer-Yes or no answer
Open ended questions -correct answer-Invite the person to share thoughts, feelings, ideas
, Clarifying -correct answer-Lets you make sure you understand the message
Focusing -correct answer-Useful when a person rambles or wanders in thought
Silence -correct answer-May not need to say anything when the person is silent
Bariatrics -correct answer-Treatment of obesity
Homeostasis -correct answer-Any process living things use to maintain survival
Epithelial tissue -correct answer-Covers internal and external body surfaces
Connective tissue -correct answer-Connects and supports other tissues
Muscle tissues -correct answer-Stretches and contracts to let the body move
Nerve tissue -correct answer-Receives and carries impulses to brain and back to body parts
Organs -correct answer-Groups of tissue with same function
Largest organ -correct answer-Skin
Outer layer of skin -correct answer-Epidermis
Inner layer of skin -correct answer-Dermes
What is found in the inner layer -correct answer-Blood vessels, nerves, oil glands, sweat
glands, hair roots
What do sweat glands help the body do? -correct answer-Regulate temperature
How many bones are there in the human body? -correct answer-206
Four different types of bones -correct answer-Long bone - femur
Short bone - Phalanges
Flat bone - Sternum
Irregular bone - Vertebrae
What are needed for bone formation and growth -correct answer-Calcium & Phosphorus
Membrane on bones -correct answer-Periosteum
Located inside the center of the bone -correct answer-Bone marrow
Formed in the bone marrow -correct answer-Red blood cells
Greater and lesser trochanter bone -correct answer-Hip bone
Connective tissue at the end of long bones -correct answer-Cartilage
What lines the joints and secrets synovial fluid -correct answer-Synovial membrane
Acute Illness -correct answer-Sudden illness and expected to recover
Chronic illness -correct answer-On-going illness with no cure (arthritis)
Terminal Illness -correct answer-Will not recover (AD & COPD)
ALR -correct answer-Assisted living residence
DON -correct answer-Director of nursing
LVN -correct answer-Licensed vocational nurse
HMO -correct answer-Health maintenance organization
SNF -correct answer-Skilled nursing facility
RN -correct answer-Registered nurse
LPN -correct answer-Licensed practical nurse
PPO -correct answer-Preferred provider organization
A&O x0 -correct answer-Awake but not aware of anything
A&O x1 -correct answer-Aware of them self
A&O x2 -correct answer-Aware of self and place
A&O x3 -correct answer-Aware of self, place, date, time
A&O x4 -correct answer-Aware of self, place, date, time, events
Respite care -correct answer-resident cared for at home gets taken to nursing home while
family is away
Physical therapist -correct answer-Helps restore function
Occupational therapist -correct answer-Helps return person to their ADL's
Medicare -correct answer-Federal health insurance for people over 65
Medicaid -correct answer-Sponsored by federal gov't and run by state
OBRA -correct answer-Omnibus reconciliation act of 1987
residents informed of their rights orally or written
Representative -correct answer-Able to act on persons behalf if he/she cannot do so
Ombudsman -correct answer-Helps residents voice a grievance
Who are restraints ordered by -correct answer-Doctor
,Aiding and Abetting -correct answer-Person is not present during crime but has knowledge
of the crime
Ethics -correct answer-Knowledge of right and wrong
Libel -correct answer-Making false statements in writing
Malpractice -correct answer-Negligence by professional person (NOT CNA)
Neglect -correct answer-Failure to provide person with service to prevent mental/physical
harm
Negligence -correct answer-Unintentional wrong where person did not act in a reasonable
manner and the persons property was harmed
Slander -correct answer-Making a false statement orally
Defamation -correct answer-Injuring persons reputation by making false statements
False imprisonment -correct answer-Unlawful restraint or restriction of persons freedom of
movement
Fraud -correct answer-Saying or doing something to deceive a person
Assault -correct answer-Threatening to harm someone without consent
Battery -correct answer-Touching someone without consent
Holism -correct answer-Considers the whole person
Comatose -correct answer-Being unable to respond
Culture -correct answer-Characteristics of a group of people
Maslow's Hierarchy -correct answer-Physical
Safety and security
Love and belonging
Self esteem
Self actualization (rarely met)
Withdrawl -correct answer-Has little or no contact with family, friends, staff
How many options do you give a person with AD or dementia? -correct answer-Two
Paraphrasing -correct answer-Re-stating the persons message in your own words
Direct questions -correct answer-Yes or no answer
Open ended questions -correct answer-Invite the person to share thoughts, feelings, ideas
, Clarifying -correct answer-Lets you make sure you understand the message
Focusing -correct answer-Useful when a person rambles or wanders in thought
Silence -correct answer-May not need to say anything when the person is silent
Bariatrics -correct answer-Treatment of obesity
Homeostasis -correct answer-Any process living things use to maintain survival
Epithelial tissue -correct answer-Covers internal and external body surfaces
Connective tissue -correct answer-Connects and supports other tissues
Muscle tissues -correct answer-Stretches and contracts to let the body move
Nerve tissue -correct answer-Receives and carries impulses to brain and back to body parts
Organs -correct answer-Groups of tissue with same function
Largest organ -correct answer-Skin
Outer layer of skin -correct answer-Epidermis
Inner layer of skin -correct answer-Dermes
What is found in the inner layer -correct answer-Blood vessels, nerves, oil glands, sweat
glands, hair roots
What do sweat glands help the body do? -correct answer-Regulate temperature
How many bones are there in the human body? -correct answer-206
Four different types of bones -correct answer-Long bone - femur
Short bone - Phalanges
Flat bone - Sternum
Irregular bone - Vertebrae
What are needed for bone formation and growth -correct answer-Calcium & Phosphorus
Membrane on bones -correct answer-Periosteum
Located inside the center of the bone -correct answer-Bone marrow
Formed in the bone marrow -correct answer-Red blood cells
Greater and lesser trochanter bone -correct answer-Hip bone
Connective tissue at the end of long bones -correct answer-Cartilage
What lines the joints and secrets synovial fluid -correct answer-Synovial membrane
