CA CNA COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS STUDY GUIDE
●● 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
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS STUDY GUIDE
●● 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
