CNA Maine State Certification Study Set questions with answers

CNA Maine State Certification Study
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Set questions with answers
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person receiving care in an acute care setting - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔patient |\




person receiving care in a longterm care setting - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔resident |\




person receiving care in a home health setting - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔client |\




Who oversees CNA's and nurses in acute care setting? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Director of Nursing
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Federal law created in 1987 to improve care and services for
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quality of life in long term care facilities. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) |\ |\ |\ |\




Federal health insurance for 65+ year olds
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(Hint: care for the elderly) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Medicare
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A healthcare payment program sponsored by the federal
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government and allocated by the state |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




(Hint: aid everyone) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Medicaid
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,What defines the legal limits of your role as a CNA? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔scope of practice |\ |\ |\




What describes the agency or organization's expectations for
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your role? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔job description
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What are the 5 aspects of the Nursing Process? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning,
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implementation, evaluation |\




A disease state that results from the invasion and growth of
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microbes in the body - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔infection
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Chain of infection - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔sources, reservoir,
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portal of exit, method of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible
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host
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harmful microbes that can cause infection - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔pathogens


Microbes that cause many infections in the health care setting
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that have the ability to adapt to different environments
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(examples: strep throat, UTI's, typhus, tetanus, botulism) -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔bacteria |\ |\

,Types of bacteria that can surround themselves with hard shells
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and are often drug resistant
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(example: c diff) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔endospores |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Smallest of all microbes that cause illnesses where we mostly
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treat symptoms and not causes - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔virus
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Viral infection with sudden onset that causes severe vomiting
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and diarrhea - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔norovirus
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Group of plant-like organisms that cause illnesses like ringworm,
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thrush, and yeast infections - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔fungus
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(fungi)


Healthy intact skin and mucous membranes are examples of this
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first line of defense in our immune system - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔nonspecific defense mechanisms |\ |\




If pathogens get past the first line of defense and infection
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occurs, the body activates a general ____________________. This
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could look like swelling, redness, or a fever. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔immune response
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Specialized proteins that help bodies fight specific microbes and
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develop following exposure to a specific microbe. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔antibodies |\

, An infection that develops in a person cared for in any setting
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where healthcare is given. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔healthcare
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associated infection (HAI) |\ |\




A process that involves physically removing or killing pathogens.
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Primarily achieved with either soap and water, disinfectant, or
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heat. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔medical asepsis
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Medical asepsis that involves the physical removal of pathogens.
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(Example: hand hygiene) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔sanitization
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Medical asepsis that kills or stops microbes from growing and can
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be used on skin.
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(Example: rubbing alcohol, iodine, hand sanitizer). - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔antiseptics |\




Medical asepsis that involves use of stronger chemicals to kill
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pathogens and are too strong to use on skin. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




(Example: purple wipes or yellow wipes) - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔disinfection


Most thorough method of medical asepsis used on objects that
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must remove ALL microbes.
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(Example: autoclave) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔sterilization
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adjective for sweating profusely - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔diaphoretic