CNA DEFINITIONS WITH CORRECT,
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
Activities of daily living ADL's ANSWER> personal daily care tasks, including bathing,
dressing, mouth care, hair care, toileting, and eating and drinking.
acute care ANSWER> 24 hour skilled care for temporary illnesses of injuries; generally
given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers.
adaptive devices/assistive devices ANSWER> special equipment that helps a person who
is ill of disabled perform ADL's also called assistive devices.
adult daycare ANSWER> care given to adults at a facility during daytime work hours.
assisted living ANSWER> a setting for people who require some help with daily care, but
who need less care than a long-term care facility offers.
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, care team ANSWER> the group of people with different kinds of education and
experience who provide resident care.
chain of command ANSWER> the order of authority within a facility.
charge nurse (nurse-in-charge) ANSWER> a nurse responsible for a team of healthcare
workers.
chronic ANSWER> the term for an illness of condition that is long-term of long-lasting.
site ANSWER> to find a problem through a survey.
conscientious ANSWER> guided by a sense of right and wrong; principled.
continuity of care ANSWER> coordination of care for a resident over time, during which
the care team is always exchanging information about the resident and working toward
shared goals.
delegation ANSWER> transferring authority to a person for a specific task.
dementia ANSWER> the loss of mental abilities, such as thinking, remembering,
reasoning and communicating.
diagnosis ANSWER> the identification of a disease by its signs and symptoms and from
the results of different tests.
functional nursing ANSWER> method of care assigning specific tasks to each team
member.
holistic ANSWER> care that involves the whole person; this includes his of her physical,
social, emotional, and spiritual needs.
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VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
Activities of daily living ADL's ANSWER> personal daily care tasks, including bathing,
dressing, mouth care, hair care, toileting, and eating and drinking.
acute care ANSWER> 24 hour skilled care for temporary illnesses of injuries; generally
given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers.
adaptive devices/assistive devices ANSWER> special equipment that helps a person who
is ill of disabled perform ADL's also called assistive devices.
adult daycare ANSWER> care given to adults at a facility during daytime work hours.
assisted living ANSWER> a setting for people who require some help with daily care, but
who need less care than a long-term care facility offers.
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, care team ANSWER> the group of people with different kinds of education and
experience who provide resident care.
chain of command ANSWER> the order of authority within a facility.
charge nurse (nurse-in-charge) ANSWER> a nurse responsible for a team of healthcare
workers.
chronic ANSWER> the term for an illness of condition that is long-term of long-lasting.
site ANSWER> to find a problem through a survey.
conscientious ANSWER> guided by a sense of right and wrong; principled.
continuity of care ANSWER> coordination of care for a resident over time, during which
the care team is always exchanging information about the resident and working toward
shared goals.
delegation ANSWER> transferring authority to a person for a specific task.
dementia ANSWER> the loss of mental abilities, such as thinking, remembering,
reasoning and communicating.
diagnosis ANSWER> the identification of a disease by its signs and symptoms and from
the results of different tests.
functional nursing ANSWER> method of care assigning specific tasks to each team
member.
holistic ANSWER> care that involves the whole person; this includes his of her physical,
social, emotional, and spiritual needs.
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