CANS CERTIFIED ADDICTION NURSING
SPECIALIST EXAM FINAL PAPER 2026
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Hep A and E transmission. Answer: fecal-oral. Can live up to 3 hours
on objects. Boil or disinfect with bleach
⩥ 5 rights of delegation. Answer: right procedure, situation, personnel,
training, oversight. RN retains accountability for the task and outcome
⩥ Student Health Record. Answer: part of cumulative education record
in public school. Protected by FERPA
⩥ Burns (degrees). Answer: 1st -- minor damage/epidermis --
ERYTHEMA. Sunburn
2nd- Partial-thickness- painful
superficial/Papillary dermis-- BLISTERS
deep/reticular dermis -- RUPTURED blisters
3rd -Full/destroy-dermal appendages - no* sensation
, white, leathery, charred
Call EMS if 10% of body burned (1% = students palm)
⩥ HEEADSSS is: Answer: home, education/employment, eating,
activities, drugs, sexuality, suicide, safety
⩥ prominent bone for otoscope exam Answer: Malleus prominent bone
⩥ Addison's disease Answer: a condition that occurs when the adrenal
glands do not produce enough cortisol or aldosterone
⩥ Cushing's syndrome Answer: caused by prolonged exposure to high
levels of cortisol, causes swelling
⩥ Graves disease Answer: (hyperthyroidism) bulging eyes, nervous,
weight loss, heat intolerance, insomnia
⩥ Hypothyroidism symptoms Answer: Fatigue, lethargy. Modest weight
gain with anorexia. Dry, coarse skin and cold intolerance. Swelling of
face, hands, and legs. Constipation. Weakness, muscle cramps,
arthralgias, paresthesias, impaired memory and hearing.
SPECIALIST EXAM FINAL PAPER 2026
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Hep A and E transmission. Answer: fecal-oral. Can live up to 3 hours
on objects. Boil or disinfect with bleach
⩥ 5 rights of delegation. Answer: right procedure, situation, personnel,
training, oversight. RN retains accountability for the task and outcome
⩥ Student Health Record. Answer: part of cumulative education record
in public school. Protected by FERPA
⩥ Burns (degrees). Answer: 1st -- minor damage/epidermis --
ERYTHEMA. Sunburn
2nd- Partial-thickness- painful
superficial/Papillary dermis-- BLISTERS
deep/reticular dermis -- RUPTURED blisters
3rd -Full/destroy-dermal appendages - no* sensation
, white, leathery, charred
Call EMS if 10% of body burned (1% = students palm)
⩥ HEEADSSS is: Answer: home, education/employment, eating,
activities, drugs, sexuality, suicide, safety
⩥ prominent bone for otoscope exam Answer: Malleus prominent bone
⩥ Addison's disease Answer: a condition that occurs when the adrenal
glands do not produce enough cortisol or aldosterone
⩥ Cushing's syndrome Answer: caused by prolonged exposure to high
levels of cortisol, causes swelling
⩥ Graves disease Answer: (hyperthyroidism) bulging eyes, nervous,
weight loss, heat intolerance, insomnia
⩥ Hypothyroidism symptoms Answer: Fatigue, lethargy. Modest weight
gain with anorexia. Dry, coarse skin and cold intolerance. Swelling of
face, hands, and legs. Constipation. Weakness, muscle cramps,
arthralgias, paresthesias, impaired memory and hearing.
