Kansas CNA State Exam Questions AND Correct Answers
___ , is a highly contagious disease caused by a bacterium that
is carried on mucous droplets suspended in the air ; usually
affects the lungs. - ✔✔Tuberculosis
___ , is rubbing or friction that results from the skin moving
one way, and the bone underneath it remaining fixed or
moving in the opposite direction - ✔✔Shearing
___ , is the branch of medicine that deals with diagnosis,
treatment, and prevention of disease in older and elderly
adults - ✔✔Geriatrics
___ , occurs when the heart muscle itself does not receive
enough oxygen because blood vessels are blocked. - ✔✔Heart
attack ; Myocardial Infarction (MI)
___ is equipment that helps protect employees from serious
injuries or illnesses resulting from contact with workplace
hazards. - ✔✔Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
___ or ___ , can result from either too much insulin or too
little food. - ✔✔Insulin reaction or hypoglycemia
,A ___ , is an extra sheet placed on top of the bottom sheet
when the bed is made - ✔✔Draw sheet
A closed bed is converted into an ___ , by folding the linen
down to the foot of the bed.
Ready to receive a resident who's been out of bed all day -
✔✔Open bed
A condition in which the skin, whites of eyes, and mucus
membranes appear yellow - ✔✔Jaundice
A form of cancer that can seriously reduce the ability of the
body's white blood cells to fight disease - ✔✔Leukemia
A living thing that is so small, it is only visible under a
microscope ; sometimes called a "microbe" -
✔✔Microorganism (MO)
a loss of function or ability ; could be partial or complete -
✔✔Impairment
,A method of attempting to remove an object from the airway
of someone who is choking is called ___? - ✔✔Abdominal
thrusts
A signed, dated, and witnessed legal document that appoints
someone else to make medical decisions for a person that
could potentially not be able to do. - ✔✔(sometimes called a
Health Care Proxy) A durable power of attorney for health
care
A spore-forming bacterium, which produces a toxin that
causes watery diarrhea - ✔✔Clostridioides Difficile (C. Diff)
A type of equipment or device that promotes a residents
safety, comfort, independence, and mobility - ✔✔An enabler
According to Maslow, which needs must be met first
physiological or psychosocial? - ✔✔physiological
Also called Trisomy 21, most often caused by abnormal cell
division and resulting in an extra # 21 chromosome - ✔✔Down
syndrome
, An occupied bed is a bed made while the resident is ___? -
✔✔Still in bed
An unoccupied bed is a bed made while ___? - ✔✔No resident
is in bed
Another term for vomiting - ✔✔emesis
Body mechanics is the way the parts of the body work
together when a person moves.
Alignment, Base of Support, Center of Gravity, Lever, and
Fulcrum are all associated with body mechanics, what does
each of these provide use for? - ✔✔•ALIGNMENT
(when the body is straight)
•BASE OF SUPPORT
(foundation of support, in the feet)
•LEVER
(moves object by resting on the BOS, arm)
•CENTER OF GRAVITY
(where the most weight is concentrated, bending of knees
when lifting)
___ , is a highly contagious disease caused by a bacterium that
is carried on mucous droplets suspended in the air ; usually
affects the lungs. - ✔✔Tuberculosis
___ , is rubbing or friction that results from the skin moving
one way, and the bone underneath it remaining fixed or
moving in the opposite direction - ✔✔Shearing
___ , is the branch of medicine that deals with diagnosis,
treatment, and prevention of disease in older and elderly
adults - ✔✔Geriatrics
___ , occurs when the heart muscle itself does not receive
enough oxygen because blood vessels are blocked. - ✔✔Heart
attack ; Myocardial Infarction (MI)
___ is equipment that helps protect employees from serious
injuries or illnesses resulting from contact with workplace
hazards. - ✔✔Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
___ or ___ , can result from either too much insulin or too
little food. - ✔✔Insulin reaction or hypoglycemia
,A ___ , is an extra sheet placed on top of the bottom sheet
when the bed is made - ✔✔Draw sheet
A closed bed is converted into an ___ , by folding the linen
down to the foot of the bed.
Ready to receive a resident who's been out of bed all day -
✔✔Open bed
A condition in which the skin, whites of eyes, and mucus
membranes appear yellow - ✔✔Jaundice
A form of cancer that can seriously reduce the ability of the
body's white blood cells to fight disease - ✔✔Leukemia
A living thing that is so small, it is only visible under a
microscope ; sometimes called a "microbe" -
✔✔Microorganism (MO)
a loss of function or ability ; could be partial or complete -
✔✔Impairment
,A method of attempting to remove an object from the airway
of someone who is choking is called ___? - ✔✔Abdominal
thrusts
A signed, dated, and witnessed legal document that appoints
someone else to make medical decisions for a person that
could potentially not be able to do. - ✔✔(sometimes called a
Health Care Proxy) A durable power of attorney for health
care
A spore-forming bacterium, which produces a toxin that
causes watery diarrhea - ✔✔Clostridioides Difficile (C. Diff)
A type of equipment or device that promotes a residents
safety, comfort, independence, and mobility - ✔✔An enabler
According to Maslow, which needs must be met first
physiological or psychosocial? - ✔✔physiological
Also called Trisomy 21, most often caused by abnormal cell
division and resulting in an extra # 21 chromosome - ✔✔Down
syndrome
, An occupied bed is a bed made while the resident is ___? -
✔✔Still in bed
An unoccupied bed is a bed made while ___? - ✔✔No resident
is in bed
Another term for vomiting - ✔✔emesis
Body mechanics is the way the parts of the body work
together when a person moves.
Alignment, Base of Support, Center of Gravity, Lever, and
Fulcrum are all associated with body mechanics, what does
each of these provide use for? - ✔✔•ALIGNMENT
(when the body is straight)
•BASE OF SUPPORT
(foundation of support, in the feet)
•LEVER
(moves object by resting on the BOS, arm)
•CENTER OF GRAVITY
(where the most weight is concentrated, bending of knees
when lifting)
