CNA Competency Exam QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR

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CNA Competency Exam QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR


Question: a progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized by gradual deterioration of
memory, reasoning, language, and, finally, physical functioning - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Alzheimer's disease




Question: walking - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Ambulation




Question: someone who has had a limb removed by amputation - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔amputee




Question: A condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in
total volume. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Anemia




Question: front of the body - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Anterior




Question: Pain in the heart region caused by lack of oxygen - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Angina

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Question: special stockings used to help prevent swelling and blood clots and aid circulation;
also called elastic stockings - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Anti-embolic stockings




Question: impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to Broca's
area (impairing speaking) or to Wernicke's area (impairing understanding). - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔aphasia




Question: pulse taken with a stethoscope and near the apex of the heart (left side of the chest)
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔apical pulse




Question: absence of breathing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔apnea




Question: hardening of the arteries - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔arteriosclerosis




Question: inflammation of a joint - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔arthritis




Q:Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been transferred to
someone with equal or greater medical training. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Abandonment




Question: a method of attempting to remove an object from the airway of someone who is
choking - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔abdominal thrusts

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Question: Is designed to separate the legs of a patient, often used after hip surgery. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔abductor wedge




Question: any reading outside of these ranges: Heart Rate 60-100, Blood Pressure 120/80,
Temperature 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, 37 degrees Celsius, Respiratory rate 12-20
breaths/minute, Pulse Ox >95%; You report/Communicate to charge nurse. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔abnormal vital signs




Question: The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of the digestive
system into the blood - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Absorption




Question: the physical, mental, emotional, or sexual mistreatment of one person by another -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔abuse




Question: personal care tasks a person does every day to care for him- or herself; include
bathing, dressing, caring for teeth and hair, toileting, eating and drinking, and moving around. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔activities of daily living (ADLs)




Question: a disease in which the immune system is weakened - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔aquired
immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

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Question: sharp, severe - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔acute




Question: special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to perform ADLs; also
called assistive devices. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Adaptive devices




Question: Movement toward the midline of the body - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Adduction




Question: confession; entrance - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔admission




Question: the individual being accepted into a Long Term Care Facility - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔admitting resident




Question: details the conditions under which life support measures should be used - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔advanced directive (living will)




Question: without fever - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Afebrile




Question: a weakened side from a stroke or injury; also called the "weaker" or "involved" side. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔affected side