CNA State Exam Latest Real Exam
Questions and Correct Answers
Acute Illness - Answer--Sudden illness and expected to recover
Chronic illness - Answer--On-going illness with no cure (arthritis)
Terminal Illness - Answer--Will not recover (AD & COPD)
ALR - Answer--Assisted living residence
DON - Answer--Director of nursing
LVN - Answer--Licensed vocational nurse
HMO - Answer--Health maintenance organization
SNF - Answer--Skilled nursing facility
RN - Answer--Registered nurse
LPN - Answer--Licensed practical nurse
PPO - Answer--Preferred provider organization
A&O x0 - Answer--Awake but not aware of anything
A&O x1 - Answer--Aware of them self
A&O x2 - Answer--Aware of self and place
A&O x3 - Answer--Aware of self, place, date, time
A&O x4 - Answer--Aware of self, place, date, time, events
Respite care - Answer--resident cared for at home gets taken to nursing home while
family is away
Physical therapist - Answer--Helps restore function
,Occupational therapist - Answer--Helps return person to their ADL's
Medicare - Answer--Federal health insurance for people over 65
Medicaid - Answer--Sponsored by federal gov't and run by state
OBRA - Answer--Omnibus reconciliation act of 1987
residents informed of their rights orally or written
Representative - Answer--Able to act on persons behalf if he/she cannot do so
Ombudsman - Answer--Helps residents voice a grievance
Who are restraints ordered by - Answer--Doctor
Aiding and Abetting - Answer--Person is not present during crime but has knowledge
of the crime
Ethics - Answer--Knowledge of right and wrong
Libel - Answer--Making false statements in writing
Malpractice - Answer--Negligence by professional person (NOT CNA)
Neglect - Answer--Failure to provide person with service to prevent mental/physical
harm
Negligence - Answer--Unintentional wrong where person did not act in a reasonable
manner and the persons property was harmed
Slander - Answer--Making a false statement orally
Defamation - Answer--Injuring persons reputation by making false statements
False imprisonment - Answer--Unlawful restraint or restriction of persons freedom of
movement
Fraud - Answer--Saying or doing something to deceive a person
Assault - Answer--Threatening to harm someone without consent
Battery - Answer--Touching someone without consent
Holism - Answer--Considers the whole person
, Comatose - Answer--Being unable to respond
Culture - Answer--Characteristics of a group of people
Maslow's Hierarchy - Answer--Physical
Safety and security
Love and belonging
Self esteem
Self actualization (rarely met)
Withdrawl - Answer--Has little or no contact with family, friends, staff
How many options do you give a person with AD or dementia? - Answer--Two
Paraphrasing - Answer--Re-stating the persons message in your own words
Direct questions - Answer--Yes or no answer
Open ended questions - Answer--Invite the person to share thoughts, feelings, ideas
Clarifying - Answer--Lets you make sure you understand the message
Focusing - Answer--Useful when a person rambles or wanders in thought
Silence - Answer--May not need to say anything when the person is silent
Bariatrics - Answer--Treatment of obesity
Homeostasis - Answer--Any process living things use to maintain survival
Epithelial tissue - Answer--Covers internal and external body surfaces
Connective tissue - Answer--Connects and supports other tissues
Muscle tissues - Answer--Stretches and contracts to let the body move
Nerve tissue - Answer--Receives and carries impulses to brain and back to body
parts
Organs - Answer--Groups of tissue with same function
Largest organ - Answer--Skin
Questions and Correct Answers
Acute Illness - Answer--Sudden illness and expected to recover
Chronic illness - Answer--On-going illness with no cure (arthritis)
Terminal Illness - Answer--Will not recover (AD & COPD)
ALR - Answer--Assisted living residence
DON - Answer--Director of nursing
LVN - Answer--Licensed vocational nurse
HMO - Answer--Health maintenance organization
SNF - Answer--Skilled nursing facility
RN - Answer--Registered nurse
LPN - Answer--Licensed practical nurse
PPO - Answer--Preferred provider organization
A&O x0 - Answer--Awake but not aware of anything
A&O x1 - Answer--Aware of them self
A&O x2 - Answer--Aware of self and place
A&O x3 - Answer--Aware of self, place, date, time
A&O x4 - Answer--Aware of self, place, date, time, events
Respite care - Answer--resident cared for at home gets taken to nursing home while
family is away
Physical therapist - Answer--Helps restore function
,Occupational therapist - Answer--Helps return person to their ADL's
Medicare - Answer--Federal health insurance for people over 65
Medicaid - Answer--Sponsored by federal gov't and run by state
OBRA - Answer--Omnibus reconciliation act of 1987
residents informed of their rights orally or written
Representative - Answer--Able to act on persons behalf if he/she cannot do so
Ombudsman - Answer--Helps residents voice a grievance
Who are restraints ordered by - Answer--Doctor
Aiding and Abetting - Answer--Person is not present during crime but has knowledge
of the crime
Ethics - Answer--Knowledge of right and wrong
Libel - Answer--Making false statements in writing
Malpractice - Answer--Negligence by professional person (NOT CNA)
Neglect - Answer--Failure to provide person with service to prevent mental/physical
harm
Negligence - Answer--Unintentional wrong where person did not act in a reasonable
manner and the persons property was harmed
Slander - Answer--Making a false statement orally
Defamation - Answer--Injuring persons reputation by making false statements
False imprisonment - Answer--Unlawful restraint or restriction of persons freedom of
movement
Fraud - Answer--Saying or doing something to deceive a person
Assault - Answer--Threatening to harm someone without consent
Battery - Answer--Touching someone without consent
Holism - Answer--Considers the whole person
, Comatose - Answer--Being unable to respond
Culture - Answer--Characteristics of a group of people
Maslow's Hierarchy - Answer--Physical
Safety and security
Love and belonging
Self esteem
Self actualization (rarely met)
Withdrawl - Answer--Has little or no contact with family, friends, staff
How many options do you give a person with AD or dementia? - Answer--Two
Paraphrasing - Answer--Re-stating the persons message in your own words
Direct questions - Answer--Yes or no answer
Open ended questions - Answer--Invite the person to share thoughts, feelings, ideas
Clarifying - Answer--Lets you make sure you understand the message
Focusing - Answer--Useful when a person rambles or wanders in thought
Silence - Answer--May not need to say anything when the person is silent
Bariatrics - Answer--Treatment of obesity
Homeostasis - Answer--Any process living things use to maintain survival
Epithelial tissue - Answer--Covers internal and external body surfaces
Connective tissue - Answer--Connects and supports other tissues
Muscle tissues - Answer--Stretches and contracts to let the body move
Nerve tissue - Answer--Receives and carries impulses to brain and back to body
parts
Organs - Answer--Groups of tissue with same function
Largest organ - Answer--Skin
