2024 CNA State Exam 1 (ACTUAL EXAM ) Questions and Answers (Solved)
- a current illness that has severe symptoms and may be as a result of sudden onset
Answer: acute
- the line of authority in the facility which addresses to whom each employ-
ee/department reports
Answer: chain of command
- a philosophy that focuses on providing "person-centered" care to residents and
creating a positive work environment for healthcare workers
Answer: culture change
- law that requires health information to be kept secure and private
Answer: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- professionals from each discipline within the nursing facility who meet to discuss
and plan the care of the resident
Answer: interdisciplinary team
- care for persons who require 24 hour care and assistance
Answer: Long term care
- resident advocate who investigates complaints and assists to achieve agreement
between parties, often defending the rights of residents
Answer: ombundsman
- care that focuses on the comfort and dignity of the person rather than curing him or
her
Answer: palliative care
- seeing feelings in others that are really your own
Answer: projection
- going back to an old immature behavior
Answer: regression
- blocking painful thoughts or feelings from the mind
Answer: repression 1 / 2
- law that lays out all the responsibilities of the CNA and what they are not
allowed to do
Answer: standard 14
- law passed by federal government establishing minimum standards for nursing
home care and for nursing assistant training
Answer: Omnibus Budget Recon- ciliation Act
- verbal, involuntary seclusion, physical, mental, neglect, misappropriation, sexual
Answer: Types of Abuse
- a biological agent that causes a disease
Answer: causative agent
- chemicals used to decrease the spread of pathogens by destroying them-
Answer: disinfection
- infection acquired in a hospital or other healthcare setting, also known as
nosocomial infection
Answer: healthcare associated infection
- destroys all microorganisms, not just pathogens
Answer: sterilization
- infection that occurs when pathogens enter one's bloodstream and move
throughout the body causing general symptoms
Answer: systemic infection
- an antibiotic resistant infection often acquired in hospitals and other facilities;
spread by direct physical contact
Answer: methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
- federal government agency that protects workers from hazards on the job
Answer: occupational safety and health administration
- lice infection
Answer: pediculosis
- a strain of enterrococcus that cannot be controlled with antibiotics; it is spread
through direct and indirect contact
Answer: vancomycin resistant enterococcus
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