CNA Chapter 1

Question 1

answerable for ones actions

Answer 1

accountable

Question 2

daily personal tasks such as bathing;caring for skin and fingernails, and hair;eating;drinking;caring for mouth and teeth;dressing;walking;transferring;eliminating;and communicating

Answer 2

Activities of daily living/ADL’s

Question 3

24 hour skilled care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers for short term, immediate illnesses or injuries

Answer 3

acute care

Question 4

special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disables perform activities of daily living.

Answer 4

assistive devices

Question 5

a nurse responsible for a team of healthcare workers.

Answer 5

charge nurse

Question 6

transferring responsibility to a person for a specific task

Answer 6

delegation

Question 7

the serious loss of mental abilities, such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating

Answer 7

dementia

Question 8

being able to identify with and understanding the feelings of others

Answer 8

empathetic

Question 9

care that involves the whole person; this includes his or her physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs.

Answer 9

holistic care

Question 10

holistic, compassionate care for people who have approximately six months or less to live

Answer 10

hospice care

Question 11

an independent, not-for-profit organization that evaluates and accredits different types of healthcare facilities.

Answer 11

Joint Commission

Question 12

a legal term that means a person can be held responsible for harming someone else

Answer 12

liability

Question 13

a medical assistance program for people who have low incomes, as well as people with disabilities

Answer 13

Medicaid

Question 14

a federal health insurance program for people who are 65 and older, have certain disabilities or permanent kidney failure, or are ill and cannot work.

Answer 14

Medicare

Question 15

a course of action to be followed every time a certain situation occurs

Answer 15

policy

Question 16

a method or way of doing something

Answer 16

procedure

Question 17

a person living in a log-term care facility

Answer 17

resident

Question 18

inspections done periodically by the state agency the licenses facilities to help ensure that the long-term care facilities are following state and federal regulations

Answer 18

survey

Question 19

when a surveyor asks a NA a question he/she does not know the answer to, how should he/she respond?

Answer 19

say they don’t know but that they will find out and follow up with the surveyor

Question 20

care which revolves around the resident and promotes the residents individual preferences, choices, dignity, and interests.

Answer 20

person/patient centered care

Question 21

method of care that involves assigning specific tasks to each team member

Answer 21

functional nursing

Question 22

what are the 5 rights of delegation?

Answer 22

right task
right circumstance
right supervision 
right person
right direction

Question 23

licensed health professional who works with people who need help adapting to disabilities and performing their adl’s. They also give NA’s assistive devices

Answer 23

occupational therapist

Question 24

what should you not wear

Answer 24

perfume/ cologne or artificial nails

Question 25

how should your hair be

Answer 25

neatly tied back and out of the face

Question 26

what way can NA’s demonstrate professionalism

Answer 26

accept constructive feedback gracefully and learn from it