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CNA MID-TERM/FINAL (WRITTEN TEST) EXAM QUESTIONS
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Question 1: what is a normal oral/ear body temperature? (baseline)
Answer:
98.6 F (or 37 C)
Question 2: what are DRGs
Answer:
"diagnosis related groups" limits the amount of payment made for hospital costs
Question 3: what is a tort
Answer:
A wrong committed against a person or the person's property (civil) can be intentional/unintentional
Question 4: The nursing assistant's role is to
Answer:
perform delegated tasks
Question 5: what is a quick, easy source of information about the person
Answer:
kardex
Question 6: what is OBRA
Answer:
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act passed by congress in 1987. Requires nursing centers to provide care that maintains/improves each person's quality of life and safety (resident's Rights - main thing)
Question 7: what is supination
Answer:
turning the joint upward
Question 8: what is plantar flexion
Answer:
bending the foot down at the ankle Question 9: Which requires training and competency evaluation program for nursing assistants?
Answer:
OBRA
Question 10: harrassment can involve
Answer:
race, age, ethnic background, religion or disability (or can be sexual harrassment)
Question 11: ______ are rules, ______ is how we do it
Answer:
Policies, Procedures
Question 12: What is Fowler's position
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head of bead at 45-60 degrees
Question 13: what is pronation
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turning the joint downward Question 14: where do you position a wheelchair if the person has a weak right leg?
Answer:
on the left side of the head of bed.
Question 15: what blood pressure is considered hypertension?
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140/90 or higher
Question 16: what is Sim's position?
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A left side-lying position in which the upper leg (right leg) is sharply flexed so it is not on the lower leg (left leg); This is a semi-prone position
Question 17: What is Semi-Fowler's position?
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the head of bed is raised 30 degrees (best option to prevent bed sores) Question 18: what is the directional term for "at or toward the front of the body or body part
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anterior/ventral (opposite of posterior/dorsal)
Question 19: the highest functions in the brain take place in the
Answer:
cerebral cortex
Question 20: what is a normal level of respirations? (resting)
Answer:
12-20 breaths/minute
Question 21: what is functional nursing
Answer:
focuses on tasks and jobs (assigned jobs)
Question 22: what is hyperextension
Answer:
excessive straightening of a body part
Question 23: what is flexion
Answer:
bending a body part
Question 24: rehabilitation starts when the
Answer:
person first seeks health care
Question 25: a ____ is completed when the person is admitted
Answer:
a health history
Question 26: Which is voluntary for health care agencies?
Answer:
accreditation
Question 27: What is supine position
Answer:
back lying (flat)
Question 28: Malpractice is what
Answer:
negligence by a professional person