CNA STUDY GUIDE: CHAPTERS 1-14 EXAM QUESTIONS

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CNA STUDY GUIDE: CHAPTERS 1-14 EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: "DON"

Answer:

director of nursing

Question 2: resident/client/patients rights and privileges

Answer:

discuss rights to person and family to make sure they know their entitlement -competent care delivered with respect -know the kind and cost of care being received -participate about decisions made about care and provider -free from retains and abuse -right to confidentiality and privacy

Question 3: resident care conferences

Answer:

progress towards goals and new problems

Question 4: teaching and reinforcing new information or skills

Answer:

-provide info that helps the person remain independent or regain health -may teach things within scope of practice (dressing easily) -reinforce information already given and report for need of more information to nurse -give explanations for reasons for change

Question 5: capillaries

Answer:

connect arteries to veins, very thin RBS single file line to get through

Question 6: immune system

Answer:

defense against harmful substances (infection, disease) -white blood cells -antibodies

Question 7: testes

Answer:

women (ovaries): estrogen and progesterone

men (testes): androgen

Question 8: communication with hearing disabilities

Answer:

-learn what they can and can't hear -encourage wearing hearing aid (when awake) -may read lips, make sure they can see your facial expressions -if not understood, don't raise voice and re-word what you said, reduce background noice -use gestures to help explain, point to machines, write down messages (if person can read) -make sure you understand each-other

Question 9: advance directive

Answer:

written discussions of persons wishes about medical care

Question 10: changes to report

Answer:

-mood -behavior -vital signs -skin condition (color) -appetite -mental awareness -level of independence -urine/bowel movements -sleep habits -comfort level

WHEN IN DOUBT, REPORT

Question 11: Nonmaleficence

Answer:

avoiding harm and hurting patient

Question 12: vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE)

Answer:

microbe infecting wounds, intestinal tract, urinary tract

Question 13: lymphocytes

Answer:

white blood cells that attacks foreign substances and organisms

Question 14: Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA)

Answer:

required patient education about purpose of advance directive and assist creating durable power of attorney of healthcare or living will

Question 15: respiratory system

Answer:

brings O2 to cells and CO2 out of cells

Question 16: abuse

Answer:

willful and deliberate action to inflict injury/harm to other -hitting, tormenting, intimidating, threatening -mandatory reporter to the state and organization (report factual evidence and in good faith)

Question 17: insulin

Answer:

in pancreas, regulates blood glucose levels

Question 18: endocrine system

Answer:

coordinates function of body systems -hormones regulate functions -pineal gland, pituitary gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, adrenal gland, pancreas, ovaries/testes

Question 19: integumentary system

Answer:

skin (dermis/epidermis), hair, nails -protects body (physical barrier) -regulates temperature -sense of touch -production of vitamin D

Question 20: strategies for effective communication

Answer:

-make sure message is clear -provide and seek confirmation -be active participant in conversation -be mindful of nonverbal messages -remember importance of touch

Question 21: microbes (microorganisms)

Answer:

tiny living things only seen through microscope -bacteria, viruses, fungi, yeast, mold -like warm, moist, dark places -pathogens (cause disease) -infection (disease caused by pathogen)