Hartman's CNA Chapter 1-5 Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
Accountable - answer✔✔answerable for one's actions
activities of daily living (ADLs) - answer✔✔personal daily care task, including bathing, skin,
nail, and hair care, walking, eating and drinking, mouth care, dressing, transferring, and toileting
acute care - answer✔✔24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries; generally given in
hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers
adaptive devices - answer✔✔special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to
perform ADLs; also called assistive devices.
adult day services - answer✔✔care for people who need some assistance or supervision during
certain hours, but who do not live in the facility where care is given
animal-assisted therapy (AAT) - answer✔✔the practice of bringing pets into a facility or home
to provide stimulation and companionship
assistive devices - answer✔✔Special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to
perform ADLS; also called adaptive devices.
care team - answer✔✔the group of people with different kinds of education and experience who
provide resident care
chain of command - answer✔✔the order of authority within a facility
charge nurse (nurse-in-charge) - answer✔✔a nurse responsible for a team of healthcare workers
chronic - answer✔✔long-term or long-lasting
cite - answer✔✔in a long-term care facility, to find a problem through a survey
conscientious - answer✔✔guided by a sense of right and wrong; principled
continuity of care - answer✔✔an ongoing coordination of a resident's care over time, during
which the care team is regularly exchanging information and is working toward shared goals
Dementia - answer✔✔the serious loss of mental abilities, such as thinking, remembering,
reasoning, and communicating
diagnosis - answer✔✔the identification of disease or other problems by its signs and symptoms
and from the results of different tests
empathetic - answer✔✔identifying with and understanding another's feelings
first impression - answer✔✔a way of classifying or categorizing someone or something at the
first meeting
functional nursing - answer✔✔method of care that involves assigning specific tasks to each team
member
holistic care - answer✔✔care that involves the whole person; this includes his or her physical,
social, emotional, and spiritual needs
home health care - answer✔✔care that takes place in a person's home
hospice care - answer✔✔care for people who have approximately six months or less to live; care
is available until the person dies
inter-generational care - answer✔✔mixing elderly and children in the same care setting
Joint Commission - answer✔✔a not-for-profit organization that evaluates and accredits different
types of healthcare facilities
length of stay - answer✔✔the number of days a person stays in a healthcare facility
liability - answer✔✔a legal term that means someone can be held responsible for harming
someone else
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or licensed vocational nurse (LVN) - answer✔✔a licensed nurse
who administers medications, gives treatment, and may supervise daily care of residents
long term care - answer✔✔24-hour care provided for people with ongoing conditions who are
generally unable to manage their ADLs
Medicaid - answer✔✔a medical assistance program for low-income people, as well as for people
with disabilities
Medicare - answer✔✔the federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, are
disabled or are ill and cannot work
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