CNA Practice Exam

Long Term Care is for people who...

• are mostly independent

• need 24 care

• need skilled care

• have an ongoing condition

• require only some supervision

what is home health care?

• care given in a LTC facility

• care provided in an assisted living facility

• care provided in a person's home for people older or chronically ill. Sometimes after recent hospital stay

• care provided only by family members within one's home

who is acute care for?

• people who require short-term, immediate care for illnesses or injuries. People also admitted for short stays for surgery

• people who have had treatments, procedures, or surgeries and need short-term skilled care

• people who need some assistance and supervision

• people who do not need 24 hour skilled care, yet they live in a living facility

What is hospice?

• care given by specialists. Physical, occupational, and speech therapists help restore or improve function after injury/illness

• care given in hospitals or surgical centers for immediate care for illness or injury

• care given in facilities or homes for people who have approx 6 months or less to live. Physical and emotional care and comfort are high priority to resident and support to families

Common Policy: True or False-

Nursing assistants must report important events or changes in residents to a nurse

• True

• False

Common Policy: True or False

Nursing assistants can do tasks that are not included in the job description

• True

• False

Common Policy: True or False-

All resident information must remain confidential

• True

• False

When surveyors visit a facility, what do they study and observe?

• how well staff care for residents

• staff completing nutritional, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs

• review resident charts

• break room environment

Who does Medicare insurance cover?

• People 65 and older. Also covers people of any age with permanent kidney failure or certain disabilities

• people with low-income and are qualified based on special circumstances

Which of the following is an example of nonverbal communication?

• Writing a note in a patient's chart

• Giving an oral report to a supervisor

• Smiling at a new resident

• Speaking in an encouraging tone of voice to a resident