General Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. Which of the following best represents the 'indirect approach' in a persuasive business message? → Building context and rationale before presenting the request
2. The Marshall Plan, launched in 1948, was a U.S. program to provide economic aid to which region? → Western Europe
3. What is the purpose of a professional code of ethics? → To set standards of conduct that guide professional behavior and protect the public
4. The definition of scope of practice is? → Skills which the health care worker is legally able to perform
5. During a care team meeting, the CNA should contribute by: → Sharing direct observations about the patient's daily functioning and behavior
6. When assisting a hemiplegic resident to dress, which side should be dressed first? → The affected (weaker) side
7. Choose the word that best completes the analogy: Playwright : Script :: Architect : ___ → Blueprint
8. Which of the following is true about caring for a resident who wears a hearing aid? → Remove the hearing aid before showering.
9. What is a 'near miss' in workplace safety terminology? → An incident that could have caused injury but did not
10. A worker is exposed to a chemical with a skin absorption notation. What does this mean? → The chemical can enter the body through skin contact, adding to inhalation exposure
11. When assisting a patient who has a urinary catheter, the drainage bag should always be kept: → Below the level of the bladder to allow gravity drainage
12. Which of the following is an example of elder abuse? → Withholding a resident's mail without consent
13. What is the recommended maximum number of main points in a business presentation to maintain audience retention? → Three to five
14. When shaving a male resident with a safety razor, the CNA should shave: → In the direction of hair growth to reduce irritation
15. What is the purpose of a 'W-2 form' in the United States? → To report an employee's annual wages and the taxes withheld by the employer
16. What is the missing term? ACE, BDF, CEG, ? → DFH
17. What is the SI unit of electric charge? → Coulomb
18. While helping an 86 year-old male resident get ready for bed, he tells you that he is tired of living and has been saving his pain pills. What should you do? → Notify the nurse and stay with the resident.
19. When measuring blood pressure, the cuff should be placed: → Directly on bare skin above the antecubital space
20. Which estimating technique uses a weighted average of optimistic, pessimistic, and most likely estimates? → Three-point estimating (PERT)
21. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 triggered World War I. In which city did this occur? → Sarajevo
22. What is 'data anonymization'? → Removing or altering information so individuals can no longer be identified
23. The minimum number of staff needed to safely log-roll a resident with a suspected spinal injury is: → 3
24. What is a 'privacy impact assessment' (PIA)? → A process for identifying and mitigating privacy risks before launching a project
25. Which respirator type provides the highest level of respiratory protection? → Self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)
26. While you are at lunch with other nurse aides, they start to discuss how rude a resident was behaving. What should you do? → Tell them that this is not the place to discuss the client.
27. A CNA is caring for a resident diagnosed with scabies. Which precautions are required? → Contact precautions
28. Restorative bladder training programs are designed to: → Help residents regain control of urinary function through scheduled voiding
29. What is a normal blood glucose range for a non-diabetic person before a meal? → 70–100 mg/dL
30. A patient suffering from pneumonia might exhibit symptoms such as → All of the above