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CPO Exam Prep Vocabulary Questions and Correct Answers 2025/2026, Exams of Nursing

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CPO Exam Prep Vocabulary Questions and Correct Answers
1. clutter:a(v.)atoafillaoracoverainaaadisorderlyaway;a(n.)aaastateaofadisorder,amess
2. chronicadisorganization:aaalifelongastruggleaagainstadisorganizationainawhichaself-
helpaeffortsahaven'taworked,aleavingayouawithanegativeafeelingsaoraconsequencesaeveryaday.
3. efficiency:ausingaresourcesainasuchaaawayaasatoamaximizeatheaproductionaofagoodsaandaservice
s
4. GanttaChart:aaasimpleabarachartathatalistsaprojectatasksaverticallyaagainstatheaproject'sat
imeaframe,alistedahorizontally
5. sustainability:ameetingatheaneedsaofatheapresentawithoutacompromisingatheaabilityaofafutureag
enerationsatoameetatheiraownaneeds
6. transferaofaskill:a-theaabilityatoaperformaaaskillainaaanewaenvironment
-skillaisacontextaboundawhenataughtainasingleacontext
7. containing:aToarestrainaorakeepawithinalimits,afindingatheaproperacontaineraforaobjects.
8. assessment:aTheaevaluationaoraestimationaofatheanature,aquality,aoraabilityaofasomeonea
orasomething
9. coaching:acommunicatingawithasomeoneaforatheadirectapurposeaofaimprovingatheaperson'sao
n-the-jobaperformanceaorabehavior
Partneringawith
clientsainaaathoughtaprovokingaandacreativeaprocessathatainspiresathematoamaximizeatheiraperso
nalaandaprofessionalapotential.
10. consolidate:a(v.)atoacombine,aunite;atoamakeasolidaorafirm
11. DocumentaRetentionaPolicy:apolicyaforaprocessaofaretainingadocuments,ainclud-
aingaforahowalong,awithawhatacategories,aandawhereatoabeastore,aspecificatoatheaindustryaorageneralaI
RSastandards.
12. effectiveness:aaccomplishingatasksathatahelpafulfillaorganizationalaobjectives
13. evaluation:agaugingatheaextentatoawhichaobjectivesahaveabeenaachievedaduringatheaspecifi
edatimeaperiod
14. executiveafunction:ahigher-order,acomplexacognitiveaprocesses,aincludingathink-
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  1. clutter:a (v.)atoafillaoracoverainaaadisorderlyaway;a(n.)aaastateaofadisorder,amess
  2. chronicadisorganization:a aalifelongastruggleaagainstadisorganizationainawhichaself- helpaeffortsahaven'taworked,aleavingayouawithanegativeafeelingsaoraconsequencesaeveryaday.
  3. efficiency:a usingaresourcesainasuchaaawayaasatoamaximizeatheaproductionaofagoodsaandaservice s
  4. GanttaChart:a aasimpleabarachartathatalistsaprojectatasksaverticallyaagainstatheaproject'sat imeaframe,alistedahorizontally
  5. sustainability:a meetingatheaneedsaofatheapresentawithoutacompromisingatheaabilityaofafutureag enerationsatoameetatheiraownaneeds
  6. transferaofaskill:a - theaabilityatoaperformaaaskillainaaanewaenvironment
  • skillaisacontextaboundawhenataughtainasingleacontext
  1. containing:a Toarestrainaorakeepawithinalimits,afindingatheaproperacontaineraforaobjects.
  2. assessment:a Theaevaluationaoraestimationaofatheanature,aquality,aoraabilityaofasomeonea orasomething
  3. coaching:a communicatingawithasomeoneaforatheadirectapurposeaofaimprovingatheaperson'sao n-the-jobaperformanceaorabehavior Partneringawith clientsainaaathoughtaprovokingaandacreativeaprocessathatainspiresathematoamaximizeatheiraperso nalaandaprofessionalapotential.
  4. consolidate:a (v.)atoacombine,aunite;atoamakeasolidaorafirm
  5. DocumentaRetentionaPolicy:a policyaforaprocessaofaretainingadocuments,ainclud- aingaforahowalong,awithawhatacategories,aandawhereatoabeastore,aspecificatoatheaindustryaorageneralaI RSastandards.
  6. effectiveness:a accomplishingatasksathatahelpafulfillaorganizationalaobjectives
  7. evaluation:a gaugingatheaextentatoawhichaobjectivesahaveabeenaachievedaduringatheaspecifi edatimeaperiod
  8. executiveafunction:a higher-order,acomplexacognitiveaprocesses,aincludingathink-

aing,aplanning,aandaproblemasolving

  1. hoardingadisorder:a persistentadifficultyadiscardingaorapartingawithapossessions,aregardles saofatheiraactualavalue
  2. learningastyle:a anaindividual'samodeaofagainingaknowledge,aesp.aaapreferredaorabestametho d,asuchaasavisual,aauditory,akinesthetic,aintuitive,acognitive,aoraverbal
  3. visualalearners:a Peopleawhoalearnabestabyarelyingaonatheirasenseaofasight.
  4. auditoryalearners:a Peopleawhoalearnabestabyarelyingaonatheirasenseaofahearing.
  5. kinestheticalearners:a Peopleawhoalearnabestathroughaaahands-onaapproachabyadoing.

;a(adj.)aplain,aopenatoaview;acopyrighted

  1. cybersecurity:a theastateaofabeingaprotectedaagainstatheacriminalaoraunauthorizedauseaofaelec tronicadata,aoratheameasuresatakenatoaachieveathis.
  2. scopeaofaproject:a sumaofaallaindividualajobsacomprisingaaaproject. Itsadocumentationaexplainsatheaboundariesaofatheaproject,aestablishesaresponsibilitiesaforaeachatea mamemberaandasetsaupaproceduresaforahowacompletedaworkawillabeaverifiedaandaapproved.
  1. timeamanagement:a theaabilityatoauseaone'satimeaeffectivelyaoraproductively,aespeciall yaatawork.
  2. projectaimplementation:a puttingatheaprojectainaplace;astartingatheaworkaofatheaproject
  3. ParetoaPrinciple:a roughlya80%aofatheaeffectsacomeafroma20%aofatheacauses
  4. PeteraPrinciple:a everyaemployeeawithinaaahierarchyatendsatoariseatoahisaoraheralevelaofainc ompetence
  5. collection:a groupaofarelatedaitemsaarrangedainaanaorderlyawayaforadisplayaorastudy.
  6. TraumaticaBrainaInjurya(TBI):a aablowatoatheaheadaoraaapenetratingaheadainjuryathatadamage satheabrain
  7. Obsessive- CompulsiveaDisordera(OCD):a anaanxietyadisorderacharacterizedabyaunwantedarepetitiveathough tsa(obsessions)aand/oraactionsa(compulsions)
  8. ADHD:a attentionadeficitahyperactivityadisorder
  9. aesthetic:a pertainingatoabeauty
  10. downsizing:a processaofatransferringaintoaaaspaceawithalessastorage,aspace,aorafunctionala abilityathanatheaspaceathatawasapreviouslyaoccupied
  11. equalizing:a processaofamaintainingaandaadjustingaanaorganizingasystemaasaisaoperatesao veratime.
  12. fengashui:a theaartaandascienceaofaorganizingalivingaspacesainaorderatoachannelathealifeaforc esathataexistainanatureainafavorableaways.aTheafiveaelementsaareaearth,ametal,awater,awood,aan dafire.
  13. grouping:a toaorganizeaintoameaningfulagroups
  14. lifeatransition:a psychologicalaoraphysicalaprocessabyawhichaanaindividualatransi- ationsaintoaaanewasituationaasaaaresultaofatheaplannedaoraunplannedaeventsaandachangesathataoccurat hroughoutalife.
  15. verticalaspace:a paceaaboveatheaheadaandahighaalongatheawalls.aUtilizingaverticalaspaceainaan aimportantaelementaofastorageaplanning.
  16. leftabrain:a moreaverbal,aanalytical,aandaorderlyathanathearightabrain.aIt'sasometimesacalledathea digitalabrain.aIt'sabetteraatathingsalikeareading,awriting,aandacomputations.aAccordingatoaSperry's adatedaresearch,athealeftabrainahelpsayouawith:alogic
  17. rightabrain:a moreavisualaandaintuitive.aPeopleasometimesareferatoaitaasatheaanalogabrain.aItahas
  1. HabitaLoop:a aaprocessabyawhichaourabrainadecidesawhetheraoranotaaacertainabehaviorashoul dabeastoredaandarepeateda)(ifaweafeelarewardedaforaourabehavior,athenaweaareamorealikelyatoaconti nueadoingait);acue,aroutine,areward.
  2. Hawthorneaeffect:a theaalterationaofabehaviorabyatheasubjectsaofaaastudyadueatoatheiraawar enessaofabeingaobserved.
  3. ExpectancyaTheory:a theatheoryathatapeopleawillabeamotivatedatoatheaextentatoawhichath eyabelieveathatatheiraeffortsawillaleadatoagoodaperformance,athatagoodaperformanceawillabea rewarded,aandathatatheyawillabeaofferedaattractivearewards
  4. ReinforcementaTheory:a theoryathatapositiveaandanegativeareinforcersamotivateaaapersonat oabehaveainacertainaways
  5. Locke'saGoalaSettingaTheory:a Aaprocessatheoryaofamotivationathatafocusesaonatheaprocessa ofasettingaandaattainingagoals.aToabeaeffective,aworkersaandatheamanagerashouldabothabeainvolved ainanegotiatingatheagoalsaandatheagoalsaneedatoabeaestab- alishedausingatheaSMARTaprinciplea(specific,ameasurable,aattainable,arelevantaandatime- bound)aasawellaasaprovidingaperiodicafeedbackaonaperformanceatoaemployees.aInatheasettingaofa goals,atwoafactorsaareathoughtatoabeaimportant:agoaladifficultyaandagoalaspecificity.aGoaladifficul tyarefersatoatheaextentatoawhichaaagoalaisachallengingaandastatesathat,atoaaacertainaextent,amotivati onawillaincreaseaasatheadifficultyaofaaataskaincreases.
  6. GrowthaMindseta(Dweck):a theaideaathataouraabilitiesaareamalleableaqualitiesathataweacanacul tivateaandagrow
  7. LawaofaDiminishingaReturns:a theaprincipleathat,aatasomeapoint,aaddingamoreaofaaavariableain put,asuchaasalabor,atoatheasameaamountaofaaafixedainput,asuchaasacapital,awillacauseatheamarginala productaofatheavariableainputatoadecline
  8. SPACEamethodabyaJulieaMorgenstern:a Attackatheapilesamethodically,akeepingaonlyawhatayo uauseaandalove,ausingatheaSPACEaacronym:aSorta(groupasimilaraitems),aPurgea(discardatheaexces s),aAssigna(giveathingsaaahome),aContainerizea(useacontain- aersatoagroupaitemsaattractively),aEqualizea(maintainayourasystem).
  9. Batching:a Theapracticeaofamakingalargealotsaofaaaparticularaitematoagainaeconomicaefficiencie s.
  10. dependentatasks:a Tasksathatamustabeacompletedaoneaafteraanother
  11. predessessoratask:a taskathataneedsatoabeadoneabeforeaanotheratask
  1. SMARTagoals:a Specific,aMeasurable,aAttainable,aRelevant,aTimely
  2. tasks:a oneastepaofaaaproject
  3. priceafixing:a anaagreementaamongafirmsatoachargeaoneapriceaforatheasameagood
  4. copywrite:a exclusivearightatoamakeacopies,alicense,aandauseaaaliterary,amusical,aoraartistica workainaanyaformat.aWorksaareaprotectedaforathealifetimeaofatheacreatoraandafora 50 ayearsaafterade ath.
  1. Procrastination:a Putaoffaoradeferaaction,atoadelayaorahabituallyapostpone.aDueatoalackaofacon fidence.
  2. mindmapping:a Aadiagramabasedaonaaathemearadiatingaoutawithalinesatoadifferentaideas/solut ionsaorabubblesaoverlapping..
  3. professionalaorganizer:a Independentaconsultantsawhoaadvise,ateach,aandaas- asistaclientsainaachievingaorderainatheiralives
  4. Generalist:a Theyaorganizeajustaaboutaeverythingaforaeveryone;
  1. Specialist:a Narrowingayourafocusatoaaaprecisearangeaofaservicesawhenamarketingayourselfaora yourabusiness
  2. Soleaproprietor:a Operatingayourabusinessaandaperformingaservicesabyayourself
  3. Partnership:a Twoaoramoreapersonsacontributeamoney,aproperty,alabor,aoraskill,aandasharea inatheaprofitsaandalossesaofaaabusiness.
  4. LimitedaLiabilityaCompanya(LLC):a Providesapersonalaliabilityaprotectionafromabusinessad ebtsawithoutatheacomplexityaandaexpenseaofaformingaaacorporation
  5. C- acorporation:a Legalaentityathataisacompletelyaseparateafromayou,atheaowner.aItacanacontinueaeve naafterayouradeath.
  6. SubchapteraSaCorporation:a StartsaoutaasaaaC- corp,athenafillingaoutaaaform,ainsteadaofapayingataxesaonabusinessaincome,atheaincomeaandaexpe nsesaareapassedathroughatoatheashareholdersaandareportedatoatheirapersonalataxareturns
  7. DBA:a DoingaBusinessaAs;asoleaproprietorshipa&adubbeda'FictitousaBusinessaNames'
  8. Trademark:a Usedatoaprotectaaaname,aword,asymbolaoradevice,awhichaisausedainatradeawitha goodsatoaindicateatheasourceaofatheagoodsaandatoadistinguishathemafromatheagoodsaofaothers
  9. ServiceaMark:a Sameaasatrademarkaexceptaitaidentifiesaandadistinguishesatheasourceaofa aaservicearatherathanaaaproduct
  10. Patent:a foraanainventionaisatheagrantaofaaapropertyarightatoatheainventor,aissuedabyatheaPate ntaandaTrademarkaOffice
  11. Copyright:a formaofaprotectionaprovidedatoatheaauthorsaofaoriginalaworksaofaauthorshipaincl udingaliterary,adramatic,amusical,aartistic,aandacertainaotheraintellectualaworks,abothapublisheda andaunpublished.
  12. Kinestheticasympathy:a Theaartaofaorganizingawithoutatheaactaofatouching
  13. Internalanoise:a Extraneousaideas,atangentialathoughts,aandamentalato- doalists.aInternalanoiseacanasettleadown
  14. Panelasystem:a Tactileaelementaofatimeamangementabyamakingapanelsalikea"now"a"veryasoon" a"parking"ausingastickyanotesatoamoveafromaoneapanelatoatheanextaorastickyanotesagoingaawayaoncea theyaareacompletedatasks
  15. Coloracode:a Sortingaitemsabyacolor
  16. Wholisticaorganizing:a Theaprocessaofausingaorganizingamethodsathataseekatoabuildauparat
  1. Maintenanceaorganizing:a Organizingaforaclientsaonaaaregularabasisatoahelpathemamain tainasystemsaandaprocessesathataareaputainaplace
  2. Project:a Aapieceaofaworkathataisadesignedatoabringaaboutaanaagreedabeneficialachangeawith inaaafixedatimeaframeausingaspecifiedaresources.aIt'saaa"one- off"ascopeaofaworkadefinedabyathreeaparametersa-atime,acostaandaquality.
  3. Waterfallamodel:a 6 aPhasesaofaaaprojectathatalinearlyafollowsatheanext
  4. AgileaModel:a projectsaareabrokenaupaandadevelopedaportionabyaportionainashorta'sprints'al astingajustaaafewaweeksaeacha(moreaflexible,acyclical).aAgileadiffersainafollowingaeachaphaseamu ltipleatimes,aratherathanajustaonce
  5. PERTaFormula:a ProjectaEvaluationaandaReviewaTechniquea(PERT);aTheamostalikelyatimeare quireda(Tm);aTheamostaoptimisticatimeaassesmenta(To);aTheamostapes- asimisticatimeaassessmenta(Tip)a=>aTea=a(To+4Tm+Tp)/
  6. Scopeacreep:a uncontrolledachangesatoatheascopeaofaaaproject.aChangesahapenainasuchasm allastepsathatatheyagoaunnoticedauntilatheiratrueaimpactabecomesaapparentainathearun- upatoaimplementation
  7. Cue:a Aapieceaofainformationathatasuggestsathere'saaarewardatoabeafound
  8. Craving:a Theamotivationatoachangeasomethingainaorderatoagetatheareward
  9. Response:a Thoughtaoraactionainaorderatoagetatheareward
  10. Reward:a Theasatisfyingafeelingayouagetafromatheachange,aalongawithathealessonawhetheratoa doaitaagainaoranot
  11. Habitastacking:a Afteraoneahabitayouawilladoaanotherahabit
  12. Temptationabuilding:a Combiningaaahabitayouaneedawithaaahabitayouawant
  13. Compoundagrowth:a Doingasomethingaconsistentlyaoveratimeatoaandagraduallyagettingabet teraatait
  14. Habit:a Aabehaviorarepeateraoveraandaoverathataitabecomesaautomatic
  15. System:a Processathataleadsatoaresults
  16. Problemaphase:a Youarealizeasomethinganeedsatoachange
  17. Solutionaphase:a Youamakeayouradesiredachange
  18. Habitatracker:a Systematoatrackaallayourahabitsaandameasureayouraprogress
  19. PointaandaCalling:a Pointaandasayaoutloudawhatayouaareadoing
  20. ACT:a ACT:aAssessaYouraSituationCommitatoaaaPlanTakeaAction
  1. ConvergentaThinking:a Bringingatogetheraunrelatedaitemsatogether.aTypicallyaLeft- brainathinking.
  2. DivergentaThinking:a Branchingaout,afromaoneatoamany.aGoodaatabrainstorming.a(RightaBrain )
  3. Ethics:a rulesaforaconductathataserveatoaprotectathatawhichaaaparticularagroupadeemsaim portant
  4. TheaC.A.R.E.aconcept:a CompassionaandaConcern.aActiveaListeningaandaAtten- ation.aResponsibilityaandaRespect.aEmpathyaandaEncouragement.
  1. projectamanager:a theaonearesponsibleaforacoordinatingatheaprojectaregardlessaofaitsasize,a makingasureaitacomesainaonatimeaandawithinabudget.
  2. Phasesaofaaaproject:a Define,aPlan,aExecute,aClosetaOut
  3. ChangeaManagement:a Preparingaanaorg.a/aclientaforaalterationsatoatheirafoun- adation,ainaanaeffectiveaandaefficientaway.
  1. StageaGates:a Atatheaendaofaeachaprojectaphase,aonceayouadetermineayouacanamoveatoathe anextastep,ayouahaveapassedaaa"stageagate"
  2. ScopeaCreep:a addingaworkatoataaprojectalittleabyalittle,auntilatheaoriginalascheduleaadacostaes timatesaareacompletelyameaningless
  3. GoldaPlating:a doingamoreathanaaaprojectacallsafor
  4. PMBOK:a projectamanagementabodyaofaknowledge
  5. milestone:a clearlyadefineableapointainaaaprojectathatasummarizesatheacompletionaofaaarelate daoraimportantasetaofaactivities.aTheyacanasummarizeaimportantaeventsainaaaprojectatoahelpa.keyac ustomersatrackatheaprogressaofaaaproject
  6. Stakeholder:a someoneawhoahasaaavestedainterestainatheasuccessaofaaaproject.aAnyoneawh oaisaaffectedabyaaadecisionaoraoutcomeaofaaaproject.
  7. Customer:a theapersonathatawillauseatheaproductacreatedabyatheaproject.aTheyaestablishar equirementsaforatheaproject,aprovideafunding,aandareviewathatatheaprojectamilestonesaandadeli verablesaareamet.aTheyaultimatelyaacceptatheafinalaproduct.
  8. ProgramaManager:a responsibleaforarelatedaprojects
  9. CoreaProjectaTeam:a Providesatheaskills,aexpertise,aandaeffortatoaperformatheaworkadefineda foratheaprojecta-anotaneccessarilyainvolvedawithatheamanagementaofatheaproject.
  10. Feasabilityastudy:a estimatesawhetheraoranotatoapursueaaaproject
  11. charter:a theaintegratedadocumentathatadescribesatheaalignmentaofatheaprojectawithatheab usinessastrategy,aprojectadescription,ahighalevelarequirements,asummaryaschedule,abudget,aa ndaapprovalarequirements.aSignedabyaprojectamanageraandatheacustomera/asponsor.
  12. Risk:a anauncertainaeventaoraconditionathat,aifaoccurs,ahasaanaeffectaonaataleastaoneaprojec taobjectivea(scope,aschedule,acost,aquality).aThereaarea 3 atypesaofariska- aknown,apredictable,aandaunknown.
  13. RiskaManagement:a planaforatheapossibilityathataaaproblemawillaoccurabyaestimat- aingaitsaprobability,aevaluatingatheapotentialaimpact,aandapreparingasolutionsainaadvanceatoakeepari sksaataanaacceptablealevel.
  14. Constraint:a anyarestrictionathataaffectsaprojectaperformancea/aschedule
  15. WBS:a workabreakdownaschedule
  16. operationsaintegration:a operationsaintegrationa- ameansapeopleaareausingatheaproducta/aserviceaexactlyatheawayaitawasaintended
  1. LivingaRevocableaTrust:a Passaassetsatoaheirsaquicklyaandaeasilyaw/oafederalaestateatax,as hortaestateaproceedings,aandaunnecessaryafees.
  2. DurableaPoweraofaAttorney:a DurableaPoweraofaAttorney:alegaladocumentathatagivesaoeaora moreapeopleaauthorityatoamanageayourafinances.
  3. Ruleaofa72:a Ruleaofa 72 atoafigureaoutahowamanyayearsaitawillatakeaforayourainvestmentatoado uble.aEx:aIfayourahavea$10,000ainvestedathataaveragesa10%areturn,aitawillatakea7.2ayearsatoagrowat oa$20,000.
  4. Judith'saGameaforafiling:a Judith'saGame:aIsaitemaaaFriend,aAcquaintance,aStranger
  5. LawaofaDiminishingaReturns:a LawaofaDiminishingaReturns:aPerfectionismararelyapaysa out.
  6. Oneainaoneaoutarule:a OneaIn- OneaOutaRule:aForaeveryaitemayouabringain,asendaoneaouta(charity,aetc.)
  7. PenaltyaBox:a Anyaitemsapickedaupabyaparentaareaforfeitedatoaaalateradatea(weekend) .aOwnerapaysapenaltyaofaaachore.
  8. BeatatheaClockaforakidsaandaorganizing:a BeatatheaClock:aSetatimerafora 30 aseconds,aus eaforakidsatoaputaawayathings.aRewardatheawinner.
  9. KISSaPrinciple:a KISS:aKeepaItaSimpleaSweethearta(byamakingaaapackingalistaprioratoatrav el)
  10. Fiveacategories/sixaboxesaforaorganizing:a Fiveacategories/sixaboxes:a1.aloveaorausea2.aGiv ea3.aTrasha4.aSella5.aElsewherea6.aLostaandaFounda7.aUndecided