Block 1: Certification and Vital Signs

Question 1

Stethoscope

Answer 1

A medical instrument for listening to the action of someone’s heart or breathing, typically having a small disk-shaped resonator that is placed against the chest and two tubes connected to earpieces

Question 2

Fahrenheit

Answer 2

Of or denoting a scale of temperature on which water freezes at 32° and boils at 212° under standard conditions

Question 3

Abuse registry

Answer 3

Includes names of persons who have abused, neglected, exploited or misappropriated the property of vulnerable adults

Question 4

Certification

Answer 4

The action or process of providing someone or something with an official document attesting to a status or level of achievement

Question 5

Department of Health (DOH)

Answer 5

Is a department of the U.S. federal government and the state with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services

Question 6

Knowledge Exam

Answer 6

Students in the state of Utah must demonstrate competency in Nursing Assistant-related knowledge in this exam offered by the UNAR to obtain certification.

Question 7

Renewal

Answer 7

An instance of resuming an activity or state after an interruption such as renewing a nurse assistant certification every two years

Question 8

Skills Exam

Answer 8

Students in the state of Utah must pass this practical assessment offered by the UNAR intended to measure a test-taker’s competence in specific Nursing Assistant-related skills

Question 9

Apical

Answer 9

The adjective for apex, the tip of a pyramidal or rounded structure, such as the lung or the heart. An apical pulse is measured by listening over the apex (lower tip) of the heart with a stethoscope.

Question 10

Axillary

Answer 10

Relating to the armpit

Question 11

Blood Pressure

Answer 11

The pressure of the blood in the circulatory system, often measured for diagnosis since it is closely related to the force and rate of the heartbeat and the diameter and elasticity of the arterial walls

Question 12

Brachial Artery

Answer 12

Is the major blood vessel of the (upper) arm

Question 13

Centigrade

Answer 13

Relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees

Question 14

Diastolic

Answer 14

Second measurement of blood pressure; phase when the heart relaxes or rests

Question 15

Digital Thermometer

Answer 15

Are temperature-sensing instruments that are easily portable, have permanent probes, and a convenient digital display

Question 16

Ear Canal

Answer 16

Is a tube running from the outer ear to the middle ear

Question 17

Electronic Thermometer

Answer 17

An electronic instrument for determining temperatures

Question 18

Exhalation/Exhale/Expiration

Answer 18

Breathe out air from the lungs in a deliberate manner

Question 19

Hypertension

Answer 19

High blood pressure, measuring 130/80 or higher

Question 20

Hypotension

Answer 20

Abnormally low blood pressure, measuring 100/60 or lower

Question 21

Inhalation/Inhale/Inspiration

Answer 21

Breathing in.

Question 22

Irregular

Answer 22

Not even or regular in shape or pattern.

Question 23

Oral

Answer 23

Pertaining to the mouth

Question 24

Pain

Answer 24

Physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury

Question 25

Pulse

Answer 25

The rhythmical throbbing caused by the regular contraction and alternate expansion of an artery.

Question 26

Radial Artery

Answer 26

The artery that runs just beneath the skin at the wrist where the pulse can be felt.

Question 27

Rectal

Answer 27

Relating to or affecting the rectum

Question 28

Respirations

Answer 28

The process of breathing air into the lungs and exhaling air out of the lungs

Question 29

Sphygmomanometer

Answer 29

An inflatable rubber cuff that is applied to the arm enabling the determination of systolic and diastolic blood pressure; blood pressure cuff

Question 30

Systolic

Answer 30

First measurement of blood pressure; phase when the heart is at work, contracting and pushing the blood from the left ventricle of the heart

Question 31

Temporal

Answer 31

Pertaining to time, temporary; may also refer to a type of temperature measurement in a thermometer is placed on the temple or forehead

Question 32

Thermometer

Answer 32

An instrument for measuring and indicating temperature

Question 33

Tympanic

Answer 33

The temperature obtained by placing an electronic probe in the ear canal