Cna All Vocab Flashcards
A document that makes the person’s wishes known regarding life support issues in the event they are unable to speak for themselves
Advanced directive
A brain injury that impairs the expression and understanding of language as well as reading and writing
Aphasia
Refers to a 60 to 95% ethanol or isopropyl (types of alcohol) content in preparation design for application to the hands to reduce microorganisms
Alcohol-based hand rub
Any item handrails grab bars canes wheelchairs that is being used by or used in the care of a resident promote their safety and function
Assistive device
Daily activities necessary for people to complete basic needs such as hygiene, Eating, eliminating and moving
Activities of daily living (ADLs)
Movement away from body
Abduction
Range of a motion exercises completed by the resident without assistance
Active range of motion
Items such as eating utensils which are altered to make them easier to used by residents with functional limitations
Adaptive equipment
Movement towards the body
Adduction
To walk or assist the resident to walk
Ambulate
Decrease in size and strength also referring to as wasting
Atrophy
Inhaling liquids into the lungs
Aspiration
Change in physical activity usually increased activity such as wandering or pacing may be seen in sleeplessness
Agitation
Feeling uneasy apprehensive worried
Anxiety
A disorder of unknown cause which results in difficulty communicating and relating to people and surroundings mental retardation may or may not be present
Autism
Requirements everyone needs for life that may be achieved by different methods
Basic human needs
Use of body and facial positions and movement to send a message the person may or may not be aware of message sent
Body language
Using muscles of the body to make the best use of strength to lift or move objects
Body mechanics
Position of the body so it can function properly
Body alignment
Measurement of the force of the blood against the walls of the arteries
Blood pressure
Beats per minute
BPM
Pulse rate under 60 beats per minute BPM
Bradycardia
A list of who reports or answers to whom
Chain of command
Not Sharing spoken and or written words about a resident
Confidentiality
Intellectual process that includes thought awareness and the ability to understand
Cognitive
Response to stress one uses to protect his/her feelings of self esteem
Coping mechanisms
Lifestyle or pattern of living of a group of people and how the group of people views the world with their established values and beliefs
Culture
A written method or outline identifying a residence unite needs and how health worker will assist them in meeting those needs
Care plan
A legal document that is written record of medical care
Chart
Documentation form to monitor on going nursing assistant observations of residence such as appetite or vital signs these are also are called flowcharts or flowsheets
Checklist
Exchange of information or messages by written or spoken word signals or other methods
Communication
Care of a resident that continues without interruption all caregivers using the same methods and approaches this allows the needs of the residents to be met
Continuity of care
Blue color to the lives due to decreased amount of oxygen in the blood
Cyanosis
Process involved in the development of infectious disease in people
Chain of infection
Items or area is considered to have disease causing organisms
Contaminated
The willful infliction of injury unreasonable confinement imitation or punishment with resulting physical harm pain or mental anguish
Abuse
Plastic prongs placed in nose to deliver oxygen
Cannula
Opening into the large intestine nine the stool be formed or semi-formed
Colostomy
Shortening or contraction of a muscle may be due to spasms or paralysis and may be permanent
Contractures
Cerebral vascular accident (stroke)
CVA
Hollow tube which drains urine from the bladder
Catheter
Having difficulty with bowel movement dry hard stool and a lemonade and less often than the usual pattern
Constipation
The brain abnormality which may be congenital or due to lack of oxygen before during or after birth. movements are difficult to control and some mental retardation may occur
Cerebral palsy
The ability to think reason make decision and remember
Cognition
Changes in an individual’s ability to function intellectually
Cognitive impairment
Inability to distinguish or separate differences between things. There is an inability to follow directions
Confusion
Advanced directive authorize an another person to make a variety of legal decisions for person if that person is unable to make or communicate a decision. This document usually includes decisions about healthcare
Durable power of attorney for healthcare
The increase in mental emotional and social capabilities.
Development
A wide range of individually varied social psychological and emotional behaviors that are part of the life experience and become evident in interpersonal skills and interactions
Developmental tasks
While interacting with residents staff carry out activities to assist the resident to maintain and enhance his/her self-esteem and self worth
Dignity
Differences among people that include race culture gender age and abilities
Diversity
Prevent an infection by killing most bacteria disinfectants our solutions usually containing chlorine
Disinfect
Number at which the last sound is heard or lowest number when blood pressure is measured
Diastolic pressure
Difficulty breathing
Dyspnea
Relying on others needing an assistance from others
Dependent
Black or insufficient water or fluid in the body
Dehydration
Food and fluids regularly consumed by a person as part of normal living
Diet
A person who has a degree in nutrition plans and manages therapeutic diets
Dietitian
Difficulty swallowing
Dysphagia
Elimination of stool also called a bowel movement
Defecate
Frequent loose and liquid stools
Diarrhea
Food such as blood or other bloody secretion withdrawn or freely flowing from a wound or body cavity
Drainage
False belief i.e. a resident believes she is the queen of England
Delusion
Progressive deterioration of mental function
Dementia
Person who has mental and/or physical impairment
Developmentally disabled
Altered mood loss of interest feelings of hopelessness sad
Depression
Decreased awareness to time place and person
Disorientation
Standards of behavior developed by a person’s concept of right and wrong
Ethics
Acceptable standards of behavior among members of society as they function in public or work
Etiquette
Illegal use of vulnerable adults property or personal items
Exploitation
Special groups within a race Sharon social customs language national origin and/or heritage
Ethnicity
Arms or legs
Extremities
Breathing out air
Expiration
Physical activity or series of specific body movements designed to strengthen the body or parts of the body
Exercise
To straighten
Extension
To rotate the joint away or outward
External rotation
Necessary nutrients in food needed by the body to supply heat and energy build or repair tissue and regulate body functions proteins carbohydrates fats vitamins and minerals and water
Essential nutrients
Removal of waste products from the body
Elimination
Vomiting
Emesis
Separation of the resident from other residents or from his/her room or confinement her/his room with or without roommates against the residents will or the will of the residents legal representative
Involuntary seclusion
Actions and discussions to discover possible solutions to a problem
Intervention
Unexpected situations which may cause harm to residents employees or any other person
Incident
Elevated body temperature that is usually a sign of illness
Fever
Rubbing against the surface
Friction
To bend
Flexion
Body position alignment of residence Inn in bed with the head of the bed is elevated to between 60 to 90°. Also referred to high Fowlers
Fowlers position
Hard drive stool that becomes lodged in the intestine or rectum
Fecal impaction
Semi solid waste eliminated from the intestines mostly indigestible ingredients from food it’s also called stool
Feces
Sense of dread from feelings of danger
Fear
Intestinal gas
Flatus
Physical changes that occur in the body increase in size values and strength
Growth
Name given to a transfer belt when it is used to assist a resident when walking
Gait belt
Opening into the stomach
Gastrostomy
A container into which liquids can be poured it has measurement numbers on the side
Graduate
A general term that applies to wash your hands with water and either plain soap or soap/detergent contain an antiseptic agent or thoroughly applying and alcohol-based hand rub
Hand hygiene
Human immunodeficiency virus that cause aids
HIV
Plant animal or human that harbors an organism
Host
High blood pressure higher than 140/90
Hypertension
Low blood pressure lower than 90/60
Hypotension
Lack of oxygen in the body tissues
Hypoxia
Methods of preserving health usually refers to keeping the body clean
Hygiene
Paralysis of one side of the body
Hemiplegia
A special facility or services to provide care to a terminally ill individual
Hospice
Seeing or hearing something that is not really there
Hallucination
Refers to the establishment of an infected agent in or on a suitable host produce in clinical signs and symptoms (a fever redness heat or exudate)
Infection
Practices which help to prevent the development and spread of disease
Infection control
Unbroken undamaged
Intact
Practices used to reduce the spread of infectious agent and/or minimize the transmission of infection
Isolation
Breathing in air
Inspiration
Opening into the small intestine the stool will be liquid
Ileostomy
To rotate the joint in word
Internal rotation
All liquids or fluids consumed
Intake
Inability to control or retain urine or stool
Incontinence
Disposable assortment had designed to line undergarments
Incontinent brief
Duties and responsibilities involved in a work position
Job description
An advance directive document that outlines end-of-life care wishes by the resident and for the resident
Living will
An opening or sore on the skin
Lesion
Adjustment to life events that allow feelings of self-worth comfort with situations in life
Mental health
Procedures used to prevent pathogens from spreading
Medical Asepsis
Tiny living bodies that cannot be seen with the naked eye can only be seen with the microscope
Microorganism
Illustrates the five food groups use at family meal time visual a place seven my plate is designed to remind American to eat healthy
My plate
A chemical in balance in the brain that significantly interferes with one’s ability to live and work
Mental illness
Lower than average into intellectual development it can range from mild to severe caused by conditions before birth it may be referred to as mentally challenged
Mental retardation
Failure to provide goods and services necessary to avoid physical harm or mental anguish
Neglect
Messages sent by methods other than spoken or written words such as facial expressions and body movements
Nonverbal communication
Process by which the body takes in food and uses it for growth repair and maintenance of health
Nutrition
An advocate or represented who speaks or writes in support of the residents cause or complaints
Ombudsman
Factual or measurable event such as a pulse rate for body sign
Objective observation
Surgical creation of a stoma
Ostomy
Liquids that leave the body. Substance expelled or excreted from the body such as Urine and Emesis
Output
Person having a physical or emotional illness that is receiving care from healthcare workers
Patient
Disease causing microorganisms Germ
Pathogen
Any manual method or physical or mechanical device material or equipment attached or adjacent to one’s body that the individual cannot remove easily which restricts freedom of movement or normal access to one’s body
Physical restraint
Personal protective equipment such as gown gloves or mask
PPE
Pressure of the blood felt against the wall of an artery as the heart expands and contracts
Pulse
Measures the number of times the heart beats per minute
Pulse rate
Areas on the body where the polls can be counted or measured
Pulse spots
Bathing are clean in the area of the body which includes the gentles external sex organs growing and rectal area is usually called peri-care
Perineal care
Loss of function sensation of movement usually of an extremity arm or leg
Paralysis
Individual who specializes in the care of the feet
Podiatrist
Any lesion caused by on relieve pressure that results in the damage to the underlying tissues although friction and she are not primary causes of pressure ulcers friction and Sharon are important in contributing factors to the development of the pressure ulcer lesions develop especially over areas where bones are close to skin surface with continuous pressure and lack of blood supply to the area
Pressure ulcers
Paralysis loss of sensation of voluntary movement of the lower part of the body and both legs
Paraplegia
Exercise completed for residents who are paralyzed are unable to move their own joins freely or may not be able to move also referred to as PROM
Passive range of motion
Turning motion
Pivot
Process that builds on activity steps which increase the residents abilities
Progressive mobilization
Food that are blended to a smooth consistency
Purée
Sweat a body waste product the bodies means of removing heat not usually measured but observed in saturated clothing or linens to evaluate dehydration and other conditions
Perspiration
Policy is the facilities plan of action to guide decisions
Policy
Procedures are a set of established methods for doing a task
Procedures
Paralysis of all four of the extremities and trunk
Quadriplegia
Person living in a long-term care facility off an elderly may be a permanent home for the person
Resident
Classification of people according to shared physical characteristics such as skincare facial features blood type or hair texture
Race
One who gets the message
Receiver
The action of relaying pertinent information about a resident to the nurse and team members usually done at change of shift this action also assures continuity of care
Report
The process of breathing the exchange of gases oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs
Respirations
Method
Route
Moving body joints through their normal motion
Range of motion
A process in which the resident is assisted in reaching their highest level of ability physically mentally and emotionally
Rehabilitation
Nursing care that is planned for moat resins health and regain as much of the independence as possible
Restorative care
Assisting residents to be aware of time place and person
Reality orientation
Achievement of one’s greatest potential abilities
Self actualization
Individuals opinion of him/herself
Self-esteem
Play some members of a group of people into a category with the assumption that all are the same
Stereotyping
One who gives a message
Sender
Evidence of something abnormal occurring in the body which is observed by nursing team through see you listening touching or smelling
Signs
Statement made by the resident such as I have a headache a symptom
Subjective observation
A change in the body or function of the body that the resident experiences and tells the nursing team
Symptoms
Practices that prevent harm or injury
Safety
You just coughed up from the Lungs
Sputum
Formally called universal precautions reverse you infection prevention practices that apply to all residents regardless of suspected or confirmed diagnosis or presumed infection status
Standard precautions
Removing are destroying all microorganisms on a surface
Sterilization
Number at which the first sound is heard or the highest number when blood pressure is measured
Systolic pressure
Force of skin over the bone when the bon mots but the skins stays at point of contact
Shearing
An artificial opening between a body cavity and the body surface
Stoma
Body position alignment of resident sitting in bed with the head of the bed elevated to between 30 to 45° also referred to as low fowlers
Semi Fowler’s position
Body alignment position of resident lying on their side in bed also referred to as lateral position
Side lying position
An event or situation that causes the body to feel nervous anxious careful or confused
Stress or stressor
A paper or cloth covering two places on the body after death
Shroud
Joint action by group of people with individual and group skills to coordinate effort to efficiency perform tasks
Teamwork
Transfer from one person or place to another
Transmission
Web belt used as a safety device when moving a resident
Transfer belt
Pulse rate over 100 beats per minute
Tachycardia
Measurement of body heat
Temperature
Abbreviation for temperature pulse and respiration
TPR
Opening into the windpipe trachea in the neck
Tracheostomy
Hollow cylinders usually plastic or rubber which carries liquid are gases into or out of the body may also referred to as catheters examples include oxygen tubing intravenous tubing gastrostomy feeding tube Nasogastric tube and urinary catheters
Therapeutic tubing
Move from one surface or place to another
Transfer
Diet ordered by physician to help in the treatment of disease
Therapeutic or special diet
Ureter tube taken urine from the kidneys is attached to the surface of the skin
Ureterostomy
Liquid waste excreted by the kidneys mostly water and waste filtered from the blood
Urine
The caregiver except values and beliefs of the resident with dementia even though they may differ from reality
Validation therapy
Abbreviation for vital signs temperature pulse respiration and blood pressure
VS
The act of eliminating your urine called urination
Void
