Cna Wk 2 Flashcards
The inability to think clearly and logically. A person has trouble focusing his attention and may feel disoriented.
Confusion
Delirium
State of severe confusion that occurs suddenly; it is usually temporary.
The ability to think logically and clearly
Cognition
Shearing
The rubbing or friction that results from the skin moving one way and bone underneath it remaining fixed or moving in the opposite direction
The inhalation of food, fluid or foreign material into the lungs. Can cause pneumonia or death.
Aspiration
Hygiene
Ways to keep the body clean and healthy
A general term that refers to a serious loss of mental abilities such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating.
Dementia
Perseveration
Repetition of words, phrases, questions, or actions usually by the people with alzheimers
Hallucinations
An experience in which you see, hear, smell, taste, or feel things that are not there.
An obstruction of a blood vessel, usually by a blood clot. It can travel to another part of the body blocking blood flow.
Embolism
Dangle
To sit up on the side of the bed with the legs hanging over the side.
A sample that is used for analysis in order to try to make a diagnosis
Specimen
Diuretics
Medications that reduce fluid in the body and increase the need to urinate or void.
Inflammation of the lining of the colon
Colitis
Inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes
Bronchitis
