vocab (A)'s

Question 1

abandonment

Answer 1

when cna leaves a pt. after care has been initiated and before the pt. has been transferred to someone with equal or greater training.

Question 2

abbreviation

Answer 2

shortened form of a word

Question 3

Steps of Abdominal thrusts on a conscious patient

Answer 3

1. When approaching the resident, ask the resident “Are you choking?”
2. If resident cannot speak, and/ or if they have their hands on their throat, this is a sign that resident is choking
3. Call for help
4. Raise the patient off the bed or chair and get behind the patient
5. Place your fist between the sternum and navel
6. verbalize that you go in and up on the patient three times, making a motion of rolling in and up.
7. You will need to ask if they are still choking. They will say “no”
8. place patient in recovery position
9. or lay patient on their side on a bed
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21GEfwIR_bQ

Question 4

Abdominal thrust also known as ______

Answer 4

Heimlich maneuver.
A first aid procedure used to treat upper airway obstruction by foreign objects

Question 5

abductor wedge

Answer 5

is designed to separate the legs of a pt (most used after hip surgery)

Question 6

Abduction

Answer 6

moving (body part) AWAY from the midline/body

Question 7

absorption: the transfer of nutrients from _______ to the _______

Answer 7

the transfer of nutrients from the intestines to the cells

Question 8

Abuse

Answer 8

any nonaccidental act or failure to act that causes (or could cause) harm or death to a patient.
Can be verbal, sexual, physical, and psychological

Question 9

accident

Answer 9

unfortunate accident that happens unintentionally resulting in injury or damage

Question 10

accountability

Answer 10

willingness to take credit and blame for actions

Question 11

Acute

Answer 11

rapidly occurring (illness) allowing person to return to one’s previous level of functioning

• of short duration but typically severe

Question 12

adaptive

Answer 12

designed or intended to assist disabled person

Question 13

Adaptive device

Answer 13

special equipment that helps a person perform ADL’s

Question 14

activities

Answer 14

the condition in which things are happening or being done

Question 15

accountable

Answer 15

answerable for one’s action

Question 16

adduction

Answer 16

movement of body part towards midline of the body

Question 17

ADL

Answer 17

Activities of daily living

Question 18

ADLs

Answer 18

personal daily care tasks
ex: toileting, dressing feeding, mobility, bathing

Question 19

afebrile (not feverish)

Answer 19

a condition in which the body temperature is not elevated

Question 20

admitting resident

Answer 20

process of accepting a new resident into a facility

Question 21

Admission

Answer 21

procedure carried out when a patient first arrives at a facility

Question 22

affected side

Answer 22

a side of the body that has been disabled by disease or illness

Question 23

aggressive behavior

Answer 23

marked by combative readiness

Question 24

aggressive resident

Answer 24

a person who is angered and combative

Question 25

aging process

Answer 25

process of becoming older

Question 26

AIDS

Answer 26

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome - depresses the immune system - makes the infected person more susceptible to infections

Question 27

alarm

Answer 27

a device using loud noises to alert staff and keep residents safe

Question 28

alternating pressure mattress

Answer 28

air filled mattress that rotates to relief pressure

Question 29

Alzheimer's

Answer 29

a progressive, degenerative and incurable disease that causes proteins to build up in and around the nerve cells, resulting in memory loss, cognitive impairment, and behavioral changes

Question 30

ambulation

Answer 30

walking

Question 31

amputees

Answer 31

a person who has had a limb amputated

Question 32

anatomy

Answer 32

the study of body structure

Question 33

anger

Answer 33

a strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility

Question 34

angina

Answer 34

chest pain , pressure or discomfort

Question 35

anorexia

Answer 35

eating disorder (lack or loss of appetite

Question 36

anterior

Answer 36

front of the body

Question 37

antibacterial

Answer 37

active against bacteria

Question 38

antibiotics

Answer 38

a medicine that that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms

Question 39

anti-embolic stockings

Answer 39

stockings used to prevent blood clots and swelling, and increase circulation

Question 40

anxiety

Answer 40

unease or worry, often about a situation or condition

Question 41

aphasia

Answer 41

loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage

Question 42

apical pulse

Answer 42

the pulse on the left side of chest, just below the nipple

Question 43

apnea

Answer 43

the absence of breathing

Question 44

appropriate response

Answer 44

suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc

Question 45

arteries

Answer 45

vessels that carry blood away from the heart

Question 46

arthritis

Answer 46

inflammation of the joints

Question 47

atrophy

Answer 47

weakening or wasting of a muscle

Question 48

aspetic

Answer 48

free from contamination caused by harmful bacteria, viruses, or other microorganism

Question 49

aspiration

Answer 49

the inhalation of food, fluid, or foreign material in the lungs

Question 50

assistive device

Answer 50

special equipment that helps a person perform ADL's also adaptive device

Question 51

autoclave

Answer 51

an appliance used to sterilize medical instruments or other objects by using steam under pressure

Question 52

absorption: the transfer of nutrients from _______ to the _______

Answer 52

the transfer of nutrients from the intestines to the cells

Question 53

aggressive resident

Answer 53

a person who is angered and combative

Question 54

axillary temperature

Answer 54

using the armpit to measure a temperature

Question 55

autoimmune

Answer 55

disease in which the body makes antibodies directed against its own tissue

Question 56

airborne precautions

Answer 56

procedure used to prevent the spread of airborne pathogens that are suspended on mucus or on tiny dust particles in air