Vocabulary Flashcards
includes names of persons who
have abused, neglected, exploited or
misappropriated the property of vulnerable adults
Abuse Registry
the action or process of providing
someone or something with an official document
attesting to a status or level of achievement
Certification
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
Department Of Health (DOH)
: an instance of resuming an activity or
state after an interruption such as renewing a nurse
assistant certification every two years
Renewal
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.
Skills Exam
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.
Apical
relating to the armpit
Axillary
: 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
Blood Pressure
is the major blood vessel of the
(upper) arm.
Brachial Artery
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
Centigrade
second measurement of blood pressure;
phase when the heart relaxes or rests
Diastolic
are temperature-sensing
instruments that are easily portable, have permanent
probes, and a convenient digital display
Digital Thermometer
: is a tube running from the outer ear to
the middle ear
Ear Canal
: an electronic instrument
for determining temperatures
Electronic Thermometer
breathe out air
from the lungs in a deliberate manner
Exhalation/Exhale/Expiration
of or denoting a scale of temperature
on which water freezes at 32° and boils at 212°
under standard conditions
Fahrenheit
: high blood pressure, measuring
130/80 or higher
Hypertension
abnormally low blood pressure,
measuring 100/60 or lower
Hypotension
breathing in
Inhalation/Inspiration/Inhale
: not even or regular in shape or pattern.
Irregular
pertaining to the mouth
Oral
physical suffering or discomfort caused by
illness or injury
Pain
: the artery that runs just beneath the
skin at the wrist where the pulse can be felt.
Radial Artery
: the final section of the large intestine,
terminating at the anus
Rectal
the process of breathing air into the
lungs and exhaling air out of the lungs
Respirations
an inflatable rubber cuff that
is applied to the arm enabling the determination of
systolic and diastolic blood pressure; blood pressure
cuff
Sphygmomanometer
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
Stethoscope
: first measurement of blood pressure;
phase when the heart is at work, contracting and
pushing the blood from the left ventricle of the
heart
Systolic
Pertaining to time, temporary; may also
refer to a type of temperature measurement in a
thermometer is placed on the temple or forehead
Temporal
an instrument for measuring and
indicating temperature
Thermometer
: The temperature obtained by placing an
electronic probe in the ear canal
Tympanic
