Vocabulary

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Abuse Registry

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Certification

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Department Of Health (DOH)

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Renewal

Question 5

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.

Answer 5

Skills Exam

Question 6

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.

Answer 6

Apical

Question 7

relating to the armpit

Answer 7

Axillary

Question 8

: 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

Answer 8

Blood Pressure

Question 9

is the major blood vessel of the
(upper) arm.

Answer 9

Brachial Artery

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Centigrade

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Diastolic

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Digital Thermometer

Question 13

: is a tube running from the outer ear to
the middle ear

Answer 13

Ear Canal

Question 14

: an electronic instrument
for determining temperatures

Answer 14

Electronic Thermometer

Question 15

breathe out air
from the lungs in a deliberate manner

Answer 15

Exhalation/Exhale/Expiration

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Fahrenheit

Question 17

: high blood pressure, measuring
130/80 or higher

Answer 17

Hypertension

Question 18

abnormally low blood pressure,
measuring 100/60 or lower

Answer 18

Hypotension

Question 19

breathing in

Answer 19

Inhalation/Inspiration/Inhale

Question 20

: not even or regular in shape or pattern.

Answer 20

Irregular

Question 21

pertaining to the mouth

Answer 21

Oral

Question 22

physical suffering or discomfort caused by
illness or injury

Answer 22

Pain

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Radial Artery

Question 24

: the final section of the large intestine,
terminating at the anus

Answer 24

Rectal

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Respirations

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Sphygmomanometer

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Stethoscope

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Systolic

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Temporal

Question 30

an instrument for measuring and
indicating temperature

Answer 30

Thermometer

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Tympanic