Cna Terminology Test 04 (Maric College)

Front 1

ABC

Back 1

Airway, Breathing, Circulation

Front 2

Abrasion

Back 2

A scrape on the skin or mucous membrane

Front 3

Advance Directives

Back 3

A signed document indicating that the person's wishes reguarding care during dying.

Front 4

Afebrile

Back 4

No fever

Front 5

Alzheimer's Disease

Back 5

A chronic disease of the brain which leads to confusion, loss of memory, and other behavior changes.

Front 6

Ambulate

Back 6

To walk

Front 7

Anterior

Back 7

Front part of something

Front 8

Aphasia

Back 8

Loss of or impaired ability to communicate through speech, writing, or signs.

Front 9

Apnea

Back 9

Ansense of breathing

Front 10

Asepsis

Back 10

The absense of disease-producing microorganisms.

Front 11

Aspirate

Back 11

To breath in fluid or food into the lungs.

Front 12

Atrophy

Back 12

The waisting away of muscle tissue.

Front 13

Axilla

Back 13

Under arm area, armpit

Front 14

Bradycardia

Back 14

A slow heartbeat

Front 15

BRP

Back 15

Bathroom Privileges

Front 16

Capillaries

Back 16

The smalles blood vessel which is smaller than a hair in size.

Front 17

Cheynne Stokes Respiration

Back 17

An irregular pattern of breathing with periods of apnea.

Front 18

CHF

Back 18

Congestive Heart Failure

Front 19

Coercion

Back 19

Forcing a person to do something against his/her will.

Front 20

Colostomy

Back 20

A surgical opening made into the large intestine to allow passage of stool.

Front 21

Contaminate

Back 21

Unclean, impure, soiled with microbes.

Front 22

Contractures

Back 22

Permanent shortening of a muscle causing very limited movement of a joint.

Front 23

CVA

Back 23

Cerebral Vascular Accident, also known as a stroke

Front 24

Cyanosis

Back 24

Bluish discoloration of the skin, lips, and nails due to lack of oxygen.

Front 25

Delusions

Back 25

False or misinformed beliefs.

Front 26

Dermis

Back 26

The second layer of the skin

Front 27

Diaphoresis

Back 27

Porfuse sweating

Front 28

Diastolic Pressure

Back 28

Blood pressure when the heart muscle is relaxed

Front 29

Digestion

Back 29

Process of converting food so it can be used by the body for nourishement

Front 30

DNR

Back 30

Do Not Resuscitate

Front 31

Contaminate

Back 31

Unclean, impure, soiled with microbes.

Front 32

Contractures

Back 32

Permanent shortening of a muscle causing very limited movement of a joint.

Front 33

CVA

Back 33

Cerebral Vascular Accident, also known as a stroke

Front 34

Cyanosis

Back 34

Bluish discoloration of the skin, lips, and nails due to lack of oxygen.

Front 35

Delusions

Back 35

False or misinformed beliefs.

Front 36

Dermis

Back 36

The second layer of the skin

Front 37

Diaphoresis

Back 37

Porfuse sweating

Front 38

Diastolic Pressure

Back 38

Blood pressure when the heart muscle is relaxed

Front 39

Digestion

Back 39

Process of converting food so it can be used by the body for nourishement

Front 40

DNR

Back 40

Do Not Resuscitate

Front 41

Dyspnea

Back 41

Difficulty breathing

Front 42

Embolism

Back 42

Obstruction of a blood vessel by a blood clot of foreign object.

Front 43

Epidermus

Back 43

The top layer of the skin. (outer layer)

Front 44

Epilepsy

Back 44

A condition that periodically leads to convulsions (fits) and distributed consciousness.

Front 45

Erythema

Back 45

A redness of the skin resulting from inflammation, for ex. as caused by sunburn.

Front 46

Eschar

Back 46

Slough of tissue produced by burning.

Front 47

Ethics

Back 47

Principles of right behavior or standards.

Front 48

Excoriation

Back 48

Irritation or brasion of the skin due to chemicals, burns, or a break in the skin.

Front 49

Expectorate

Back 49

To cough, bringing sputum out of the lungs and ejected from the mouth. Also referred to as spit

Front 50

False Imprisionment

Back 50

Considered abuse. Detaining a resident without a reason and against their will.

Front 51

Febrile

Back 51

Having a fever.

Front 52

Hemiplegia

Back 52

Paralysis of only one half of the body.

Front 53

HIV

Back 53

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Front 54

Hospice

Back 54

Facility for care for the terminally ill.

Front 55

Hypertension

Back 55

Blood pressure that is higher than normal.

Front 56

Hypotension

Back 56

Blood pressure that is lower than normal.

Front 57

Lleostomy

Back 57

A surgical opening in the intestine.

Front 58

Inhalation

Back 58

Material (as medication) to be taken in by inhaling.

Front 59

Lateral Position

Back 59

Side lying position.

Front 60

Lice

Back 60

A common parasite of the skin.

Front 61

Metabolism

Back 61

The body's process for utilizing nutrients for heat and energy production.

Front 62

Morgue

Back 62

A place where the dead are kept until identified.

Front 63

Mottling

Back 63

To mark with spots.

Front 64

MRSA

Back 64

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus.

Front 65

Muscle

Back 65

A special type of tissue that is able to contract and move.

Front 66

Necrosis

Back 66

Tissue death

Front 67

Nosocomial

Back 67

Pertaining to or originating in a facility.

Front 68

Objective Data

Back 68

Observation made through the sense of the observer.

Front 69

OBRA

Back 69

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

Front 70

Ombudsman

Back 70

Patient/resident advocate.

Front 71

OOB

Back 71

Out Of Bed

Front 72

Orthopnea

Back 72

Can only breathe is sitting up.

Front 73

OSHA

Back 73

Occupational Safety and Health Admninistration

Front 74

Osteoporosis

Back 74

Softening of the bones that can lead to fractures.

Front 75

Paranoia

Back 75

A chronic, fixed belief of persecution and delusions.

Front 76

Paraplegia

Back 76

Paralysis of the lower part of trhe body involving both legs.

Front 77

Pathogen

Back 77

Disease producing microorganism.

Front 78

Posterior

Back 78

The back side of something.

Front 79

Postural Restraint

Back 79

Legal restraint to keep proper body alignment.

Front 80

PPE

Back 80

Personal Protective Equipment

Front 81

Pressure Ulcer/Decubitus Ulcer

Back 81

Bedsore

Front 82

Projection

Back 82

Defense mechanism by which a person denies his or her own emotionally unacceptable traits and sees them as belonging to another.

Front 83

Prone Position

Back 83

Flat ling on the abdomen.

Front 84

Prosthesis

Back 84

An artificial substitute for a missing body part.

Front 85

Pruritis

Back 85

Localizing itching. Severe itching

Front 86

Arrhythmia

Back 86

An irregular heart beat.

Front 87

Pyrexia

Back 87

Condition in which the temperature is abnormally high.

Front 88

Quadriplegia

Back 88

Paralysis of all four limbs (arms and legs).

Front 89

Rationalization

Back 89

To devise plausible explaination for one's beliefs.

Front 90

Reminiscence

Back 90

Remembering or talking about past event's.

Front 91

Restorative Care

Back 91

Care given to a return patient to a level of functioning that is closer to normal or previous level.

Front 92

Reverse Trendelenburg

Back 92

A position in which the resident is lying on their back with the head higher than the feet.

Front 93

Rigor Mortis

Back 93

Rigidity of skeletal muscles

Front 94

RLQ

Back 94

Right Lower Quadrant

Front 95

Scabies

Back 95

Disease caused by a mite and transmitted by close contact.

Front 96

Scope of Practice

Back 96

Skills which the health care worker is legally permitted to perform.

Front 97

Semi-Fowler's Position

Back 97

A sitting position in which the head is raised at a 45 degree angle.

Front 98

Shroud

Back 98

Something that covers.

Front 99

Sim's Position

Back 99

Halfway between side-lying and prone; usually left side for enemas or other rectal treatments.

Front 100

Skeleton

Back 100

The bony framework of the body containing 206 bones.

Front 101

Standard Precautions

Back 101

Practices used in health care facilities to prevent the spread of infection via blood fluids, secretions, excretions, mucous membranes, and non-intact skin.

Front 102

Subjective Data

Back 102

Observation based on ideas perceived only by the individual involved.

Front 103

Sundowning

Back 103

State in which the resident becomes disoriented during sleeping/night time hours.

Front 104

Supine Position

Back 104

Lying flat on the back.

Front 105

Systolic Pressure

Back 105

The sound of the heart muscle is contracting.

Front 106

Tachycardia

Back 106

A fast heartbeat

Front 107

TCBD

Back 107

Turn, Cough, Deep Breathing.

Front 108

Trendelenburg

Back 108

Position which the resident's feet are highter then the head.

Front 109

VRE

Back 109

Vancomycin Resistand Enterococcus