Cna Vocabulary List For Test Prep

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Activity of Daily Living/ADL

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personal daily care tasks, such as bathing, dressing, caring for teeth and hair, toileting, eating and drinking, walking, and transferring

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Admitted

Back 2

to confess, or acknowledge

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AIDS

Back 3

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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Alcohol

Back 4

a substituted hydrocarbon that contains one or more hydroxyl groups

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Amputated

Back 5

to cut off a body part

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Anxiety

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uneasiness or fear, often about a situation or condition

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Aspiration

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• the inhalation of food, fluid, or foreign material into the lungs

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Assignment

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an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)

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Bedspan

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a receptacle used by a bedridden patient as a toilet

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Behavior

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everything we do that can be directly observed

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Bladder

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elastic, muscular organ that holds urine until it leaves the body

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Blood Pressure

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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

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Bowel

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the part of the alimentary canal below the stomach; the intestine

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Bowel Movement

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a euphemism for defecation

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Call Light

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allows the patient to call for help

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Calluses

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a thickened and hardened part of the skin or soft tissue, esp. in an area that has been subjected to friction

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Care Plan

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a written plan for each resident created by a nurse; outlines the steps taken by the staff to help the resident reach his or her goals

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Catheter

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a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open

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Combative

Back 19

having or showing a ready disposition to fight

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Comatose

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in a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness

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Commode

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a portable, chairlike structure used as a toilet

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Communicate

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transmit thoughts or feelings

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CPR

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an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration

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Decubitus

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a reclining position (as in a bed)

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Dehydration

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a serious reduction in the body's water content

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Deodorant

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a substance that removes or conceals unpleasant smells, esp. bodily odors

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Device

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Something made or invented for a particular use

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Diabetes

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A condition of abnormal use of glucose, usually caused by too little insulin or lack of response to insulin

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Diagnosis

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the recognition of a disease or injury by symptoms; a critical analysis of the nature of something

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Diarrhea

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frequent and watery bowel movements

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Dietician

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a health care professional who has training in nutrition and diet planning

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Doctor

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a qualified practitioner of medicine; a physician

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Emesis Basin

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a basin used by bedridden patients for vomiting

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Enema

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the placement of a solution into the rectum and colon to empty the lower intestine through bowel activity

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Exercise

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the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

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Family

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a group of people related to one another by blood or marriage: friends and family can provide support

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Foot Elevators

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Devices in which the boot or shoe is provided with means for raising the apparent stature of the wearer

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Fowlers

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position in which a person is in a semi-sitting position (45-60 degree angle)

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Heel Protector

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By elevating the foot and separating the heel from the mattress, provides complete heel pressure relief for bedridden and at-risk patients with heel ulcers or foot drop. The heel protector features soft fabric liner, which helps minimize heat, moisture, friction, and shear on a patient's feet, heels, and ankles, and easily adjustable, durable straps

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Heimlich Maneuver

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an emergency procedure to help someone who is choking because food is lodged in the trachea

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Incontinence

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the inability to control the bladder or bowels

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Independence

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the fact or state of being independent; free from outside control; not depending on another's authority

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Infection

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the state resulting from pathogens invading the body and multiplying

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In-Service

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is a repeatable task that a business needs to perform

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Lateral

Back 45

position in which a person is lying on either side

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Laxatives

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medications or foods given to stimulate bowel movements

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Low-Sodium Diet

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This type of diet is good for those with heart disease or kidney disease. Low salt diet; No salt added

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Medical

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of or relating to conditions requiring medical but not surgical treatment: he was transferred for further treatment to a medical ward

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Medication

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the act of treating with medicines or remedies; a substance used for medical treatment, esp. a medicine or drug

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Normal

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the usual, average, or typical state or condition: her temperature was above normal | the service will be back to normal next week

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Nurse Assistant (NA)

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performs basic nursing skills and patient care

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Nutritional

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of or relating to or providing nutrition

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Obstructed

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block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of: she was obstructing the entrance

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Occupational Therapist (OT)

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One who works with clients who are mentally, physically, developmentally, and/or emotionally disabled to help these individuals become more independent and productive

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Oxygen

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gas that enters the blood through the lungs and travels to the heart to be pumped via arteries to all body cells

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Paralyzed

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unable to move one's body or body part

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Perineal Area/Care

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care of the genitals and anal area

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Personal Care

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care for someone who is disabled or is otherwise unable to care for themselves

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Physical Therapist (PT)

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provide services that help restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients suffering from injuries or disease

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Position

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a particular way in which someone or something is placed or arranged: he moved himself into a reclining position | a cramp forced her to change position

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Pressure Sores

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• a serious wound resulting from skin breakdown

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Prevention

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practicing health and safety habits to remain free of disease and injury; aking action to avoid disease, injury, and other negative health outcomes

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Privacy

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The right of an individual to keep biographical data, personal ideas, and feelings secret; the state or condition of being free from being observed or disturbed by other people: she returned to the privacy of her own home

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PRN

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according to need (physicians use PRN in writing prescriptions)

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Pulse Rate

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the number of pulse beats per minute

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Range of Motion (ROM) exercises

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exercises that put a joint through its full arc of motion

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Rectal Area

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of, relating to, or affecting the rectum area

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Respond

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reply or respond to; show a response or a reaction to something

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Resident Care/Conference

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used where there are issues involving a resident that are negatively affecting the resident or others

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Restraint

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the state of being physically constrained

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Roommate

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an associate who shares a room with you

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Rotating

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To pivot an object around its center point.

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Schedule

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an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur

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Sedative

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medicine used to help a person settle into a state of calmness

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Seizure

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sudden, transient disturbances in brain function resulting from abnormal firing of nerve impulses (may or may not be associated with convulsion)

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Self Care/Grooming Program

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Caring for, brushing/combing hair, shaving, foot care and cleaning toenails

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Skin Breakdown

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caused by pressure or poor blood supply from a lack of mobility

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Social Worker

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someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged)

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Stool Sample

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laboratory test used to look for occult blood, in order to find anything in the sample a microscope must be used

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Supine

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offering no resistance; lying flat on one's back; listless or lethargic; apathetic or passive

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Temperature

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the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)

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Thermometer

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measuring instrument for measuring temperature

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Transfer

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move from one place to another

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Tremors

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rhythmic, purposeless, quivering movements resulting from the involuntary alternating contraction and relaxation of opposing groups of skeletal muscles, occurring in some elderly individuals, certain families, and patients with various neurodegenerative disorders.

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Unconscious

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that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware

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Urinal

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a bowl or other receptacle, typically attached to a wall in a public toilet, into which men may urinate

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Urinal Collection

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a device for receiving urine; may be used with male or female; may be used for specimen collection

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Vaseline

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the brand name for petroleum jelly; a greasy, jelly-like substance made from petroleum. Among its other uses, it is often used as a lubricant, of softener, for the skin

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Vital Signs

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Determinations that provide information about body conditions; include temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure

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Wheelchair

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a chair on wheels, used by people who are sick or who are unable to walk