CNA VOCABULARY EXAM QUESTIONS

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CNA VOCABULARY EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: Fluid overload

Answer:

a condition in which the body is unable to handle the amount of fluid consumed.

Question 2: Contact Precautions

Answer:

used when a resident is at risk of transmitting or contracting a microorganism from touching an infected object or person.

Question 3: Edema

Answer:

swelling caused by excess fluid in body tissues.

Question 4: Abduction

Answer:

moving a body part away from the body.

Question 5: Empathy

Answer:

being able to enter into the feelings of others.

Question 6: Closed bed

Answer:

a bed completely made with the bedspread and blankets in place.

Question 7: Fluid balance

Answer:

maintaining equal input and output, or taking in and eliminating equal amounts of fluid.

Question 8: Airborne Precautions

Answer:

used for diseases that can be transmitted through the air after being expelled.

Question 9: Abuse

Answer:

purposely causing physical, mental, or emotional pain or injury to someone.

Question 10: Financial abuse

Answer:

stealing, taking advantage of, or improperly using the money, property, or other assets of another.

Question 11: Battery

Answer:

when a person is touched without his or her permission.

Question 12: False imprisonment

Answer:

the unlawful restraint of someone which affects the person's freedom of movement; includes both the threat of being physically restrained and actually being physically restrained.

Question 13: Care plan

Answer:

a plan developed for each resident to achieve certain goals.

Question 14: Constipation

Answer:

the difficult and often painful elimination of a hard, dry stool.

Question 15: Assistive devices

Answer:

special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to perform ADLs; also called adaptive devices.

Question 16: Angina pectoris

Answer:

chest pain.

Question 17: Chronic

Answer:

refers to the fact that a disease or condition is long-term or long-lasting.

Question 18: Double-bagging

Answer:

putting waste in a trash bag, closing it, and putting the first bag in a second, clean trash bag and closing it.

Question 19: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

Answer:

medical procedures used when a person's heart or lungs have stopped working.

Question 20: Compassionate

Answer:

caring, concerned, empathetic, and understanding.

Question 21: Digestion

Answer:

the process of breaking down food so that it can be absorbed into the cells.

Question 22: Care team

Answer:

people with different education and experience who help care for residents.

Question 23: Expiration

Answer:

exhaling air out of the lungs.

Question 24: Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)

Answer:

personal care tasks a person does every day to care for him- or herself; include bathing, dressing, caring for teeth and hair, toileting, eating and drinking, and moving around.

Question 25: Asepsis

Answer:

term meaning that no infection is present.

Question 26: Dilate

Answer:

to widen.

Question 27: Adduction

Answer:

moving a body part toward the body.

Question 28: Apathy

Answer:

a lack of interest.