CNA VOCABULARY WORDS EXAM QUESTIONS

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CNA VOCABULARY WORDS EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: cna

Answer:

certified nursing assistant

Question 2: Adduction

Answer:

(physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body

Question 3: Abbreviations

Answer:

A shortened form of a word or phrase.The process or result of abbreviating.

Question 4: Adaptive Devices

Answer:

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

Question 5: Biohazard

Answer:

any bacterium or virus or toxin that could be used in biological warfare

Question 6: Bladder

Answer:

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

Question 7: Assault

Answer:

a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped

Question 8: Anxiety

Answer:

a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune

Question 9: Condom catheter

Answer:

an external catheter that has an attachment on the end that fits onto the penis; also called a Texas catheter.

Question 10: Body language

Answer:

communication via the movements or attitudes of the body

Question 11: contracture

Answer:

an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle

Question 12: consent to release

Answer:

When an organization collects personal information from an individual, most privacy legislation requires that an individual's consent be given so that an organization can collect, use, or disclose it. However, there are sometimes exceptions to this rule.

Question 13: cheyne-stokes

Answer:

Periods of difficult breathing (dyspnea) followed by periods of no respirations (apnea)

Question 14: cardiac arrest

Answer:

absence of systole

Question 15: Bacteria

Answer:

(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission

Question 16: contact precautions

Answer:

practices used to prevent spread of disease by direct or indirect contact

Question 17: Acute

Answer:

having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course

Question 18: contamination

Answer:

the act of contaminating or polluting

Question 19: Active Range Of Motion

Answer:

the client is able to move the extremities (limbs) without assistance.

Question 20: bowel obstruction

Answer:

Bowel dilation due to mechanical blockage; may be small bowel or large bowel; the patient may have feculent and/or bilious emesis, inability to pass gas (flatus), distention, pain; causes include adhesions (most common), hernias, masses or tumors, volvulus, obstipation, and others

Question 21: culture

Answer:

the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization

Question 22: Active Assisted Range Of Motion

Answer:

the client has limited ability to move the extremities and needs some assistance.

Question 23: communication

Answer:

the activity of communicating

Question 24: belonging

Answer:

the need of individuals to feel that they are valued, respected & protected members of a community.

Question 25: central nervous system

Answer:

the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord

Question 26: Alignment

Answer:

the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other

Question 27: clear liquid

Answer:

generally liquids that you can see through, water, jello, tea coffee

Question 28: Bed cradle

Answer:

a frame used to prevent bedclothes from touching all or part of a person's body.