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CNA Headmaster TMU Vocabulary Exam
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Abandonment - correct-answer -Leaving a patient after care has been initiated
and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater
medical training.
Abdominal thrust - correct-answer -a method of attempting to remove an object
from the airway of someone who is choking
Abductor wedge - correct-answer -designed to separate the legs of a patient. It is
often used after hip surgery to prevent the new hip from "popping out".
Abnormal vital signs - correct-answer -any reading outside of these ranges: Heart
Rate 60-100, Blood Pressure 120/80, Temperature 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, 37
degrees Celsius, Respiratory rate 12-20 breaths/minute, Pulse Ox >95%; You
report/Communicate to charge nurse.
Abuse - correct-answer -the physical, mental, emotional, or sexual mistreatment
of one person by another
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Accidents - correct-answer -an unfortunate event resulting from carelessness or
ignorance
Accountable - correct-answer -expected to answer for one's actions; responsible,
liable, answerable
Activities - correct-answer -things that are done for enjoyment, often as part of
education and often in groups.
Acute - correct-answer -New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of
chronic
Adaptive - correct-answer -Able to change as needed
Adaptive devices - correct-answer -special equipment that helps a person who is
ill or disabled to perform ADLs; also called assistive devices.
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Adaptive equipment - correct-answer -modification of equipment or devices to
improve the function and independence of a person with a disability
Adduction - correct-answer -Movement toward the midline of the body
ADL - correct-answer -activities of daily living
Admission - correct-answer -right to enter; access
Admitting resident - correct-answer -the individual being accepted into a Long
Term Care Facility
Advance directives - correct-answer -legal documents that allow individuals to
state what medical treatment they want or do not want in the event that they
become incapacitated and are unable to express their wishes regarding medical
care
Afebrile - correct-answer -Absence of fever
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Affected side - correct-answer -a weakened side from a stroke or injury; also
called the "weaker" or "involved" side.
Aging process - correct-answer -the natural occurrences in the body that produce
the changes associated with growing old
Agitation - correct-answer -a state of anxiety or nervous excitement
AIDS - correct-answer -acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Alzheimer's - correct-answer -A progressive disease that destroys memory and
other important mental functions.
Ambulation - correct-answer -walking
Amputees - correct-answer -A person who has had one or more limbs removed by
amputation.
CNA Headmaster TMU Vocabulary Exam
|Actual Questions & Answers 2026
Abandonment - correct-answer -Leaving a patient after care has been initiated
and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater
medical training.
Abdominal thrust - correct-answer -a method of attempting to remove an object
from the airway of someone who is choking
Abductor wedge - correct-answer -designed to separate the legs of a patient. It is
often used after hip surgery to prevent the new hip from "popping out".
Abnormal vital signs - correct-answer -any reading outside of these ranges: Heart
Rate 60-100, Blood Pressure 120/80, Temperature 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, 37
degrees Celsius, Respiratory rate 12-20 breaths/minute, Pulse Ox >95%; You
report/Communicate to charge nurse.
Abuse - correct-answer -the physical, mental, emotional, or sexual mistreatment
of one person by another
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Accidents - correct-answer -an unfortunate event resulting from carelessness or
ignorance
Accountable - correct-answer -expected to answer for one's actions; responsible,
liable, answerable
Activities - correct-answer -things that are done for enjoyment, often as part of
education and often in groups.
Acute - correct-answer -New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of
chronic
Adaptive - correct-answer -Able to change as needed
Adaptive devices - correct-answer -special equipment that helps a person who is
ill or disabled to perform ADLs; also called assistive devices.
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Adaptive equipment - correct-answer -modification of equipment or devices to
improve the function and independence of a person with a disability
Adduction - correct-answer -Movement toward the midline of the body
ADL - correct-answer -activities of daily living
Admission - correct-answer -right to enter; access
Admitting resident - correct-answer -the individual being accepted into a Long
Term Care Facility
Advance directives - correct-answer -legal documents that allow individuals to
state what medical treatment they want or do not want in the event that they
become incapacitated and are unable to express their wishes regarding medical
care
Afebrile - correct-answer -Absence of fever
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Affected side - correct-answer -a weakened side from a stroke or injury; also
called the "weaker" or "involved" side.
Aging process - correct-answer -the natural occurrences in the body that produce
the changes associated with growing old
Agitation - correct-answer -a state of anxiety or nervous excitement
AIDS - correct-answer -acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Alzheimer's - correct-answer -A progressive disease that destroys memory and
other important mental functions.
Ambulation - correct-answer -walking
Amputees - correct-answer -A person who has had one or more limbs removed by
amputation.
