Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care
Vocabulary Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
24-hour urine specimen -
correct answer ✅a urine specimen consisting of all urine voided in
a 24-hour period
Abdominal thrusts -
correct answer ✅Quick inward and upward pulls into the
diaphragm to force an obstruction out of the airway
abduction -
correct answer ✅Movement away from the midline of the body
Abrasion -
correct answer ✅an injury that rubs off the surface of the skin
Abuse -
correct answer ✅Purposely causing physical, mental, or emotional
pain or injury to someone.
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) -
correct answer ✅A disease caused by the human
,Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care
Vocabulary Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which attacks the immune system
destroying the body's ability to fight infections.
Active assisted range of motion (AAROM) exercises -
correct answer ✅range of motion exercises performed by a person
with some assistance and support
Active neglect -
correct answer ✅purposely harming a person by failing to provide
needed care
Active range of motion (AROM) exercises -
correct answer ✅range of motion exercises performed by a person
by himself.
Active TB -
correct answer ✅Type of tuberculosis in which the person shows
symptoms of the disease and can spread TB to others; also known
as TB disease.
,Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care
Vocabulary Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Activities of Daily living (ADLs) -
correct answer ✅personal daily care tasks including, bathing,
dressing, caring for teeth and hair, toileting, eating and drinking,
walking , and transferring.
Acute Care -
correct answer ✅Care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical
centers for people who have an immediate illness.
Adaptive devices -
correct answer ✅special equipment that helps a person who is ill
or disabled to perform ADLs; also called assistive devices.
Additive -
correct answer ✅A substance added to another substance,
changing its effect.
Adduction -
correct answer ✅Movement toward the midline of the body.
, Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care
Vocabulary Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Adult Daycare -
correct answer ✅Care given at a facility during daytime working
hours for people who need some help but are not seriously ill or
disabled.
Advance directives -
correct answer ✅legal documents that allow people to choose
what medical care they wish to have if they are unable to make
those decisions themselves
Affected side -
correct answer ✅a weakened side from a stroke or injury; also
called the "weaker" or "involved" side.
Ageism -
correct answer ✅prejudice toward, stereotyping of, and/or
discrimination against older persons or the elderly
agitated -
correct answer ✅the state of being excited, restless, or troubled
Vocabulary Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
24-hour urine specimen -
correct answer ✅a urine specimen consisting of all urine voided in
a 24-hour period
Abdominal thrusts -
correct answer ✅Quick inward and upward pulls into the
diaphragm to force an obstruction out of the airway
abduction -
correct answer ✅Movement away from the midline of the body
Abrasion -
correct answer ✅an injury that rubs off the surface of the skin
Abuse -
correct answer ✅Purposely causing physical, mental, or emotional
pain or injury to someone.
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) -
correct answer ✅A disease caused by the human
,Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care
Vocabulary Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which attacks the immune system
destroying the body's ability to fight infections.
Active assisted range of motion (AAROM) exercises -
correct answer ✅range of motion exercises performed by a person
with some assistance and support
Active neglect -
correct answer ✅purposely harming a person by failing to provide
needed care
Active range of motion (AROM) exercises -
correct answer ✅range of motion exercises performed by a person
by himself.
Active TB -
correct answer ✅Type of tuberculosis in which the person shows
symptoms of the disease and can spread TB to others; also known
as TB disease.
,Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care
Vocabulary Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Activities of Daily living (ADLs) -
correct answer ✅personal daily care tasks including, bathing,
dressing, caring for teeth and hair, toileting, eating and drinking,
walking , and transferring.
Acute Care -
correct answer ✅Care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical
centers for people who have an immediate illness.
Adaptive devices -
correct answer ✅special equipment that helps a person who is ill
or disabled to perform ADLs; also called assistive devices.
Additive -
correct answer ✅A substance added to another substance,
changing its effect.
Adduction -
correct answer ✅Movement toward the midline of the body.
, Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care
Vocabulary Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Adult Daycare -
correct answer ✅Care given at a facility during daytime working
hours for people who need some help but are not seriously ill or
disabled.
Advance directives -
correct answer ✅legal documents that allow people to choose
what medical care they wish to have if they are unable to make
those decisions themselves
Affected side -
correct answer ✅a weakened side from a stroke or injury; also
called the "weaker" or "involved" side.
Ageism -
correct answer ✅prejudice toward, stereotyping of, and/or
discrimination against older persons or the elderly
agitated -
correct answer ✅the state of being excited, restless, or troubled
