CNA State Exam IL 2023 study /215
Questions and answers – 100% correct.
aphasia - -loss of speech
-Bradycardia - -slow heart rate
-MRSA - -Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus; an infectious disease caused by
a pathogen that is resistant to many antibiotics
-bradypnea - -slow breathing
-surveyor - -A person who collects information by observing and asking questions
-LPN - -licensed practical nurse
-C. diff - -is a germ (bacterium) that causes diarrhea and colitis (an inflammation of the
colon).
-Fowler's position - -a semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is raised between 45
and 60 degrees
-Shingles - -viral disease that affects the peripheral nerves and causes blisters on the
skin that follow the course of the affected nerves
-hypotensive - -low blood pressure
-Hypertension - -high blood pressure
-quadriplegia - -paralysis of all four limbs
-pass - -Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
-pneumonia - -An inflammation of lung tissue, wherer the alveoli in the affected areas
fill w/fluid
-paraplegia - -paralysis from the waist down
-Hypothermia - -abnormally low body temperature
-Hypothermia signs and symptoms - -Cold skin, pale skin/cyanosis, shivering, loss of
coordination, altered LOC, bradycardia, bradypnea, hypotension
-Hyperthermia symptoms -
-1) Cessation of shivering
2) Bradycardia
3) Decrease in respiratory minute volume
, -delirium - -mental disorder marked by confusion
-wandering - -moving about the facility with no purpose and is usually unaware of
safety
-hemiplegia - -paralysis of one side of the body
-subjective data - -things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your
senses; symptoms
-objective data - -information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer; signs
-intake and output - -a record that notes all fluids taken in or eliminated by a person in
a given period of time
-Semi-Fowler's Position - -the head of the bed is raised 30 degrees
-sanguineous drainage - -bloody drainage
-serosanguineous drainage - -thin, watery drainage that is blood-tinged
-avoidable pressure ulcer - -a pressure ulcer that develops from the improper use of the
nursing process
-bony prominences - -areas of the body where the bone lies close to the skin
-purulent - -containing pus
-High Fowler's Position - -A semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is raised 60 to 90
degrees
-Sims position - -lying on left side with right knee drawn up and with left arm drawn
behind, parallel to the back
-prone position - -lying on abdomen, facing downward (head may be turned to one
side)
-Trendelenburg position - -A position in which the patient's feet and legs are higher
than the head
-Tachypnea - -rapid breathing
-pressure ulcer - -any lesion caused by unrelieved pressure that results in damage to
underlying tissue
-Sundowning - -Signs, symptoms, and behaviors of AD increase during hours of
darkness
Questions and answers – 100% correct.
aphasia - -loss of speech
-Bradycardia - -slow heart rate
-MRSA - -Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus; an infectious disease caused by
a pathogen that is resistant to many antibiotics
-bradypnea - -slow breathing
-surveyor - -A person who collects information by observing and asking questions
-LPN - -licensed practical nurse
-C. diff - -is a germ (bacterium) that causes diarrhea and colitis (an inflammation of the
colon).
-Fowler's position - -a semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is raised between 45
and 60 degrees
-Shingles - -viral disease that affects the peripheral nerves and causes blisters on the
skin that follow the course of the affected nerves
-hypotensive - -low blood pressure
-Hypertension - -high blood pressure
-quadriplegia - -paralysis of all four limbs
-pass - -Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
-pneumonia - -An inflammation of lung tissue, wherer the alveoli in the affected areas
fill w/fluid
-paraplegia - -paralysis from the waist down
-Hypothermia - -abnormally low body temperature
-Hypothermia signs and symptoms - -Cold skin, pale skin/cyanosis, shivering, loss of
coordination, altered LOC, bradycardia, bradypnea, hypotension
-Hyperthermia symptoms -
-1) Cessation of shivering
2) Bradycardia
3) Decrease in respiratory minute volume
, -delirium - -mental disorder marked by confusion
-wandering - -moving about the facility with no purpose and is usually unaware of
safety
-hemiplegia - -paralysis of one side of the body
-subjective data - -things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your
senses; symptoms
-objective data - -information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer; signs
-intake and output - -a record that notes all fluids taken in or eliminated by a person in
a given period of time
-Semi-Fowler's Position - -the head of the bed is raised 30 degrees
-sanguineous drainage - -bloody drainage
-serosanguineous drainage - -thin, watery drainage that is blood-tinged
-avoidable pressure ulcer - -a pressure ulcer that develops from the improper use of the
nursing process
-bony prominences - -areas of the body where the bone lies close to the skin
-purulent - -containing pus
-High Fowler's Position - -A semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is raised 60 to 90
degrees
-Sims position - -lying on left side with right knee drawn up and with left arm drawn
behind, parallel to the back
-prone position - -lying on abdomen, facing downward (head may be turned to one
side)
-Trendelenburg position - -A position in which the patient's feet and legs are higher
than the head
-Tachypnea - -rapid breathing
-pressure ulcer - -any lesion caused by unrelieved pressure that results in damage to
underlying tissue
-Sundowning - -Signs, symptoms, and behaviors of AD increase during hours of
darkness
