CNA Vocabulary Questions And
Answers.
Abduction -
\moving a body part away from the body.
Abuse -
\purposely causing physical, mental, or emotional pain or injury to someone.
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) -
\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.
Activity Therapy -
\therapy for people with Alzheimer's djsease that uses activities to prevent boredom and
frustration.
Acute -
\an illness that has severe symptoms.
Acute care -
\care performed in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers.
Adaptive devices -
\special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to perform ADLs; also
called assistive devices.
Adduction -
\moving a body part toward the body.
Adult daycare -
\care given at a facility during daytime hours; generally for people who need some help
but are not seriously ill or disabled.
Advance directives -
\documents that allow people to choose what kind of medical care they wish to have if
they are unable to make those decisions themselves.
Affected side -
\a weakened side from a stroke or injury; also called the "weaker" or "involved" side.
Ageism -
,\prejudice toward, stereotyping of, and/or discrimination against older persons or the
elderly.
Airborne Precautions -
\used for diseases that can be transmitted through the air after being expelled.
Ambulation -
\walking.
Amputation -
\removal of some or all of a body part.
Angina pectoris -
\chest pain.
Anxiety -
\uneasiness or fear, often about a situation or condition.
Apathy -
\a lack of interest.
Aphasia -
\the inability to speak or to speak clearly.
Asepsis -
\term meaning that no infection is present.
Aspiration -
\the inhalation of food or drink into the lungs; can cause pneumonia or death.
Assault -
\when a person feels fearful that he will be touched without his permission.
Assisted living -
\facilities where residents live who need some assistance; they do not usually require
skilled care.
Assistive devices -
\special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to perform ADLs; also
called adaptive devices.
Atrophy -
\the wasting away, decreasing in size, and weakening of muscles.
Autoimmune illness -
\condition in which the body's immune system attacks normal tissue in the body.
, Battery -
\when a person is touched without his or her permission.
Bloodborne pathogens -
\microorganisms found in human blood; can cause infection and disease in humans.
Body mechanics -
\the way the parts of the body work together whenever a person moves.
Bony prominences -
\areas of the body where the bone lies close to the skin.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) -
\medical procedures used when a person's heart or lungs have stopped working.
Care plan -
\a plan developed for each resident to achieve certain goals.
Care team -
\people with different education and experience who help care for residents.
Catastrophic reaction -
\overreacting to something in an unreasonable way.
Catheter -
\a tube used to drain urine from the bladder.
C. difficile (C. diff clostridium difficile) -
\a bacterial illness that can cause diarrhea and colitis; spread by spores in feces that
are difficult to kill.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) -
\a federal government agency that issues guidelines to protect and improve health.
Chain of command -
\the order of authority within a facility.
Chain of infection -
\a way to describe how disease is transmitted from one living being to another.
Charting -
\writing down information.
Chronic -
\refers to the fact that a disease or condition is long-term or long-lasting.
Answers.
Abduction -
\moving a body part away from the body.
Abuse -
\purposely causing physical, mental, or emotional pain or injury to someone.
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) -
\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.
Activity Therapy -
\therapy for people with Alzheimer's djsease that uses activities to prevent boredom and
frustration.
Acute -
\an illness that has severe symptoms.
Acute care -
\care performed in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers.
Adaptive devices -
\special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to perform ADLs; also
called assistive devices.
Adduction -
\moving a body part toward the body.
Adult daycare -
\care given at a facility during daytime hours; generally for people who need some help
but are not seriously ill or disabled.
Advance directives -
\documents that allow people to choose what kind of medical care they wish to have if
they are unable to make those decisions themselves.
Affected side -
\a weakened side from a stroke or injury; also called the "weaker" or "involved" side.
Ageism -
,\prejudice toward, stereotyping of, and/or discrimination against older persons or the
elderly.
Airborne Precautions -
\used for diseases that can be transmitted through the air after being expelled.
Ambulation -
\walking.
Amputation -
\removal of some or all of a body part.
Angina pectoris -
\chest pain.
Anxiety -
\uneasiness or fear, often about a situation or condition.
Apathy -
\a lack of interest.
Aphasia -
\the inability to speak or to speak clearly.
Asepsis -
\term meaning that no infection is present.
Aspiration -
\the inhalation of food or drink into the lungs; can cause pneumonia or death.
Assault -
\when a person feels fearful that he will be touched without his permission.
Assisted living -
\facilities where residents live who need some assistance; they do not usually require
skilled care.
Assistive devices -
\special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to perform ADLs; also
called adaptive devices.
Atrophy -
\the wasting away, decreasing in size, and weakening of muscles.
Autoimmune illness -
\condition in which the body's immune system attacks normal tissue in the body.
, Battery -
\when a person is touched without his or her permission.
Bloodborne pathogens -
\microorganisms found in human blood; can cause infection and disease in humans.
Body mechanics -
\the way the parts of the body work together whenever a person moves.
Bony prominences -
\areas of the body where the bone lies close to the skin.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) -
\medical procedures used when a person's heart or lungs have stopped working.
Care plan -
\a plan developed for each resident to achieve certain goals.
Care team -
\people with different education and experience who help care for residents.
Catastrophic reaction -
\overreacting to something in an unreasonable way.
Catheter -
\a tube used to drain urine from the bladder.
C. difficile (C. diff clostridium difficile) -
\a bacterial illness that can cause diarrhea and colitis; spread by spores in feces that
are difficult to kill.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) -
\a federal government agency that issues guidelines to protect and improve health.
Chain of command -
\the order of authority within a facility.
Chain of infection -
\a way to describe how disease is transmitted from one living being to another.
Charting -
\writing down information.
Chronic -
\refers to the fact that a disease or condition is long-term or long-lasting.
