Missouri CNA Flash Cards Questions
And Answers.
Abandonment -
\leaving resident unattended
Abduction -
\away from the center (midline) of the body. (used for post hip operations spread legs
apart)
Abrasion -
\a scraping or rubbing of the skin
Abuse -
\the infliction of physical, sexual, or emotional injury or harm
Active-assistive ROM -
\the nurse assistant assists the resident in performing the exercise
Active range of motion exercises -
\movements carried out by the resident
Activities of daily living (ADL) -
\any activity that is performed in one's life on a daily basis
Acute -
\developing rapidly with pronounced symptoms and lasting a short time, rapid onset,
short term
Adduction -
\toward the center (Midline) of the body
Admission -
\process of checking a resident into the facility
Advance directive -
\a document that designates the resident's wishes in the event that he/she is unable to
speak for himself/herself (Living Will)
Advocate -
\a person who defends someone else
Afebrile -
,\without fever
Agitation -
\vocal or motor behaviors such as shouting, fidgeting, pacing, screaming, or wandering
Agnosia -
\loss of the ability to recognize familiar objects
Alzheimer's disease -
\a progressive impairment of memory, reasoning, and judgment that is related to cellular
changes within the brain and the leads to loss of independence in activities of daily
living
Ambulation -
\ability to walk
ambulatory -
\able to walk
Anterior -
\toward the front
Anti-embolismstockings -
\elastic hosiery used to minimize the occurrence of edema and blood clots
Anus -
\outlet of the rectum
Aphasia -
\language difficulty due to brain damage, which can effect listening, speaking, reading
and writing skills: loss of the ability to use or understand language (stroke)
Apical pulse -
\pulse taken at the apex of the heart ( only can be taken with a stethoscope)
Apraxia -
\loss of the ability to carry out planned movements as will (dressing, eating, bathing)
Arteries -
\blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
Arterioslerosis -
\loss of elasticity in the walls of the blood vessels (hardening of the artery's)
Arthritis -
\inflammation of the joint
, Asepsis -
\the absence of germs
Aseptic -
\free of microorganisms
Aspiration -
\to draw fluid or object into the lung when breathing in (stroke or if resident is eating and
starts to cough talk to charge Nurse)
Assault -
\threat or attempt to injure another in an unlawful manner
Assessment -
\an appraisal of the whole person in establish a baseline and determine the resident's
potential and his need for help
Atherosclerosis -
\accumulation of fat deposits inside of arteries, making them more narrow
Atrophy -
\wasting away of muscle tissue leading to weakness
Axilla -
\armpit
Basic human needs -
\activities required by all people to success fully and satisfactorily live their lives
Bacteria -
\single celled organisms that can cause disease/illness
Battery -
\unlawful application of force to the person of another
Bladder -
\a muscular sac that stores the urine in the body
blindness -
\inability to see
Blood presure -
\the amount of force exerted against the walls of an artery by the blood
Body mechanics -
And Answers.
Abandonment -
\leaving resident unattended
Abduction -
\away from the center (midline) of the body. (used for post hip operations spread legs
apart)
Abrasion -
\a scraping or rubbing of the skin
Abuse -
\the infliction of physical, sexual, or emotional injury or harm
Active-assistive ROM -
\the nurse assistant assists the resident in performing the exercise
Active range of motion exercises -
\movements carried out by the resident
Activities of daily living (ADL) -
\any activity that is performed in one's life on a daily basis
Acute -
\developing rapidly with pronounced symptoms and lasting a short time, rapid onset,
short term
Adduction -
\toward the center (Midline) of the body
Admission -
\process of checking a resident into the facility
Advance directive -
\a document that designates the resident's wishes in the event that he/she is unable to
speak for himself/herself (Living Will)
Advocate -
\a person who defends someone else
Afebrile -
,\without fever
Agitation -
\vocal or motor behaviors such as shouting, fidgeting, pacing, screaming, or wandering
Agnosia -
\loss of the ability to recognize familiar objects
Alzheimer's disease -
\a progressive impairment of memory, reasoning, and judgment that is related to cellular
changes within the brain and the leads to loss of independence in activities of daily
living
Ambulation -
\ability to walk
ambulatory -
\able to walk
Anterior -
\toward the front
Anti-embolismstockings -
\elastic hosiery used to minimize the occurrence of edema and blood clots
Anus -
\outlet of the rectum
Aphasia -
\language difficulty due to brain damage, which can effect listening, speaking, reading
and writing skills: loss of the ability to use or understand language (stroke)
Apical pulse -
\pulse taken at the apex of the heart ( only can be taken with a stethoscope)
Apraxia -
\loss of the ability to carry out planned movements as will (dressing, eating, bathing)
Arteries -
\blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
Arterioslerosis -
\loss of elasticity in the walls of the blood vessels (hardening of the artery's)
Arthritis -
\inflammation of the joint
, Asepsis -
\the absence of germs
Aseptic -
\free of microorganisms
Aspiration -
\to draw fluid or object into the lung when breathing in (stroke or if resident is eating and
starts to cough talk to charge Nurse)
Assault -
\threat or attempt to injure another in an unlawful manner
Assessment -
\an appraisal of the whole person in establish a baseline and determine the resident's
potential and his need for help
Atherosclerosis -
\accumulation of fat deposits inside of arteries, making them more narrow
Atrophy -
\wasting away of muscle tissue leading to weakness
Axilla -
\armpit
Basic human needs -
\activities required by all people to success fully and satisfactorily live their lives
Bacteria -
\single celled organisms that can cause disease/illness
Battery -
\unlawful application of force to the person of another
Bladder -
\a muscular sac that stores the urine in the body
blindness -
\inability to see
Blood presure -
\the amount of force exerted against the walls of an artery by the blood
Body mechanics -
