NURSA 1105 Certified Nursing Assistant Exam 1 –
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Acute Sudden, Sharp
Ambulatory Able to walk around
Aphasia Inability to express oneself properly through loss of
speech and/or loss of verbal comprehension
-Expressive: Cannot Speak
-Receptive: Cannot Understand What is Being Said
Artery Large blood vessel carrying blood away from the
heart to the tissues
Arthritis Inflammation of the joints and tissues
Attitudes Feeling and opinions one has or shows towards
situations, or other people
Coma An abnormal deep stupor
-sleeplike
-cannot be awakened
Comatose Used to describe the condition of a patient in a
coma. Sometimes the word unconscious is used.
Constipation Infrequent and difficult bowel evacuation
Convulsion Violent, strong involuntary muscular contractions
,CVA/Stroke Cerebral Vascular Accident
Cognition The ability to think, reason, make and remember
decisions
Decubitus Ulcer Ulcerated, worn away area on the skin. Also called a
Pressure Sore.
Deformity Distortion/Disfiguration
Degeneration Breakdown, Deterioration
Defecate Bowel Movement
Dementia Progressive deterioration of mental functions
Diarrhea Frequent watery bowel evacuation
Edema Condition in which the body tissues contain an
excessive amount of fluid
Ethics Standards of behavior; right and wrong
Ethnicity Special customs, language, national origin and/or
heritage
Exploitation Illegal use of vulnerable adult's property or personal
items
Geriatric Study of the elderly
Hemiplegia Paralysis of one side of the body (Left/Right)
Hemorrhage Abnormal loss or discharge of blood
Hypertension High Blood Pressure
,Hypotension Low Blood Pressure
Impaction Tightly wedged stool
Involuntary Uncontrollable
Incontinent Involuntary evacuation of bowel or bladder
Mental Related to the mind
Myocardial Infarction Heart Attack
Neglect Failure to provide goods and services necessary to
avoid physical harm, mental anguish, or mental illness
Pathogen Disease causing microorganism; germ
Paraplegia Paralysis of the lower half of the body - waist down
Physical Relates to the body
Prosthesis Artificial or man-made part of organ (dentures/false
eyes)
Pulse Rhythmical throbbing of an artery showing how fast
the heart is beating
Reality Orientation Assisting residents to be aware of the time, place,
and person
Respiration The act of breathing
Shearing Force of skin over a bone when the bone moves but
the skin stays at the point of contact
, Sign Evidence of something abnormal in the body which
is observed by the nursing team through seeing,
listening, touching and smelling
Standard Precautions Practices that reduce risk of disease transmission like
wearing gloves or washing hands
Temperature Measurement of body heat
Vein Small blood vessel carrying blood to the heart to be
reoxygenated
Voluntary Controllable
Void Urination
ac, a.c. Before Meals
a.m. Morning
BID, b.i.d. 2 Times a Day
c. With
d/c Discontinue
hr. Hour
hs Bedtime
min. Minute
noc. Night
p.c. After Meals
Questions With A+ Solutions (College of Dupage)
Save
Terms in this set (723)
Acute Sudden, Sharp
Ambulatory Able to walk around
Aphasia Inability to express oneself properly through loss of
speech and/or loss of verbal comprehension
-Expressive: Cannot Speak
-Receptive: Cannot Understand What is Being Said
Artery Large blood vessel carrying blood away from the
heart to the tissues
Arthritis Inflammation of the joints and tissues
Attitudes Feeling and opinions one has or shows towards
situations, or other people
Coma An abnormal deep stupor
-sleeplike
-cannot be awakened
Comatose Used to describe the condition of a patient in a
coma. Sometimes the word unconscious is used.
Constipation Infrequent and difficult bowel evacuation
Convulsion Violent, strong involuntary muscular contractions
,CVA/Stroke Cerebral Vascular Accident
Cognition The ability to think, reason, make and remember
decisions
Decubitus Ulcer Ulcerated, worn away area on the skin. Also called a
Pressure Sore.
Deformity Distortion/Disfiguration
Degeneration Breakdown, Deterioration
Defecate Bowel Movement
Dementia Progressive deterioration of mental functions
Diarrhea Frequent watery bowel evacuation
Edema Condition in which the body tissues contain an
excessive amount of fluid
Ethics Standards of behavior; right and wrong
Ethnicity Special customs, language, national origin and/or
heritage
Exploitation Illegal use of vulnerable adult's property or personal
items
Geriatric Study of the elderly
Hemiplegia Paralysis of one side of the body (Left/Right)
Hemorrhage Abnormal loss or discharge of blood
Hypertension High Blood Pressure
,Hypotension Low Blood Pressure
Impaction Tightly wedged stool
Involuntary Uncontrollable
Incontinent Involuntary evacuation of bowel or bladder
Mental Related to the mind
Myocardial Infarction Heart Attack
Neglect Failure to provide goods and services necessary to
avoid physical harm, mental anguish, or mental illness
Pathogen Disease causing microorganism; germ
Paraplegia Paralysis of the lower half of the body - waist down
Physical Relates to the body
Prosthesis Artificial or man-made part of organ (dentures/false
eyes)
Pulse Rhythmical throbbing of an artery showing how fast
the heart is beating
Reality Orientation Assisting residents to be aware of the time, place,
and person
Respiration The act of breathing
Shearing Force of skin over a bone when the bone moves but
the skin stays at the point of contact
, Sign Evidence of something abnormal in the body which
is observed by the nursing team through seeing,
listening, touching and smelling
Standard Precautions Practices that reduce risk of disease transmission like
wearing gloves or washing hands
Temperature Measurement of body heat
Vein Small blood vessel carrying blood to the heart to be
reoxygenated
Voluntary Controllable
Void Urination
ac, a.c. Before Meals
a.m. Morning
BID, b.i.d. 2 Times a Day
c. With
d/c Discontinue
hr. Hour
hs Bedtime
min. Minute
noc. Night
p.c. After Meals
