Headmaster TMU CNA Vocabulary || Questions and Answers.
Abandonment correct answers Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the
patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training.
Abdominal thrust correct answers a method of attempting to remove an object from the airway of
someone who is choking
Abductor wedge correct answers designed to separate the legs of a patient. It is often used after
hip surgery to prevent the new hip from "popping out".
Abnormal vital signs correct answers any reading outside of these ranges: Heart Rate 60-100,
Blood Pressure 120/80, Temperature 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, 37 degrees Celsius, Respiratory
rate 12-20 breaths/minute, Pulse Ox >95%; You report/Communicate to charge nurse.
Abuse correct answers the physical, mental, emotional, or sexual mistreatment of one person by
another
Accidents correct answers an unfortunate event resulting from carelessness or ignorance
Accountable correct answers expected to answer for one's actions; responsible, liable,
answerable
Activities correct answers things that are done for enjoyment, often as part of education and
often in groups.
Acute correct answers New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic
Adaptive correct answers Able to change as needed
,Adaptive devices correct answers special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to
perform ADLs; also called assistive devices.
Adaptive equipment correct answers modification of equipment or devices to improve the
function and independence of a person with a disability
Adduction correct answers Movement toward the midline of the body
ADL correct answers activities of daily living
Admission correct answers right to enter; access
Admitting resident correct answers the individual being accepted into a Long Term Care Facility
Advance directives correct answers legal documents that allow individuals to state what medical
treatment they want or do not want in the event that they become incapacitated and are unable to
express their wishes regarding medical care
Afebrile correct answers Absence of fever
Affected side correct answers a weakened side from a stroke or injury; also called the "weaker"
or "involved" side.
Aging process correct answers the natural occurrences in the body that produce the changes
associated with growing old
Agitation correct answers a state of anxiety or nervous excitement
AIDS correct answers acquired immune deficiency syndrome
, Alzheimer's correct answers A progressive disease that destroys memory and other important
mental functions.
Ambulation correct answers walking
Amputees correct answers A person who has had one or more limbs removed by amputation.
Anemia correct answers A condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in
hemoglobin, or in total volume.
Angina correct answers Pain in the heart region caused by lack of oxygen
Anterior correct answers front of the body
Antibiotics correct answers Drugs that block the growth and reproduction of bacteria
Anti-embolitic stocking correct answers stockings made of elastic fabric that provide support
promote blood flow and prevent the formation of blood clots
Antisepsis correct answers Removing pathogens from living tissue
Anxiety correct answers The condition of feeling uneasy or worried about what may happen
Aphasia correct answers inability to speak
Apical correct answers apex of the heart
Abandonment correct answers Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the
patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training.
Abdominal thrust correct answers a method of attempting to remove an object from the airway of
someone who is choking
Abductor wedge correct answers designed to separate the legs of a patient. It is often used after
hip surgery to prevent the new hip from "popping out".
Abnormal vital signs correct answers any reading outside of these ranges: Heart Rate 60-100,
Blood Pressure 120/80, Temperature 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, 37 degrees Celsius, Respiratory
rate 12-20 breaths/minute, Pulse Ox >95%; You report/Communicate to charge nurse.
Abuse correct answers the physical, mental, emotional, or sexual mistreatment of one person by
another
Accidents correct answers an unfortunate event resulting from carelessness or ignorance
Accountable correct answers expected to answer for one's actions; responsible, liable,
answerable
Activities correct answers things that are done for enjoyment, often as part of education and
often in groups.
Acute correct answers New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic
Adaptive correct answers Able to change as needed
,Adaptive devices correct answers special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to
perform ADLs; also called assistive devices.
Adaptive equipment correct answers modification of equipment or devices to improve the
function and independence of a person with a disability
Adduction correct answers Movement toward the midline of the body
ADL correct answers activities of daily living
Admission correct answers right to enter; access
Admitting resident correct answers the individual being accepted into a Long Term Care Facility
Advance directives correct answers legal documents that allow individuals to state what medical
treatment they want or do not want in the event that they become incapacitated and are unable to
express their wishes regarding medical care
Afebrile correct answers Absence of fever
Affected side correct answers a weakened side from a stroke or injury; also called the "weaker"
or "involved" side.
Aging process correct answers the natural occurrences in the body that produce the changes
associated with growing old
Agitation correct answers a state of anxiety or nervous excitement
AIDS correct answers acquired immune deficiency syndrome
, Alzheimer's correct answers A progressive disease that destroys memory and other important
mental functions.
Ambulation correct answers walking
Amputees correct answers A person who has had one or more limbs removed by amputation.
Anemia correct answers A condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in
hemoglobin, or in total volume.
Angina correct answers Pain in the heart region caused by lack of oxygen
Anterior correct answers front of the body
Antibiotics correct answers Drugs that block the growth and reproduction of bacteria
Anti-embolitic stocking correct answers stockings made of elastic fabric that provide support
promote blood flow and prevent the formation of blood clots
Antisepsis correct answers Removing pathogens from living tissue
Anxiety correct answers The condition of feeling uneasy or worried about what may happen
Aphasia correct answers inability to speak
Apical correct answers apex of the heart
