CNA State Exam

Acute illness

a sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover

Chronic illness

an on-going illness, slow or gradual in onset; it has no known cure; it can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment

Terminal illness

an illness or injury from which the person will not likely recover

Residents

Persons in long-term care facilities are called what?

Assisted living residence

provides housing, personal care, support services, health care, and activities in a home-like setting

Assisted Living Residence

ALR

Nursing center

provides healthcare and nursing care to persons who need regular or continuous care

Hospice

a health care agency or program for persons who are dying

Board of trustees or board of directors

A hospital's governing body

Health team

the many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the person's total care

Director of Nursing

DON

Audiologist

one who studies and specializes in hearing

Cleric

Assists with spiritual needs

Podiatrist

a specialist in care for the feet

Nursing assitant

Perform delegated tasks under the supervision of a licensed nurse

Nursing assistant training and competency evaluation program

NATCEP

Deficiency

A problem in a healthcare agency

Representative

A person who has the legal right to act on the patient's or resident's behalf when he or she cannot do so for himself or herself

refuse treatment

The person has the right to....?

Advance directive

Written instructions about health care when the person is not able to make such decisions

Involuntary seclusion

separating a person from others against his or her will, keeping the person to a certain area, or keeping the person away from his or her room without consent

Assault

Intentionally attempting or threatening to touch a person's body without the person's consent

Battery

Touching a person's body without his or her consent

Malpractice

Negligence by a professional person

24 months

Nursing assistants have to re-train in a program again if they haven't worked in.....?

Reporting

Oral account of care and observations

Recording

Charting

Anterior

At or toward the front of the body

Posterior

At or toward the back of the body or body part

Proximal

The part nearest to the center or to the point of attachment

Distal

The part farthest from the center or from the point of attachment

Lateral

Away from the mid-line; at the side of the body or body part

Medial

At or near the middle of mid-line of the body or body part

Osteo-

Bone

Derm-

Skin

-algia

Pain

Holism

a concept that considers the whole person; the whole person has physical, social, psychological, and spiritual parts that are woven together and cannot be separated

Comatose

being unable to respond to stimuli; coma

Organs

Group of tissue with the same function

Systems

Formed by organs that work together to perform special functions

Integumentary system

Skin

Epidermis

Outer layer of the skin

Dermis

Inner layer of the skin

Ball and socket joint

Hinge joint

Pivot joint

Brain and spinal cord

Central nervous system consists of the......?

Sclera

White of the eye

Kidney issue

A yellow eye could be the sign of a.......?

Left atrium

Receives blood from the lungs

Right atrium

Receives blood from body tissues

Left ventricle

Pumps blood to all parts of the body

Right ventricle

Pumps blood to the lungs for oxygen

Diastole

Heart is resting

Systole

Heart is working

Arteries

Carry blood away from the heart

Veins

Return blood to the heart

Systole

The first sound we hear when taking BP

Systole over diastole

BP equation

90 - 120 Hg

Normal systolic pressure

60 - 80 Hg

Normal diastolic pressure

Inhalation and exhalation

One breath =

3

Right lung has how many lobes?

2

Left lung has how many lobes?

Digestion

The process that breaks down food physically and chemically so it can be absorbed for use by the cells

Saliva

softens food in the mouth making it easier to swallow; helps break down food into simpler forms; secreted by glands in the mouth

Chyme

A semi-liquid mixture of food and gastric juices. Produced in the stomach, from which it passes into the small intestine.

Rectum

Feces pass through the colon into the ______?

Urinary system

Cleanses the blood. Rids the body of wastes. Maintains salt and water balance within the body

Urethra

Urine passes from the bladder through the _______?

Meatus

Opening at the end of the urethra; what urine passes through

Insulin

The pancreas secretes what ______?

Gonads

Glands of human reproduction

Testes

Male sex glands

Testosterone

Testes secrete what?

Ovaries

Female sex glands

Estrogen

Ovaries secrete what?

Gerontology

the study of aging and the elderly

Geriatrics

the care of aging people

Paralysis

Loss of muscle function, sensation, or both

Cyanotic

Bluish color

Material Safety Data Sheet

MSDS

Rescue, Alarm, Confine, Extinguish

"RACE"

Elopement

when a person leaves the agency without staff knowledge

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA

OSHA

A government organization whose mission is to assure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual improvement in workplace safety and health.

During shift changes

Falls are most likely to occur when?

Gait belt

name given to a transfer belt when it is used to assist a resident when walking

Asepsis

Being free of disease-producing microbes

Sterile

Absence of all microbes

Mask, gown, gloves

Putting on PPE

Gloves, gown, mask

Removing PPE

Body alignment

The way the head, trunk, arms, and legs are aligned with one another

2

Reposition a person every ______ hours

Fowler's position

The head of the bed is between 45 an 60 degrees

Supine position

lying on back, facing upward

Prone position

Lying on the abdomen with the head turned to one side

Lateral position

Side lying position

Head of Bed

H.O.B

Sims' position

Left side-lying position. The upper leg is sharply flexed so it is not on the lower leg. The lower arm is behind the person