CNA test review (vocab)

Nursing facility

A facility that provides 24 hour nursing care and support

Paraprofessional

A person trying to perform certain tasks, but not licensed to practice independently

Care limits

The tasks and nursing assistant is allowed to do by policy and by law

Confidentiality

Non-disclosure of information

Restoration

To renew a person to a normal state of health

Interdisciplinary team

A group of healthcare professionals working together to provide complete resident services and care

Disease

Condition of abnormal function of vital functions

Disability

Loss, absence, or impairment of a physical or mental ability

Plan of care

A systematic process of assessment and interventions to meet a resident goals for care

Functional ability

Parts of an activity that a person is able to do

Autonomy

The right of a person to make choices for themselves

Holistic care

Care of the whole person

Ethics

Refers to the rightness or wrongness of an Action

Beneficence

The duty to do good

Nurse

A person educated and licensed to practice nursing

Empathy

Putting self in another’s position to understand that person‘s feelings

Abuse

Willful infliction of injury, intimidation, or punishment

Advocate

Pleading on behalf of another

Attitude

State of mind

Authorized representative

Person designated by the resident or legal system to manage the residence personal affairs

Customer

Someone who uses another’s products or services

Grievance

A formal statement of complaint

Misappropriation

Deliberate, misplacement or wrongful use of a persons belongings without consent

Neglect

Not providing goods or services needed by the person to prevent harm illness, pain, or distress

Ombudsman

A formal advocate for residence

Resident rights

Rights guaranteed by law to all residents

Self-determination

The ability to make choices about one’s own life

Communication

Exchange of information between at least two people

Feedback

The response a receiver makes to a senders message

Message

Information being communicated

Nonverbal

Communication such as body language, and facial expressions

Receiver

The person that receives a message

Sender

Person that starts a message

Verbal

Communication that uses words

Allergy

A hypersensitive reaction

Accident

An unusual event that may result in harm

Standard precautions

Guidelines to reduce the risk of transmission of pathogens

Evacuation

A systematic plan to remove people from an area of danger

Airborne

Transported by the air

Bacteria

Microorganism that may cause disease

Barrier

Equipment that physically prevent contact with body fluids

Contact

Transmitted by direct touch

Clean

To be free of infectious material

Pathogens

Germs that cause infection or disease

Disaster

A mishap that is destructive or catastrophic

Ergonomics

Science of designing the environment to allow effective and safe interaction with workers

Infection

A condition caused by a pathogen

Elope

To leave without notice or permission

Hazard

A condition that increases the likelihood of illness or injury

Watch

Indication and notification that’s severe weather is possible

Oral hygiene

Cleaning and caring for the mouth, teeth, gums, and tongue

Calluses

Hard or thick skin related to friction

Dentures

Artificial teeth, not permanently implanted

Cuticle

The thin, hard skin at the base of the nails

Abrasion

Scraping or rubbing off of skin

Hygiene

The maintenance of health and cleanliness

Integumentary

Having to do with the skin

Lesion

An abnormality of the skin, such as a wound, sore or rash

Mucus

A slick substance that lubricate and protects

Abduction

Movement away from the body

Adduction

Movement toward the center of the body

Ambulation

The ability to walk

Aphasia

Abnormal slowness of voluntary movement and speech

Cartilage

Connective tissue and the joints that prevents bones from rubbing together

Coma

State of profound unconsciousness

Contract

Tightening or shortening of muscles

Dangle

Sitting on the edge of the bed

Extension

To straighten a body part

Flexion

To bend a body part

Gait

Motions used to walk, including rhythm and speed

Joint

Junction were two bones come together

Muscle tone

A state of balanced tension in the muscles involving partial contraction

Nerve

One or more fibers that transmit information to or from the central nervous system

Osteoporosis

Disorder of the bone involving loss of bone density

Paralysis

Complete or partial loss of function related to movement or sensation in a body part

Posture

The position of the body in respect to the surrounding space

Range of motion ( ROM)

The extent of movement in a joint

Supine

Lie horizontally on the back

Absorption

The passage of substances across an tissues transfer; of nutrients from the digestive system to the cells

Colon

The large intestine

Digestion

The process of making food usable by dissolving and breaking it down

Enteral feeding

Introducing nutrients directly into the stomach or intestine through a tube

Dysphasia

Difficulty swallowing

Nasogastric tube

Tube inserted into the stomach through the nose

Aspiration

Inhaling foreign material into the lungs

Calorie

The measurement of energy stored in food

Fat

A type of nutrient used for energy

Carbohydrate

A type of nutrient that provides the highest amount of energy

Protein

A type of nutrient needed for growth and tissue repair

General diet

Another name for a regular diet

Nutrients

The chemical substances found in food

Nutrition

How the body takes in and uses food

Therapeutic diet

A special diet designed for a treatment

Tympanic

Relating to the ear

Pneumonia

Inflammation of the lungs

Pulse

Rhythmic beating associated with the heart rate

exhalation

To breathe out

Lungs

Organs that exchange, oxygen and carbon dioxide

Blood

Liquid pumps by the heart that contains cells to carry oxygen nutrients and wastes

Ischemia

Decreased blood supply to a body part causes pain and malfunction