CNA Vocabulary (F)

Facility Policy

A set of rules, guidelines, and procedures established by an organization to ensure safety, efficiency, and compliance with legal and regulatory standards

Falls

To lose balance or collapse

False Imprisonment

Unlawfully restraining an individual to restrict their personal freedom or movement, including the threat of physical restraint and actual restraint

Fasting

Period of time when food is voluntarily held

Faulty Equipment

Equipment or devices that are malfunctioning, broken, or not operating correctly, posing potential risks to safety, efficiency, and functionality

Fecal Impaction

Severe constipation where stool becomes hardened and lodged in the intestines, requiring medical intervention.

Feces

Solid body waste discharged from the bowels after food is digested

Feeding (Feeding Resident)

Act or process of eating or being fed

Financial Abuse

The illegal or unethical use of someone’s money, assets, or financial resources without their permission, often targeting vulnerable individuals such as the elderly, disabled, or dependent adults

Fire

Burning of substances; gives off light, heat, and smoke

Fire Safety

Set of practices intended to reduce the destruction caused by fire

First Aid

Emergency care provided to an injured or ill individual until help arrives

Flatus

Gas in or from the stomach, intestines, or bowels, produced by swallowing air or by bacterial fermentation

Flex(ed)

To bend or move a joint or muscle or to show strength by contracting a muscle

Foley (indwelling) Catheter

Flexible plastic tube (catheter) inserted into the bladder to provide continuous urinary drainage

Foot Care

Foot hygiene and preventive and corrective care of the feet and ankles

Foot Drop

Weakness of muscles in the feet and ankles that interfere with the ability to flex the ankles and walk normally

Fracture Pan

Flat bedpan used to collect urine and feces from individuals who are immobile or have injuries that make it difficult to sit up

Fractures

Broken Bones

Fractures- Simple

break in the bone without piercing the skin

Fractures- Compound

bone break where the bone pierces through the skin

Fractures- Stress

small crack in the bone due to repeated stress or overuse

Fractures- Greenstick

partial break where the bone bends and cracks but does not fully break

Fraud

Lying to gain profit or advantage; criminal deception for personal gain

Frayed Cord

Electric cord on an appliance or device with live wires exposed

Free From Disease

A state of not having any illness, infection, or medical condition

Frequent Urination

The need to urinate more often than usual