CNA VOCAB HEADMASTER LIST
1.Abandonment: To leave or desert someone. This person is deserted by
someone who is supposed to give his or her care. Involves...
1.accepting an addignment to care for a person or group of persons
2.accepting that assignment for a certain time peroid
3.removing yourself from the care setting
4.not reporting off to a staff member who assumes the
responisibility for your assignment
2.abdominal thrust: quick upward thrusts to the abdomen that force air
out of the lungs, thus creating an artificial cough. Done to try and expel
a foreign body from the away; are used to relieve severe airway
obstruction.
3.abductor wedge: designed to separate the legs of a patient. It is often
used after hip surgery to prevent the new hip from "popping out".
4.abnormal vital signs: 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.
5.absorption: The process by which nutrient molecules pass through
,the wall of the digestive system into the blood
6.abuse: the willful inflection of injury, unreasonable confienemnt,
intimidation, or punishment that results in physical harm, pain or mntal
anguish; depriving the person (or the person's caregiver) of the goods
or services needed to attain or maintain wellbeing
7.accident: unexpected injuries
8.accountable: ability to answer for one's own actions
9.activities: specific tasks that need to be accomplished as part of the
process
10.acute: a sudden illness
11.adaptive devices: used to assist with completing activities of daily
living. Bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and feeding are self-care
activities that are including in the spectrum of activities of daily living
(ADLs).
12.adduction: moving a body part toward the mid-line of the body
13.abduction: moving a body part away from the midline of the body
,14.ADL: activities of daily living
15.admission: the act or process of accepting someone into a hospital,
clinic, or other treatment facility as an inpatient.
16.admitting resident: beginning process of a patient; admission of a
resident into a long term care facility
17.advance directive: a document stating a person's wishes about
health care when that person cannot make his or her own decisions
18.afebrile: without fever; denoting apyrexia; having a normal body
temperature.
19.affected side: a weakened side from a stroke or injury; also called the
"weaker" or "involved" side.
20.aging process: the natural occurrences in the body that produce the
changes associated with growing old
21.agitation: a state of anxiety or nervous excitement
22.AIDS: acquired immune deficiency syndrome
, 23.Alzhemier's disease: An age-related dementia characterized by
confusion, memory loss, and other symptoms. this affects memory,
thinking, reasoning, judg- ment, langauge, behavior, mood and
personality
24.ambulation: the act of walking
25.amputee: someone who has had a limb removed by amputation
26.anatomy: The study of body structure
27.anemia: A condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells,
in hemo- globin, or in total volume.
28.angina: chest pain from reduced blood flow to part of the heart
29.antibiotics: a drug that kills certain pathogens
30.Anti-embolic stockings: exert pressure on veins promoting venous
blood re- turn; are used to help prevent blood clots in the legs
31.anxiety: A vague, uneasy feeling in response to stress
32.aphasia: the total or partial loss of the ability to use or understand
language
33.apena: the lack or absence of breathing
34.arteries: carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
35.arteriosclerosis: abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or
arteries
36.arthritis: joint inflammation
37.aspiration: breathing fluid, food, vomit or an object into the lungs
1.Abandonment: To leave or desert someone. This person is deserted by
someone who is supposed to give his or her care. Involves...
1.accepting an addignment to care for a person or group of persons
2.accepting that assignment for a certain time peroid
3.removing yourself from the care setting
4.not reporting off to a staff member who assumes the
responisibility for your assignment
2.abdominal thrust: quick upward thrusts to the abdomen that force air
out of the lungs, thus creating an artificial cough. Done to try and expel
a foreign body from the away; are used to relieve severe airway
obstruction.
3.abductor wedge: designed to separate the legs of a patient. It is often
used after hip surgery to prevent the new hip from "popping out".
4.abnormal vital signs: 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.
5.absorption: The process by which nutrient molecules pass through
,the wall of the digestive system into the blood
6.abuse: the willful inflection of injury, unreasonable confienemnt,
intimidation, or punishment that results in physical harm, pain or mntal
anguish; depriving the person (or the person's caregiver) of the goods
or services needed to attain or maintain wellbeing
7.accident: unexpected injuries
8.accountable: ability to answer for one's own actions
9.activities: specific tasks that need to be accomplished as part of the
process
10.acute: a sudden illness
11.adaptive devices: used to assist with completing activities of daily
living. Bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and feeding are self-care
activities that are including in the spectrum of activities of daily living
(ADLs).
12.adduction: moving a body part toward the mid-line of the body
13.abduction: moving a body part away from the midline of the body
,14.ADL: activities of daily living
15.admission: the act or process of accepting someone into a hospital,
clinic, or other treatment facility as an inpatient.
16.admitting resident: beginning process of a patient; admission of a
resident into a long term care facility
17.advance directive: a document stating a person's wishes about
health care when that person cannot make his or her own decisions
18.afebrile: without fever; denoting apyrexia; having a normal body
temperature.
19.affected side: a weakened side from a stroke or injury; also called the
"weaker" or "involved" side.
20.aging process: the natural occurrences in the body that produce the
changes associated with growing old
21.agitation: a state of anxiety or nervous excitement
22.AIDS: acquired immune deficiency syndrome
, 23.Alzhemier's disease: An age-related dementia characterized by
confusion, memory loss, and other symptoms. this affects memory,
thinking, reasoning, judg- ment, langauge, behavior, mood and
personality
24.ambulation: the act of walking
25.amputee: someone who has had a limb removed by amputation
26.anatomy: The study of body structure
27.anemia: A condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells,
in hemo- globin, or in total volume.
28.angina: chest pain from reduced blood flow to part of the heart
29.antibiotics: a drug that kills certain pathogens
30.Anti-embolic stockings: exert pressure on veins promoting venous
blood re- turn; are used to help prevent blood clots in the legs
31.anxiety: A vague, uneasy feeling in response to stress
32.aphasia: the total or partial loss of the ability to use or understand
language
33.apena: the lack or absence of breathing
34.arteries: carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
35.arteriosclerosis: abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or
arteries
36.arthritis: joint inflammation
37.aspiration: breathing fluid, food, vomit or an object into the lungs
