Certified Nursing Assistant Exam 1
Acute - Correct Answers-Sudden, Sharp
Ambulatory - Correct Answers-Able to walk around
Aphasia - Correct Answers-Inability to express oneself properly through loss of speech and/or
loss of verbal comprehension
-Expressive: Cannot Speak
-Receptive: Cannot Understand What is Being Said
Artery - Correct Answers-Large blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart to the tissues
Arthritis - Correct Answers-Inflammation of the joints and tissues
Attitudes - Correct Answers-Feeling and opinions one has or shows towards situations, or other
people
Coma - Correct Answers-An abnormal deep stupor
-sleeplike
-cannot be awakened
Comatose - Correct Answers-Used to describe the condition of a patient in a coma. Sometimes
the word unconscious is used.
,Constipation - Correct Answers-Infrequent and difficult bowel evacuation
Convulsion - Correct Answers-Violent, strong involuntary muscular contractions
CVA/Stroke - Correct Answers-Cerebral Vascular Accident
Cognition - Correct Answers-The ability to think, reason, make and remember decisions
Decubitus Ulcer - Correct Answers-Ulcerated, worn away area on the skin. Also called a Pressure
Sore.
Deformity - Correct Answers-Distortion/Disfiguration
Degeneration - Correct Answers-Breakdown, Deterioration
Defecate - Correct Answers-Bowel Movement
Dementia - Correct Answers-Progressive deterioration of mental functions
Diarrhea - Correct Answers-Frequent watery bowel evacuation
Edema - Correct Answers-Condition in which the body tissues contain an excessive amount of
fluid
Ethics - Correct Answers-Standards of behavior; right and wrong
,Ethnicity - Correct Answers-Special customs, language, national origin and/or heritage
Exploitation - Correct Answers-Illegal use of vulnerable adult's property or personal items
Geriatric - Correct Answers-Study of the elderly
Hemiplegia - Correct Answers-Paralysis of one side of the body (Left/Right)
Hemorrhage - Correct Answers-Abnormal loss or discharge of blood
Hypertension - Correct Answers-High Blood Pressure
Hypotension - Correct Answers-Low Blood Pressure
Impaction - Correct Answers-Tightly wedged stool
Involuntary - Correct Answers-Uncontrollable
Incontinent - Correct Answers-Involuntary evacuation of bowel or bladder
Mental - Correct Answers-Related to the mind
Myocardial Infarction - Correct Answers-Heart Attack
Neglect - Correct Answers-Failure to provide goods and services necessary to avoid physical
harm, mental anguish, or mental illness
, Pathogen - Correct Answers-Disease causing microorganism; germ
Paraplegia - Correct Answers-Paralysis of the lower half of the body - waist down
Physical - Correct Answers-Relates to the body
Prosthesis - Correct Answers-Artificial or man-made part of organ (dentures/false eyes)
Pulse - Correct Answers-Rhythmical throbbing of an artery showing how fast the heart is beating
Reality Orientation - Correct Answers-Assisting residents to be aware of the time, place, and
person
Respiration - Correct Answers-The act of breathing
Shearing - Correct Answers-Force of skin over a bone when the bone moves but the skin stays at
the point of contact
Sign - Correct Answers-Evidence of something abnormal in the body which is observed by the
nursing team through seeing, listening, touching and smelling
Standard Precautions - Correct Answers-Practices that reduce risk of disease transmission like
wearing gloves or washing hands
Temperature - Correct Answers-Measurement of body heat
Acute - Correct Answers-Sudden, Sharp
Ambulatory - Correct Answers-Able to walk around
Aphasia - Correct Answers-Inability to express oneself properly through loss of speech and/or
loss of verbal comprehension
-Expressive: Cannot Speak
-Receptive: Cannot Understand What is Being Said
Artery - Correct Answers-Large blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart to the tissues
Arthritis - Correct Answers-Inflammation of the joints and tissues
Attitudes - Correct Answers-Feeling and opinions one has or shows towards situations, or other
people
Coma - Correct Answers-An abnormal deep stupor
-sleeplike
-cannot be awakened
Comatose - Correct Answers-Used to describe the condition of a patient in a coma. Sometimes
the word unconscious is used.
,Constipation - Correct Answers-Infrequent and difficult bowel evacuation
Convulsion - Correct Answers-Violent, strong involuntary muscular contractions
CVA/Stroke - Correct Answers-Cerebral Vascular Accident
Cognition - Correct Answers-The ability to think, reason, make and remember decisions
Decubitus Ulcer - Correct Answers-Ulcerated, worn away area on the skin. Also called a Pressure
Sore.
Deformity - Correct Answers-Distortion/Disfiguration
Degeneration - Correct Answers-Breakdown, Deterioration
Defecate - Correct Answers-Bowel Movement
Dementia - Correct Answers-Progressive deterioration of mental functions
Diarrhea - Correct Answers-Frequent watery bowel evacuation
Edema - Correct Answers-Condition in which the body tissues contain an excessive amount of
fluid
Ethics - Correct Answers-Standards of behavior; right and wrong
,Ethnicity - Correct Answers-Special customs, language, national origin and/or heritage
Exploitation - Correct Answers-Illegal use of vulnerable adult's property or personal items
Geriatric - Correct Answers-Study of the elderly
Hemiplegia - Correct Answers-Paralysis of one side of the body (Left/Right)
Hemorrhage - Correct Answers-Abnormal loss or discharge of blood
Hypertension - Correct Answers-High Blood Pressure
Hypotension - Correct Answers-Low Blood Pressure
Impaction - Correct Answers-Tightly wedged stool
Involuntary - Correct Answers-Uncontrollable
Incontinent - Correct Answers-Involuntary evacuation of bowel or bladder
Mental - Correct Answers-Related to the mind
Myocardial Infarction - Correct Answers-Heart Attack
Neglect - Correct Answers-Failure to provide goods and services necessary to avoid physical
harm, mental anguish, or mental illness
, Pathogen - Correct Answers-Disease causing microorganism; germ
Paraplegia - Correct Answers-Paralysis of the lower half of the body - waist down
Physical - Correct Answers-Relates to the body
Prosthesis - Correct Answers-Artificial or man-made part of organ (dentures/false eyes)
Pulse - Correct Answers-Rhythmical throbbing of an artery showing how fast the heart is beating
Reality Orientation - Correct Answers-Assisting residents to be aware of the time, place, and
person
Respiration - Correct Answers-The act of breathing
Shearing - Correct Answers-Force of skin over a bone when the bone moves but the skin stays at
the point of contact
Sign - Correct Answers-Evidence of something abnormal in the body which is observed by the
nursing team through seeing, listening, touching and smelling
Standard Precautions - Correct Answers-Practices that reduce risk of disease transmission like
wearing gloves or washing hands
Temperature - Correct Answers-Measurement of body heat
