CNA Iowa study Guide with Accurate
Solutions
sundowner's syndrome - ANS-confusion that affects people with dementia around
sundown
pulse - ANS-heart rate
blood pressure - ANS-pressure of blood in the circulatory system
anti- embolism hose - ANS-theriputic treatment to increase bloodflow in the legs
malignant - ANS-a tumor that invades and destroys near by tissues and can spread to
other parts of the body
benign - ANS-a non harmful tumor in effect
cyanosis - ANS-blue or grey of the skin, lips, nails, and/or eyes
jaundice - ANS-yellow of the skin/ whites or eyes
constipation - ANS-passing hard stool or difficulty passing stool
angina - ANS-chest pain caused by reduce blood flow
dementia - ANS-thought or social skills affecting daily functions
cardiac - ANS-heart disease
colitis - ANS-inflamation reaction in the colon
acute illness - ANS-sudden illness, expect recovery
chronic illness - ANS-ongoing illness can be treated
asepsis - ANS-the absence of a diesease producing microbes
geriatric - ANS-feild in medicine concerned about peoples health
, coma - ANS-a state at which someone doesnt know or is uneaware and unabel to react
or respond to people, places, or things
hemiplegia - ANS-paraysis on one side of the boddy
medical asepsis - ANS-practice to minimalize number of microbes
surgical asepsis - ANS-the practice to remove all mircobes
vaccine - ANS-a shot containing dead or weakend microbes
contamination - ANS-unclean process
nosocomial - ANS-disease originating in a hospital
immunity - ANS-protection against a disease or condition
sterilization - ANS-process of destroying all microbes
non-pathogen - ANS-a microbe that doesnt usually cause infections
pathogen - ANS-a microbe that can cause infection
communicable disease - ANS-disease caused by pathogens that spread easily
antibiotic - ANS-a drug that kills specific microbes that cause infections
sterile field - ANS-work area of all pathogens
body alignment - ANS-posture, the way the head arms and legs are alligned with
another
transfer - ANS-how a person moves from one place to another
logrolling - ANS-turning the person like a log in one swift movement
supine position - ANS-semi-sitting head of the bed is 45-60* up
fowler's position - ANS-laying one once side or the other
perineal care - ANS-cleaning the genital and anal areas
full visual privacy - ANS-having the means to be completley free from public view while
in bed.
alopecia - ANS-hair loss
Solutions
sundowner's syndrome - ANS-confusion that affects people with dementia around
sundown
pulse - ANS-heart rate
blood pressure - ANS-pressure of blood in the circulatory system
anti- embolism hose - ANS-theriputic treatment to increase bloodflow in the legs
malignant - ANS-a tumor that invades and destroys near by tissues and can spread to
other parts of the body
benign - ANS-a non harmful tumor in effect
cyanosis - ANS-blue or grey of the skin, lips, nails, and/or eyes
jaundice - ANS-yellow of the skin/ whites or eyes
constipation - ANS-passing hard stool or difficulty passing stool
angina - ANS-chest pain caused by reduce blood flow
dementia - ANS-thought or social skills affecting daily functions
cardiac - ANS-heart disease
colitis - ANS-inflamation reaction in the colon
acute illness - ANS-sudden illness, expect recovery
chronic illness - ANS-ongoing illness can be treated
asepsis - ANS-the absence of a diesease producing microbes
geriatric - ANS-feild in medicine concerned about peoples health
, coma - ANS-a state at which someone doesnt know or is uneaware and unabel to react
or respond to people, places, or things
hemiplegia - ANS-paraysis on one side of the boddy
medical asepsis - ANS-practice to minimalize number of microbes
surgical asepsis - ANS-the practice to remove all mircobes
vaccine - ANS-a shot containing dead or weakend microbes
contamination - ANS-unclean process
nosocomial - ANS-disease originating in a hospital
immunity - ANS-protection against a disease or condition
sterilization - ANS-process of destroying all microbes
non-pathogen - ANS-a microbe that doesnt usually cause infections
pathogen - ANS-a microbe that can cause infection
communicable disease - ANS-disease caused by pathogens that spread easily
antibiotic - ANS-a drug that kills specific microbes that cause infections
sterile field - ANS-work area of all pathogens
body alignment - ANS-posture, the way the head arms and legs are alligned with
another
transfer - ANS-how a person moves from one place to another
logrolling - ANS-turning the person like a log in one swift movement
supine position - ANS-semi-sitting head of the bed is 45-60* up
fowler's position - ANS-laying one once side or the other
perineal care - ANS-cleaning the genital and anal areas
full visual privacy - ANS-having the means to be completley free from public view while
in bed.
alopecia - ANS-hair loss
