CNA TMU Test |33 Questions and answers
Sims position - -lying on left side with right knee drawn up and with left arm drawn
behind, parallel to the back
-Fowler's position - -a semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is raised between 45 and
60 degrees
-supine position - -lying on back, facing upward
-prone position - -lying on abdomen, facing downward
-lateral position - -side lying position
-Mouth temperature - -97.6-99.6
-Rectum temperature - -98.6-100.6
-Armpit temperature (axillary) - -96.6-98.6
-Ear temperature (tympanic) - -96.6-99.7
-temporal temperature - -97.2-100.1
-brachial pulse - -the pulse felt in the upper arm, for infants
-radial pulse - -the pulse felt at the wrist
-Apical pulse - -the pulse on the left side of the chest, just below the nipple
-Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) - -brief episode of loss of blood flow to the brain, usually
caused by a partial occlusion that results in temporary neurologic deficit (impairment);
often precedes a CVA (stroke)
-normal signs of aging - -SKIN IS THINNER, FRAIL, DRIER, & LESS ELASTIC
MUSCLES WEAKEN AND LOSE TONE
BONES LOSE DENSITY & BECOME BRITTLE
LOSS OF FEELING/SENSITIVITY/SENSATION
SLOW REFLEXES & RESPONSES
SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS
5 SENSES DIMINISH
HEART LESS EFFICIENT
BLOOD OXYGEN DECREASE
APPETITE DECREASE
MORE FREQUENT URINATION
Sims position - -lying on left side with right knee drawn up and with left arm drawn
behind, parallel to the back
-Fowler's position - -a semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is raised between 45 and
60 degrees
-supine position - -lying on back, facing upward
-prone position - -lying on abdomen, facing downward
-lateral position - -side lying position
-Mouth temperature - -97.6-99.6
-Rectum temperature - -98.6-100.6
-Armpit temperature (axillary) - -96.6-98.6
-Ear temperature (tympanic) - -96.6-99.7
-temporal temperature - -97.2-100.1
-brachial pulse - -the pulse felt in the upper arm, for infants
-radial pulse - -the pulse felt at the wrist
-Apical pulse - -the pulse on the left side of the chest, just below the nipple
-Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) - -brief episode of loss of blood flow to the brain, usually
caused by a partial occlusion that results in temporary neurologic deficit (impairment);
often precedes a CVA (stroke)
-normal signs of aging - -SKIN IS THINNER, FRAIL, DRIER, & LESS ELASTIC
MUSCLES WEAKEN AND LOSE TONE
BONES LOSE DENSITY & BECOME BRITTLE
LOSS OF FEELING/SENSITIVITY/SENSATION
SLOW REFLEXES & RESPONSES
SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS
5 SENSES DIMINISH
HEART LESS EFFICIENT
BLOOD OXYGEN DECREASE
APPETITE DECREASE
MORE FREQUENT URINATION
