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Nursing Ed
CNA Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abandonment | Failure to provide the care a patient needs |
| Abdominal Thrust | Method of attempting to remove an object from the airway of someone who is choking / heimlich |
| Abductor Wedge | Keeps hips aligned |
| Abnormal Vital Signs | Vital Signs that are abnormal |
| Absorption | Process of soaking up nutrients for the body |
| Abuse | Can be purposeful or unintentional mistreatment that causes physical, mental, or emotional pain or injury to someone |
| Accidents | Things not meant to happen |
| Activities | Things that a group have done |
| Acute | Happens suddenly |
| Adaptive Equipment | Devices that are used to assist with completing activities of daily living. Bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, etc. |
| Adaptive Devices | Devices that are used to assist with completing activities of daily living |
| Addiction | Physically or mentally dependent on something |
| Adduction | Moving a body part toward the mid-line of the body |
| ADL | Activities of Daily Living |
| Admission | Entering into a facility |
| Admitting Resident | Residents entering into a facility |
| Advance Directives | Legal documents that allow people to choose what medical care they wish to have if they are unable to make those decisions themselves |
| Afebrile | Without fever |
| Affected Side | A weakened side from a stroke or injury; also called weaker or involved side |
| Aging Process | Natural things that occur with growing old / gray hair, wrinkles, etc. |
| Agitation | The state of being excited, restless, or troubled |
| AIDS | Auto Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| Alarms | Warns you of danger or notifies when assistance is needed, especially by making a loud noise |
| Alternating Pressure Mattress | Prevents pressure sores |
| Alzheimer's | A progressive, incurable disease that causes tangled nerve fibers and protein deposits to form in the brain, which eventually causes dementia |
| Ambulation | Walking |
| Amputees | Person with a limb cut off |
| Anger | Hostility / An emotion characterized by antagonism toward someone or something |
| Angina | Chest pain |
| Antibiotics | A medicine that stops the growth of or destroys microorganisms |
| Antiembolitic | Prevents swelling, blood clots and aides in circulation |
| Anxiety | Uneasiness or fear, often about a situation or condition |
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