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CNA Quiz #1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Quadraplegia | Paralysis from the neck down. |
| PPE | Personal Protective Equipment Gown Goggles Gloves Mask |
| Hemiplegia | Paralysis of one side of the body. |
| Hemiparesis | Weakness of one side of the body. |
| Paraplegia | Paralysis in both legs and lower trunk. |
| Body Alignment | Posture |
| Body Mechanics | Using the body efficiently and safely |
| Fowlers Position | Semi-sitting position HOB is elevated 45-60 degrees |
| Friction | Rubbing of one surface against another |
| Gait Belt-Transfer Belt | Used when walking or transferring a patient |
| Lateral Position | Side lying position |
| Logrolling | Turning the person as a unit in the alignment with one motion |
| Shearing | BioHazard SpillWhen skin sticks to a surface and the muscles and tissue slide in the direction the body is moving |
| Sims position | A side lying position in which the upper leg is sharply flexed so that it is not on the lower leg and the lower arm is behind the person |
| supine position | The back-lying or dorsal recumbent position |
| DNR | Do Not Resuscitate |
| RACE | Rescue/Alarm/Confine/Extinguish or Evacuate |
| PASS | Pull/Aim/Squeeze/Sweep |
| Safe Environment | Water Safety/Electrical Safety/Report Faulty Equip./No Smoking sign-Oxygen/Bed low & locked/Lock wc when transferring/Maintenance must check all electrical equip. |
| Good CNA Qualities | Honest/Reliable/Dependable/Organized/Accepts assignments w/pleasure |
| Elder Abuse/5 | Physical Abuse-Financial-Neglect-Emotional-Abandonment |
| Atrophy | A decrease in size or wasting away of tissue |
| contracture | The abnormal shortening of a muscle |
| dorsiflexion | Bending backward |
| Ulcer stage 1 | Skin is intact. There is usually redness over a bony prominence |
| Ulcer stage 2 | Partial thickness skin loss. The wound may involve a blister or shallow ulcer |
| Ulcer stage 3 | Full thickness skin loss. The skin is gone. Fat is expossed and the tissue is shedding |
| ulcer stage 4 | Full thickness tissue loss with muscle,tendon,and bone exposure. |
| Unstageable Ulcer | Full thickness tissue loss with the ulcer covered by slough and or eschar. Slough is yellow, tan, grey, green, or brown. |
| extension | straightening of a body part |
| external rotation | turning the joint outward |
| flexion | bending a body part |
| Infection Control= | Hand Hygiene/ hand washing and hand sanitizing |
| Asepsis | Preventing Infection |
| footdrop | plantar flexion |
| 6 Critical Care Elements | 1.Knock at door 2.Introduce yourself 3.Explain why you are in room 4. Identify you patient 5. Provide Privacy 6. Hand Hygiene |
| ROM | range of motion. The movement of a joint to the extent possible without causing pain |
| aphasia | the inability to speak |
| metastasis | spread of cancer to other parts of the body |
| stroke | a cerebral vascular accident(CVA). Blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly interrupted |
| tumor | a new growth of cells |
| ADL | activities of daily living |
| A&Ox3 | alert and oriented x's person, place and time |
| HOH | hard of hearing |
| Prn | when necessary |
| QD | everyday |
| QOD | every other day |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| HS | hours of sleep |
| Nutrients | Protein, Fats, Carbohydrates, Vitamins, Minerals |
| Mechanical Soft | Semisolid foods with ground meats |
| clear liquids | water, tea, broth, sodas, jello-clear, fruit juices, |
| Dysphagia | trouble swallowing |
| Normal aging | skin looses laticity, hair turns gray, loose muscle mass, person gets shorter |
| factors affecting eating | age,culture, religion, appetite |
| conversion ounces to cc's | 1oz=30cc's |
| oral | mouth |
| rectum | butt |
| axilla | underarm |
| carotid pulse | neck |
| brachial pulse | forearm |
| radial pulse | wrist |
| COPD | chronic bronchitis, Emphysema, Astma, Pneumonia |
| hypoglycemia | SYMPTOMS:Hunger,Fatigue, weakness, sweating,headache,low BP,rapid pulse |
| hyperglycemia | weakness,drowsiness,thirst,dry mouth,hunger,BP low, coma |
| HBV | Liver disease, contagious through blood |
| ombudsman | Resident or family member |
| Tachacardia | low BP |
| Brachacardia | high BP |
| normal oral temperature | 98.6 |
| normal axillary temperature | 97.6 |
| normal rectal temperature | 99.6 |
| MI | heart attack |
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