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CNA terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abduction | moving a body part away from the midline of the body |
| Abuse | purposely causing physical, mental, or emotional pain or injury to someone. |
| Acute Care | care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers for people who have an immediate illness. |
| Adduction | moving or adding a body part toward the midline of the body. |
| Advanced Directives | Advance directives are legal documents that allow you to spell out your decisions about |
| Apnea | the state of not breathing |
| Assault | the act of threatening to touch a person without his or her permission. |
| Assessment | the systematic process of gathering information to evaluate a patient |
| Assisted living | living facilities for people who do not need skilled, 24-hour care, although they do require some help with daily care. |
| Atrophy | the wasting away, decreasing in size (shrinking), and weakening of muscles from lack of use |
| Battery | touching a person without his or her permission |
| Constipation | the inability to eliminate stool, or the difficult and painful elimination of a hard, dry stool |
| Diarrhea | the frequent elimination of liquid or semi-liquid feces. |
| DVT | a serious medical condition where a blood clot forms in a deep vein causing pain, swelling, and redness |
| Dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
| Dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
| Extension | straightening a body part. |
| Fetal position | a physical posture where a person lies on their side with the back curved, head bowed forward, and knees and arms drawn up toward the chest, resembling the fetal stance in the uterus |
| flexion | bending a body part. |
| fluid balance | taking in and eliminating equal amounts of fluid. |
| fowler's position | low fowlers is sitting in 15 to 30 degree position; semi-fowlers is 30 to 45 degree sitting position; fowlers or high fowlers is 60 to 90 degree sitting position |
| fracture pan | a bedpan that is flatter than the regular bedpan. |
| handroll | therapeutic devices or rolled materials placed in a patient's palm to prevent finger flexion |
| hat | a collection container that is sometimes inserted into a toilet to collect and measure urine or stool; a sani-pan |
| HIPAA | health insurance portability and accountability act is a US law designed to provide privacy standards to protect patients' medical records and other health information provided to health plans, doctors, hospitals and other health care providers |
| Home health care | care that takes place in a person’s home. |
| hospice | holistic, compassionate care given in facilities or homes for people who have six months or less to live; also called ‘comfort care’ |
| hypertension | high blood pressure. |
| incontinence | the inability to control the bladder or bowels. |
| long term care | care given in long-term care facilities (LTCF) for people who need 24-hour, supervised nursing care. |
| malpractice | injury to a person due to professional misconduct through negligence, carelessness, or lack of kill. |
| neglect | harming a person physically, mentally, or emotionally by failing to provide needed care. |
| npo | nothing by mouth; no food or fluids; remove or do not give water/ice pitcher |
| osha | Occupational Safety and Health Administration, sets and enforces protective safety and health standards in workplaces to prevent injuries, illnesses, and fatalities. |
| palliative care | specialized medical care that focuses on the comfort and dignity and relief of symptoms of the disease |
| paraplegia | loss of function of the lower body and legs. |
| prone position | position in which a person is lying on his stomach; palms down. |
| providers | people or organizations that provide health care, including doctors, nurses, clinics, and agencies. |
| quadriplegia | loss of function of the legs, trunk, and arms |
| range of motion | exercises that put a joint through its full arc of motion. |
| receptive aphasia | inability to understand spoken or written words . |
| rehabilitation | care given by therapists to help improve or restore lost body function |
| rotation | turning a joint in a circular motion. |
| sexual harassment | any unwelcome sexual advance or behavior that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment |
| skilled care | medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist; is available 24 hours a day. |
| specimen | a sample that is used for analysis in order to try to make a diagnosis |
| stoma | an artificial opening in the body. |
| supine position | position in which a person lies flat on his back; palms up. |
| tia | a "mini-stroke" or warning stroke, caused by a temporary blood flow blockage to the brain. |
| active listening | a structured communication technique that involves fully focusing on, understanding, responding, and remembering what is being said, rather than just passively hearing the speaker |
| activity of daily living | personal daily care tasks, such as bathing, dressing, caring for teeth and hair, toileting, eating and drinking, walking, and transferring. |
| certified nursing assistant ( CNA) | certified nursing assistant; a healthcare professional who provides basic patient care, such as bathing, dressing, feeding, and monitoring vital signs, under the supervision of a nurse |
| chain of command | a formal, hierarchical structure outlining the line of authority and reporting relationships within a healthcare organization |
| compassion | caring, concerned, considerate, empathetic, and understanding. |
| do not resuscitate (DNR) | an order that tells medical professionals not to perform CPR. |
| Empathy | entering into the feelings of others. |
| HIPAA privacy rule | establishes national standards to protect individuals' medical records and protected health information |
| informed consent | the process in which a person, with the help of a doctor, makes informed decisions about his or her health care. |
| nonverbal communication | communicating without using words |
| patient's bill of rights | a set of standards ensuring patients receive respectful, safe, and high-quality care, encompassing rights to information, privacy, and informed decision-making |
| policy | a course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs. |
| procedure | a method, or way, of doing something. |
| psychosocial | the interrelation of social factors and individual thought and behavior. |
| routine reporting | the regular, scheduled submission of standardized information |
| scope of practice | defines the things that healthcare providers are legally allowed to do and how to do them correctly. |
| urgent reporting | the immediate documentation and notification of serious, unexpected events |
| verbal communication | communicating using words or sounds, spoken or written. |
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