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cna
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acute Illness | Sudden illness and expected to recover |
| Chronic illness | On-going illness with no cure (arthritis) |
| Terminal Illness | Will not recover (AD & COPD) |
| ALR | Assisted living residence |
| DON | Director of nursing |
| LVN | Licensed vocational nurse |
| HMO | Health maintenance organization |
| SNF | Skilled nursing facility |
| RN | Registered nurse |
| LPN | Licensed practical nurse |
| PPO | Preferred provider organization |
| A&O x0 | Awake but not aware of anything |
| A&O x1 | Aware of them self |
| A&O x2 | Aware of self and place |
| A&O x3 | Aware of self, place, date, time |
| A&O x4 | Aware of self, place, date, time, events |
| Respite care | Resident cared for at home gets taken to nursing home while family is away |
| Physical therapist | Helps restore function |
| Occupational therapist | Helps return person to their ADLs |
| Medicare | Federal health insurance for people over 65 |
| Medicaid | Sponsored by federal government and run by the state |
| OBRA | Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1987; residents informed of their rights orally or in writing |
| Representative | Able to act on a person's behalf if he/she cannot do so |
| Ombudsman | Helps residents voice a grievance |
| Restraints | Ordered by doctor |
| Aiding and Abetting | Person is not present during crime but has knowledge of the crime |
| Ethics | Knowledge of right and wrong |
| Libel | Making false statements in writing |
| Malpractice | Negligence by a professional person (NOT CNA) |
| Neglect | Failure to provide a person with services to prevent mental/physical harm |
| Negligence | Unintentional wrong where person did not act in a reasonable manner and a person's property was harmed |
| Slander | Making a false statement orally |
| Defamation | Injuring a person's reputation by making false statements |
| False imprisonment | Unlawful restraint or restriction of a person's freedom of movement |
| Fraud | Saying or doing something to deceive a person |
| Assault | Threatening to harm someone without consent |
| Battery | Touching someone without consent |
| Holism | Considers the whole person |
| Comatose | Being unable to respond |
| Culture | Characteristics of a group of people |
| Maslow's Hierarchy | Physical, Safety and Security, Love and Belonging, Self-Esteem, Self-Actualization (rarely met) |
| Withdrawal | Has little or no contact with family, friends, or staff |
| Paraphrasing | Re-stating the person's message in your own words |
| Direct questions | Yes or no answer |
| Open-ended questions | Invite the person to share thoughts, feelings, and ideas |
| Clarifying | Lets you make sure you understand the message |
| Focusing | Useful when a person rambles or wanders in thought |
| Silence | May not need to say anything when the person is silent |
| Bariatrics | Treatment of obesity |
| Homeostasis | Any process living things use to maintain survival |
| Epithelial tissue | Covers internal and external body surfaces |
| Connective tissue | Connects and supports other tissues |
| Muscle tissue | Stretches and contracts to let the body move |
| Nerve tissue | Receives and carries impulses to the brain and back to body parts |
| Organs | Groups of tissues with the same function |
| Largest organ | Skin |
| Outer layer of skin | Epidermis |
| Inner layer of skin | Dermis |
| What is found in the inner layer? | Blood vessels, nerves, oil glands, sweat glands, hair roots |
| What do sweat glands help the body do? | Regulate temperature |
| How many bones are there in the human body? | 206 |
| Four different types of bones | Long bone - Femur, Short bone - Phalanges, Flat bone - Sternum, Irregular bone - Vertebrae |
| What are needed for bone formation and growth? | Calcium and Phosphorus |
| Membrane on bones | Periosteum |
| Located inside the center of the bone | Bone marrow |
| Formed in the bone marrow | Red blood cells |
| Greater and lesser trochanter bone | Hip bone |
| Connective tissue at the end of long bones | Cartilage |
| What lines the joints and secretes synovial fluid? | Synovial membrane |
| 3 major types of joints | Ball and socket - Hip, Hinge joint - Elbow, Pivot joint - Neck |
| Circulatory system is made up of what? | Blood, heart, and blood vessels |
| What do blood vessels do when they are cold? | Dilate |
| What do blood vessels do when they are hot or want to maintain heat? | Constrict |
| What does the blood consist of? | Blood cells and plasma |
| What are red blood cells called? | Erythrocytes |
| What are white blood cells called? | Leukocytes |
| What is needed for blood clotting? | Platelets |
| How many chambers does the heart have? | Four |
| What are the 2 upper chambers called? | Right and left atrium |
| What are the 2 lower chambers called? | Right and left ventricles |
| Where does the right atrium receive blood from? | Body tissues |
| Where does the left atrium receive blood? | Lungs |
| Where does the right ventricle pump blood? | Lungs |
| Where does the left ventricle pump blood? | All parts of the body |
| Arteries | Carry blood AWAY from the heart |
| Veins | Carry blood TO the heart |
| How many muscles does the body have? | 500 |
| What muscles can be consciously controlled? | Voluntary |
| What connects muscles to bones? | Tendons |
| What connects bones to bones? | Ligaments |
| How does the body produce heat? | Shivering |
| What does the central nervous system consist of? | Brain and spinal cord |
| OBRA residents rights | Information, Refusing treatment, Privacy and confidentiality, Personal choice, Grievances, Work, Taking part in resident groups, Personal items, Freedom from abuse, mistreatment and neglect, Freedom from restraints, Quality of life |
| Largest part of the brain | Cerebrum |
| 8 functions the cerebral cortex controls | Reasoning, Memory, Consciousness, Speech, Voluntary muscle movement, Vision, Hearing, Sensation |
| What regulates and coordinates body movements? | Cerebellum |
| What connects the cerebrum to the spinal cord? | Brainstem |
| What does the brainstem consist of? | Midbrain, pons, and medulla |
| What does the medulla control? | Heart rate, breathing, blood vessel size, swallowing, coughing, vomiting |
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