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Med OC 2 Final
CNA Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abduction | Movement AWAY from the trunk or midline ex moving arm away from body |
| Abuse | Intentional mistreatment that causes pain or injury can be verbal, physical, mental, emotional, sexual, or financial |
| Acute Care | 24 hour care in a temporary facility, such as a hospital, when serious or sudden illness requires all services to be immediately available |
| Adduction | Movement TOWARDS the trunk or midline ex moving are towards the body |
| Advance Directives | Legal documents that state what medical care the client wishes if unable to make decisions for themselves ex living will and durable powers of attorney |
| Apnea | Absence of breathing |
| Assult | The intentional threat or attempt to harm someone, resulting in that person being fearful that they will be injured |
| Assessment | Gathering information about the client from many sources: vital signs, observations, sign and symptoms, lab results, ect. |
| Assisted Living | 24-hour care for residents who need some daily assistance for ADL, meals, and other personal care. Independence is encouraged. |
| Atrophy | Muscle that waste away and becomes weak |
| Battery | The intentional use of force against someone, resulting in harmful physical contact. |
| Constipation | Stool is too dry and or hard to be passed easily |
| Diarrhea | Frequent passage of loose or watery stools |
| DVT | Deep Vein Thrombosis |
| Dysphagia | Difficulty swallowing |
| Dyspnea | Difficulty breathing |
| Extension | Straightening of a joint, causing an increase in the angle between bones that form the joint |
| Fetal Position | Lying or sitting curled up, with limbs close to the torso and head close to the knees |
| Flexion | Bending at a joint, causing a decrease in the angle between the bones that form the joint |
| fluid Balance | Equal intake and output |
| Fowlers Position | Sitting at an angle between 30 and 90 degrees, with legs either bent or straight |
| Fracture Pan | A bedpan that is flatter than a regular one, used for patients or residents unable to raise their hips |
| Handroll | A rubber device or rolled washcloth that prevents fingers from curling up tightly |
| Hat | A device that fits in the toilet for collecting urine or stool |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| Home Health Care | For chronically ill patients who would rather stay at home. often help and can assist with simple household tasks |
| Hospice | A healthcare setting for people who are terminally ill |
| Hypertension | High Blood Pressure: abbreviation HTN |
| Incontinence | Inability to control bladder or bowels |
| Long Term Care | 24 hours skilled care in a facility where clients live during chronic illness or rehabilitation. Services are provided to meet health and personal care needs |
| Malpractice | Injury to client from a professional because of negligence, carelessness, or lack of skill. |
| Neglect | Failure to provide necessary and important care that results in physical, mental, emotional , or medical harm |
| NPO | Nothing By Mouth |
| OSHA | Occupation Heath & Safety Administration, federal agency that makes and oversees the rules that protect workers from workplace harm. |
| Palliative Care | Pain relief and control |
| Paraplegia | Loss of function in the lower body and legs |
| Prone Position | Facing down; lying on the stomach and chets |
| Providers | People or organizations that provide or direct health care |
| Quadriplegia | Inability to move arms, legs, and trunk of the body |
| Range of Motion | Exercises that make each joint go through it's full arc or motion |
| Receptive Aphasia | Inability to understand spoken or written words |
| Rehabilitation | Therapy services that help restore , improve, or maintain function and strength after an illness or injury |
| Rotation | Turning on an axis. ex the head turning to its side |
| Sexual Harassment | Unwelcome or unprovoked sexual behavior that results in a hostile or intimidating work enviorment |
| Skilled Care | 24-hour care nursing and therapy care that can only be safely and effectively preformed by or under supervision of professionals or technical personnel |
| Specimen | A sample used for testing and analysis to make a diagnosis |
| Stoma | The surgical opening in the abdomen to allow urine or feces to leave the body A pouch is placed over the stoma to collect waste |
| Supine Position | Lying on back, face up |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack, a warning sign of a stroke |
| Active Listening | A type of communication that requires the listener to give full attention to the speaker. Besides focusing on verbal communication, the listener also take in nonverbal cues to fully understand what the speaker means |
| Activity of Daily Living (ADL) | A common task such as getting dressed grooming eating bathing toileting and ambulating |
| Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | Member of the healthcare team that has successfully completed 75 hours at an approved training program and passed both a written and manual skills test to recive certification by state |
| Chain of Command | The line of authority and responsibility in a facility or organization may bery according to the size and complexity if the facility |
| Compassion | Felling sad or sorrowed for those who suffer, as well as the desire to help |
| Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) | Medical order written by a doctor that states no measure should be taken to resuscitate a patient if their heart stops beating. |
| Empathy | The ability to experience the emotions and thoughts of others |
| HIPAA Privacy Rule | HIPAA protects an individuals medical records and personal health information. ALL healthcare professionals must follow HIPAA rules. Several penalties if violated. |
| Informed Consent | Permission by the client for care or a procedure after speaking with a doctor or provider the client understands the possible risks and benefits of the care or procedure |
| Nonverbal Communication | Communication without words: body language, gestures, facial expressions, and touch can all send a message |
| Patient's Bill of Rights | List that guarantees patients and residents certain rights while they are in a hospital or long term care facility. Include: confidentiality, fair and respectful care, decide or refuse medical care, ability to file complaint. |
| Policy | A written and official statement that describes what will and will not be done every time a situation occurs at a facility |
| Procedure | A written and official description of the steps to be followed for a process |
| Psychosocial | A persons psychological state and how they react in social settings |
| Routine Reporting | Routine reporting for the CNA includes daily care assisting with activities measuring vital signs intake and output and any tasks that are usual for that patient or resident. |
| Scope of Practice | Tasks and job duties that a CNA or nurse aid can legally perform. provided a list of activities that describes the scope of practice. if performed task outside of list they can be liable for any harm that happens and or lose certification |
| Urgent Reporting | Includes: any change in a patients condition that might require evaluation (ex bleeding or injury). Must report to a nurse, |
| Verbal Communication | Words or sounds as wells as the way they are spoken. Tone and volume are also apart of this. |
| Human Skeleton | Diagram in the packet |
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