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wichita cna
abbreviation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Active ROM | resident moves the joints |
| Alignment | arranging the body into a straight line |
| Anorexia | poor appetite |
| Aphasia | loss of speech or comprehension of speech |
| Apical Pulse | Listening to and counting the pulse at the heart; using a stethoscope |
| Apnea | absence of breathing |
| Cardiac | pertaining to the heart |
| Cheyne Stokes | a period of (10-60) seconds apnea |
| Contracture | a condition in which a limb is fixed in a bent position |
| Culture | man-made part of the environment: man's symbols |
| Cyanotic | Blue-gray discoloration of skin due to the lack of oxygen in blood |
| Dehydration | a condition in which the body has less than the normal amount of fluid |
| Diaphoresis | profuse sweating |
| Dysphagia | difficulty in swallowing |
| Dyspnea | difficulty in breathing |
| Ectomy | surgical removal of (appendectomy) |
| Edema | fluid in body tissues |
| Emaciated | thin |
| Emesis | product of vomiting |
| Empathy | entering fully |
| Ethnic | having to do with various races |
| Expectoration | cough up of sputum |
| Expired | died |
| Flatus | expelled gas from the rectum (anus) |
| Fowler's Position | head of bed is raised to 45 degree angle |
| Friction | rubbing of two surfaces |
| Geriatrics | concern and care of the aged |
| Hallucinate | to wander in mind |
| Hema | having to do with blood (hematoma) |
| Hematoma | a tumor or swelling composed of blood |
| hemi | half |
| Hemiplegia | paralysis on half (1 side) of the body |
| Hypertension | high blood pressure |
| Hypotension | low blood pressure (postural hypotension is brought on by sudden changes of body position) |
| Incontinent | inability to retain urine |
| Itis | inflammation of: eg: Appendicitis |
| Jaundice | yellow skin and eye (caused by liver disease or obstruction) |
| Lethargic | sluggish |
| Myth | commonly held belief that is not true |
| Occlusion | a closure. State of being closed |
| Passive ROM | CNA moves the resident's joints |
| Perineum | pubic area |
| Prone | lying on stomach |
| Radial pulse | pulse taken at wrist |
| Rales | moist respiration |
| Range of Motion | series of exercises specifically designed to move each joint |
| Reality Orientation | techniques used to help a person remain oriented to environment |
| Rehab | rehabilitation: treatment |
| Remotivation Therapy | group activities |
| Semi-Fowler's | head of bed is raised 45 degree angle and foot of bed or knee raised 15 degree angle |
| Shearing | skin sticks to a surface and the muscles slide |
| Sims position | lying of left side with right side flexed |
| Sphygmo | sphygmomamometer: instrument to measure blood pressure. Commonly called "blood pressure apparatus or cuff" |
| Sputum | thick material usually gray |
| Supine | lying on back (dorsal recumbent) |
| Vertigo | dizziness |
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