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CNA Chapter 4
Communication Challenges
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Airway | the natural passageway for air to enter into the lungs |
| Anxiety | unease or worry, often about a situation or condition |
| Artificial Airway | any tube inserted into the respiratory tract for the purpose of maintaining an airway and facilitating ventilation |
| Coma | state of unconsciousness in which a person is unable to respond to any change in the environment, including pain |
| Combative | violent or hostile |
| Confusion | the inability to think clearly and logically |
| Defense mechanism | unconscious behaviors used to release tension and/or help a person cope with stress |
| Disorientation | confusion about person, place, or time; may be permanent or temporary |
| Dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
| Impairment | a partial or complete loss of function or ability |
| Major Depressive Disorder | an illness that causes social withdrawal, lack of energy, and loss of interest in activities, as well as other symptoms |
| Masturbation | to touch or rub sexual organs in order to give oneself or another person sexual pleasure |
| Tracheotomy | a surgically-created opening through the neck into the trachea |
| Ventilation | in medicine, the exchange of air between the lungs and the environment |
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