cna vocabulary

1. walking with or without an assistive device
4. learned beliefs and behaviors that are practiced by a large group of people
6. cloudy spots that develop on the lense of the eye
10. plan that explains how we care for a resident
12. a method of attempting to remove an object from the airway
16. sometimes called positioning bars
17. kicking, hitting, hollering at staff etc.
18. state of being excited, restless or troubled
22. measures how the heart is working
24. inability to eliminate stool, or the infrequent, often painful elimination of hard, dry stool
25. your final wishes, do you want CPR or no CPR
27. living organisms that can cause infections
29. loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage
30. head nurse on the shift
32. new resident to facility
33. a disease in which abnormal cells grow out of control
34. final stage of HIV infection
35. permanent and painful shortening of the muscle or tendon
36. weighted silverware, nosey cups, clothing
37. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
38. large cradle at the end of the bed that holds the covers off the residents feet
39. medications used to cure bacterial infections

1. taken in the armpit
2. weaker side of the body
3. inhalation of food, drink, foreign material into the lungs
4. may be transmitted from person to person
5. vital signs not within normal limits
7. progressive, incurable disease that causes tangled nerve fibers and protein deposits to form in the brain, causes dementia
8. indwelling or foley tube that is inserted into the bladder to empty the urine
9. common condition in which your breathing stops and restarts
11. activities of daily living
13. program to promote bowel movements
14. inflammation of the joints, causing stiffness, pain, and decreased mobility
15. the way the parts of the body work together
19. illness that is long-term may lat over a lifetime
20. TED hose, long stockings that put compression on a persons lower legs
21. keeping information private
23. special equipment that helps a person perform ADLs
26. bathing a resident in bed
28. chest pain or discomfort
31. illness with a rapid onset, short term and is treated immediately
36. moving a body part away from the body
40. cerebrovascular accident (stroke)