CNA Flashcards

(45 cards)

1
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Cyanosis

A

bluish discoloration of the skin

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ACUTE

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New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic

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3
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Normal range for an oral temperature

A

97.6-99.6 average being 98.6

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4
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Halitosis

A

bad breath

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5
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Enema

A

Helps with constipation

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6
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dysphasic

A

Speaking

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7
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Comatose

A

Unconscious person

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8
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Sepsis

A

presence of pathogenic (disease-producing) microorganisms.

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Asepsis

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the condition in which an object is free of pathogenic, microbes.

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10
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Spina Bifida

A

Condition in which the spine and the cord inside the spine do not grow normally, resulting in the brain’s messages not being carried to the rest of the body.

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11
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Stoma

A

A surgically created opening

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12
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The normal range for an axillary temperature

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96.6-98.6F with the average being 97.6F

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13
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Medical Asepsis

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Procedures used to prevent pathogens from spreading

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14
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AM CARE

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Performed before breakfast

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15
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Morning care

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Performed after breakfast

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16
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Afternoon care

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after lunch and evening meal

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17
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HS Care

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During sleeping hours

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18
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Unconscious residents require special mouth care at least

A

Every 2 hours

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19
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Bath temp should always be

A

no cooler than 105°F but no warmer than 110°F

20
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Tub baths should only be

21
Q

For peri care

A

Put washcloth in water then take out form square and put soap on each side

22
Q

When dressing a resident with weak arm

A

always take off strong first

23
Q

most accurate way to check temperature

24
Q

First sense to diminish

25
Last sense to diminish
Hearing
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A client with AD wanders from room to room, moving the belongings of other clients to different locations. Alert and oriented clients are angry that their belongings have been moved. The nurse aide should:
find the missing articles and return them.
27
dementia is not part
of a normal aging process
28
Held accountable for your actions
Responsibility
29
Before performing oral care ask the resident
If they have open sores
30
Geriatric
Old age
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Self-Actualization
Relating to that which enables one to reach their highest potential
32
Terminal
An illness or injury for which there is no reasonable expectation of recovery.
33
Alzheimers is a
chronic disease also part of dementia
34
Hypoglycemia
Low blood sugar
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Cerebral Palsy
difficulty talking, walking, seeing, hearing, sitting, or swallowing.
36
Mental Retardation
caused by an injury, disease or abnormality of the brain that happens before the person is 18 years old.
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Dementia
Progressive brain dysfunction
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Denial
deny the truth “nothing is wrong”
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Anger
blame their creator, fate, a friend, a family member, you, the other LTC staff, or their doctor.
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Bargaining
negotiate with physicians, friends or even God or promise to give to charity or reaffirm their earlier faith in god.
41
Depression
withdrawal, psychomotor retardation, sleep disturbances, hopelessness
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Acceptance
accepts death as the inevitable, universal conclusion of the living.
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Acceptance
accepts death as the inevitable, universal conclusion of the living.
43
cognition
the ability to think clearly and logically
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Autonomy is a person's right to
make their own deicisions