CNA Terminology List Flashcards
(33 cards)
acute illness
a sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover
aspiration
inhaling fluid, food, or an object into the lungs
ambulatory
able to walk around
catheter
a tube used to drain or inject fluid through a body opening
chronic illness
an ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset, could have no cure, the illness can be controlled and complication prevented
confidentiality
trusting others with personal and private information
constipation
infrequent or difficult bowel movement
contracture
the lack of joint mobility caused by abnormal shortening of muscles
cyanosis
slightly bluish gray discoloration due to lack of oxygen
decubitus ulcer
ulcerated, worn away are of skin (bed sore or pressure sore)
defecation
the process of excreting feces from the rectum through the anus
delusion
false, fixed belief
edema
condition where body tissue contain an excess amount of fluid
foley catheter
an indwelling ot retention catheter
fowleys position
semi sitting position between 45 and 90 degrees
hospice
a health care agency or program for people who are dying
hypertension
high blood pressure
hypotension
low blood pressure
impaction
tightly wedged hard stool in bowel
incontinent
involuntary evacuation of bowel or bladder
intake
the amount of fluid taken in
Medicaid
Minnesotas medical assistance intended to furnish necessary medical care for low income funded by federal and state
objective data
information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled
output
the amount of fluid lost from the body
