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Nursing Assistant Exam Questions Correctly Answered. abduction - CORRECT ANSWER Moving a body part away from the mid-line of the body abrasion - CORRECT ANSWER A partial-thickness wound caused by the scraping away or rubbing of the skin abuse - CORRECT ANSWER The willful infliction of in...

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Nursing Assistant Exam Questions
Correctly Answered.

abduction - CORRECT ANSWER Moving a body part away from the mid-line of the body



abrasion - CORRECT ANSWER A partial-thickness wound caused by the scraping away or rubbing of the
skin



abuse - CORRECT ANSWER The willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or
punishment that results in physical harm, pain, or mental anguish; depriving the person (or the person's
caregiver) of the goods or services needed to attain or maintain well-being



accountable - CORRECT ANSWER Being responsible for one's actions and the actions of others who
performed the delegated tasks; answering questions about and explaining one's actions and the actions
of others



acetone - CORRECT ANSWER ketone that is found in blood, urine, and breath when diabetes mellitus is
out of control



activities of daily living (ADL) - CORRECT ANSWER The activities usually done during a normal day in a
person's life



acute illness - CORRECT ANSWER A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover



acute pain - CORRECT ANSWER Pain that is felt suddenly from injury, disease, trauma, or surgery



adduction - CORRECT ANSWER Moving a body part toward the mid-line of the body



admission - CORRECT ANSWER Official entry of a person into a health care setting

,adolescence - CORRECT ANSWER The time between puberty and adulthood; a time of rapid growth and
physical, sexual, emotional and social changes



advance directive - CORRECT ANSWER A document stating a person's wishes about health care when
that person cannot make his or her own decisions



affect - CORRECT ANSWER Feelings and emotions



allergy - CORRECT ANSWER A sensitivity to a substance that causes the body to react with signs and
symptoms



alopecia - CORRECT ANSWER Hair loss



ambulation - CORRECT ANSWER The act of walking



amputation - CORRECT ANSWER The removal of all or part of an extremity



anaphylaxis - CORRECT ANSWER A life-threatening sensitivity to an antigen



anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER The loss of feeling or sensation produced by a drug



anorexia - CORRECT ANSWER The loss of appetite



anterior - CORRECT ANSWER At or toward the front of the body or body part; ventral



antibiotic - CORRECT ANSWER A drug that kills certain microbes that cause infections



anticoagulant - CORRECT ANSWER A drug that prevents or slows down blood clotting



anxiety - CORRECT ANSWER A vague, uneasy feeling in response to stress

,aphasia - CORRECT ANSWER The total or partial loss <i>(a)</i> of the ability to use or understand
language <i>(phasia)</i>; a language disorder resulting from damage to parts of the brain responsible
for language



apical-radial pulse - CORRECT ANSWER Taking the apical and radial pulses at the same time



apnea - CORRECT ANSWER The lack or absence <i>(a)</i> of breathing <i>(pnea)</i>



arterial ulcer - CORRECT ANSWER An open wound on the lower legs or feet caused by poor arterial
blood flow



artery - CORRECT ANSWER A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart



arthritis - CORRECT ANSWER Joint <i>(arthr)</i> inflammation <i>(itis)</i>



arthroplasty - CORRECT ANSWER The surgical replacement <i>(plasty)</i> of a joint <i>(arthro)</i>



asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER Being free of disease-producing microbes



aspiration - CORRECT ANSWER Breathing fluid, food, vomitus, or an object into the lungs



assault - CORRECT ANSWER Intentionally attempting or threatening to touch a person's body without
the person's consent



assessment - CORRECT ANSWER Collecting information about the person; a step in the nursing process



assisted living - CORRECT ANSWER A housing option for older persons who need help with activities of
daily living yet wish to remain independent as long as possible

, assisted living residence (ALR) - CORRECT ANSWER Provides housing, personal care, support services,
health care, and social activities in a home-like setting to persons needing help with daily activities



atelectasis - CORRECT ANSWER The collapse of a portion of the lung



atrophy - CORRECT ANSWER Shrink; the decrease in size or the wasting away of tissue



autopsy - CORRECT ANSWER The examination of the body after death



avoidable pressure ulcer - CORRECT ANSWER A pressure ulcer that develops from the improper use of
the nursing process



bariatrics - CORRECT ANSWER The field of medicine focused on the treatment and control of obesity



base of support - CORRECT ANSWER The area on which an object rests



battery - CORRECT ANSWER Touching a person's body without his or her consent



bed rail - CORRECT ANSWER A device that serves as a guard or barrier along the side of the bed; side rail



bedfast - CORRECT ANSWER Confined to bed



benign tumor - CORRECT ANSWER A tumor that does not spread to other body parts; it can grow to a
large size



biohazardous waste - CORRECT ANSWER Items contaminated with blood, body fluids, secretions, or
excretions



Biot's respirations - CORRECT ANSWER Rapid and deep respirations followed by 10 to 30 seconds of
apnea

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