CNA MN 24-25 Review Units 1-5

Intro to Healthcare

100

This law requires CNAs (and others) to report suspected abuse

Vulnerable Adult Law

200

This law requires that CNA's have 75 hours of training

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)

300

It is this person's role to help solve grievances between nursing homes and residents/resident families

Ombudsman

400

This is the term for a set of beliefs that tell right from wrong

Ethics

500

This law says that patients have the right to make decisions about their care, and to have the information needed to make those decisions

Patient Self-Determination Act

Basic Needs & Sensory System

100

This model shows that humans need to have basic requirements in place before they can develop more as people

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

200

This eye condition is characterized by a cloudy appearance and impaired vision

cataracts

300

Things like food, water, and oxygen are located on this level of Maslow's hierarchy

Physical/physiological needs

400

This body system is responsible for production of hormones like insulin, thyroxin, and adrenaline

Endocrine system

500

This word means that a person has difficulty speaking or understanding language

Aphasia

Communication

100

The abbreviation "CPR" stands for this:

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

200

The term DNR stands for this:

Do not resuscitate

300

Your unconscious resident should have mouth care every hour.  You would abbreviate that like this:

Q1H

400

Sign language and written notes are examples of this type of communication

Verbal

500

Things that you can prove by seeing, hearing, measuring, or feeling are examples of this type of data/information:

Objective 

Save & Clean Env.

100

This is the term for things you might do to protect yourself if you might come into contact with bodily fluids when caring for a patient

Standard Precautions

200

Materials contaminated with blood or other bodily fluids, used needles, and (sometimes) PPE should be disposed of in this type of container

Biohazard

300

When a person has a contagious illness, they might need to be kept in a room away from others.  We would call it this:

Isolation

400

This disease is usually caused by long-term smoking.  It can be either chronic bronchitis or emphysema

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

500

This virus is spread primarily through contact with blood and other bodily fluids.  If untreated, it can progress into AIDS

HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)

Vitals & Measurements

100

One inspiration plus one expiration equals this:

One respiration

200

If a resident has had a mastectomy on their right side, we would choose this arm to take blood pressure

The left arm

300

This is the normal range for blood pressure:

90/60 to 129/79

400

This measurement might only be taken once, when a resident first admits to a facility

Height

500

This measurement is important for physicians to know when prescribing medications and determining dosages

Weight