Common Medical Abbreviations
PRN
What is "as needed?"
Nursing assistants work in a lot of different places. One place that CNAs work is a skilled nursing facility. This type of facility is also called a ______________.
What is a nursing home?
Asepsis is defined as ________________.
What is "the absence of disease causing germs?"
Dementia is a loss of ______________ function.
What is "cognitive function"
In most facilities, what is a Code Red?
What is a "fire warning"
STAT
What is "NOW, immediately?"
You are working as a CNA in hospice. What types of patients are you caring for?
What is "people at the end of life?"
Mary T. was admitted to the nursing home on May 1st. On July 4th, she was diagnosed with a skin infection. This infection is considered a ________________ infection.
What is "nosocomial"
Which type of arthritis is a result of aging?
What is "osteoarthritis?"
Your resident has fallen in between the wall and the toilet and he does not respond to your calling his name. What should you do in this emergency?
What is "Stay with the resident and call for help?"
QID
What is "four times a day?"
CNAs can legally document _______________
What is "care that they give?"
The SINGLE most important thing that all healthcare workers can do in order to prevent the spread of infection is ________________.
What is "proper hand washing?"
Plantar flexion can be prevented with ________________.
What is "foot boards, special splints and range of motion exercises?"
A grease fire breaks out in the nursing home kitchen. What type of fire extinguisher should you use?
What is "B fire extinguisher?"
q3h
You are working as a rehabilitation aide. You are working with patients and residents who
need__________________.
What is "restorative care?"
Droplets from a cough or sneeze would be considered which link in the chain of infection?
What is "portal of exit?"
Your resident with dementia frequently becomes restless and agitated in the late afternoon and evening. This condition is known as:
What is "sundowning?"
You are working and hear the operator page a “code gray” on your unit. What does this mean in most institutions?
What is "a call for additional personnel to handle an unruly patient?"
NPO
An OSHA survey of a health care facility is focused on what?
What is "health and safety practices in the facility?"
Mrs. Jones has been diagnosed with C. Diff. Which precautions should be taken when performing personal care?
What is "wear a gown and gloves?"
This organ of the body utilizes 25% of the circulatory system, more than any other organ:
What is "the brain?"
Once CPR is started, how long does it continue?
What is "until a physician determines when to stop?"