Healthcare Based
A resident hall is 100 is unable to produce and understand speech due to a brain damage caused by an injury or disease. This is known as.
Aphasia
What does the central nervous system include?
Brain
Spinal Cord
How does hearing change with age?
Change in ear structure causing hearing to worsen
What is quadriplegia?
Loss of function of legs, trunk, and arms. (all four limbs)
Whats a hearing impairment?
Loosing the ability to hear
A condition in which the immune system attacks the protective myelin sheath around the nerve cells is known as what?
Multiple Sclerosis
What are some CVA symptoms? (Cerebrovascular Accident)
Server headahce
confusion
dizziness
hemiplegia
What are the 5 senses
Vision
Hearing
Touch
Smelling
Taste
What is paralysis?
The total loss of ability to move and feel
What is a vision impairment
Loosing your sight
The nursing assistant is assisting Mrs. P with her lunch by identifying utensils and explaining the positions of food on her plate according to hand positions on a clock. This is considered what type of impairment ?
visual impairment
What does the peripheral nervous system include?
Autonomic Nervous System
Somatic Nervous System
Describe what cataract looks like.
Cloudiness, blurry vision
What is parkinson's disease?
Progressive disease that causes a portion of the brain to degenerate, causing rigid muscles, and tremors
Whats glaucoma?
increased fluid pressure in the eye causing damage to the optic nerve
Your resident in room 123 is not responsive to stimulus such as pain and verbal commands. As their CNA you know this patient is/has:
Comatose
What are the 4 regions of the spinal cord
Cervical
Lumbar
Thoracic
Sacral
What does Glaucoma damage
The optic nerve
What is aphasia?
Partial or total inability total inability to produce and understand speech as a result of brain damage caused by injury or disease.
Whats cataracts?
The lens of the eye becomes cloudy causing vision loss
A nursing assistant notes that the resident cannot understand simple requests but can speak fluently with nonsensical words. What type of aphasia does this represent.
Receptive Aphasia
What does BEFAST stand for:
B-Balance
E-Eyes
F-Face
A-Arms
S-Speech
T-Time
What is Macular Degeneration
The eyes not receiving images correctly.
What is multiple sclerosis?
The immune system attacks the protective myelin sheath around the nerve cells, causing slowed movements
What is macular degeneration
chronic eye disease that causes vision loss in the center of your field of vision