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Certified Nursing Assistant Terminology
The complete list of nursing terms and definitions.
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Basic CNA/Nurse Aide CarePromotion of Function and Health of ResidentsPromotion of SafetyProviding Specialized Care for Residents with Changes in HealthRole of the CNA/Nurse AideTerms, Abbreviations, and Acronyms
Basic CNA/Nurse Aide Care
Promotion of Function and Health of Residents↑ Top
- A.M. Care
- Cholesterol-Restricted Diet
- Clear Liquid Diet
- Consistent Carbohydrate Diet
- Full Liquid Diet
- H.S. Care
- Health Definition
- Low-Sodium Diet
- Mechanical Soft Diet
Promotion of Safety↑ Top
- Body Mechanics
- Chemical Restraint
- Isolation And Its Purpose
- Mode Of Transmission
- PASS
- Physical Restraint
- RACE
- Restraint
- Standard Precautions
- Transmission-Based Precautions
Providing Specialized Care for Residents with Changes in Health↑ Top
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Aphasia
- Cheyne-Stokes Breathing
- Dementia
- Elopement
- Palliative Care
- Rigor Mortis
- Sundowner's Syndrome
Role of the CNA/Nurse Aide↑ Top
- Active Listening
- Activity Of Daily Living (ADL)
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
- Chain Of Command
- Compassion
- Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)
- Empathy
- HIPAA Privacy Rule
- Informed Consent
- Legal Documentation Requirements
- Nonverbal Communication
- Patient's Bill Of Rights
- Policy
- Procedure
- Psychosocial
- Routine Reporting
- Scope Of Practice
- Therapeutic Communication
- Urgent Reporting
- Verbal Communication
Terms, Abbreviations, and Acronyms↑ Top
- Abduction
- Abuse
- Acute Care
- Adduction
- Advanced Directives
- Apnea
- Assault
- Assessment
- Assisted Living
- Atrophy
- Battery
- Constipation
- Contracture
- Diarrhea
- DVT
- Dysphagia
- Dyspnea
- Expressive Aphasia
- Extension
- Fetal Position
- Flexion
- Fluid Balance
- Foot Drop
- Fowler's Position
- Fracture Pan
- Handroll
- Hat
- Hemiparesis
- Hemiplegia
- HIPAA
- Home Health Care
- Hospice
- Hypertension
- Incontinence
- Long-Term Care
- Malpractice
- Neglect
- NPO
- OBRA
- OSHA
- Palliative Care
- Paraplegia
- Passive Range Of Motion
- Prone Position
- Providers
- Quadriplegia
- Range Of Motion
- Receptive Aphasia
- Rehabilitation
- Rotation
- Semi-Fowler's Position
- Sexual Harassment
- Sims Position
- Skilled Care
- Specimen
- Stoma
- Supine Position
- TIA
- Trendelenburg Position
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