Long Term Care Resident:
- Acute
- Assisted living
- Chronic
- Debilitating
- Dementia
- Long-term care
- Reality orientation
- Reminiscing
- Patients/residents
- Skilled nursing facility
- Subacute care
- Validation therapy
Medical and Anatomical Terms:
13. Anatomic position
14. Anatomy
15. Anterior
16. Cells
17. Connective tissue
18. Contractures
19. Disease
20. Distal
21. Epithelial tissue
22. Health
23. Inferior
24. Joints
25. Lateral
26. Membranes
27. Muscle tissue
28. Nerve tissue
29. Organ
30. Peritoneum
31. Physiology
32. Posterior
33. Prefix
34. Proximal
35. Suffix
36. Superior
37. System
38. Traction
Nervous System:
39. Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
40. Agitated
41. Alzheimer’s disease
42. Aphasia
43. Autonomic dysreflexia
44. Bipolar disorder
45. Brain
46. Cataract
47. Catastrophic reaction
48. Cerebral palsy
49. Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA)
50. Concussion
51. Confusion
52. Delirium
53. Delusion
54. Dementia
55. Developmentally disabled
56. Disruptive behavior
57. Elopement
58. Epilepsy
59. Generalized anxiety
60. Glaucoma
61. Hallucination
62. Hemianopsia
63. Hemiplegia
64. Multiple sclerosis
65. Nerve
66. Neuron
67. Otosclerosis
68. Panic disorder
69. Paralysis
70. Paranoia
71. Paranoid schizophrenia
72. Paraplegia
73. Parkinson’s disease
74. Peripheral nervous system
75. Post-traumatic stress syndrome
76. Quadriplegia
77. Reality orientation
78. Seizure
79. Stroke
80. Sundowner syndrome
81. Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
82. Tremor
83. Vertigo
CNA California Exam Vocabulary Sentences for Module 13
Long Term Care Resident Terms
- An acute illness is severe and requires immediate medical attention.
- Many elderly people live in assisted living facilities that provide some care while allowing them to maintain independence.
- Diabetes is a chronic condition that lasts for a long time and requires ongoing management.
- Arthritis can be debilitating, making it difficult for patients to perform daily activities.
- Dementia causes memory loss and affects a person’s ability to think clearly.
- Long-term care facilities provide 24-hour nursing services for residents who cannot care for themselves.
- Reality orientation helps confused residents remember the date, time, and where they are.
- Reminiscing about happy memories from the past can improve a resident’s mood.
- All patients/residents deserve respectful and compassionate care.
- A skilled nursing facility provides rehabilitation services and medical care for residents.
- Subacute care is appropriate for patients who need more care than at home but less than in a hospital.
- Validation therapy involves agreeing with residents to help them feel better about themselves.
Medical and Anatomical Terms
- The anatomic position shows the body standing upright with arms at the sides and palms facing forward.
- Anatomy is the study of the structure of the human body.
- The anterior part of the body is the front side.
- Cells are the basic building blocks of all living things.
- Connective tissue holds organs and other body parts together.
- Contractures occur when muscles become permanently shortened, limiting joint movement.
- Disease is an abnormal change in the body that causes specific signs and symptoms.
- The distal end of the arm is farther from the body’s center, like the fingers.
- Epithelial tissue covers body surfaces and lines body cavities.
- Health is a state of physical, mental, and social well-being.
- The inferior part of the body is located below another part, toward the feet.
- Joints are connections between bones that allow movement.
- Lateral means away from the body’s midline, toward the side.
- Membranes are thin sheets of tissue that line body cavities.
- Muscle tissue has the ability to contract and cause body movement.
- Nerve tissue carries electrical signals throughout the body.
- An organ is made up of different tissues working together, like the heart or lungs.
- The peritoneum is a membrane that lines the abdominal cavity.
- Physiology is the study of how the body functions.
- The posterior part of the body is the back side.
- A prefix is added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.
- The proximal end of the arm is closer to the body’s center, like the shoulder.
- A suffix is added to the end of a word to change its meaning.
- The superior part of the body is located above another part, toward the head.
- A system is a group of organs working together, like the respiratory system.
- Traction involves pulling or stretching to align bones or relieve pressure.
Nervous System Terms
- Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) causes vision loss in the center of the visual field.
- An agitated resident may be restless, anxious, or upset.
- Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disorder that causes memory loss and confusion.
- Aphasia is the loss of ability to communicate through speech, writing, or signs.
- Autonomic dysreflexia is a dangerous condition that causes extremely high blood pressure.
- Bipolar disorder causes extreme mood swings from depression to mania.
- The brain controls all body functions and houses consciousness and memory.
- A cataract causes clouding of the eye’s lens, making vision blurry.
- A catastrophic reaction is an unpredictable violent outburst from a person with dementia.
- Cerebral palsy affects movement and posture due to brain damage before birth.
- A Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) or stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is blocked.
- A concussion is a brain injury caused by a blow to the head.
- Confusion means being disoriented about time, place, or identity.
- Delirium is a sudden change in attention, perception, and thinking ability.
- A delusion is a false belief that seems real to the person experiencing it.
- Dementia causes a gradual decline in memory and thinking abilities.
- A developmentally disabled person has intellectual functioning below average.
- Disruptive behavior disturbs others and interferes with care activities.
- Elopement occurs when a resident leaves the facility without permission.
- Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes seizures.
- Generalized anxiety creates feelings of worry and fear without a specific cause.
- Glaucoma increases eye pressure and can lead to blindness if untreated.
- A hallucination involves seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not really there.
- Hemianopsia is the loss of vision in half of both visual fields.
- Hemiplegia is paralysis of one side of the body.
- Multiple sclerosis is a disease that damages the nervous system progressively.
- A nerve carries electrical signals between the brain and body parts.
- A neuron is a nerve cell that processes and transmits information.
- Otosclerosis causes hearing loss due to abnormal bone growth in the ear.
- Panic disorder causes sudden, intense episodes of fear and anxiety.
- Paralysis is the loss of movement and feeling in part of the body.
- Paranoia involves unrealistic feelings of persecution or suspicion.
- Paranoid schizophrenia is a mental disorder with delusions and hallucinations.
- Paraplegia is paralysis of both legs and sometimes the lower trunk.
- Parkinson’s disease causes tremors, stiffness, and difficulty with movement.
- The peripheral nervous system includes nerves outside the brain and spinal cord.
- Post-traumatic stress syndrome develops after experiencing a traumatic event.
- Quadriplegia is paralysis of all four limbs.
- Reality orientation helps residents stay connected to the present time and place.
- A seizure involves involuntary shaking and jerking of the body.
- A stroke occurs when blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted.
- Sundowner syndrome causes increased confusion and agitation in the evening.
- A Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) is a mini-stroke with temporary symptoms.
- A tremor is involuntary shaking, especially of the hands.
- Vertigo creates a spinning sensation and dizziness.
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