Missouri CNA Exam Questions and Answers
Abandonment - Ans:-leaving resident unattended
Abduction - Ans:-away from the center (midline) of the body. (used for post hip operations spread
legs apart)
Abrasion - Ans:-a scraping or rubbing of the skin
Abuse - Ans:-the infliction of physical, sexual...
Aphasia - Ans:✔✔-language difficulty due to brain damage, which can effect listening, speaking, reading
and writing skills: loss of the ability to use or understand language (stroke)
Apical pulse - Ans:✔✔-pulse taken at the apex of the heart ( only can be taken with a stethoscope)
Apraxia - Ans:✔✔-loss of the ability to carry out planned movements as will (dressing, eating, bathing)
Arteries - Ans:✔✔-blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
Arterioslerosis - Ans:✔✔-loss of elasticity in the walls of the blood vessels (hardening of the artery's)
Arthritis - Ans:✔✔-inflammation of the joint
Asepsis - Ans:✔✔-the absence of germs
Aseptic - Ans:✔✔-free of microorganisms
Aspiration - Ans:✔✔-to draw fluid or object into the lung when breathing in (stroke or if resident is
eating and starts to cough talk to charge Nurse)
Assault - Ans:✔✔-threat or attempt to injure another in an unlawful manner
Assessment - Ans:✔✔-an appraisal of the whole person in establish a baseline and determine the
resident's potential and his need for help
Atherosclerosis - Ans:✔✔-accumulation of fat deposits inside of arteries, making them more narrow
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