Showing posts with label CNA1 vocabulary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CNA1 vocabulary. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Nurse Aide 1 Module N and Module O Vocabulary Flash Cards: Incident Report and Critical Thinking

Modules N and O are both short modules, so I have combined these flash cards. Module N focuses on incident reports while Module O focuses on critical thinking as they pertain to North Carolina's Nurse Aide 1 program.

Use the following flashcards to help you study the related terms and definitions.

Directions:

  1. Click on the first flashcard.
  2. Click on each card or on the next thumbnail at the bottom to advance to the next slide.
Module N: Incident Report & Module O: Critical Thinking

Gait

A manner of walking or moving on foot

Incident

Any event that has harmed or could harm a resident, visitor, or staff member

Incident Report

Documentation of facts surrounding any unexpected event in a healthcare setting; also called an occurrence,  accident or event report

Punitive

Inflicting involving, or aiming at punishment

Critical Thinking

Exercising or involving careful judgment  based on facts and observations




Monday, May 25, 2026

Nurse Aide 1 Module M Vocabulary Flash Cards: The Interdisciplinary Care Plan

Module M focuses on the interdisciplinary care plan as it pertains to North Carolina's Nurse Aide 1 program.

Use the following flashcards to help you study the related terms and definitions.

Directions:

  1. Click on the first flashcard.
  2. Click on each card or on the next thumbnail at the bottom to advance to the next slide.
Module M: The Interdisciplinary Care Plan

Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)

Terms used in healthcare to refer to the basic needs required to care for oneself on a day-to-day basis

Assessment

A systematic way to collect and analyze data about a resident; the first step in delivering nursing care. Including not only physiological data, but also psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and lifestyle factors as well

Delegation

The assignment of resident care activities and/or tasks to nursing personnel who are present to assist, without the registered nurse losing responsibility for the assignment, the registered nurse always retains full responsibility for the resident

Delegatee

One who is delegated a nursing responsibility by either an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) or a registered nurse; one must accept responsibility and display competency in performing a task. A delegatee may be an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP)

Evaluation

Both the resident’s status and the effectiveness of the nursing care and goal met to modify the care plan as needed

Evidence-based Practice

The use of research findings  to guide decisions

Implementation

Nursing care conducted according to the care plan to assure continuity of care for the resident

Interdisciplinary Care Plan

Detailed plan of care created by representatives from several medical disciplines or specialties with each discipline focused on a specific resident’s condition, treatment goals, and methods for improving outcomes

Maslow’s  Hierarchy of Needs

A theory developed by Abraham Maslow, a researcher of human behavior, which explains the necessity of meeting an individual’s physical needs before meeting psychosocial needs

Nursing Diagnosis

The registered nurse’s clinical judgment about the resident’s response to actual or potential health conditions or needs

Nursing Measures

Measurable and achievable short- and long-range goals set by the registered nurse based on the assessment and diagnosis of the resident

Physiological

Relating to the way in which a living organism or bodily part functions; physical





Friday, May 22, 2026

Nurse Aide 1 Module AA Vocabulary Flash Cards: Temperature

Module AA focuses on vital signs, height, weight, and fluid balance as it pertains to North Carolina's Nurse Aide 1 program. This set of flashcards focuses on temperature and a few general terms related to subjective and objective data and pain.

Use the following flashcards to help you study the related terms and definitions.

Directions:

  1. Click on the first flashcard.
  2. Click on each card or on the next thumbnail at the bottom to advance to the next slide.
Module AA:  Temperature

Afebrile

Without a fever

Body Temperature

How much heat is in the body, balanced the heat created by the body and heat lost to the environment

Centigrade

Metric scale used to measure temperature, expressed in degrees 37°C = 98.6°F

Fahrenheit

Scale used to measure temperature, expressed in degrees 37°C = 98.6°F

Febrile

Fever, temperature above normal limits

Fever

Febrile, an elevated temperature

Objective Data

Information that can be verified by the senses, facts - not opinions

Pain

Whatever the person says it is

Subjective Data

Information provided by the person that cannot necessarily be verified by the senses

Thermometer

Device used to check temperature

Tympanic Thermometer

Device used to check a person’s temperature in the ear

VS (Vital Signs)

Measurement of temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure (TPR&BP) that show how well vital organs are functioning.  Sometimes pain is considered a VS as well.