CNAChpt4April

  1. The natural passageway for air to enter into the lungs
    Airway
  2. Uneasiness, often about a situation or condition
    Anxiety
  3. Any plastic, metal, or rubber device inserted into the respiratory tract for the purpose of maintaining ventilation
    Artificial Airway
  4. State of unconsciousness in which a person is unable to respond to any change in the environment, including pain
    Coma
  5. Violent or hostile
    Combative
  6. The inability to think clearly and logically
    Confusion
  7. Unconscious behaviors used to release tension and or help a person cope with stress
    Defense Mechanisms
  8. An illness that causes social withdrawal, lack of nergy, and loss of interest in activities, as well as other symptoms
    Depression
  9. Confusion about person, place or time; may be ermanent
    or temporary
    Disorientation
  10. A loss of function or ability; can be a partial or complete loss
    Impairment
  11. To touch or rub sexual organs in order to give oneself or another person sexual pleasure
    Masturbation
  12. An opening through the neck into the trachea that is
    surgically created
    Tracheostomy
Author
harstanner
ID
54216
Card Set
CNAChpt4April
Description
Chapter 4 Terms
Updated