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CNA -Spring, 2022
CNA definitions - LIST 2
Term | Definition |
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Growth | Changes that occur physically as a person passes through life |
Development | Changes that occur psychologically or socially as a person passes through life |
Anatomy | Study of what body parts look like, where they are located,how big they are, how they connect to other body parts |
Physiology | Study of how the body parts work |
Culture | The beliefs, values and traditions that are customary to a group of people. (includes religious and spiritual beliefs) |
Values | A cherished belief or principle |
Anterior | Toward the front of the body |
Posterior | Toward the back of the body |
Lateral | Further away from the mid-sagittal plane of the body |
Medial | Closer to the mid-sagittal plane of the body |
OBRA | Omnibus Budget Reconciliation ACT |
Holiistic | Care of the whole person, physically and emotionally |
Objective | Obtained directly through measurements or from the five senses |
OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
Subjective | Information that cannot be objectively measured |
Attitude | The side of ourselves that we display to the world, communicating outwardly how we feel about things |
Assault | Threatening or attempting to touch a person without the person's consent |
Living Will | Type of advance directive, allows the person to give instructions about what medical treatments they would or would not want done in an effort to save their life. |
Negligent | fails to do what is "careful and reasonable" in a given situation |
Ethics | Moral principles or standards that govern conduct. |