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Stethoscope

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A medical instrument for listening to the action of someone’s heart or breathing, typically having a small disk-shaped resonator that is placed against the chest and two tubes connected to earpieces

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Fahrenheit

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Of or denoting a scale of temperature on which water freezes at 32° and boils at 212° under standard conditions

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Abuse registry

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Includes names of persons who have abused, neglected, exploited or misappropriated the property of vulnerable adults

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Certification

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The action or process of providing someone or something with an official document attesting to a status or level of achievement

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Department of Health (DOH)

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Is a department of the U.S. federal government and the state with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services

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Knowledge Exam

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Students in the state of Utah must demonstrate competency in Nursing Assistant-related knowledge in this exam offered by the UNAR to obtain certification.

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Renewal

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An instance of resuming an activity or state after an interruption such as renewing a nurse assistant certification every two years

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Skills Exam

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Students in the state of Utah must pass this practical assessment offered by the UNAR intended to measure a test-taker’s competence in specific Nursing Assistant-related skills

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Apical

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The adjective for apex, the tip of a pyramidal or rounded structure, such as the lung or the heart. An apical pulse is measured by listening over the apex (lower tip) of the heart with a stethoscope.

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Axillary

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Relating to the armpit

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Blood Pressure

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The pressure of the blood in the circulatory system, often measured for diagnosis since it is closely related to the force and rate of the heartbeat and the diameter and elasticity of the arterial walls

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Brachial Artery

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Is the major blood vessel of the (upper) arm

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Centigrade

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Relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees

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Diastolic

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Second measurement of blood pressure; phase when the heart relaxes or rests

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Digital Thermometer

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Are temperature-sensing instruments that are easily portable, have permanent probes, and a convenient digital display

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Ear Canal

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Is a tube running from the outer ear to the middle ear

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Electronic Thermometer

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An electronic instrument for determining temperatures

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Exhalation/Exhale/Expiration

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Breathe out air from the lungs in a deliberate manner

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Hypertension

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High blood pressure, measuring 130/80 or higher

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Hypotension

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Abnormally low blood pressure, measuring 100/60 or lower

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Inhalation/Inhale/Inspiration

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Breathing in.

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Irregular

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Not even or regular in shape or pattern.

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Oral

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Pertaining to the mouth

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Pain

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Physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury

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Pulse

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The rhythmical throbbing caused by the regular contraction and alternate expansion of an artery.

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Radial Artery

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The artery that runs just beneath the skin at the wrist where the pulse can be felt.

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Rectal

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Relating to or affecting the rectum

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Respirations

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The process of breathing air into the lungs and exhaling air out of the lungs

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Sphygmomanometer

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An inflatable rubber cuff that is applied to the arm enabling the determination of systolic and diastolic blood pressure; blood pressure cuff

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Systolic

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First measurement of blood pressure; phase when the heart is at work, contracting and pushing the blood from the left ventricle of the heart

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Temporal

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Pertaining to time, temporary; may also refer to a type of temperature measurement in a thermometer is placed on the temple or forehead

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Thermometer

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An instrument for measuring and indicating temperature

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Tympanic

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The temperature obtained by placing an electronic probe in the ear canal