CNA Key Vocabulary
Essential terms and definitions you must know before exam day.
Key Vocabulary
ADLs
Activities of Daily Living — bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, transferring, and continence.
Standard precautions
Infection control practices applied to all patients regardless of diagnosis.
Pressure injury
Damage to skin and tissue caused by sustained pressure on bony prominences.
ROM
Range of Motion — exercises to maintain joint flexibility in non-ambulatory patients.
Vocabulary Study Tips
- 1.Hand hygiene and infection control questions appear in nearly every CNA exam — know all steps perfectly.
- 2.Residents' rights are heavily tested: privacy, dignity, right to refuse, right to be informed.
- 3.Use the state's specific skill checklist — the clinical exam uses exact procedural steps.
- 4.Practice your 5 clinical skills until each one is smooth and automatic.