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What do ADLs stand for?

  1. Daily Loving Tasks

  2. Assistive Daily Living

  3. Advanced Life Documents

  4. Daily Personal care tasks

The correct answer is: Daily Personal care tasks

The correct answer is that ADLs stands for "Daily Personal Care Tasks." This term refers to the essential everyday activities that individuals typically perform to care for themselves. Such tasks include bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, transferring from one place to another, and feeding. Understanding ADLs is crucial for Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) as they play a vital role in assisting patients who may be unable to perform these activities independently due to age, health conditions, or disabilities. By recognizing and facilitating ADLs, CNAs help enhance the quality of life and maintain the dignity of individuals in their care. The other options do not accurately define ADLs in the context of healthcare and personal care, as they suggest either incomplete or incorrect definitions that do not align with the established terminology used in nursing and caregiving practices.