What term refers to factors that increase the likelihood of injury or disease?

• A. Rights
• B. Risk Factor
• C. Role
• D. Rotation

Answer: (B)

Risk factors are conditions or behaviors that increase the chance of injury or disease. Recognizing them helps prevent harm in caregiving. Examples include age-related changes like poor vision or unsteady gait, chronic illnesses, medications that cause dizziness, and environmental hazards such as clutter, poor lighting, or wet floors. By identifying these factors, a CNA can focus on prevention—keeping floors dry, ensuring adequate lighting, assisting with transfers, encouraging hydration and nutrition, and following infection-control and safety protocols. Other terms such as rights, role, or rotation refer to resident freedoms, duties, or movements, not to factors that raise risk.