Which term stands for personal daily care tasks such as bathing, dressing, and transferring?

• A. Adduction
• B. Aging Process
• C. Advance Directives
• D. Activities of Daily Living (ADL)

Answer: (D)

The question is about identifying the term for routine personal daily care tasks a person needs to perform for themselves. Those tasks are called Activities of Daily Living, or ADLs. Recognizing ADLs helps CNAs gauge a resident’s level of independence and determine what support is needed to stay safe and maintain hygiene, such as bathing, dressing, and transferring between positions or to a chair.

The other options refer to something different: adduction is a specific movement toward the body's midline, the aging process is about getting older in general, and advance directives are legal documents detailing a person’s medical care wishes. Handling daily self-care tasks like bathing, dressing, and transferring is the defining idea of ADLs, which is why this is the best choice.