Basic Caregiving Vocabulary Section 1

Question 1

利用者 ryousha

Answer 1

利用者 ryousha
user/consumer (person in caregiving facility like a patient)

MEMORY TIP: [RYOU shin] is parents. They are all
“RYOU(shin) sha” parents to someone before
Respect them because Ryou SHA ! like your mom and dad

Question 2

介助　　kaijo

Answer 2

介助　　kaijo (shimasu)
assist/assistance

MEMORY TIP: “Kay Jo [Kai jo]” ka mag pa-assist she is good.

Question 3

介護　　kaigo

Answer 3

介護　　kaigo (shimasu)
provide care

MEMORY TIP: We are training to be kaigofukushishi to provide kaigo (CARE)

Question 4

お世話　　osewa

Answer 4

お世話　　osewa (shimasu)
take care of

MEMORY TIP:
Take Care of you OSEWA (asawa)

Question 5

患者　　kanja

Answer 5

患者　　kanja
- patient

MEMORY TIP:
KAN(ada) and JA(pan) have patients in caregiving facilities
KAN ada (with patients)
JA pan (with patients)

Question 6

師長　　shichou

Answer 6

師長　　
head nurse

Head nurse is a SHI (SHE) Chou (ng)!
She gets along with any barkada.

Question 7

施設　　shisetsu

Answer 7

施設　　shisetsu
facility

MEMORY TIP:
“SHE SETSU” KATSU in the “FACILITY”

Question 8

病院　　byouin

Answer 8

病院　　byouin

hospital

Question 9

院長　inchou

Answer 9

院長　inchou
director of hospital

Before going IN and working for hospital,
talk to the IN-CHOU (director)

Question 10

食事　介助　

shokuji kaijo

Answer 10

食事　介助　　shokuji kaijo

- assist someone to eat

Question 11

着脱　介助　

chakudatsu kaijo

Answer 11

着脱　介助　　chakudatsu kaijo
- assist someone in changing clothes

MEMORY TIP:
The clothes are “CHAKU, Datsu” need to CHANGE it

Question 12

入浴　介助　

nyuuyoku kaijo

Answer 12

入浴　介助　　　nyuu yoku kaijo
- assist someone in bathing

MEMORY TIP:
New Yorkers (Nyuu Yoku) love to bathe in their bath tubs /  "NYUU YOKU" YOKU BATH TUB ni Hairimasu

Question 13

koukuu ケア

口腔

Answer 13

koukuu　ケア　　
口腔　ケア
(oral care)

Question 14

移乗介助

ijou kaijo

Answer 14

移乗介助
ijou kaijo
(assist someone in transferring like in wheelchair)

MEMORY TIP:
Once you are done ( “ijou desu”) you can TRANSFER to the car and go to the spa

Question 15

洗髪

senpatsu

Answer 15

洗髪
Senpatsu
- wash the hair/shampoo

MEMORY TIP:
SEN (1,000) “to PATsu” the Head and Shampoo.
Takai desu ne~!

Question 16

移動　idou

Answer 16

移動　idou
- go to a different place/moving

MEMORY TIP:
[Go to a different place] like el n”IDOU” [el nido]

Question 17

排泄　haisetsu

Answer 17

排泄　haisetsu
- excretion

MEMORY TIP: Hai! Yes to daily bowel movement.
Set(su) to always sa HAI to bowel
movement / Dont be constipated!

Question 18

清拭　seishiki

Answer 18

清拭　seishiki
- bed bath

MEMORY TIP:
I dont want a Bed Bath because the bed will Shiki (shake)

Question 19

体をふきます

karada o fukimasu

Answer 19

体をふきます
karada o fukimasu
- wipe the body

MEMORY TIP:
Fukimasu - He “wipes” his body after imagination of fuki

Question 20

清潔　seiketsu

Answer 20

清潔　seiketsu
- cleanliness

MEMORY TIP:
(Seiketsu) “Say -Ketsu” and I see ketchup that I need to clean to have cleanliness

Question 21

爪のせいけつ

tsume no seiketsu

Answer 21

爪のせいけつ
tsume no seiketsu
( cleanliness of nails )

Question 22

(Expression to boss)
Satou-san, [ nyuuyoku ] owarimashita /
Satou-san, [ nyuuyoku ] sumimashita /
Satou-sannの [nyuuyoku] owarimashita

Answer 22

(Expression to boss)
Satou-san, [ nyuuyoku ] owarimashita /
Satou-san, [ nyuuyoku ] sumimashita /
Satou-sannの [nyuuyoku] owarimashita

I have assisted Satou-san to bathe.