block 3 Flashcards
foundations of residents care (54 cards)
hearing impaired
occurs when you lose part or all of your ability to hear
reporting
give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated
visual impairment
occurs when a person loses the ability to see normally
cliche
phrases that are used over and over again and do not really mean anything
medical terminology
language used to precisely describe the human body including its components, processes, conditions affecting it, procedures performed upon it.
symptoms
subjective observations (that is, observations that are based on information that cannot be measured or observed firsthand, such as a patients or residents complaints of pain
sender
person who sends or transmits a message
non-verbal communication
communicating without using words
subjective
information that a person cannot or did not observe, but is based on something reported to the person that may or may not be true
verbal communication
communication involving the use of spoken or written words or sounds
PPE
personal protective equipment
PWB
partial weight bearing
AKA
above-knee amputations
q
every
clear liquid
cl liq
full weight-bearing
FWB
PO
by mouth (orally)
HS
hours of sleep
intake and output
I&O
communications include
sender
receiver
message is being sent
4 senses you use to make objective observations
smell
sight
taste
touch
social determinants of health
conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affects a wide range of health, functioning, and quality of life outcomes and risks
health equity
the notion that everyone should have a fair opportunity to attain their health potential
health inequities
systematics differences in health outcomes that arise from the social conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age.
