Cna All Vocab Flashcards
(193 cards)
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A document that makes the person’s wishes known regarding life support issues in the event they are unable to speak for themselves
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Advanced directive
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A brain injury that impairs the expression and understanding of language as well as reading and writing
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Aphasia
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Refers to a 60 to 95% ethanol or isopropyl (types of alcohol) content in preparation design for application to the hands to reduce microorganisms
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Alcohol-based hand rub
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Any item handrails grab bars canes wheelchairs that is being used by or used in the care of a resident promote their safety and function
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Assistive device
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Daily activities necessary for people to complete basic needs such as hygiene, Eating, eliminating and moving
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Activities of daily living (ADLs)
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Movement away from body
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Abduction
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Range of a motion exercises completed by the resident without assistance
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Active range of motion
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Items such as eating utensils which are altered to make them easier to used by residents with functional limitations
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Adaptive equipment
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Movement towards the body
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Adduction
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To walk or assist the resident to walk
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Ambulate
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Decrease in size and strength also referring to as wasting
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Atrophy
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Inhaling liquids into the lungs
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Aspiration
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Change in physical activity usually increased activity such as wandering or pacing may be seen in sleeplessness
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Agitation
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Feeling uneasy apprehensive worried
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Anxiety
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A disorder of unknown cause which results in difficulty communicating and relating to people and surroundings mental retardation may or may not be present
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Autism
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Requirements everyone needs for life that may be achieved by different methods
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Basic human needs
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Use of body and facial positions and movement to send a message the person may or may not be aware of message sent
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Body language
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Using muscles of the body to make the best use of strength to lift or move objects
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Body mechanics
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Position of the body so it can function properly
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Body alignment
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Measurement of the force of the blood against the walls of the arteries
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Blood pressure
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Beats per minute
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BPM
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Pulse rate under 60 beats per minute BPM
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Bradycardia
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A list of who reports or answers to whom
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Chain of command
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Not Sharing spoken and or written words about a resident
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Confidentiality
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Intellectual process that includes thought awareness and the ability to understand
Cognitive
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Response to stress one uses to protect his/her feelings of self esteem
Coping mechanisms
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Lifestyle or pattern of living of a group of people and how the group of people views the world with their established values and beliefs
Culture
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A written method or outline identifying a residence unite needs and how health worker will assist them in meeting those needs
Care plan
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A legal document that is written record of medical care
Chart
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Documentation form to monitor on going nursing assistant observations of residence such as appetite or vital signs these are also are called flowcharts or flowsheets
Checklist
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Exchange of information or messages by written or spoken word signals or other methods
Communication
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Care of a resident that continues without interruption all caregivers using the same methods and approaches this allows the needs of the residents to be met
Continuity of care
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Blue color to the lives due to decreased amount of oxygen in the blood
Cyanosis
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Process involved in the development of infectious disease in people
Chain of infection
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Items or area is considered to have disease causing organisms
Contaminated
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The willful infliction of injury unreasonable confinement imitation or punishment with resulting physical harm pain or mental anguish
Abuse
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Plastic prongs placed in nose to deliver oxygen
Cannula
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Opening into the large intestine nine the stool be formed or semi-formed
Colostomy
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Shortening or contraction of a muscle may be due to spasms or paralysis and may be permanent
Contractures
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Cerebral vascular accident (stroke)
CVA
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Hollow tube which drains urine from the bladder
Catheter
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Having difficulty with bowel movement dry hard stool and a lemonade and less often than the usual pattern
Constipation
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The brain abnormality which may be congenital or due to lack of oxygen before during or after birth. movements are difficult to control and some mental retardation may occur
Cerebral palsy
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The ability to think reason make decision and remember
Cognition
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Changes in an individual's ability to function intellectually
Cognitive impairment
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Inability to distinguish or separate differences between things. There is an inability to follow directions
Confusion
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Advanced directive authorize an another person to make a variety of legal decisions for person if that person is unable to make or communicate a decision. This document usually includes decisions about healthcare
Durable power of attorney for healthcare
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The increase in mental emotional and social capabilities.
Development
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A wide range of individually varied social psychological and emotional behaviors that are part of the life experience and become evident in interpersonal skills and interactions
Developmental tasks
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While interacting with residents staff carry out activities to assist the resident to maintain and enhance his/her self-esteem and self worth
Dignity
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Differences among people that include race culture gender age and abilities
Diversity
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Prevent an infection by killing most bacteria disinfectants our solutions usually containing chlorine
Disinfect
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Number at which the last sound is heard or lowest number when blood pressure is measured
Diastolic pressure
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Difficulty breathing
Dyspnea
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Relying on others needing an assistance from others
Dependent
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Black or insufficient water or fluid in the body
Dehydration
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Food and fluids regularly consumed by a person as part of normal living
Diet
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A person who has a degree in nutrition plans and manages therapeutic diets
Dietitian
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Difficulty swallowing
Dysphagia
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Elimination of stool also called a bowel movement
Defecate
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Frequent loose and liquid stools
Diarrhea
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Food such as blood or other bloody secretion withdrawn or freely flowing from a wound or body cavity
Drainage
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False belief i.e. a resident believes she is the queen of England
Delusion
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Progressive deterioration of mental function
Dementia
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Person who has mental and/or physical impairment
Developmentally disabled
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Altered mood loss of interest feelings of hopelessness sad
Depression
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Decreased awareness to time place and person
Disorientation
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Standards of behavior developed by a person's concept of right and wrong
Ethics
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Acceptable standards of behavior among members of society as they function in public or work
Etiquette
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Illegal use of vulnerable adults property or personal items
Exploitation
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Special groups within a race Sharon social customs language national origin and/or heritage
Ethnicity
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Arms or legs
Extremities
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Breathing out air
Expiration
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Physical activity or series of specific body movements designed to strengthen the body or parts of the body
Exercise
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To straighten
Extension
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To rotate the joint away or outward
External rotation
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Necessary nutrients in food needed by the body to supply heat and energy build or repair tissue and regulate body functions proteins carbohydrates fats vitamins and minerals and water
Essential nutrients
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Removal of waste products from the body
Elimination
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Vomiting
Emesis
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Separation of the resident from other residents or from his/her room or confinement her/his room with or without roommates against the residents will or the will of the residents legal representative
Involuntary seclusion
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Actions and discussions to discover possible solutions to a problem
Intervention
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Unexpected situations which may cause harm to residents employees or any other person
Incident
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Elevated body temperature that is usually a sign of illness
Fever
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Rubbing against the surface
Friction
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To bend
Flexion
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Body position alignment of residence Inn in bed with the head of the bed is elevated to between 60 to 90°. Also referred to high Fowlers
Fowlers position
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Hard drive stool that becomes lodged in the intestine or rectum
Fecal impaction
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Semi solid waste eliminated from the intestines mostly indigestible ingredients from food it's also called stool
Feces
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Sense of dread from feelings of danger
Fear
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Intestinal gas
Flatus
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Physical changes that occur in the body increase in size values and strength
Growth
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Name given to a transfer belt when it is used to assist a resident when walking
Gait belt
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Opening into the stomach
Gastrostomy
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A container into which liquids can be poured it has measurement numbers on the side
Graduate
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A general term that applies to wash your hands with water and either plain soap or soap/detergent contain an antiseptic agent or thoroughly applying and alcohol-based hand rub
Hand hygiene
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Human immunodeficiency virus that cause aids
HIV
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Plant animal or human that harbors an organism
Host
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High blood pressure higher than 140/90
Hypertension
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Low blood pressure lower than 90/60
Hypotension
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Lack of oxygen in the body tissues
Hypoxia
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Methods of preserving health usually refers to keeping the body clean
Hygiene
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Paralysis of one side of the body
Hemiplegia
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A special facility or services to provide care to a terminally ill individual
Hospice
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Seeing or hearing something that is not really there
Hallucination
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Refers to the establishment of an infected agent in or on a suitable host produce in clinical signs and symptoms (a fever redness heat or exudate)
Infection
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Practices which help to prevent the development and spread of disease
Infection control
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Unbroken undamaged
Intact
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Practices used to reduce the spread of infectious agent and/or minimize the transmission of infection
Isolation
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Breathing in air
Inspiration
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Opening into the small intestine the stool will be liquid
Ileostomy
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To rotate the joint in word
Internal rotation
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All liquids or fluids consumed
Intake
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Inability to control or retain urine or stool
Incontinence
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Disposable assortment had designed to line undergarments
Incontinent brief
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Duties and responsibilities involved in a work position
Job description
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An advance directive document that outlines end-of-life care wishes by the resident and for the resident
Living will
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An opening or sore on the skin
Lesion
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Adjustment to life events that allow feelings of self-worth comfort with situations in life
Mental health
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Procedures used to prevent pathogens from spreading
Medical Asepsis
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Tiny living bodies that cannot be seen with the naked eye can only be seen with the microscope
Microorganism
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Illustrates the five food groups use at family meal time visual a place seven my plate is designed to remind American to eat healthy
My plate
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A chemical in balance in the brain that significantly interferes with one's ability to live and work
Mental illness
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Lower than average into intellectual development it can range from mild to severe caused by conditions before birth it may be referred to as mentally challenged
Mental retardation
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Failure to provide goods and services necessary to avoid physical harm or mental anguish
Neglect
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Messages sent by methods other than spoken or written words such as facial expressions and body movements
Nonverbal communication
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Process by which the body takes in food and uses it for growth repair and maintenance of health
Nutrition
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An advocate or represented who speaks or writes in support of the residents cause or complaints
Ombudsman
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Factual or measurable event such as a pulse rate for body sign
Objective observation
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Surgical creation of a stoma
Ostomy
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Liquids that leave the body. Substance expelled or excreted from the body such as Urine and Emesis
Output
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Person having a physical or emotional illness that is receiving care from healthcare workers
Patient
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Disease causing microorganisms Germ
Pathogen
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Any manual method or physical or mechanical device material or equipment attached or adjacent to one's body that the individual cannot remove easily which restricts freedom of movement or normal access to one's body
Physical restraint
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Personal protective equipment such as gown gloves or mask
PPE
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Pressure of the blood felt against the wall of an artery as the heart expands and contracts
Pulse
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Measures the number of times the heart beats per minute
Pulse rate
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Areas on the body where the polls can be counted or measured
Pulse spots
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Bathing are clean in the area of the body which includes the gentles external sex organs growing and rectal area is usually called peri-care
Perineal care
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Loss of function sensation of movement usually of an extremity arm or leg
Paralysis
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Individual who specializes in the care of the feet
Podiatrist
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Any lesion caused by on relieve pressure that results in the damage to the underlying tissues although friction and she are not primary causes of pressure ulcers friction and Sharon are important in contributing factors to the development of the pressure ulcer lesions develop especially over areas where bones are close to skin surface with continuous pressure and lack of blood supply to the area
Pressure ulcers
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Paralysis loss of sensation of voluntary movement of the lower part of the body and both legs
Paraplegia
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Exercise completed for residents who are paralyzed are unable to move their own joins freely or may not be able to move also referred to as PROM
Passive range of motion
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Turning motion
Pivot
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Process that builds on activity steps which increase the residents abilities
Progressive mobilization
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Food that are blended to a smooth consistency
Purée
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Sweat a body waste product the bodies means of removing heat not usually measured but observed in saturated clothing or linens to evaluate dehydration and other conditions
Perspiration
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Policy is the facilities plan of action to guide decisions
Policy
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Procedures are a set of established methods for doing a task
Procedures
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Paralysis of all four of the extremities and trunk
Quadriplegia
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Person living in a long-term care facility off an elderly may be a permanent home for the person
Resident
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Classification of people according to shared physical characteristics such as skincare facial features blood type or hair texture
Race
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One who gets the message
Receiver
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The action of relaying pertinent information about a resident to the nurse and team members usually done at change of shift this action also assures continuity of care
Report
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The process of breathing the exchange of gases oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs
Respirations
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Method
Route
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Moving body joints through their normal motion
Range of motion
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A process in which the resident is assisted in reaching their highest level of ability physically mentally and emotionally
Rehabilitation
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Nursing care that is planned for moat resins health and regain as much of the independence as possible
Restorative care
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Assisting residents to be aware of time place and person
Reality orientation
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Achievement of one's greatest potential abilities
Self actualization
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Individuals opinion of him/herself
Self-esteem
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Play some members of a group of people into a category with the assumption that all are the same
Stereotyping
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One who gives a message
Sender
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Evidence of something abnormal occurring in the body which is observed by nursing team through see you listening touching or smelling
Signs
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Statement made by the resident such as I have a headache a symptom
Subjective observation
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A change in the body or function of the body that the resident experiences and tells the nursing team
Symptoms
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Practices that prevent harm or injury
Safety
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You just coughed up from the Lungs
Sputum
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Formally called universal precautions reverse you infection prevention practices that apply to all residents regardless of suspected or confirmed diagnosis or presumed infection status
Standard precautions
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Removing are destroying all microorganisms on a surface
Sterilization
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Number at which the first sound is heard or the highest number when blood pressure is measured
Systolic pressure
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Force of skin over the bone when the bon mots but the skins stays at point of contact
Shearing
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An artificial opening between a body cavity and the body surface
Stoma
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Body position alignment of resident sitting in bed with the head of the bed elevated to between 30 to 45° also referred to as low fowlers
Semi Fowler's position
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Body alignment position of resident lying on their side in bed also referred to as lateral position
Side lying position
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An event or situation that causes the body to feel nervous anxious careful or confused
Stress or stressor
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A paper or cloth covering two places on the body after death
Shroud
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Joint action by group of people with individual and group skills to coordinate effort to efficiency perform tasks
Teamwork
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Transfer from one person or place to another
Transmission
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Web belt used as a safety device when moving a resident
Transfer belt
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Pulse rate over 100 beats per minute
Tachycardia
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Measurement of body heat
Temperature
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Abbreviation for temperature pulse and respiration
TPR
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Opening into the windpipe trachea in the neck
Tracheostomy
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Hollow cylinders usually plastic or rubber which carries liquid are gases into or out of the body may also referred to as catheters examples include oxygen tubing intravenous tubing gastrostomy feeding tube Nasogastric tube and urinary catheters
Therapeutic tubing
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Move from one surface or place to another
Transfer
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Diet ordered by physician to help in the treatment of disease
Therapeutic or special diet
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Ureter tube taken urine from the kidneys is attached to the surface of the skin
Ureterostomy
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Liquid waste excreted by the kidneys mostly water and waste filtered from the blood
Urine
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The caregiver except values and beliefs of the resident with dementia even though they may differ from reality
Validation therapy
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Abbreviation for vital signs temperature pulse respiration and blood pressure
VS
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The act of eliminating your urine called urination
Void
