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Communication

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The process of exchanging information with others

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Verbal Communication

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Uses spoken or written words

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Nonverbal Communication

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Communicating without using words; actions to speak

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Objective Information

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Based on what a person sees, hears, touches, or smells

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Subjective Information

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Is something a person cannot or did not observe

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Incontinence

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The inability to control the bladder or bowels

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Clichés

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Phrases that are used over and over again and do not really mean anything

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Defense Mechanism

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Unconscious behavior used to release tension or cope with stress

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Culture

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A system of learned beliefs and behaviors that is practiced by a group of people

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Impairment

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A loss of function or ability; it can be a partial or complete loss

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Mental Health

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The normal functioning of emotional and intellectual abilities

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Mental health Disorder

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A disorder that affects a person’s ability to function and often causes inappropriate behavior; confusion, disorientation, agitation, and anxiety are common symptoms

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Combative

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Violent or hostile behavior

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Body Mechanics

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The way the parts of the body work together when a person moves

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Posture

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The way a person holds and positions his body

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Center of Gravity

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In the body, the point where most weight is concentrated

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Fracture

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A broken bone

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Disorientation

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Confusion about a person, place, or time

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Scalds

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Burns causes by hot liquids

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Abrasion

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An injury that rubs off the surface of the skin

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

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A federal government agency that makes rules to protect workers from hazards on the job

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Conscious

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Being mentally alert and having awareness of surroundings, sensations, and thoughts

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First Aid

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Emergency care given immediately to an injured person by the first people to respond to an emergency

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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

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Refers to medical procedures used when a person’s heart or lungs have stopped working

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Obstructed Airwa
When something is blocking the tube through with air enters the lungs
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Abdominal Thrusts
A method of attempting to remove an object from the airway of someone who is choking
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Cyanotic
Blue or gray, in reference to skin color
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Shock
Occurs when organs and tissues in the body do not receive an adequate blood supply
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Myocardial Infarction (MI)
Or heart attack, occurs when the heart muscle itself does not receive enough oxygen because blood vessels are blocked
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Syncope
Occurs as a result of decreased blood flow to the brain, causing a loss of consciousness
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Insulin Reaction
Or hypoglycemia, can result from either too much insulin or too little food
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
Caused by having too little insulin in the body
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Cardiovascular Accident (CVA)
Or stroke, occurs when blood supply to a part of the brain is blocked or a blood vessel leaks or ruptures within the brain
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Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
Warning signs of a CVA
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Hemiplegia
Paralysis on one side of the body
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Hemiparesis
Numbness or weakness, especially on one side
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Expressive Aphasia
Slurred speech or inability to speak
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Receptive Aphasia
Inability to understand spoken or written words
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Emesis
The act of ejecting stomach content through mouth and/or nose
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Infection Prevention
The set of methods practiced in healthcare facilities to prevent and control the spread of disease
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Microorganism (MO)
Also called a microbe, a living thing that is so small that it can be seen only under a microscope
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Infections
The state resulting from pathogens invading the body and multiplying
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Pathogens
Microorganisms that are capable of causing infections and disease
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Localized Infection
Limited to a specific location in the body
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Systemic Infection
Affects the entire body
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Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI)
An infection acquired in a healthcare setting during the delivery of medical care
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Chain of Infection
A way of describing how disease is transmitted from one human being to another
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Causative Agent
A pathogenic microorganism that causes disease
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Reservoir
Where the pathogen lives and multiplies
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Portal of Exit
Is any body opening of an infected person that allows pathogens to leave
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Mode of Transmission
Describes how the pathogen travel
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Direct Contact
Happens by touching the infected person or their secretions
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Indirect Contact
Results from touching an object contaminated by the infected person, such as a needle, dressing, or tissue
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Portal of Entry
Any body opening on an uninflected person that allows pathogens to enter
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Mucous Membranes
The membranes that line the body cavities that open to the outside of the body
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Susceptible Host
An uninflected person who could get sick
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Transmission
Passage or transfer
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Infectious
Contagious
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Medical Asepsis
Refers to measure used to reduce and prevent the spread of pathogens
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Surgical Asepsis
Also known as sterile technique; makes an object or area free of all microorganisms
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
A federal government agency that issues guidelines
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Standard Precautions
Treating blood and other body fluids, nonintact skin, and mucous membranes as if they were infected
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Sputum
Thick mucous coughed up from the lungs
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Hand Hygiene
As was hoping hands with soap and water or using an alcohol based hand rub
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Equipment that helps protect employees from serious injuries or illnesses resulting from contact with workplace hazards
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Don
To put on
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Doff
To remove
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Perineal Care
Care of the genital and anal area
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Nonintact Skin
Skin that is broken by abrasions, cuts, rashes, acne, pimples, lesions, surgical incisions, or boils
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Clean
If it has not been contaminated with pathogens
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Dirty
Has been contaminated with pathogens
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Sterilization
A cleaning measure that destroys all microorganism, including those that form other spores
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Disinfection
A process that destroys most, but not all, pathogens
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Disposable
Discarded after one use
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Transmission Based Precautions
Method of infection prevention used when caring for persons who are infected or may be infected with certain infectious disease
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Bloodborne Pathogens
Microorganisms found in human blood
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Hepatitis
An inflammation of the liver caused by certain viruses and other factors, such as alcohol abuse, some medications, and trauma
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Tuberculosis
A highly contagious disease caused by bacterium that is carried on mucous droplets suspended in the air; usually affects the lungs and causes coughing, trouble breathing, weight loss, and fatigue
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Covid 19
A droplet and airborne disease
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MRSA
A strain of this bacterium that has developed resistance to methicillin
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VRE
Bacteria that have developed resistance to the antibiotic vancomycin
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Clostridioides Difficile
Bacterium that is spread by spores in feces that are difficult to kill: it causes symptoms such as diarrhea and nausea and can lead to serious inflammation in the colon

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