Term Test

Question 1

acute

Answer 1

sudden onset and short duration

Question 2

advance directives

Answer 2

a legal document that makes a person wishes known regarding life support issues. The document is used in the event the person is unable to speak for themself.

Question 3

self-actualization

Answer 3

according to Maslow, one of the ultimate psychological needs that arises after basic physical and psychological needs are met and self-esteem is achieved; the motivation to fulfill one’s potential.

Question 4

ethics

Answer 4

standards of right and wrong that influence behavior

Question 5

transfer

Answer 5

to move from one place to another

Question 6

degeneration

Answer 6

to get worse (deteriorate)

Question 7

etiquette

Answer 7

forms of behavior of polite society

Question 8

sign

Answer 8

objective evidence of disease such as a feve

Question 9

neglect

Answer 9

failure to provide the person with the goods or sevices needed

Question 10

involuntary

Answer 10

unable to control

Question 11

validation therapy

Answer 11

the caregiver accepts values and beliefs of the resident with dementia, even though they may differ from reality

Question 12

defecate

Answer 12

elimination of stool (bowel movement)

Question 13

dementia

Answer 13

a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory, thinking, and judgement, that is often accompanied by personality changes

Question 14

incontinence

Answer 14

inability to control bladder or bowels

Question 15

infection control

Answer 15

practices and procedures that prevent the spread of infection

Question 16

ambulatory

Answer 16

able to walk

Question 17

reality orientation

Answer 17

assisting residents to be aware of time, place and person

Question 18

standard precautions

Answer 18

strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious

Question 19

exploition

Answer 19

taking advantage of a resident for personal gain

Question 20

chain of infection

Answer 20

infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host

Question 21

hypertension

Answer 21

high blood pressure

Question 22

pulse

Answer 22

beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries

Question 23

cognition

Answer 23

all the mental activities associated with thinking, remembering, and communicating

Question 24

void

Answer 24

to urintate

Question 25

stoma

Answer 25

an artificial opening between a body cavity and the body surface

Question 26

shearing

Answer 26

force of the skin over the bone and the bone moves but skin stays at point of contact

Question 27

hospice

Answer 27

a home providing care for the sick, especially the terminally ill

Question 28

paraplegia

Answer 28

paralysis from waist down

Question 29

dysphagia

Answer 29

difficulty swallowing

Question 30

aspiration

Answer 30

inhaling liquids into the lungs

Question 31

constipation

Answer 31

difficulty in passing stools

Question 32

body mechanics

Answer 32

the proper use of the body to facilitate lifting or moving and prevent injury

Question 33

confusion

Answer 33

the inability to think clearly and logically