Nursing
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| reposition resident | moving the resident every 2 hours in order to prevent bed sores
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| resident abuse | when a resident is mentally, physical or sexual abuse by their care provider
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| resident belongings | personal items of a resident
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| resident identification | used to identify the residents name, room number and bed
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| resident independence | resident should do anything they are able to do by themselves
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| resident unit | residents room, this includes their bed, clothes, night stand, & personal belongings
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| resident | people being cared for at a nursing ome
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| residents bill of rights | federal regulations requires all nursing homes to have written policies they tell the residents their rights. is avalible to any resident who request
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| residents charts | has health record, physicans comments, I & O,bowl movements, restrictions
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| residents enviroment | the nursing home & the places where the nursing home takes the resident, this include other residents and visitors
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| respectful treatment | treating the resident with respect and dignity allowing resident to choose hair style, clothes, and activites they want to e involved in. not getting impacient wih residents
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| respirations | breathing air into & out of the lungs
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| repiratory symptoms | anexity and shortness of breath. fowlers postion for those who have shorness of breath
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| responding to resident behavor | you should always appear happy to a resident. if a resident is sad or upset you should do anything you can to to try and cheer them up.if a resident is rudeor calm you need to sty calm.
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| resortive care | keep the resident at the level achived by rehabilitation.
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| restraibts | any manual, physical, or mechinical device attached or near the persons body that cannot be removed easily & resticts freedom of movement
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| resuscitation | Cpr, Process of sustaining the vital functions of a person in repirtory/cardiac failure. revive the vicim using artifical respiration and chest compressions
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| Rights | nursing centers must provide care om a manner and in a setting that maintains or improves each persons quility of life, health and saftey. major part of obra
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| scabies | intence itching and excoriaticen from scrathing, transmitted by close contact witih infected humans/ domestic animals, where PPE, follow standad precausions and blood born pathogens precausions.
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| scale | used to measure the resdents weight
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| mask | A mask is a protective piece of equipment that
Is applied to keep germs out of your air way/ resp system.
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| maslow | American psychologist and a founder of humanistic psychology who developed a model of human motivation, in which a higher need is expressed only after lower needs are fulfilled.
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| mesuring height | determining how tall a person is
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| measuring temperature | determining the body temp of a person
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| medical asepsis | Practices used to remove or destroy pathogens and to prevent their spread from one person to another or one place to another. Clean technique.
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| medical record | A written account of a persons condition and response to treatment and care. Chart or clinical report.
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| medications | A substance used for medical treatment, esp. a medicine or drug.
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| memory loss | partial or total loss of memory
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| mechanical soft diet | A mechanical soft diet represents a transition between a liquid or soft diet and a diet of regular, solid foods.
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| mentally impired | Classification identifying offenders with documented mental disabilities such as a major mental illness..
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| microorganisms | A small living plant of animal.\ seen only with a microscope. A microbe
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| minerals | A solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence
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| mistreatment | the practice of treating (someone or something) badly
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| mobility | The ability to move or be moved freely and easily
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| morning care | The ability to move or be moved freely and easily
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| mouth care | Taking care of mouth hygiene such as brushing teeth and using mouth wash.
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| moving | naviagate around
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| Multiple Sclerosis | A chronic, typically progressive disease involving damage to the sheaths of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, whose symptoms may...
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| Muscle spasms | a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
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| Musculoskeletal system | the system of muscles and tendons and ligaments and bones and joints and associated tissues that move the body and maintain its form.
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| nail care | Providing care for the nails of a person. Painting them, pushing cuticle's back, trimming nails, cleaning under finger nails.
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| aphasia | Loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage
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| apical | Of, relating to, or denoting an apex
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| appropriate responce | responding in the coreect way for a situation
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| arteries | 1.Any of the muscular-walled tubes forming part of the circulation system by which blood (mainly that which has been oxygenated)
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| arthritis | Painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints.
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| aseptic |
1.Free from contamination caused by harmful microorganisms.
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| aspirations | the drawing of a foreign substance, such as the gastric contents, into the respiratory tract during inhalation
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| atrophy | (of body tissue or an organ) Waste away, typically due to the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution
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| axillary temp | temperature measured in the armpit.
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| bacteria | A member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms lacking organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease.
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| barging | Negotiate the terms and conditions of a transaction
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| basic needs | The basic needs approach is one of the major approaches to the measurement of absolute poverty. It attempts to define the absolute
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| bathing | Wash by immersing one's body in water
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| bedheight | distance from the bottom of the hydraulic press structure to the working height or top of the bed bolster..
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| bed postion | position the bed is in
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| bedpan | A receptacle used by a bedridden patient as a toilet.
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| skin care | Clean, Moisturize, Protect on the skin
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| behavioral care plan | detailed method worked out in advance for the attainment of a goal for a pacients behavior
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| assertive device | assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people
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| reporting | 1.Give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated.
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| relgious services | service: the act of public worship following prescribed rules
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| rationalization | the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
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| range of motion | is the distance (linear or angular) that a movable object may normally travel while properly attached to
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| pressure ulcers | Bedsores, more properly known as pressure ulcers or decubitus ulcers, are lesions caused by many factors such as: unrelieved pressure
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| preventing falls | protection from falling
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| preventing injury | protection from injury
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| pricvacy | The state or condition of being free from being observed or disturbed by other people
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| progressive | Happening or developing gradually or in stages; proceeding step by step
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| projection | throughing forawrd
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| prostate gland | a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of
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| prosthesis | 1.An artificial body part, such as a leg, a heart, or a breast implant
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| protective equipment | Equipment in a distribution system such as protective relays, cutout switches, disconnect switches, lightning arresters, and fuses
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| psychological needs | Innate human feelings of deprivation related to an individual's mental well-being. See Needs
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| pulse | 1.A rhythmical throbbing of the arteries as blood is propelled through them
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| quadriplegia | Paralysis of all four limbs; tetraplegia
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| radial | rist
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| ramp | heartbeat peak
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| reminiscing | To recollect and tell of past experiences or events
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| foley catheter | flexible (usually latex) tubes that are passed through the urethra during urinary catheterization and into the...
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| foot borad | An upright panel forming the foot of a bed.
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| foot care | Podiatry is a branch of medicine devoted to the study, diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle and lower leg..
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| foot drop | inability or difficulty in moving the ankle and toes upward (dorsiflexion). In walking, while stepping forwar
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| fowlers postion | standard patient position. It is used to relax tension of the abdominal muscles
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| fracture | The cracking or breaking of a hard object or material
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| fraud | 1.Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain
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| frequent urination | is the need to urinate more often than usual
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| gait belt | device used to transfer people from one position to another or from one thing to another
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| gastrostomy tube | A tube inserted into the gastronomy thru which nutrients are fed..
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| geriatrics | The branch of medicine or social science dealing with the health and care of old people.
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| gerontology | The scientific study of old age, the process of aging, and the particular problems of old people.
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| geasture | A movement of part of the body, esp. a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning
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| hair care | care for the hair
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| hallucination | An experience involving the perception of something not present.
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| paranoia | 1.A mental condition characterized by delusions of persecution, unwarranted jealousy, or exaggerated self-importance, typically worked
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| parkinson | A progressive disease of the nervous system marked by tremor, muscular rigidity, and slow, imprecise movement, chiefly affecting
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| pathogns | A bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease
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| patience | The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset.
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| personal belognings | means items designed for you to wear or carry. Pre-authorisation means a process through which an insured person seeks approval from us
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| personal items | Please check all of your garments for money, jewellery or other valuables prior to depositing them with us
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| prsonalprotective equipment | protective items such as reflective vests, hard hats, steel-toed boots and gloves
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| personal stress | Pressure or tension exerted on a material object
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