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Vocab #3

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Dysphagia   Difficulty swallowing  
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Standard precautions   Practices used in the health care facilities to prevent the spread of infection by blood or other body fluid.  
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Flexion   Decreasing the angle between the two bones.  
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Extension   Increasing the angle between two bones (opposite of flexion)  
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Dorsiflexion   Toes pointed up  
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Plantarflexion   Extend the foot in a downward movement.  
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Scope of practice   The skills the nursing assistant is legally permitted to preform by state regulations and facilities policies.  
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Neglect   Failure to provide services to patients to prevent physical harm or mental anguish.  
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Medical Asepsis   Procedures followed to keep germs from being spread from one person to another.  
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Edema   Excessive accumulation of fluid in the tissue.  
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Battery   An unlawful attack upon or touching of another person.  
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Assault   Attempt or threat to do violence to another.  
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Slander   Verbally making false statement about someone that damages a person’s reputation.  
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Libel   Writing false statements about someone that damages their reputation.  
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Defamation of Character   Making false statement about someone that damages their reputation.  
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Physiological Needs   Physical needs, example food- water, air. Psychological Needs- Emotional needs.  
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Psychological Needs   Emotional needs.  
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Rationalization   Finding good reasons to replace the real reason behavior in order to maintain self-esteem.  
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Projection   Placing the blame you your actions on someone else because you cannot take the responsibility.  
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Abduction   Moving a body part away from the body.  
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Adduction   Moving a body part towards the body.  
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Atrophy   Shrinking or wasting of tissue.  
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Intake and output   Recording of the amount of fluid taking in and the amount of fluid expelled by a patient  
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Passive Range of Motion   Exercises performed for the patient by the nursing assistant when independent movement is not possible.  
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Cathere   Tube used for injecting fluid or removing fluid.  
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