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Key Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Activities of Daily Living | Self- care perform daily to remain independent |
| Chronic Care | Long- term care |
| Confidentiality | Respecting, guarding personal/ private info |
| D.I.P.P.S | Dignity, Independent, Preferences, Privacy and Safety |
| Empathy | Ability to recognize, perceive, understanding another's persons emotions |
| Rehabilitation | Process of restoring a person to the highest possible level |
| Scope of practice | Legal limits & extent of a health care worker |
| Social Support | Social Reintegration |
| Respite Care | Temporary Care |
| Acute Care | Short Time Stay |
| Primary Care giver | Person who assumes responsibilities for caring for person with illness |
| Prefix | Placed at the beginning |
| Root | Placed in the middle |
| Suffix | Placed at the end |
| Word Element | Whole Word |
| Anterior | Located at the front |
| Posterior | Back surface of the body |
| Distal | Farthest from centre |
| Proximal | Nearest to the Trunk |
| Lateral | Farthest away from the midline |
| Medial | Closet to the midline |
| Objective Data | Signs |
| Subjective Data | Symptoms |
| Acute Stress | Short in Duration |
| Chronic Stress | Ongoing stress |
| Defence Mechanism | Blocks unpleasant or threating feelings |
| Eustress | Healthy, gives fulfillment |
| Stress | Emotional, response to an event |
| Stressor | Causes stress |
| Discretion | Responsible judgement to avoid causing distress |
| Ethics | Principles & values guide us from right and wrong |
| Autonomy | Respecting the client's right to make choices from himself |
| Justice | Being Fair |
| Beneficence | Doing Good |
| Nomaleficence | Doing no harm |
| Tort | Wrongful act committed |
| Negligence | Fail to act careful/ competent manner to harm a client |
| Conjunctivitis | Pink Eye |
| Otitis Media | Infection in ear |
| Gastroenteritis | Illness causes vomiting/ diarrhea head to dehydration |
| Agism | Feeling of intolerance |
| Atrophy | Wasting away tissue |
| Discrimination | Unfair treatment |
| Dysphagia | Difficulty Swallowing |
| Dyspnea | Painful breathing |
| Clean technique | medical asepsis |
| Sterile Technique | Surgical asepsis |
| Abduction | Movement away from midline |
| Adduction | Movement towards midline |
| Aspiration | Fluid in the lungs |
| Gastro-Jejunostomy tube | Stomach to jejunum |
| Gastrostomy tube | opening stomach |
| Biofilm | Sticks to the teeth |
| Pediculosis | Lice |
| Dysuria | Painful urination |
| Aphasia | Complete loss speech/ language skills |
| Dysarthria | Difficulty speaking |
| Expressive aphasia | Difficulty speaking/ writing |
| Expressive/ receptive | Difficulty speaking & understanding |
| Receptive Aphasia | Difficulty Understanding |
| Bradycardia | Slow Heart Rate |
| Tachycardia | Fast Heart Rate |
| Dysrhythmia | irregular rhythm pulse |
| Decubitus ulcer | Pressure ulcer |
| Edema | Swelling in tissues |
| R.I.C.E | Rest, Ice, Compression & Elevate |
| Apnea | Absence of breathing |
Created by:
mackenziemarie21
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