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CNA Ch. 9
Admission, Transfer, Discharge, and Physical Exams
Term | Definition |
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Admission Pack | Personal care items supplied upon a resident's admission |
Admit | The entrance of a person to a healthcare facility, beginning care |
Baseline | Initial value that can be compared to future measurements |
Bedridden | Confined to bed |
Discharge | The release of a person from a health-care facility, ending care |
Dorsal Recumbent | Position in which a person is flat on her back with knees flexed and slightly separated and her feet flat on the bed |
Kilogram | A unit of mass equal to 1000 grams; one kilogram equals 2.2 pounds |
Knee-Chest | Position in which a person is lying on his abdomen with knees pulled up toward the abdomen and with legs separated; arms are pulled up and flexed and the head is turned to one side |
Lithotomy | Position in which a person is on her back with her hips at the edge of the exam table; legs are flexed and feet are in padded stirrups |
Metric | System of weights and measures based upon the meter and the kilogram |
Pound | A unit of weight equal to 16 ounces |
Return | The readmittance of a residents to the care facility |
Transfer | Moving a person from one place to another; a formal handoff of care from one healthcare professional to another |