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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| admission pack | personal care items supplied upon a residents admission |
| admit | the entrance of persons to a healthcare facility, beginning care |
| baseline | initial value that can be compared future measurements |
| bedridden | confined to bed |
| discharge | the release of a persons form a 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 back with her hips at the edge of the exam table; legs are flexed and feet are in padded stirrups |
| 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 if weight and measurements based upon the meter and the kilogram |
| pound | a unit if weight equal to 16 ounces |
| return | the readmittance of a resident to the care facility |
| transfer | moving a person from one place to another; a formal handoff of care from one health care professional to another |