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BNA Notes
Admission Transfer, Discharge and Physical Exams
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 healthcare 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 kilograms; 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 | unit of 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 healthcare professional to another |