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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Perineal Care | cleaning the genital and anal areas; pericare |
| Hirsutism | excessive body hair in women and children |
| Full visual privacy | having the means to be completely free from public view while in bed |
| PASS | PULL THE PIN, AIM, SQUEEZE, SWEEP |
| RACE | RESCUE, ALARM, CONFINE, EXTINGUISH |
| MSDS | MATERIAL, SAFETY, DATA, SHEETS |
| Alopecia | Hairloss |
| Convulsion | a Seizure |
| Contracture | The lack of joint mobility caused by abnormal shortening of the muscle |
| Prothesis | an artificial replacement for the missing body part |
| Developmental Task | a skill that must be completed during a stage of development |
| Mental Health | the person copes with and adjusts to everyday stresses in ways accepted by society |
| External Rotation | turning the joint outward |
| Defense Mechanisms | unconscious reactions that block unpleasant threating feelings |
| Delirium | a state of temporary but acute mental confusion |
| Mental Illness | a disturbance in the ability to cope with or adjust to stress |
| Ambulation | the act of walking |
| Sphygmomanometer | a cuff and measuring device used to measure blood pressure |
| Postmortem | after (post) death (mortem) |
| Reverse Trendelenburgs Position | The head of the bed raised and the foot of the bed is lowered |
| hypertension | systolic pressures that remain above 140mm Hg and diastolic pressures that remain above 90mm Hg |
| Systolic Pressure | The amount of force needed to pump blood out of the heart into the arterial circulation |
| Hypotension | When blood pressure is below 90mm Hg and below 60mm Hg |
| Fowlers position | A semi sitting position; the head of the bed is raised 45 to 90 degrees |
| Fainting | The sudden loss of consciousness from an inadequate blood supply to the brain |
| Trendelenburgs Position | Head of the bed lowered and the foot of the bed is raised |
| Supination | turning the joint upward |
| MSDs | are injuries and disorders of the muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints and cartilage |
| OSHA | occupational safety and health administration has standards and guidelines for handling hazardous substances |
| Cardiac Arrest | The heart and breathing stop suddenly without warning..Signs; no response, no breathing, and no pulse |
| Shock | when organs and tissues do not get enough blood |
| Hemorrhage | the excessive loss of blood in a short time |
| Aspiration | Breathing fluid or an object into the lungs |
| Seizure | Violent and sudden contractions or tremors of muscle groups |
| Hallucination | seeing, hearing, or feeling, something thats not real |
| Pronation | turning the joint downward |
| Sundowning | Signs, symptoms and behaviors of AD increase during hours of darkness |
| Internal Rotation | Turning the joint inward |
| Atrophy | the decrease in size or wasting away tissue |
| Adduction | moving a body part toward to the midline of the body |
| Dementia | The loss of cognitive and social function caused by changes in the brain |
| Rigor Mortis | The stiffness or ridigity of skeletal muscles that occurs after death |
| Semi Fowler position | head of the bed is raised 30 degrees or the head of the bed is raised 30 degrees and the knee position is raised 15 degrees |
| Delusion | A false Belief |
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KayleeMcGeshick
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