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Words To Learn In Geriatric Care

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Bed Cradle   frame used to prevent the bed clothes from touching all or part of the client's body. Used with clients who have fractures; extensive burns and or open painful wounds.  
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Closed Bed   Closed Bed is a bed made up ready for a new admin client. Covers pulled up to the head of the bed over the bottom covers. A pillow placed on top of the linens.  
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Open Bed   A bed in which a client is already assigned  
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Egg Crate Mattress   foam rubber mattress with a surface shaped like an egg carton, used to provide comfort  
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Floatation Mattress   contains a special gel type material which supports the body or body part in such a way as to avoid creating pressure points.  
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Foot Drop   abnormal flexion or a deformity  
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Mitered corners   folding the sheet in such a way that after it's tucked under the mattress it makes a "mitered" corner with the sheet  
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Occupied Bed   Occupied by a client  
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Post operative bed   bed made with a draw sheet under the hips disposable pads under the draw sheet, 2nd draw sheet under client's head. For client returning from surgery.  
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Traction   series of ropes and pulleys and weights serves to keep a body part in proper alinement  
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Trapeze   Horizonal bar hanging on chains attached to a large overhead frame attached to the bed. Used by client to pull up, to reposition, exercise to strengthen upper body.  
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Unoccupied bed   Bed that is empty at the time it is made and it is the easiest bed to make.  
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Dental Caries   tooth decay, causing other oral problems such as bad breath (halitosis)  
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Friable   Fragile skin usually in the elderly client  
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nits   lice eggs attached to hair folicles  
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pediculosis   lice infestation  
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perineal care   genital hygiene, bathing  
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pyorrhea   copius discharge of puss  
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Smegma   sebaceous glad secretions  
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sordes   foul dark spots that form around the teeth and lips in a low grade fever.  
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Backrub Techniques There are SIX (SKT...FBV) Stroking (effleurage) E flu rage   long smooth strokes with palms of hands. In direction of venous circulation. Up the middle of the back then out to the shoulders then down the sides.  
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Kneading (Petrissage or foulage) because kneading muscles is sometimes painful... pt may be petrified and foul mouthed   Pressing on muscle groups. Picking them up and squeezing them.  
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Tapping (tapotement)   tapping with edge of the hand  
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Friction   Rubbing around body's bony prominences. End of spine and shoulder blades  
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Brushing (frolement) -"Back and fro"   brushing lightly with fingertips  
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Vibration   cupped palms rhythmically moving the skin, cause to shake and quiver  
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Hirsutism   Excessive facial hair on women  
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Seborrheic dermatitis   Dandruff  
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