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Making rounds   You visit each resident BRIEFLY to see if they have IMMEDIATE needs.  
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Planning involves   -what you are going to do. -How you are going to do it. -When you are going to do it.  
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Procrastination   Putting off doing something till some other time.  
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Objective Observation   FACTS observed  
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Subjective Observation   JUDGMENTS based on personal feelings.  
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Principles of Charting   -All entries signed 1st initial last name & title. -When a error is made a single line may be drawn through the entry.  
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2.2 pounds in each?   Kilogram  
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TPR   Temperature, Pulse & Resporation  
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Normal body Temperature   98.6 F  
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Individualized Health car plan is a   Legal requirment  
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Factors that increase the body temperature   -Infections -Shivering -physical activity & exercise -warm external environment -dehydration  
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Factors the decrease the body temperature   -stroke -Colder external environment -Age -Drugs such as asperion or acetaminophen  
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Medical lift to weigh a resident make sure   the open part of the hook is away from the resident  
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Oral   in the mouth  
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Rectal   In the rectum  
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Before taking temperature   -ask if they had anything to drink -ask if they smoked -if so wait 20 min  
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When taking temperature you must remain in the mouth for   2-3min  
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When taking rectal temperature   -Glove -Lubricate & insert 1 in -hold 3 min -Never leave alone  
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Axillary   Armpit  
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When taking temperature axillary   -Dry arm pit -hold 10min  
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Normal Oral temperature   98.6 Degrees F  
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Normal Rectal Temperature   99.6 degrees F  
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Normal Axillary Temperature   97.6 degrees F  
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Not normal Oral Temperature   100 degrees F  
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Not normal Rectal Temperature   101 degrees F  
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Not normal Axillary   99 degrees F  
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Pulse   how fast the heart is beating  
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The radial pulse is found   in the wrist  
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Report to charge nurse if beats are below in above   below 60 above 90  
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Normal pulse for different ages   -Childhood 80-115 -Adult 72-80 -Later 60-70  
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Apical Pulse   measurement of the heart beats at the apex of the heart.  
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Never use what when taking a pulse   your thumb  
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Respiration   the process of inhaling and exhaling. breathing in and out once  
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Normal adult breath at what rate?   16-20 times per min  
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Cheyene-Stroke   -breathing is slow & shallow -Respiration becomes faster & deeper -slows & becomes shallow again -breathing may stop completely for 10 sec & begin the same pattern again.  
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Steps for measuring respiration   -hold wrist as if you were talking the pulse. -One rise & fall in one count -If you can't see the chest rise & fall, cross the arms over the chest & feel it rise & fall -Count for 1 min  
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Systolic Pressure   Pressure when the heart is contracting.  
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Diastolic pressure   Pressure when the heart is relaxed  
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Hypertension   High blood pressure  
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Sphygmanometer   Formal name for blood pressure cuff  
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Blood pressure cuff   wrap snug & smoothly around the arm about 1 in above the elbow with the arrows pointing at the brachial pulse  
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120/80=systolic/diastolic=   work/rest or relax=100-140/60-90  
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Anatomical position   the left side is always your right. it will always be opposite for you.  
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Metastasize   Spread to other parts of the body through blood and lymphatic vessels  
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Cancers 7 warning signs (Caution)   -Change in bowel or badder habits -a sore that doesn't heal -unusual bleeding or discharge -thickening or lump in breast or elsewhere -Indigestion or difficult swallowing -Obvious changes in wart or mole -Nagging cough or hoarseness  
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The sensory system consists of (TEENS)   T-tongue E-eyes E-Ears N-Nose S-Skin  
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Presbyopia   Small print at arms length. Cure is Glasses  
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Contaract   the lens becomes cloudy to the point of complete blindness. The only cure is surgery. Looking through glasses covered with Vaseline  
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Glaucoma   Pressure within eyes. Symptoms are pain over the eyes at night. Usually treated with eye drops. Individuals describe "halos" around lights & tunnel vision  
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