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