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| Moving a body part away from the midline of the body |
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| : mistreatment that causes pain or injury to someone |
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Daily personal care tasks: bathing, Hygiene (skin care,nail care, hair teeth), dressing toiletings eating, mobility
transferring |
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| A weaker side on involved side |
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| chest pain, pressure or discomfort |
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| inhalation of food, fluid or foreign material into the lungs |
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| Adaptive equipment/ Assistive equipment |
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| special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disable perform ADLs |
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| Legal document that allows people to choose what medical care they wish to have when they are no longer able to make those decision |
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| Prejudice toward an older person or the elderly |
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| wasting away or decrease in size and weakening of muscles from lack of use |
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| AN illness in which the body's own immune system attacks normal tissues in the body |
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| moving a body part toward the midline of the body |
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| microorganism found in human blood, body fluids, draining wounds, and mucous membranes |
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| the way the parts of the body work together when a person moves |
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| areas of the body where the bone lies close to the skin |
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| the pulse located inside the elbow on the pinky side about one to one and a half inches above the elbow. used for BP measurement |
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| a plan developed for each resident to achieve certain goals |
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| a thin tube inserted into the body |
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| Center for Disease Control government agency that issues information to protect of the health of individuals and comommunites. |
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| a pathogenic microorganism that causes disease |
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| Center for Disease Control |
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| Cerebrovascular accident - Stroke |
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| The line of authority within a facility |
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| LTC a problem is found by the survey team |
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| Fear of being in a confined space |
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| Urine that does not include the first and last urine voided ADA mid stream |
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| Phrased used over and over and do not mean anything |
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| ability to think logically and clearly |
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| the process of exchanging information |
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| caring, concerned, considerate, empathetic, and understanding. |
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| the legal principle of keeping information private |
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| the inability to think clearly |
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| guided by a sense of right and wrong |
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| the inability to think clearly |
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| Bluish or gray skin- lack of circulation |
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| Serious condition caused by poor fluid balance |
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| Bottom number- heart at rest |
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| Free of pathogen but NOT sterile |
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| Medication given to assist in removing excess fluid from the body |
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| Durable Medical Power of Attorney |
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| Gives another person the right to make healthcare decision when the patient is no longer able to make them |
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| Fluid build up - swelling |
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AKA; TEDS, compression stocking,
anti-embolic stockings |
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| A blood clot- blocks oxygen to the cells |
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| Being able to put yourself in someone's place |
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| The proper way to move the body |
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| Holding someone against their will- a from of restraint |
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| A build of feces that does not allow passage Can be life threatening |
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| body is not in fluid balance- too much fluid in the system |
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| Bedpan used with someone is unable to lift hipsl |
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| gait belt AKA transfer belt |
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| Reflux of stomach content or acid into the esophagus |
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| Pressure built up in the eye- tx is eye drops |
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| washing hands with soap and water using friction for at least 20 second or using approved alcohol based hand sanatizer |
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