Dementia
The loss of cognitive function that interferes with daily life and activities.
What is Dementia?
A slow heart rate, less than 60 beats per minute.
What is bradycardia?
The activities usually done during a normal day in the person's life.
What are ADL's (activities of daily living)?
The steps of the acronym P.A.S.S. (fire safety).
What is: Pull the safety pin, aim low, squeeze the lever, sweep back and forth.
Lying on the abdomen with the heard turned to one side.
What is prone position?
The most common type of permanent dementia.
What is Alzheimer's Disease?
The beat of the heart felt at an artery as a wave of blood passes through the artery.
What is a pulse?
Difficulty Swallowing.
What is Dysphagia?
Where the MSDS can be found at for Blessing.
What is the Brain?
Normal range for respirations/breaths per minute.
Signs, Symptoms and behaviors of AD increase during hours of darkness.
What is Sundowning?
The pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest.
What is diastolic pressure?
Difficult, labored or painful breathing.
What is Dyspnea?
Three things needed for a fire.
What are Oxygen, Heat, Fuel?
Moving a body party away from the mid-line of the body.
What is abduction?
A state of sudden, severe confusion and rapid changes in brain function.
What is Delirium?
A cuff and measuring device used to measure blood pressure.
What is a Sphygmomanometer?
Prefix word element at the beginning of the word meaning excessive, too much, or high.
What is hyper-?
The steps of the R.A.C.E acronym.
What is Rescue/Remove/Relocate, Alarm, Confine, Extinguish?
Normal range of a pulse for an adult (12 years of age and older).
When a patient or resident leaves the agency without staff knowledge.
The difference between the apical and radial pulse rates.
Suffix word element at the end of the word meaning breathing/respiration.
What is -pnea?
The time of day falls are most common.
What is shift change?
Normal range for oral temperature.
What is 97.6-99.6 degrees Fahrenheit?