Understanding Healthcare Settings
people or organizations that provide health care, including doctors, nurses, clinics, and agencies
What are providers?
the condition in which all of the body’s systems are balanced and are working together to maintain internal stability.
What is Homeostasis?
the pulse located on the left side of the chest, just below the nipple
What is apical pulse?
an infection that is limited to a specific location in the body and has local symptoms
What is localized infection?
a condition that occurs when the heart muscle does not receive enough oxygen because blood flow to the heart is blocked; also called heart attack
What is Myocardial Infarction? (MI)
care given in long-term care facilities for people who need 24-hour skilled care
What is Long-term care (LTC)?
the wasting away, decreasing in size, and weakening of muscles from lack of use
What is atrophy?
shortness of breath when lying down that is relieved by sitting up
What is orthopnea?
a way of describing how disease is transmitted from one human being to another
What is chain of infection?
a complication of diabetes that is caused by having too little insulin in the body
What is Diabetic Ketoacidosis? (DKA)
daily personal care tasks, such as bathing; skin, nail, and hair care; mouth care; and walking, eating, and drinking, dressing, transferring, and elimination
What are activities of daily living? (ADLs)
a type of immunity that protects the body from disease in general
What is nonspecific immunity?
high blood pressure, regularly measuring 130/80 mm Hg or higher
What is hypertension? (HTN)
a method of infection prevention in which all blood, body fluids, nonintact skin, and mucous membranes are treated as if they were infected with an infectious disease
What are Standard Precautions?
a warning sign of a CVA/stroke resulting from a temporary lack of oxygen in the brain; symptoms may last up to 24 hours
What is a Transient Ischemic Attack? (TIA)
a federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, have certain disabilities or permanent kidney failure, or are ill and cannot work
What is Medicare?
a type of immunity that protects the body against a particular disease that is invading the body at a given time.
What is specific immunity?
the first measurement of blood pressure; phase when the heart is at work, contracting and pushing the blood out of the left ventricle
What is systolic?
equipment that helps protect employees from serious workplace injuries or illnesses resulting from contact with workplace hazards
What is personal protective equipment? (PPE)
a sudden drop in blood pressure that occurs when a person sits or stands up
What is Orthostatic hypotension?
a medical assistance program for people who have a low income, as well as for people with disabilities
What is Medicaid?
physical and chemical processes by which substances are broken down or transformed into energy or products for use by the body
What is metabolism?
the process of inhaling air into the lungs (inspiration) and exhaling air out of the lungs (expiration)
What is respiration?
a method of infection prevention used when caring for persons who are infected or may be infected with certain infectious diseases
a condition in which something is blocking the tube through which air enters the lungs
What is Obstructed Airway?