Definitions
Towards the midline of the body
What is medial?
System that senses and interprets information from outside the body.
What is the nervous system?
A condition that causes a shuffling gait.
What is Parkinson's disease?
NA should offer small, frequent meals with a resident who has nausea and vomiting from this condition.
What is AIDS?
The normal age related change for this system requires the NA to keep sheets wrinkle free.
What is the integumentary system?
The front of the body.
What is anterior?
The body system that includes the eyes and ears.
What is the nervous system?
A condition in which the resident has trouble with breathing?
What is COPD or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
NA should assist the resident with brushing and flossing regularly when the resident has this condition.
What is cancer?
Normal age related changes to this system requires the NA to offer frequent trips to the bathroom.
What is the urinary system?
Muscles decrease in size.
What is atrophy?
System made up of the trachea, bronchi, and lungs.
What is the respiratory system?
Condition that causes excessive thirst, extreme hunger, and frequent urination.
What is diabetes?
NA should reposition the resident every 2 hours with this injury/condition.
What is a spinal cord injury?
The normal age related change in this system in females causes a loss of calcium.
What is the reproductive system?
The condition in which all of the body systems are working their best.
What is homeostasis?
The system that protects the body from disease through specific and nonspecific immunity.
What is the immune system?
Residents with this condition are usually on medication that make them urinate more often.
What is CHF or congestive heart failure?
NA should prevent falls for a resident with this condition.
What is MS or multiple sclerosis?
The system provides movement of body parts. A normal age related change to this system causes muscles to weakness and lose tone.
What is the musculoskeletal system?
Bones lose density and break easily.
What is osteoporosis?
System that supplies food, oxygen, and hormones to cells.
What is the circulatory system?
An autoimmune illness (the body's immune system attacks normal tissue) that causes joints to become red, swollen, and very painful.
What is RA or rheumatoid arthritis?
NA should observe the feet regularly for signs of irritation on a resident with this condition.
What is diabetes?
Hypertension (consistent BP measurement of 130/80 or higher) may be caused by the normal age related changes to this system that causes blood vessels to narrow.
What is the circulatory system?