Safety and Body Mechanics
Confusion about person, place and time
DISORIENTATION
PSYCHOSOCIAL NEEDS
PRESSURE POINTS
How the body uses food to maintain health
NUTRITION
A progressive incurable disease that causes a section of the brain to degenerate
PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Physical or chemical way to restrict movement or behavior
RESTRAINT
Means caring for the complete person, the mind as well as the body
HOLISTIC CARE
Medical term for infestation of lice
PEDICULOSIS
Is inserted into the nose and goes into the stomach when a person is unable to swallow for feeding
NASOGASTRIC TUBE
Heart muscle that is not getting enough oxygen causes chest pain, pressure and discomfort
ANGINA PECTORIS
Weakening or wasting away of the muscle
ATROPHY
Related to thinking and learning
COGNITIVE
The side of the body that is weaker.
AFFECTED OR INVOLVED SIDE
Means difficulty in swallowing
DYSPHAGIA
Another name for a heart attack
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
ABRASION
The study of health, wellness and disease in later life
GERIATRICS
Also known as bad breath
HALITOSIS
This abbrevation means "Nothing By Mouth"
NPO
ACUTE ILLNESS
Is the stoppage of breathing from lack of oxygen or excess of carbon dioxide
SUFFOCATION
Refers to disabilities that are present at birth or emerge during childhood
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
The inhalation of food, fluid or foreign material into the lungs
ASPIRATION
Blend or grinding of food into a thick paste like consistency, like baby food
PUREE
Illness that is long term and long lasting with managed symptoms
CHRONIC ILLNESS