Professionalism
Types of Care
Patient Safety and Restraint Alternatives
Vital Signs
People with Dementia
100

An attitude toward your work

What is work ethic?

100

an organization that provides care for people who are dying and their families

What is Hospice?

100

something that is used to restrict a person's freedom of movement, or prevent a person from reaching parts of his body

What is restraint?

100

a word used to describe a fever

What is febrile?

100

the most common cause of dementia

What is Alzheimer's disease?

200

being on time

What does punctuality mean?

200

provides skilled care in a person's "home"

What is a home health care agency?

200

occurs when a person becomes "trapped" in the side rail or between the rail and the mattress

What is entrapment?

200

the number of pulsations (heart beats) that can be felt in ne minute

What is the pulse rate?

200

a technique used to help people with dementia. It stresses the importance of acknowledging the person's reality

What is validation therapy?

300

being able to try and imagine what it is like to be in another person's situation

What is empathy?

300

An approach that focuses on the care of the whole person, not just the person's physical condition or disease

What is Holistic care?

300

a medication that alters a person's mood or behavior, such as a sedative or tranquilizer

What is a chemical restraint?

300

a rapid heart rate, or a pulse rate of more than 100 beats per minute

What is tachycardia?

300

when a person's behavior gets worse in the late afternoon or evening

What is sundowning?

400

a brief document that gives a possible employer general information about you, your education, and your work experience.

What is a resume?

400

What is the name of the place where people go who are unable to care for themselves at home yet do not need to be hospitalized?

A long term care facility

400

brusies, tissue damage, broken bones, embarrassment, humiliation

What are complications from restraints?

400

What is a normal respiration rate for an adult?

What is 12 to 20

400

going through drawers or closets, searching for an item that the person is never able to find

What is rummaging?

500

being clean (example: using deodorant, brushing your teeth, wearing a clean and wrinkle-free uniform)

What is hygiene?

500

beliefs, values, and traditions that a group of people follows

What is culture?

500

What is a form that is used to report an incident or accident?

What is an incident report

500

the pressure that is caused by the blood when the heart muscle contracts, sending a wave of blood through the artery

What is blood pressure?

500

a "temporary" state of confusion which can be caused by an infection or a side effect from a medication

What is delirium?

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