Vocab Word List 9
The people who live in nursing homes
Residents
Relating to or affecting respiration or the organs of respiration
Respiratory
The quality or state of being responsible
Responsibility
Freedoms that are protected by governments laws
Rights
A document containing important information about the resident (like changes in their condition)
Resident's Chart
Signs that include a problem with the respiratory system
Respiratory Symptoms
Having the ability to restore health, strength, or a feeling of well being
Restorative
Something that increases the chance of developing a disease
Risk Factor
The area, conditions, and people surrounding the resident
Resident's Environment
System responsible for taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide using the lungs
Respiratory System
Care that helps persons regain their health, strength, and independence
Restorative Care
The function or responsibility assumed by a person
Role
The proper way that a nursing assistant should treat a resident
Respectful Treatment
Always be respectful and curtious to the resident
Responding to Resident Behavior
A physical or chemical way to restraint voluntary movement or behavior
Restraint
The condition of being safe
Safety
Reflect the breathing rate of the patient
A verbal or written answer
Response
They do not totally restrict freedom of movement
Restraint Alternative
Hand hygiene, PPE, sharps safety, etc.
Safety Precautions