Ch. 1-5
The most important member of the care team.
What is the resident?
Making an area or object free of all microorganisms.
What is Surgical Asepsis?
Methods of keeping the body clean.
What is Hygiene?
Another term for urinatining.
What is Voiding?
The basic working unit of the nervous system.
What is a Neuron?
NA focusing on the resident and providing feedback.
What is Active Listening?
Most accidents in a facility are related to this.
What is falls?
Sitting up with legs hanging over the side of the bed.
What is Dangling?
This occurs 12 months after a female's last menstrual period.
What is Menopause?
Master gland.
What is the Pituitary Gland?
Sense a resident in a coma may retain.
What is hearing?
After a person stops breathing, brain damage can occur within _____.
What is 4-6 minutes?
This thermometer is usually blue or green.
At this stage, there is partial-thickness skin loss.
What is Stage 2?
A lack of calcium causes this.
What is Osteoporosis?
The focus of this type of care is the whole person; physical, mental and social well-being.
What is Holistic Care?
The technical name for sleep disorders.
What is Parasomnias?
Skin appearing tight, smooth, and shiny is a symptom of this.
What is Fluid Overload?
Most common form of anemia.
What is Iron-deficiency anemial?
A tumor that is cancerous.
The number of hours of training OBRA requires for NAs.
What is 75 hours?
Position the resident is placed in for examination of the breasts, chest, and abdomen.
What is Dorsal Recumbent?
Muscular contractions that push food towards the stomach.
What is Peristalsis?
A person with this form of TB does not show symptoms and cannot infect others.
What is Latent TB?
Keeps joints in correct position and improve function.
What is an Orthotic Device?