ABBREVIATIONS
I & O
INTAKE AND OUTPUT
ANY DRUG USED FOR DISCIPLINE OR CONVENIENCE AND NOT REQUIRED TO TREAT A MEDICAL SYMPTOM
CHEMICAL RESTRAINT
THE BEST WAY TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF INFECTION
HAND HYGIENE
EXTRA VITAMIN C AND _________________ ARE NEEDED FOR WOUND AND TISSUE HEALING.
PROTEIN
A TUMOR THAT DOES NOT SPREAD TO OTHER BODY PARTS. NON-CANCEROUS.
BENIGN TUMOR
NPO
NOTHING BY MOUTH
ANY MANUAL METHOD OR PHYSICAL OR MECHANICAL DEVICE, MATHERIAL, OR EQUIPMENT ATTACHED TO OR NEAR THE PERSON'S BODY THAT HE OR SHE CANNOT REMOVE EASILY AND THAT RESTRICTS FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT OR NORMAL ACCESS TO ONE'S BODY.
PHYSICAL RESTRAINT
HAI
HEALTHCARE ACQUIRED INFECTION
USED FOR PATIENTS WITH HEART DISEASE, FLUID RETENTION, KIDNEY AND LIVER DISEASE
LOW SODIUM (SALT) DIET
A TUMOR THAT INVADES AND DESTROYS NEARBY TISSUES AND CAN SPREAD TO OTHER BODY PARTS. CANCEROUS.
MALIGNANT TUMOR
Q
EVERY
HOW OFTEN WE OBSERVE A PERSON IN RESTRAINTS
EVERY 15 MINUTES
THE ORDER OF DONNING PPE
GOWN
GLOVES
MASK
PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR
NO FOODS CONTAINING WHEAT, RYE, OR BARLEY.
CELIAC DIET
THE SPREAD OF CANCER TO OTHER BODY PARTS.
METASTASIS
SOB
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
A DEVICE THAT LIMITS FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT BUT IS USED TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENCE, COMFORT, AND/OR SAFETY.
ENABLER
A HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION
FOODS AND FLUIDS TO BALANCE GLUCOSE LEVELS
DIABETIC DIET
THE NUMBER 1 RISK FACTOR FOR CANCER
ADVANCED AGE
NOC
NIGHT
A ___________________ IS PLACED UNDER THE PATIENT'S DRAW SHEET AND ATTACHED TO THE PATIENT. THE PATIENT CAN MOVE FREELY IN BED. IT WILL SOUND IF A PERSON ATTEMPTS TO GET OUT OF BED UNASSISTED.
BED ALARM
THE TYPE OF PRECAUTIONS USED FOR ALL PATIENTS WHENEVER CARE IS GIVEN
STANDARD PRECAUTIONS
BREATHING IN FLUID, FOOD, VOMITUS, OR AN OBJECT INTO THE LUNGS
ASPIRATION
THE 2ND MOST COMMON RISK FACTOR FOR CANCER
TOBACCO USE