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| the exchange of information with others |
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| uses words or sounds, spoken or written |
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| communicating without using words |
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| based on what you see, hear, touch, or smell |
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| something you cannot or did not observe firsthand. it is something that the resident reported to you that may or may not be true |
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| the inability to control the bladder or bowels |
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unconscious behaviors used to release tension or cope with stress. examples include:
-denial
-projection
-displacement
-rationalization
-repression
-regression |
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| a system of behaviors people learn from the people they live and grow up with |
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| violent or hostile behavior |
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| confusion about person, place, or time |
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| burns caused by hot liquids |
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| When there is a fire what should you do? (RACE) |
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R: Remove residents from danger
A: Activate (call) 911
C: Contain fire if possible
E: Extinguish fire |
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| How do you us a fire extinguisher? (PASS) |
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P: Pull the pin
A: Aim at the base of the fire
S: Squeeze the handle
S: Sweep back and forth |
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| an accident or an unexpected event during the course of care |
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| care given in an emergency before trained medical professionals can take over |
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| when something is blocking the tube through which air enters the lungs |
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| when organs and tissues in the body do not recieve an adequate blood supply |
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| a stroke which is caused when a clot or ruptured blood vessel suddenly cuts off blood supply to the brain |
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| Myocardial infarction or heart attack |
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| condition of becoming bluish or pale due to lack of oxygen |
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| involuntary, often violent, contractions of muscles |
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| methods used to control the prevent the spread of disease |
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| tiny living thing not visable to the naked eye |
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| tiny living thing not visable to the naked eye |
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| when pathogens enter the bloodstream and move throughout the whole body |
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| limited to a specific part of the body |
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| hospital or other medical facility acquired infection |
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| What is the chain of infection? (6) |
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1. Causative agent: a pathogen or microorganism that causes disease
2. reservoir: where the pathogen lives and grows.
3. portal of exit: any body opening on an infected person allowing pathogens to leave.
4. mode of transmission: how the pathogen travels from one person to another.
5. portal of entry: any body opening on an uninfected person that allows pathogens to enter.
6. susceptible host: an uninfected person who could get sick. |
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| handwashing with either plain or antiseptic soap and water an using alcohol-based hand rubs |
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| Personal Protective Equipment which is a barrier between a person and disease. includes gloves, gowns, masks, goggles, and face shields. |
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| all microorganisms are destroyed as well as pathogens |
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| only pathogens are destroyed |
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