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| area between chest and pelvis. |
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| moving arm or leg away from the body |
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| hurting a person by treating them badly |
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| acquired immunodeficiency syndrom |
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| a disease that destroys the immune system leading to death caused by HIV |
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| resident can do own range of motion |
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| moving arm or leg to the center of the body |
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| also known as a living will. The patient signs a document stating his/her wishes regarding resuscitation, etc. |
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| small pad soaked with disinfectant alcohol used to clean skin |
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| terminal disease resulting in dimentia |
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| removal of all or part of arm, leg finger , etc. |
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| large blood vessel carrying blood and oxygen away from the heart |
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| unable to speak or understand speech |
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| obtaining a pulse by listening through a stethoscope placed over the heart |
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| arteriosclerosis or atherosclerosis |
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| deposits in blood vessels that narrow the blood vessels causing decrease in oxygen to the cells. It is a contributing cause of heart disease. |
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| blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart |
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| chronic disease of the joints |
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| to be free of disease causing microorganisms |
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| inhaling food or fluid into lungs. |
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| shriveling, wasting away, weakening |
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| a kind of microorganism, some of which cause disease also referred to as germs. |
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| touching another person without their permission |
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| pan that the resident uses for a bowel movement or passing urine |
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| muscular sac for storage of urine |
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| force of blood inside the artery wall. This pressure is measured at two points; when the heart contracts and when it relaxes. |
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| non-verbal communication, such as posture, grimacing, facial, expressions, smiles. |
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| the way we stand and move our body. |
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| place where bones are close to surface of skin. |
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| to pass stool as final process of digestion |
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| pulse on the inside of the elbow, above the bend in the elbow |
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| cells that grow out of control spreading and destroying healthy cells |
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| walking stick used for balance or to support weight |
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| cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) |
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| done when the patient has no heart beat and respirations. Circulation is maintained by doing chest compressions, and doing mouth to mouth respiration to prevent death of brain cells. |
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| pulse on either side of neck |
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| clouding of the lens of the eye |
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| tube inserted into body opening |
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| basic unit of living matter, the smallest form of life |
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| cerebrovascular accident (CVA) |
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| movement of blood through the blood vessels and throughout the body |
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| clean catch urine specimen |
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| obtaining urine sample during middle of urinary stream |
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| measurement of glucose in urine |
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| large bowel of intestines |
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| surgical opening into the colon |
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| fighting, striking out or hitting |
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| a movable chair used for toileting with a bed pan in it |
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| disease that can be passed on |
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| keeping information aout resident private |
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| infrequent passing of hard stool |
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| spread of infection or disease from person to person |
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| to make dirty or contaminate with microorganisms |
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| muscle that becomes shortened due to lack of use |
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| to remind, prompt, or talk to someone through an activity |
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| blue or gray color that appears on nail bed, or lips due to lack of oxygen in the blood |
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| resident sits with their legs over the side of the bed |
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| breakdown of tissue usually over body prominence when circulation to the area is poor |
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| to have bowel movement, to pass stool |
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| inadequate intake of fluids |
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| impaired mental and intellectual function |
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