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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
11/01/2011

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Medicaid
Definition
Medical assistance program for low income people. Help pay for heathcare/heath insurance and long term facilities
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Abrasion
Definition
Injury that rubs off the surface of the skin?
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scalds
Definition
burns by hot liquids
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Hospice
Definition
Hospice Care
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Rehabilitation
Definition
Care given by specialists to restore/ improve function after an illness/ injury.
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Hygien
Definition
Term used to describe ways to keep bodies clean and healthy.
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Asthma
Definition
Disease caused by an increased responsiveness of tracheobronchial tree to various stimuli which result in episodic narrowing and inflamation of the airway.
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Cardiopulmonary Resusitation
Definition
Medical process used when a person's heart or lungs have stopped working.
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Transient Schemic Attack
Definition
Warning signs of a stroke.
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Cerebrovascular Accident
Definition
Stroke
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Cognitive impairment
Definition
Loss abilitly to cognitively think.
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Catastrophic Reaction
Definition
When a person with AD overreacts to something
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Medicare
Definition
Health insurance program that was established in 1965 for people 65 or older. Pay healthcare/ health insurance and long term care facilities
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Minimum Data Set
Definition
Detailed form w/ guidelines for assesting residents?
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stroke
Definition
Caused when the blood supply to the brain is cut off, suddenly by a clot or ruptured blood vessels.
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healthcare- associated infections
Definition
Infections acquired in healthcare settings
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axillary temperature
Definition
under the arm temperature
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delusions
Definition
Residents who believe things that  are not there
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hallucinations
Definition
resident's who see'e hears smells tastes or feels things that are not there.
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sundowning
Definition
when a person gets restless and agitated in the late afternoon, evening and night.
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Bedsore
Definition
Opening in the skin occuring on part of the body as a result of pressure, irritation or both.
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Hypertension
Definition

140/90

High blood pressure

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objective information
Definition
based on what you see, hear, touch, and smell
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systolic
Definition

1st measurement

 

systolic/diastolic

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hypoglycemia
Definition
insulin reaction that can result from either too much insulin/ too little food.
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Hyperbolic
Definition
in the __ phase of blood pressure, the heart is at work, contracting and pushing blood from the left ventricle of the heart.
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Digestion
Definition
Process of preparing food physically and chemically so that it can be absorded in the cells.
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Disorder of language, unable to speak.
Definition
Aphasia
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Expiration
Definition
Breathing Out----->
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Gastroinestinal System
Definition
Also known aso the digestive system, made up of gastrointestinal tract and accessary digestive organs
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Elimination
Definition
Process of expelling solid wastes made up of waste products of food that are not absored into the cells.
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Diuretics
Definition
Drugs that reduce fluid inthe body
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Common type of arthritis that effects the ederly.
Definition
ostesarthritis
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Cause bone to become porous and brittle
Definition
osreoporosis
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inhalation of food/ forgien material into the lungs.
Definition
Aspiration
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or side
Definition
lateral position
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prone position
Definition
lying on your back
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supine position
Definition
lying on your back
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supine position
Definition
lying flat on your back
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fowlers
Definition
semi-sitting position
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Sim's
Definition
Lying on the left side w/ one leg up.
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oral temperature
Definition
97.6-99.6
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rectal temperature
Definition
98.6-100.6
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pulse
Definition
60-100 beats per minute
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respiration
Definition
12-20 beats per minute
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nornal systolic
Definition
100-139
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normal diastolic
Definition
60-89
Term
high blood pressure
Definition
100/90
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systolic
Definition
the heart at work
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diastolic
Definition
the heart relaxes
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take/input
Definition
fluid a oerson consumes
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output
Definition
fliud elimination including diahrrhea, vomit, perspiration and moisture in the air.
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fluid balance
Definition
maintaning equal input/ output or taking in and eliminating equal amounts of fluid.
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midstream
Definition
clean, catch specimen.
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force fluid
Definition
encourage residents to drink more fluid
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restrict fluids
Definition
person is allowed to drink but must limit the daily amounts to  level set by the doctoer
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dehydration
Definition
occurs when a person does not have enough fluid in the body.
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prevent dyhydration
Definition
offer fresh water/ other fluids intake/ output
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fluid overload
Definition
body cannot handle fluid consumed
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edema

Definition
Swelling caused by excess fluid in the body tissue
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percutaneous endoscope gastrostomy
Definition

when a person is unable to swallow/ must be fed through a tube

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ADL
Definition
Activities of daily living
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Amb
Definition
Ambulate, ambulatory
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BM
Definition
Bowel movement
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Ax.
Definition
Axillary/armpit
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CHF
Definition
congestive heart faliure
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COPD
Definition
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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DON
Definition
Director Of Nurses
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Hyper
Definition
above, normal. too fast, rapid
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Hypo
Definition
low,less than normal
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NPO
Definition
Nothing by Mouth
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OOB
Definition
Out of Bed
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SOB
Definition
Shortness of Breathe
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TID
Definition
Three times a day
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VS, vs
Definition
Vital signs
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wt.
Definition
weight
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w/c
Definition
wheelchair
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