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13 Cards in this Set
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Abandonment |
Leaving or walking off the premises before another worker has been assigned to care for your residents |
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Abdominal thrust |
Repeated thrusts to the abdomen in an attempt to relieve an airway blockage : the heimlich maneuver |
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Abduction pillow |
Pillow placed between the thighs to separate the legs |
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Abuse |
Purposely causing physical, mental, or emotional pain or injury |
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Accidents |
Incidents that occur that are not part of routine of resident care |
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Activities |
Specially prepared creative tasks for residents to keep them occupied or entertained |
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Adaptive devices |
A device that improves function by compensating for physical inability or loss |
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Adduction |
Moving an extremity toward the body |
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ADL |
Activities of daily living- personal care tasks a person does every day to care for him or herself |
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Admission |
Procedure Carrie out when a person first arrives at a facility |
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Admitting resident |
A task the NA does to assist the nurse with checking in a new resident to their room |
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Affected side |
The side the body that had become injured or paralyzed |
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Aging process |
The normal development of changes in the body as a person gets older |
