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38 Cards in this Set
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Labia
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Folds of skin surrounding the female genital area.
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Larynx
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Voice Box
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Learned Helplessness
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Belief that one has no effect on what happens to him/her.
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Legal
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According to the laws of community, state, or nation.
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Libel
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False, damaging written statement.
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Linear
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Following in order along a line.
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Long Term Health Care Facility
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Facility providing nursing care, serving as a hospital and resident's home, often over a long period of time.
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Lubricate
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To oil or grease.
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Lungs
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Two spongy, cone-shaped organs in the chest cavity.
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Lymph Nodes
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Small glands which filter body fluid.
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Lymph Vessels
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Structure which collect body fluid.
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Malpractice
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Failure of a professional person to render proper services through negligence or intent.
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Manipulative
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To manage or influence another's behavior.
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Masturbation
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Sexual self-stimulation.
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Metabolism
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Process by which energy is made available for use by the body. Breakdown of food and oxygen in the cells.
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Microorganisms
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Tiny living object seen only with a microscope (germ).
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Mobility
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Being able to exercise movement.
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Motivate
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Give reason for doing something.
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Mucus
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Secretion from the mucous membrane.
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Multiple Sclerosis
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Chronic degenerative disease of the nervous system resulting in decreased ability to move.
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Nasogastric Tube
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Tube inserted through the nose and into the stomach.
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Negligence
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Failure to perform one's duty as through omission or carelessness.
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Nephritis
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Infection of the kidney.
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Nephrons
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Microscopic filtering unit in kidneys.
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Neurons
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Specialized cells of the nervous system.
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Neuter
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Having no sexual characteristics.
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Nursing Approach
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Health care plan, guidelines, instructions that meet the individual's needs and the nursing plan of care.
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Nursing Assistant
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Member of the health care team who provides care to the resident, meeting his/her physical, psychological and individual needs.
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Nurturing
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Caring for others.
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Nutrients
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Substances which sustain life, food.
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Nutrition
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Science of foods and their actions upon health.
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Objective Observation
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Observation based on facts not distorted by-personal feelings.
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Observation
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Noticing a fact or occurrence (activities, looks, speech, and behavior).
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Optimum Level of Health
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Best or most favorable level of health and well-being possible.
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Oral Hygiene
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Care of mouth, teeth, gums, and tongue.
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Organism
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Any form of life.
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Orient
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Helping the resident to become familiar with people, place, and time.
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Oriented
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Able to accurately describe person, place and time.
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