L-M-N

Front 1

Labia

Back 1

Folds of skin surrounding the female genital area.

Front 2

Larynx

Back 2

Voice Box

Front 3

Learned Helplessness

Back 3

Belief that one has no effect on what happens to him/her.

Front 4

Legal

Back 4

According to the laws of community, state, or nation.

Front 5

Libel

Back 5

False, damaging written statement.

Front 6

Linear

Back 6

Following in order along a line.

Front 7

Long Term Health Care Facility

Back 7

Facility providing nursing care, serving as a hospital and resident's home, often over a long period of time.

Front 8

Lubricate

Back 8

To oil or grease.

Front 9

Lungs

Back 9

Two spongy, cone-shaped organs in the chest cavity.

Front 10

Lymph Nodes

Back 10

Small glands which filter body fluid.

Front 11

Lymph Vessels

Back 11

Structure which collect body fluid.

Front 12

Malpractice

Back 12

Failure of a professional person to render proper services through negligence or intent.

Front 13

Manipulative

Back 13

To manage or influence another's behavior.

Front 14

Masturbation

Back 14

Sexual self-stimulation.

Front 15

Metabolism

Back 15

Process by which energy is made available for use by the body. Breakdown of food and oxygen in the cells.

Front 16

Microorganisms

Back 16

Tiny living object seen only with a microscope (germ).

Front 17

Mobility

Back 17

Being able to exercise movement.

Front 18

Motivate

Back 18

Give reason for doing something.

Front 19

Mucus

Back 19

Secretion from the mucous membrane.

Front 20

Multiple Sclerosis

Back 20

Chronic degenerative disease of the nervous system resulting in decreased ability to move.

Front 21

Nasogastric Tube

Back 21

Tube inserted through the nose and into the stomach.

Front 22

Negligence

Back 22

Failure to perform one's duty as through omission or carelessness.

Front 23

Nephritis

Back 23

Infection of the kidney.

Front 24

Nephrons

Back 24

Microscopic filtering unit in kidneys.

Front 25

Neurons

Back 25

Specialized cells of the nervous system.

Front 26

Neuter

Back 26

Having no sexual characteristics.

Front 27

Nursing Approach

Back 27

Health care plan, guidelines, instructions that meet the individual's needs and the nursing plan of care.

Front 28

Nursing Assistant

Back 28

Member of the health care team who provides care to the resident, meeting his/her physical, psychological and individual needs.

Front 29

Nurturing

Back 29

Caring for others.

Front 30

Nutrients

Back 30

Substances which sustain life, food.

Front 31

Nutrition

Back 31

Science of foods and their actions upon health.

Front 32

Objective Observation

Back 32

Observation based on facts not distorted by-personal feelings.

Front 33

Observation

Back 33

Noticing a fact or occurrence (activities, looks, speech, and behavior).

Front 34

Optimum Level of Health

Back 34

Best or most favorable level of health and well-being possible.

Front 35

Oral Hygiene

Back 35

Care of mouth, teeth, gums, and tongue.

Front 36

Organism

Back 36

Any form of life.

Front 37

Orient

Back 37

Helping the resident to become familiar with people, place, and time.

Front 38

Oriented

Back 38

Able to accurately describe person, place and time.