Lna Study Guide 4

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Prosthesis

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A device that replaces a body part that is missing or deformed because of an accident, injury, illness, or birth defect; used to improve a person's ability to function and/or his appearance.

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Ambulation

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Walking.

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Transfer belt

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A belt made of canvas or other heavy material that is used to help people who are weak, unsteady, or uncoordinated to stand, sit, or walk; also called a gait belt.

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Rehabilitation

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Care that is given by specialists to help restore or improve function after an illness or injury.

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Scope of Practice

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Defines the tasks that healthcare providers are legally allowed to do and how to do them correctly.

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PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)

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Equipment that helps protect employees from serious workplace injuries or illnesses resulting from contact with workplace hazards.

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Standard Precaution

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A method of infection prevention in which all blood, body fluids, non-intact skin, and mucous membranes are treated as if they were infected with an infectious disease.

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Transmission-Based Precautions

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Method of infection prevention used when caring for persons who are infected or suspected of being infected with a disease.

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Long-Term Care

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Care given in long-term care facilities for people who need 24-hour skilled care.

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NPO (Nothing by Mouth)

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Medical order to withhold all food and fluids taken orally.

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Objective Data

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Information based on what a person sees, hears, touches, or smells; also called signs.

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Subjective Data

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Information that a person cannot or did not observe, but is based on something reported to the person that may or may not be true; also called symptoms.

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Empathy

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Identifying with the feelings of others.

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Spiritual Beliefs

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Beliefs of, or relating to, the spirit or the soul.

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Physical Abuse

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Any treatment, intentional or not, that causes harm to a person's body.

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Psychological Abuse

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Emotional harm caused by threatening, scaring, humiliating, intimidating, isolating, or insulting a person, or by treating him as a child; also includes verbal abuse.

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Sexual Abuse

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The forcing of a person to perform or participate in sexual acts against his or her will; includes unwanted touching, exposing oneself, and the sharing of pornographic material.

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Range Of Motion (ROM)

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Exercises that put a particular joint through its full arc of motion.

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Residents' Rights

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Numerous rights identified in the OBRA law that relate to how residents must be treated while living in a facility; they provide an ethical code of conduct for healthcare workers.

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Mental Illness

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A disease that affects a person's ability to function at a normal level in the family, home, or community.

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Palliative Care

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Care that focuses on the comfort and dignity of a person who is very sick and/or dying, rather than on curing him or her.

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Convert ounces to CCs

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1 ounce = 30 ccs

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Palliative Care

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Care that focuses on the comfort and dignity of a person who is very sick and/or dying, rather than on curing him or her.

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Convert ounces to CCs

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1 ounce = 30 ccs

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Body Mechanics

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The way the parts of the body work together when a person moves.

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Communication

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The process of exchanging information with others by sending and receiving messages.

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Nonverbal Communication

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Communicating without using words.

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Verbal Communication

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Communication involving the use of spoken or written words or sounds.

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Diabetes

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A condition in which the pancreas produces too little insulin or does not properly use insulin.

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HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)

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The virus that attacks the body's immune system and gradually disables it; eventually can cause AIDS.

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

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A chronic, incurable lung disease that causes difficulty breathing.

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Advance Directives

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Legal documents that allow people to choose what medical care they wish to have if they are unable to make those decisions themselves.

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Contractures

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The permanent and often painful shortening of a muscle, usually due to lack of activity.

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Alzheimer's Disease

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A progressive, incurable Disease that causes tangled nerve fibers and protein deposits to form in the brain, which eventually cause dementia.

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Dementia

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The serious loss of mental abilities, such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating.

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Vital Signs

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Measurements - temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, pain level - that monitor the functioning of the vital organs of the body.

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OBRA (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act)

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Law passed by the federal government that includes minimum standards for nursing assistant training, staffing requirements, resident assessment instructions, and information on rights for residents.

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Abduction

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Moving a body part away from the midline of the body.

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Abduction

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Moving a body part away from the midline of the body.

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Adduction

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Moving a body part toward the midline of the body.

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Abduction

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Moving a body part away from the midline of the body.

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Adduction

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Moving a body part toward the midline of the body.

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Activities of Daily Living

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Daily personal care tasks, such as bathing; caring for skin, nails, hair, and teeth; dressing; toileting; eating and drinking; walking; and transferring.

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Restraints

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Any physical or chemical way to restrict voluntary movement or behavior.

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Perineal Care

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Care of the genitals and anal area.

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Hand Washing

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• wet hands and apply soap

• rub hands for at least 10-20 seconds with fingers down

• be sure to wash at least one inch above wrist

• rinse hands well with fingers pointed down

• dry hands completely, one hand at a time

• complete without contamination

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Cancer

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General term to describe a disease in which abnormal cells grow in an uncontrolled way.

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Cancer

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General term to describe a disease in which abnormal cells grow in an uncontrolled way.

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Pulse Oximetry

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Noninvasive way in which light is used to measure the amount of oxygen in the blood.