Ohio State Tested Na Vocabulary List

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Accidents

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An undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or lost casualty, mishap

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Activity

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The state or quality of being active, a specific deed, action, function, or sphere of action

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Activities of daily living ADL'S

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The personal care tasks a person does every day to care for himself or herself, they include bathing, showering, dressing, caring for teeth and hair, toileting, eating and drinking, and moving from place to place

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Admission

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Getting standard information about the person like name, address, age, gender, insurance information, emergency contacts, and advance directors for proper admitting into the facility

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Alzheimer's disease ( AD )

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A progressive, degenerative, and irreversible disease that causes dementia, there is no cure

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Ambulate with assistance

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To help one walk or move around from place to place

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Aphasia

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Trouble speaking or inability to speak

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Arthritis

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Inflammation of the joints, usually associated with pain and stiffness

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Aseptic

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Free of pathogenic organisms, and bacteria

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Aspiration

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The inhalation of food or drink into the lungs, can cause pneumonia or death

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Assistive devices

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Devices that make certain tasks such as walking eating or dressing easier for a person with a disability

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Asthma

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A chronic inflammatory disease that makes it difficult to breathe and causes coughing and wheezing

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Atrophy

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The wasting away, decreasing in size, and weakening of muscles

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Basic needs

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Caring for physical and psychosocial needs (whole person) Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

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Bathing

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Remove perspiration, dirt, oil, and dead skin cells from skin. Promotes good health and well-being

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Bed bath

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When a resident is confined to a bed and washing includes the face, under arms, and hands and performing perineal care, and movement of arms and legs for circulation

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Bed position

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Raising or lowering bed horizontally

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Bedfast

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Residence who cannot get out of bed

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Bedsore

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A serious wound resulting from skin breakdown, also known as a pressure sore or decubitus ulcer

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Bladder training

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A behavioral modification treatment for urinary incontinence that involves using a toileting schedule

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Blindness

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Different causes and takes, where some people see nothing but Darkness, others can see light, movement, shapes, and even colors, just not clearly enough to tell them apart

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Blood pressure

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The pressure of blood in the circulatory system, force and rape of heartbeat and diameter and elasticity of arterial walls

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Bodily fluids

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Liquid or semi-liquid substance produced by the body such as blood, urine, CiCi's, Domino's, saliva, drainage from wounds, sweat, Seaman, vaginal secretions, tears, cerebralspinal fluid comma amniotic fluid, and breastmilk

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Body heat

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Heat produced by the body

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Body mechanics

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The way the parts of the body work together when you move

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Body temperature

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Measurement of how hot the body is

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Bowel and bladder programs

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A behavioral modification treatment for urinary or bowel incontinence that includes using toileting schedule without medications

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Break time

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About 15 minutes unless otherwise noted paid rest periods based on the length of a shift

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Breathing

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Inspiration of oxygen and expiration of carbon monoxide

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Call Bell

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Audible communication link between resident / patients and caregivers / staff

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Call light

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Visual communication link between residents / patients and caregivers / staff

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Cancer

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Disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in part of the body

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Care plan

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A plan developed for each resident to achieve certain goals, it outlines the steps and tasks the care team must perform

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Cast

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A brace made of plastic or fiberglass to limit the movement of a broken bone

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Catheter drainage bag

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Urine drains into a bag from catheter

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Cerebral vascular accident CVA

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A condition called when the blood supply to the brain is cut off Suddenly by a cloth for a ruptured blood vessel, also called a stroke

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Charge nurse

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Nurse in charge

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Chart

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Observing changes in a resident's condition and Reporting it by writing down the important information

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Cleaners

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Someone who disinfect and sterilize equipment

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Clergy

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People ordained for religious duties

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Combative resident

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Violent or hostile residence

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Communication

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The process of exchanging information with others

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Confidentiality

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Keeping all personal information confidential

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Confused resident

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A residents inability to think clearly

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Congestive heart failure CHF

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A condition in which the heart muscle is damaged and cannot pump efficiently, blood backs up into the heart instead of circulating

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Chronic

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Being long lasting and recurrent for characterized by long-suffering

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Cyanotic

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The bluish color of the mucous membranes, nail beds, and skin that occurs when blood is not picking up adequate amounts of oxygen from the lungs

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Dementia

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A slowly Progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory, thinking, and judgement, that is often accompanied by personality changes

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Do not resuscitate DNR

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A legal document usually signed by the patient and his physician which states that the patient has a terminal illness and does not wish to prolong life through recitation efforts

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Dysphagia

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A condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful

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Empathy

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The ability to identify with someone else and understand that person situation of feelings because of personal experience

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Ethics

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The principles of right and wrong that guide an individual into making decisions

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Contracture

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The permanent and painful stiffening of a joint and muscle

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Coping mechanisms

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Reactions used to cope with stress

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Dentures

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Artificial teeth

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Dependability

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Must make and keep commitments. You must get to work on time you must skillfully do tasks and avoid too many absences, and help your peers when they need it.

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Depression

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An illness that causes withdrawal, lack of energy, and loss of interest in activities, as well as other symptoms

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Dehydration

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A serious condition in which there is not enough fluid in the body

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Diabetes

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A condition in which the pancreas does not produce enough insulin coma causes problems with circulatory and can damage vital organs

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Diastolic

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Second measurement of blood pressure, phase when the heart relaxes

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Diet

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Kinds of food a person eats

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Dietitian

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An expert on diet and nutrition

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Disinfection

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A measure used to decrease the spread of pathogens and disease by destroying pathogens.

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Dizziness

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Feeling faint, woozy, weak or unsteady.

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Documentation

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Update record of each residents care

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Dressing resident

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Procedure for placing clean clothes on residents body

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Dry skin

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Lacks moisture in the skin

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Dying process

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Stages of dying include denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

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Edema

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Swelling caused by excess fluids in the body tissues

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Elimination of waste

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Process of expelling solid waste that are not absorbed into the cells

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Emergency procedures

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A plan of actions to be conducted in a certain order or manner, in response to an emergency event

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Emesis basin

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A basin that you place under the chin to catch any ejecting stomach contents through the mouth

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Emotional needs

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A psychological or mental requirement intrapsychic origin that usually centers on such basic feelings as love, fear, anger, sorrow, anxiety, frustration, and depression, and involves the understanding empathy and support of one person for another.

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Emotional support

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A key component of peer support and Health, social support is a productive factor in health, the absence of which predicts mortality and morbidity

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Emphysema

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A condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged, causing breathless

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Exercise

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Activity requiring physical effort, carried out especially to sustain or improve health and fitness

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Eyeglasses

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Lenses for correcting or system defective eyesight. Also called spectacles.

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Faculty policy

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Action or procedure conforming to or considered with reference to Prudence or expectancy from a facility

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Falls

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Loses one's balance and collapses

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Fatigue

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Extreme tiredness

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Feces

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Waste matter discharge from the bowels after food has been digested, excrement

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Feeding resident

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Giving food to resident

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Fingernail care

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Proper maintenance of the fingernails and toenails

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Fire

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Combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke

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Fluid intake

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The substances, or quantities thereof, taken in and used by the body

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Foley catheter

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Flexible tube passed through the urethra and into the bladder to drain urine

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Fracture

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The breaking of a bone, cartridge or the like.

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Gait belt

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Device used to transfer people from one position to another from one thing to another or while ambulating people that have problems with balance example standing to wheelchair

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Gastrostomy tube (G Tube)

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A tube inserted through the abdomen that delivers nutrition directly to the stomach

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Geriatrics

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The branch of medicine dealing with the diseases, disabilities, and care of aged persons

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Germ Transmissions

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A cell or group of cells called a primordium capable of developing into an organ that transmitted from person to person by direct or indirect contact

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Glass thermometer

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Consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube marked in degrees of Celsius and Fahrenheit, mercury expands with a rise in temperature causing a thin thread of mercury to rise in the tube

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Gloves

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Disposable coverings of hands use during examination and procedures that help prevent cross contamination between caregivers and patience

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Grieving process

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Process of reacting to a loss, maybe physical, social, or occupational

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Group settings

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A collection of individuals who have regular contact and frequent interaction

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Hair care

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Term for parts of hygiene and cosmetology involving the hair on the human head

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Hand tremors

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Unintentional, rhythmic muscle movement involving to-and-fro movements, oscillations of the hand

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Hand washing

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Active cleaning one's hands for the purpose of removing soil, dirt, and or microorganisms.

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Healthcare team

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A group of healthcare workers who are members of different disciplines, each providing specific services to the patient

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Hearing aid

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A small device that fits in or on the ear, worn by a partially deaf person to amplify sound.

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Heart

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A hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.

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Height

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Measurement from the base to the top or of a standing person from head to foot.

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Heimlich maneuver

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A first-aid procedure for dislodging an obstruction from a person's windpipe in which a sudden strong pressure is applied on the abdomen between the navel and the rib cage.

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Hydration

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Act or process of supplying water to a person in order to restore or maintain a balance of fluids

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Hypertension

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High blood pressure BP more than 140 over 90 (mmHg millimeters of mercury)

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Immobility

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State of not being able to move around

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In house

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Done or existing within an organization

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Incontinence

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Lack of control to restrain natural discharges or elimination of urine or feces

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Indwelling catheter

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A flexible plastic tube inserted into the bladder that remains there to provide continous urinary drainage

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Infections

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The process of infection or the state of being infected