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25 Cards in this Set
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Supine |
Lying with face forward |
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Sim's position |
Position in w/c the pt is on lt side w/ lt leg extended and rt leg flexed;lt arm extended and behind the back, rt arm is flexed and brought forward |
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Lateral position |
Side lying position |
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Prone position |
Pt lies in abdomen w/ head turned to one side |
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Asepsis |
Without infection |
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Ethics |
Moral principles that govern a persons behavior |
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Scope of practice |
Describes the procedures,actions,and processes that a healthcare practitioner is permitted to undertake in keeping with the terms of their professional license |
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Advance Directives |
A written statement of persons wishes regarding medical treatment,often including a living will,made to ensure those wishes are carried out should the person be unable to communicate them to a doctor |
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Ombudsman |
An official appointed to investigate individuals complaints |
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Coercion |
Forcing a pt to do something against his/her will |
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Aphasia |
Language impairment |
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Ambulate |
To walk |
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PPE |
Personal Protective Equipment |
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VRE |
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci |
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Contaminate |
Unclean |
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Pathogen |
Capable of producing disease |
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MRSA |
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus |
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OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
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Standard Precaution |
Practices used for health care facilities to prevent the spread of infection |
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Nosocomial |
Pertaining to or originating in a facility |
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Rationalization |
Defense mechanisms in w/c controversial behavior or feel are justified and explained in a seemingly rational or logical manner to avoid the true explanation and are made consciously tolerable or even admirable |
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Projection |
Unconcious defense mechanism by w/c an individual denies his or her own emotionally unacceptable traits and sees them as belonging to another |
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OBRA |
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act |
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DNR |
Do Not Resuscitate |
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HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
