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Front 1

Alignment

Back 1

A body is in alignment when a straight line could be drawn through the center of his body and his center of gravity

Hint 1

Based on the word line

Front 2

Base of support

Back 2

The foundation that supports in object

Front 3

Center of gravity

Back 3

The point in the body where the most weight is concentrated

Front 4

Fulcrum and lever

Back 4

A means of moving an object by renting it on a base of support; a seesaw is example of a fulcrum and lever

Front 5

Positioning

Back 5

The act of helping people into positions that promote comfort and health

Front 6

Supine

Back 6

Body position in which a person lies flat on his back

Front 7

Lateral

Back 7

Body position in which a person is lying on either side.

Front 8

Prone

Back 8

Body position in which a person is lying on his stomach, or front side of the body

Front 9

Fowler's

Back 9

A semi-sitting body, in which a person's head and shoulders are elevated 45 to 60 degrees

Front 10

Sims

Back 10

Body position in which a person is lying on his left side with the upper knee flexed and raised toward the chest

Front 11

Draw sheets

Back 11

An extra sheet placed on top of the bottom sheet; used for moving residents

Front 12

Shearing

Back 12

Rubbing of friction that result from skin moving one way and the bone underneath the remaining fixed or moving in the opposite direction.

Front 13

Logrolling

Back 13

Movie a person as a unit without disturbing the alignment of their body

Front 14

Dangle

Back 14

To sit up with the legs hanging over the side of the bed in the order to regain balance and stabilize blood pressure

Front 15

Ergonomics

Back 15

The science of designing equipment area and work tasks to make them safer and to suit the worker abilities

Front 16

Transfer belt

Back 16

A belt of canvas or other heavy material that is used to help people who are weak unsteady and uncoordinated to transfer

Hint 16

Gait belt

Front 17

Slide board

Back 17

A wooden board that helps transfer people who are unable to bear weight on their legs also called a transfer board

Front 18

Ambulation

Back 18

Walking

Front 19

Ambulatory

Back 19

Capable of walking

Front 20

C cane

Back 20

A straight cane with a curved handle at the top

Front 21

Functional grip cane

Back 21

Cane that has a straight grip handle

Front 22

Quad cane

Back 22

Cane that has four rubber-tipped feet in a rectangular base

Front 23

Walker

Back 23

A type of Walker Aid with four rubber feet and/ or provide stability when a person is unstable or lack of balance

Front 24

Baseline

Back 24

An initial value that can be compared to future measurements

Front 25

Dorsal recumbent position

Back 25

Body position in which a person is flat on her back with her knees flexed and her feet flat on the bed

Front 26

Lithotomy position

Back 26

Bad position in which a person lies on her bed with her hips at the edge of exam table legs are flexed and feet are in Padded stirrups

Front 27

Knee - chest position

Back 27

Body position in which the person lying on her abdomen with her knees pulled towards the abdomen and her legs separated; arm are pulled up and flexed and the head is turned to one side

Front 28

Circadian rhythm

Back 28

The 24-hour day - night cycle

Front 29

Insomnia

Back 29

Inability to fall asleep or remaining asleep

Front 30

Occupied bed

Back 30

A bed made with a person is in the bed

Front 31

Unoccupied bed

Back 31

A bed made while no person is in the bed

Front 32

Closed bed

Back 32

A bed completely made with the bedspread and blankets in place

Front 33

Open bed

Back 33

A bed made with linen folded down to the feet of the bed

Front 34

Surgical bed

Back 34

A bed made to accept residents who are returning to bed on the stretcher