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Advancing Diet

food that is gradually reintroduced to the resident due to surgery in preparation for a procedure or illness

Aspiration

accidental breathing in food, fluid, vomit, or other object into lungs

Dysphagia

difficulty swallowing

Fat Soluble Vitamins

A,D,E,K

Fluid Balance

when fluids taken in equal the fluids eliminated

Force Fluids

medical order for person to drink more fluids

Graduate

measuring device for fluids

NPO

Nothing by Mouth

Output

amount of fluids eliminated each day

Water Soluble Vitamins

B & C

Fowler's Position

resident reclined in sitting up almost straight at 45 to 60 degrees

High Fowler's Position

resident sitting up almost straight at 60 to 90 degrees

Lateral Position

resident position on the right or left

Prone Position

resident position on abdomen

Sims position

resident positioned in left side lying position

Supine Position

resident positioned flat on back

Chemical Restriant

drug used to control actions of a resident for convenience of staff

Pelvic Support

physical restrain used between the thighs to keep a resident's hips from slipping forward

Person-Centered Care

practice of basing resident care on individual resident needs, preferences and expectations


Cognition

manner in which messages from the five senses are changed, stored in memory, recovered from memory, and later used to answer questions, respond to requests, and perform tasks

Pacing

the awareness and adjustment of nursing care based on how slow or how fast person is functioning

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)

major legislation passed nationally to protect residents in nursing homes and assure they have quality of care and quality of life

psychological effects of aging

exploration of feelings, emotional stress, physical, and psycho social and psychological adjustments that are part of the aging process

Alzheimer's Disease

progressive disease characterized by a gradual decline in memory, thinking, and physical ability over several years

Delusion

False Belief

Dementia

progressive condition marked by development of multiple cognitive deficits, such as memory impairment, aphasia, and inability to plan and initiate complex behavior

Onset

time when signs and symptoms of a disease begins

Mental Illness

disturbance in the ability to cope or adjust to stress; behavior and function are impaired; mental disorder, emotional illness, psychiatric disorder

Pain

anything the patient says it is, occurring whenever the patient says it does

Bargaining

third stage of grief when person tries to arrange for more time to live to take care of unfinished business; bargains with the doctors or god

Cheyne-Strokes Breathing

resident takes several shallow breaths followed by periods of no breathing for 5, 30, or even 60 seconds, does not cause the resident discomfort

Mottling

changes in skin color (pale/bluish) of the hands, arms, feet, and legs when death is near