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Laceration - tear, cut, slash of skin
Incontinence - involuntary leakage of urine
Nausea - feeling sick
I & O - intake and output
N.P.O - nothing by mouth
When cleaning wipe - cleanest to dirtiest
q - every
Crohn's disease - type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Oral hygiene - includes mouth, teeth, gums, tongue
Lateral - from side/sides
Sims - on side
Supine - laying flat on back
Prone - face down flat in bed
Dehydration signs - lethargy, weakness, low BP, rapid pulse
Aspiration - death happens when someone vomits and then inhales the regurgitated
food into their lungs
H S - hours of sleep
Evening Care - wash face, hands, underarms, and perineal area
CBB - clients complete body
Nutrients/nutrition - essential for life
Carbohydrates - provide fuel and energy to the body
Proteins - essential for good health, healing and growth
, Nasal gastric tube - threaded through the nose into the stomach
Gastronomy tube - inserted through the abdominal wall into the stomach
Force fluids - encouraging the client to drink more liquids
Port mortem care - after death
Pathogens - microorganisms that cause disease
Hepatitis B - transmitted through blood and body fluids
Medical aseptic - prevents the spread of infection
Aseptic processing - the process by which a sterile product is packaged in a sterile
container
Scabies - rash and intense itching
Blood pressure - taken using the brachial artery
ROM exercises - a method of preventing contractures
Muscle contracture - a permanent shortening of muscle
ex. "Foot down"
Trochanter roll - a medical equipment that is used to help patients who have a problem
with rotating hip bones
Ombudsman - a person who speaks for someone else, client advocate
UTI - urinary tract infection
Decubitius ulcers - pressure ulcers
ADL - activities of daily living
BM - bowel movement
BP - blood pressure
BLS - basic life support
CHF - congestive heart failure
CPR - cardiac pulmonary resuscitation