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Basics Chapter 2 Exam Q&A 100%
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Communication - ✔✔The process of exchanging information with others
Objective information - ✔✔Based on what a person sees, hears, touches,
or smells
Subjective information - ✔✔Something a person cannot or did not observe
Incontinence - ✔✔The inability to control the bladder or bowels
Defense mechanisms - ✔✔Unconscious behaviors used to release tension
or cope with stress; Denial, projection, displacement, rationalization,
repression, regression
Culture - ✔✔A system of learned behaviors, practiced by a group of
people, that is considered to be the tradition of that group and is passed on
from one generation to the next
Impairment - ✔✔Loss of function or ability; it can be partial or complete loss
, Mental health - ✔✔The normal functioning of emotional and intellectual
abilities
Mental Illness - ✔✔a Disorder involving emotions and mental functions
Combative - ✔✔Violent or hostile behavior displayed by some residents
Body mechanics - ✔✔The way the parts of the body work together when a
person moves
Posture - ✔✔The way a person holds and positions his body
Base of support - ✔✔The foundation that supports an object. The wider the
support, the more stable a person will be.
Center of gravity - ✔✔The point in the body where the most weight is
concentrated
Fracture - ✔✔A broken bone
Risk factors for falls - ✔✔Clutter, throw rugs, electrical cords, slippery or
wet floors, uneven floors of stairs, poor lighting, call lights out of reach or
not promptly answered
Scalds - ✔✔Burns caused by hot liquids
Abrasion - ✔✔An injury that rubs off the surface of the skin
Basics Chapter 2 Exam Q&A 100%
Already Passed
Communication - ✔✔The process of exchanging information with others
Objective information - ✔✔Based on what a person sees, hears, touches,
or smells
Subjective information - ✔✔Something a person cannot or did not observe
Incontinence - ✔✔The inability to control the bladder or bowels
Defense mechanisms - ✔✔Unconscious behaviors used to release tension
or cope with stress; Denial, projection, displacement, rationalization,
repression, regression
Culture - ✔✔A system of learned behaviors, practiced by a group of
people, that is considered to be the tradition of that group and is passed on
from one generation to the next
Impairment - ✔✔Loss of function or ability; it can be partial or complete loss
, Mental health - ✔✔The normal functioning of emotional and intellectual
abilities
Mental Illness - ✔✔a Disorder involving emotions and mental functions
Combative - ✔✔Violent or hostile behavior displayed by some residents
Body mechanics - ✔✔The way the parts of the body work together when a
person moves
Posture - ✔✔The way a person holds and positions his body
Base of support - ✔✔The foundation that supports an object. The wider the
support, the more stable a person will be.
Center of gravity - ✔✔The point in the body where the most weight is
concentrated
Fracture - ✔✔A broken bone
Risk factors for falls - ✔✔Clutter, throw rugs, electrical cords, slippery or
wet floors, uneven floors of stairs, poor lighting, call lights out of reach or
not promptly answered
Scalds - ✔✔Burns caused by hot liquids
Abrasion - ✔✔An injury that rubs off the surface of the skin
