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Baseline Vital Signs

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First vital signs taken to measure change

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Insomnia

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When a person is sleep deprived

Problems result: decreased mental function, reduced reaction time, and irritability

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Perineal Care

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Care of the anus and genitals

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Pressure points

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Areas that bear much of its weight

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Bony prominences

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Areas of the body where the bone lies close to the skin

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Skin breaking down

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Pale white or reddened colored

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Pressure ulcer

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An area further broken down

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Foot drop

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Weakness of muscles in the feet and ankle that causes difficulty with the ability to flex ankles and walk normally

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Orthotic device or orthosis

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Splint or brace

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Another term for Weaker SIde

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Involved

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Oral care

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Care of the mouth should be preformed twice a day

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Halitosis

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Bad breath

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Endentulous

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No teeth

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Aspiration

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Inhalation of food or fluid

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Dentures

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Artificial teeth

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Pulse is

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Number of heart beats per minute

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Radial pulse

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Wrist

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Brachial pulse

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Elbow

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Apical pulse

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Heart

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Dyspnea

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Difficulty breathing

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Eupnea

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Normal breathing

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High blood pressure

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Hypertension

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Pain

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5th vital sign

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Oxygen concentrator

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Box like device that changes air in the room into air with more oxygen

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Nasal cannula
Plastic tubing that goes into nose
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How much water does a person need a day?
64 ounces
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Carbohydrates
Supply body with energy and extra protein
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Simple carbohydrates
Found in foods such as sugars sweets syrups and jellies
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Liquid diet
Usually ordered for a short time due to medical condition or before or after a test or surgery
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Liquid diet consists of
Liquid state at body temperature
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Soft diet or mechanical soft diet
Soft diet is soft in texture or consists of soft or chopped foods that are easier to chew or swallow
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Puréed diet
Thick paste of baby’s food
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Dysphasia
Difficulty swallowing
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Symptoms of having a hard time swallowing
Watering of the eyes when eating or drinking
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Aspiration
Inhaling food onto lungs can cause pneumonia
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Water
64 ounces
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Fluid balance
Maintaining equal input and outputs
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8oz
240 ml
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Force fluids
Should be encouraged to drink as much fluid as possible
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Restrict fluid
Allowed to drink but is limited
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Fluid overload
Occurs when the body cannot handle the amount of fluid consumed =heart or kidney disease
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Sign of fluid overload
Weight gain
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UTI
Pain or burning when peeing
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Psychological factors: Difficulty peeing
A lack of privacy mew environment, stress, anxiety and depression
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Fracture pan
Bed pan that is flatter than usual bedpan used for residents who cannot raise their hips
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Portable commode
Moving toilet
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Nephritis
Inflammation of kidneys
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Routine irons specimen
Is collected anytime the resident voids
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Clean catch specimen
Midstream specimen collected By first cleaning the perineal area and then Urinating a small amount into toilet to clear urethra
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24 hr urine specimen
Collects all the Urine voided by a resident in a 24 hour period
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Iron supplements
Make stool appear black
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Report to nurse about poop of
White black red or hard poopies. | Blood pus or mucus
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Peristalsis
Involuntary contractions THAY move food through gastrointestinal system
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Constipation
Can’t poop | Abdominal swelling has irritability
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Diarrhea
Liquid poopies
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Flatulence
Swallowing air while eating High fiber Eating Intolerable foods
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Colitis
Irritable bowl syndrome | Stomach upset
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Malabsorption
Body cannot absorb or digest a particular. Untrue things properly
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Stoma
Is the diversion of waste to an artificial opening through abdomen
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Occult
Something that is hidden
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Ureterostomy
When a ureter is open to the abdomen for urine to be eliminated
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Colostomy
Surgically created opening into the large intestine to slow stool to be expelled
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Ileostomy
Surgically created opening into the end of the small intestine to slow poops to be expelled

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