141-180 Flashcards

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Flexion

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Bending a joint

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Extension

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Straightening a joint

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A&Ox3

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Alert and oriented to person, place, and time

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Voiding

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Urination

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Feces

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Semi-solid mass of waste products in the colon that is expected through the anus

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Fraud

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Saying or doing something to trick, fool, or deceive a person

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Fracture

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A broken bone

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First Aid

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Emergency care given to an ill or injured person before medical help arrives

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Emesis

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Vomitus

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Edema

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Swelling caused by fluid collecting in tissues

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Fecal Impaction

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The prolonged retention and buildup of feces in the rectum

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Flatus

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Gas or air passed through the anus

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Foley Catheter

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An in dwelling or retention catheter

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Ethics

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Knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct

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False Imprisonment

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Unlawful restraint or restriction of a persons freedom of movement

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Gait belt

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Transfer belt

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Enema

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The introduction of fluid into the rectum and lower colon

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Gastrostomy tube

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A tube inserted through a surgically created opening (stomy) in the stomach (Gastro)

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Elderly

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Being past middle age and approaching old age

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Elevate head

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To raise the head higher than the stomach

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Eye glasses

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Worn to correct or enhance visual acuity

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Gastric feeding

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The administration of food directly into the stomach by a tube inserted either through the nasopharynx and esophagus or directly through the abdominal wall

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Elastic Stockings

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A type of hosiery that applies gradient pressure to the legs to prevent excessive blood accumulation in the lower extremities cause by faulty vein valves

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End of life care

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Refers to health care not only of patients in the final hours or days of their lives, but more broadly care if all those with a terminal illness or terminal condition that has become advanced progressive and incurable

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Emesis basin
A kidney shaped shallow basin used in healthcare to receive medical waste
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Elimination
The act or process of removing something
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Empathy
The feeling that you understand and share another persons experiences or emotions
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Evacuation
Immediate and urgent removal of people away from a threat
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Epilepsy
A brain disorder in which clusters of nerve cells sometimes signal abnormally
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Emphysema
A type of COPD involving damage to the air sacs in the lungs
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Financial Abuse
A persons resources being misused by another person
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Emotional abuse
Involves inflicting mental pain, anguish, or distress through verbal or nonverbal acts
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Fowler’s position
Head of bed is raised 45-60 degrees
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Frayed cord
Damaged electrical cord is an electrical hazard
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Essential behaviors
The things we do that have the most potent impact in terms of building relationships, maintaining them, deepening understanding, building collaboration, getting things done well
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Frequent urination
The need to urinate many times throughout the day
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Free of disease
Free of illness
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Emotional needs
Something necessary for maintains mental well-being
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Emotional stress
A condition which occurs when a person is under stress affecting their emotions
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Emotional support
To give aid or encouragement to a person