#3-2 Flashcards
A small, flat bedpan used for clients that can’t raise raise hips due to broken bones
Fracture pan
Abnormla hairiness;
especially in women
Hirsutism
Elimination of waste product from the body
Excretion
Waste product of the body;
bowel movement
Excreta
Distended veins in the rectum
Hemorrhoids
Clean technique;
the practices that limit the number, growth, and spread of microorganisms
Medical asepsis
Encouraging client to drink a large amount of fluid within a 24 hour period usually if client is dehydrated
Forcing fluids
Limited amount of fluid permitted in a 24 hour period because the body is retaining fluid / over-hydrated
Fluid restriction
The disease process produced by microorganisms
infection
Belching
Eructation
Chewing
Mastication
Body wastes and undigested food eliminated from the rectum;
stool
Feces
Excessive thinness
Emaciation
Vomiting
Emesis
An inanimate object (other than food) that can harbor pathogens and transmit an infection
Fomite