B11 Vocabulary

Question 1

a receptacle used by a bedridden patient as a toilet

Answer 1

Bed Pan

Question 2

is an item of removable bedding
that sits on top of, or encases, a mattress to protect it

Answer 2

Bed Protector

Question 3

A device used for elimination
when a person is able to get out of bed, but unable to walk to the bathroom; it consists of a chair-like
frame with a toilet seat and a removable collection bucket.

Answer 3

Bedside Commode (BSC)

Question 4

close-fitting legless underpants that are cut so as to cover the body to the waist, used for persons who are incontinent

Answer 4

Briefs

Question 5

a removable plate or frame holding one or more artificial teeth

Answer 5

Dentures

Question 6

a shallow basin of curved, kidneyshaped design, used to collect body fluids or as a container for various other liquids

Answer 6

Emesis Basin

Question 7

waste matter discharged from the bowels after food has been digested; excrement

Answer 7

Feces

Question 8

a semi-sitting body position in which a
person’s head and shoulders are elevated 45 to 60 degrees

Answer 8

Fowler’s

Question 9

a bedpan that is flatter (f) than a regular
bedpan

Answer 9

Fracture Pan

Question 10

a small, impermeable multilayered sheet with high absorbency that is used as a precaution against urinary incontinence

Answer 10

Incontinence Pad

Question 11

the inability to control the bladder or
bowels

Answer 11

Incontinence

Question 12

body position in which a person is lying
on either side

Answer 12

Lateral

Question 13

moving a person as a unit, without
disturbing the alignment of the body

Answer 13

Log Rolling

Question 14

used to move those who are unable to stand on their own or whose weight
makes it unsafe to move or lift them manually

Answer 14

Mechanical Lift

Question 15

helps prevent slipping when
walking or transferring

Answer 15

Non-skid Soles

Question 16

the movement of a person from one site to another, such as from a bed to a wheelchair, when there is a loss of control of one side of the body or
when one side of the body is immobile

Answer 16

Pivot

Question 17

body position in which a person is lying on his stomach, or front side of the body

Answer 17

Prone

Question 18

The position with the person lying
on his back. The head of the bed is raised 30-45 degrees and the knees/feet are raised 10-15 degrees

Answer 18

Semi-Fowler’s

Question 19

body position in which a person is lying on his left side with the upper knee flexed and raised toward the chest

Answer 19

Sim’s

Question 20

The semi-solid waste product of digestion.

Answer 20

Stool

Question 21

Position where the person is lying flat on his back with a pillow under the head. (dorsal, recumbent)

Answer 21

Supine

Question 22

A collection device used for urination when a man is unable to get out of bed.

Answer 22

Urinal

Question 23

Inability to hold urine in the bladder due to loss of voluntary control over the urinary sphincters resulting in the involuntary passage of urine

Answer 23

Urinary Incontinence

Question 24

the discharge of urine from the body

Answer 24

Urination

Question 25

urinating

Answer 25

Voiding