Block 11: Dressing, Oral Hygiene, Toileting, and Positioning Flashcards
Ambulate/Ambulation
Walk; move about.
Bed Pan
A receptacle used by a bedridden patient as a toilet.
Bedside Commode (BSC)
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.
Bowel Movement (BM)
An act of defecation.
Briefs
Close-fitting legless underpants that are cut so as to cover the body to the waist, used for persons who are incontinent.
Denture
A removable plate or frame holding one or more artificial teeth.
Emesis Basin
A shallow basin of curved, kidney-shaped design, used to collect body fluids or as a container for various other liquids.
Fowler’s
A semi-sitting body position in which a person’s head and shoulders are elevated 45 to 60 degrees.
Fracture Pan
A bedpan that is flatter than a regular bedpan.
Gait
Manner of walking.
Lateral
Body position in which a person is lying on either side.
Log Rolling
Moving a person as a unit, without disturbing the alignment of the body.
Mechanical Lift
Used to move those who are unable to stand on their own or whose weight makes it unsafe to move or lift them manually.
Non-skid Soles
Helps prevent slipping when walking or transferring.
Pivot
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.
