Ch 19-24 Flashcards
Admission
The official entry of a person into a health setting
Entrapment
Getting caught, trapped, or entangles in spaces created by the bed rails, the mattress, the bed frame, the head board, or foot board.
Full visual privacy
Having the means to be completely free from public view while in the bed.
Person’s unit
The space, furniture, and equipment used by the person in the agency.
Bath blanket
A covering used for privacy and warmth during bathing, hygiene, and other care measures.
Drawsheet
A small sheet placed over the middle of the bottom sheet to keep the mattress and bottom linens clean.
Occupied
In use
Reverse trendelenburg’s position
the head of the bed is raise and the foot of the bed is lowered.
fowler’s position
the head of the bed is raise 30 degrees; or the head is raised to 30 degrees and the knee portion is raised to 15 degrees.
trendelenburg’s position
the head of the bed is lowered and the foot of the bed is raised.
waterproof underpad
an absorbent pad with quilted top layer and a waterproof bottom layer
closed bed
is not in use, and is ready for an new patient or resident
occupied bed
in use
surgical bed
is made to transfer a person from a stretcher to a bedope
open bed
is ready for use with top linens fan folded to the foot of the bed so the person can get in.
aspiration
breathing fluid, food, vomitus, or an object into lungs.