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Chapter 2 Vocab: Foundations of Resident Care Flashcards

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Communication

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Process of exchanging information with others

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Verbal communication

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using spoken or written words

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Nonverbal Communication

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communicating without words

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Objective information

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based on first person senses; touches, hears, sees, smells

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Subjective information

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based on second hand information, or symptoms

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Incontinence

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Inability to control bladder or bowels

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Cliches

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phrases used over and over

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Defense mechanisms (DM)

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unconscious behaviors used to release tension or cope with stress

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DM - Denial

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completing rejecting through or feeling

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DM-Projection

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Seeing feelings in others that are really one’s own

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DM-Displacement

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Transferring a strong negative feeling to a safer situation

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DM - Rationalization

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Making excuses to justify a situation

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DM- Repression

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Blocking painful thoughts or feelings from the mind

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DM - Regression

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Going back to an old, usually immature behavior

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Culture

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A system of learned beliefs and behaviors that is practiced by a group of people

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Impairment

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Loss of function or ability/partial or complete

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Mental Health

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the normal functioning of emotional and intellectual abilities

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Mental health disorder

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It’s a condition that produces signs and symptoms and affects the body’s ability to function

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Combative

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violent or hostile behavior

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Body Mechanics

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The way parts of the body work together when a person moves

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Posture

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a way a person holds and positions his body

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Fracture

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a broken bone

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Disorientation

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Confusion about a person, place or time

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Scalds

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burns caused by hot liquids

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Abrasion

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Injury that rubs off the surface of the skin

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Occupational Safety and Healthy Administration (OSHA)

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Federal Government Agency that makes rules to protect workers from Hazards on the job

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PASS - Fire Extingusher

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Pull the pin
Aim at the base of the file
Squeeze the handle
Sweep back and forth at the base of the fire

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RACE - Fire safety

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Remove anyone in danger
Activate alarm/call 911
Contain fire is possible, closing doors and windows Extinguish fire or Evacuate

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Conscious

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Mentally alert and aware of surroundings

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First Aid

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Emergency care given immediately to an injured person

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Cardiopulmonary resucitation (CPR)

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Medical procedure when a persons heart of lungs have stopped working

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Obstructed airway

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when something is blocking the trachea

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Abdominal Thrusts

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Method of attempting to remove object from the airway of someone choking

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Cyanotic

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blue-grey tinged skin

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Shock

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When organs and tissues in the body do not receive an adequate blood supply

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Myocardial Infarction (MI)

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Heart attack! heart muscle itself does not receive enough oxygen because blood vessels are blocked.

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Dyspnea

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Difficulty Breathing

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Syncope

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Insulin Reaction/hypoglycemia

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Too much insulin or too little food

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Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)

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Too much food, not enough insulin

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Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)

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Stroke! When blood supply to part of the brain is blocked

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Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)

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Warning sign of a stroke (CVA) - temporary lack of oxygen in the brain, symptoms can last up to 24 hours

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Hemiplegia

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Paralysis on one side

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Hemiparesis

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weakeness/numbness on one side

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Expressive aphasia

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inability to speak

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Receptive aphasia

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Inability to understand written or spoken word

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emisis

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I & O

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intake and output

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Infection prevention

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Set of methods practiced in healthcare facilities to prevent and control the spread of disease

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Microorganism (MO)

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living thing so small that is can be seen thorugh a microscope

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Microbe

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Another name for microorganism

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Infections

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occur when harmful miscoorganisms (pathogens) invade the body and multiply

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Pathogens

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harmful microorganisms

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Localized infection

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limited to a specific locaiton in the body

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Systemic infection

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affects the entire body

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Healthcare-associated infections (HAI)

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infection acquired in a healthcare setting during the delivery of medical care

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Chain of infection

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way of describing how a disease is transmitted

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Chain of infection: Causative agent

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Pathogenic Microorganisms that causes disease

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Chain of infection: Reservoir

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Where pathogen lives and multiplies

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Chain of infection: Portal of exit

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any body opening where the infection can escape

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Chain of infection: Mode of transmission

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how the pathogen travels - direct contact (touching the person) vs indirect contact (touching a surface)

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Chain of infection: Portal of Entry

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any body opening where the infection can enter on new body (mucus membrane) cells that line the body openings

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Chain of infection: Susceptible host

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Uninfected person who could get sick

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List the Chain of infection

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  1. Causative Agent
  2. Reservoir
  3. Portal of Exit
  4. Mode of transmission
  5. Portal of entry
  6. Susceptible host
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Transmission

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passage or transfer

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Infectious

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contagious

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Medical asepsis

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measures used to reduce and prevent the spread of pathogens

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Surgical asepsis (sterile technique)

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makes an object or area free of all miscoorganisms

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(CDC) Center for Disease Control

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Federal government agency that issues guidelines to protect and improve the health of individuals and communities

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Standard Precautions

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Treating blood, body fluids, nonintact skin, and mucous membranes as if they were infected

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Sputum

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mucus coughed up

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Sharps

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needles or other sharp objects

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Hand hygiene

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washing hands with antiseptic or soap and water

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antimicrobial agent

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destroys, resists or prevents the development of pathogens

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(PPE) Personal Protective equipment

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equipment that helps protect employees from serious injuries or illnesses resulting from contact with workplace hazards

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Don

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Doff

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Perineal care

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care of the genitals

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nonintact skin

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skin that is broken by abrasions

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Clean

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an object that has not been contaminated with pathogens

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Dirty

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an object that has been contaminated with pathogens

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Sterilization

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cleaning measure that destroys all microorganisms, including pathogens

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Disinfection

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process that kills pathogens but does not destroy all pathegens

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Disposable

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item discarded after one use

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Transmission-Based Precautions

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Precautions used for persons who are infected or may be infected with certain diseases - used in ADDITION to standard precautions

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Bloodborne pathogens

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microorganisms found in human

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Hepatitis

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An inflammation of the liver caused by certain viruses and other factors (alcohol abuse, some meds, and trauma)

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Tuberculosis (TB)

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highly contagious disease - bacterium that is carried on mucus droplets suspended in the air - affects the lungs

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(MRSA) Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus

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an infection resistant to methicillin

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Clostridium difficile (C Diff)

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sporeforming bacterium that is spread by spores in feces that are difficult to kill - causes watery diarrhea

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