Lingo Flashcards
Bed sores
Decubitus ulcerations
Number one cause of bed sores
pressure
Lying on back
Supine
Lying on stomach
Prone
Supine
Laying on back
Prone
Laying on stomach
Laying on side
Lateral
Lateral position
Laying on side
Sims position
On stomach, one leg and one arm bent on pillow
On stomach, one leg and one arm bent on pillow
Sims position
Fowler’s position
Semi-seated between 45-60 degrees
Semi-seated between 45-60 degrees
Fowler’s position
Shearing
Pulling wet cloth over skin can cause tears
Pulling wet cloth over skin causing tears
Shearing
Types of defamation
Libelous (written)
Slanderous (spoken)
Assault
threat to harm
Battery
permitted touching
Aggravated assault
assault with a “weapon”, such as swinging around a transfer belt too quickly
Other names for “nursing home”
LTC (long term care)
SNF (skilled nursing facility)
Members of the healthcare team
Everyone working at the facility to provide a quality living environment for the residents, INCLUDING the residents themselves.
The study of the aging process
Gerontology
Weakness resulting from extended illness or bed rest
Deconditioning
OBRA
Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1987
Oversees resident rights and NA training
Mandated Reporter
Notify chain of command if any suspicion of:
- abuse
- neglect
- misappropriation of resident’s personal property or funds
- abandonment
NA role
Never pass meds or do invasive procedures
Observe and report changes in mental or physical health to nurse
Meet residents’ BHNs
Assist with residents’ ADLs
Basic Human Needs (BHNs)
Oxygen Food Fluids Rest Elimination
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
Hygiene
Dressing
Eating
Resident rights
Right to privacy and confidentiality
Right to personal choices
Right to dispute and initiate a grievance
Right to participate in resident and family groups
Right to care and security of personal property
Right to freedom from abuse, mistreatment, neglect, and misappropriation of personal funds and property
Right to freedom from restraint
Right to quality of life
Right to choose activities
Right to a good environment
Forgetting to give a resident a call light would be an example of
involuntary seclusion
Bed rails and wheelchair locks are an example of
a restraint
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
A resident with a doctor-ordered restraint is required to be observed every ______
30 minutes
A restraint must be untied every ______ to provide motion and transfer body weight
2 hours
Universal precautions
Washing hands and wearing gloves
First stage of HIV infection
Acute infection - may show flu like symptoms
Second stage HIV infection
Asymptomatic infection - can last seven years or longer
Third stage HIV infection
PGL - Persistent generalized lymphadenopathy
Fourth stage HIV infection
AIDS - opportunistic secondary infections due to depressed immune system
Should you recap a used needle?
No. Just throw it away in the sharps container
OPIM
Liquid or semiliquid blood or other potentially infectious materials: Put these in red biohazard bag
Examples: blood, cerebrospinal fluid, semen, vaginal fluid.
NOT urine or feces (though maybe feces…)
Non-pathogenic organisms that normally grow in or on the body
Normal floura
Universal precautions
Gloves worn during contact with bodily fluids or mucous membranes
Some differences between cold and flu symptoms
COLDS
- rarely have fever or headache
- frequently have productive cough
- frequently have sore throat and stuffy nose
FLU
- frequently have fever and headache
- frequently have dry cough
- rarely have sore throat or stuffy nose
Where to place clean linens
On clean barrier
Where to place dirty linens
On dirty barrier or in bag - NOT on floor
Cyanosis
Bluish tint to mucous membranes due to lack of oxygen
Mottling
darkened discoloration on parts of body that are being laid on - due to slowing down of circulatory system
Standard Precautions
Masks, gloves, gowns
MRSA
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Spreads through skin-to-skin contact, or through contact with contaminated surfaces
Not killed with hand sanitizer
C-Diff
Clostridium difficile
Life threatening inflammation of the colon
Guaiacing
Testing feces for the presence of blood
Peripheral Neuropathies
Numbness and tingling in hands and feet, commonly caused by diabetes
Edema
Excess fluid in tissue
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - difficulty breathing
Dyspnea
Painful, labored, breathing
Dysphagia
Difficulty swallowing
Myocardial Infarction (MI)
heart attack
Angina pectoris
chest discomfort
Congestive heart failure (CHF)
Heart is not an effective pump
Normal temp
oral - 98.6
axillary - 97.6
rectal - 99.6
Normal blood pressure
120/80 mmHg
Systolic: 100 - 140
Diastolic: 60-80
Precursor stage: Diastolic between 80 and 90
Hypertension > 140/90
Hypotension < 100/60
Normal pulse
60bpm - 100bpm
Normal respiration rate
12 - 20 breaths / minute
How quickly to respond to a call light
1 - 3 minutes
Maximum water temperature
105°F
What to do in a fire
- Close all doors and windows
- Clear the hallway by moving residents and equipment into rooms
- Make sure no one / nothing is in the way of fire doors
How frequently to check on or reposition patient if in restraints
Check on patient every 30 minutes
Remove and reposition every 2 hours if in bed, or every 1 hour if in wheelchair
Aphasia
The loss of ability to put words together to speak correctly or comprehend what someone else is saying
Apraxia
Difficulty in creating the voluntary movements involved in speaking
Types of seizures
Grandmal - loss of consciousness, moaning, tonic-clonic movement
Petitmal - not as severe
Nocturnal - occurs when asleep
Status epilepticus- lasting more than five minutes (or multiple within five minutes)
Partial complex - auditory hallucination
Febrile - due to fever
Types of range of motion
ROM - range of motion
AROM - active range of motion
AAROM - active assist range of motion
PROM - passive range of motion
Tonic-Clonic
convulsions
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
mini-stroke (15 minutes to 24 hours)
