The Residents Unit & Personal Care Skills Flashcards
Term used to describe practices that keep bodies clean and healthy
Hygiene
The 24 hour day/ night cycle
Circadian Rhythm
An excessive shedding of dead skin cells from the scalp
Dandruff
Baths given on days where full baths aren’t done
Partial Bath
Caring for fingernails, hair, shaving and applying makeup
Grooming
Artificial teeth
Dentures
An infestation of lice
Pediculosis
A device that helps support and align a limb and improve its functioning
Orthosis
Inability to fall asleep or stay asleep
Insomnia
LNAs help with Hygiene, grooming, dressing, eating, transferring and eliminating. This is called:
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
Weaker side
Affected
Underarms
Axillae
Care of the genitals
Perineal Care
Genital and anal care
Perineum
Is a bed made while the resident is still in the bed
Occupied Bed
A weakened side of the body
Involved Side
A substance added to another substance that changes its effects
Additive
Is a bed made while nobody is in it
Unoccupied Bed
Care of the mouth, teeth and gums.
Oral care
Areas of the body hat bear much of their body weight
Pressure Points
Areas of the body where the bone lies close to the skin
Bony Prominence’s
Area from the pubis to the upper thighs
Groin
Special kind of string used to clean between teeth
Dental Floss
Is a bed made completely made with the bedspread and blankets in place
Closed Bed