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1
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Any intervention used in place of a restraint or that reduces the need for restraint

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Restraint alternatives

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Human needs that have to do with social interaction, emotions, intellect, and spirituality

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Psychosocial needs

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24-hour skilled care for short term illnesses or injuries; generally given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers

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Acute care

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Loss of consciousness; also called fainting

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Syncope

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A substance added to another substance, changing its effect

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Additive

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An agent that destroys, resists, or prevents the development of pathogens

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Anti microbial

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General term to describe a disease in which abnormal cells grow in an uncontrolled way

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Cancer

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Repeating a word or a phrase

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Repetitive phrasing

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Rubbing or friction that results from the skin moving one way and the bone underneath remaining fixed or moving in the opposite direction

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Shearing

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Special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to preform activities of daily living

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Assistive devices

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The variety of people with varied backgrounds and experiences who live and work together in the world

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Cultural diversity

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The space between the genital and anal area

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Perineum

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Situations that lead to agitation

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Triggers

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14
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In medicine, when a person with Alzheimer’s disease wanders away from a protected area and does not return

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Elope

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A method, or way, of doing something

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Procedure

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Exercises that put a joint though it’s full arc of motion

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Range of motion

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17
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Walking aimlessly around an area

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Wandering

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18
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To remove

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Doff

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A physical or chemical way to restrict voluntary movement or behavior

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Restraint

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Harming a person physically, mentally or emotionally by failing to provide needed care

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Neglect

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Laughing or crying without any reason, or when it is inappropriate

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Emotional lability

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Body position in which a person is lying on his stomach

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Prone

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23
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An instrument designed to listen to sounds within the body

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Stethoscope

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24
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A surgically- created opening through the neck into the trachea

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Tracheostomy

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Difficult or painful urination

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Dysuria

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Confusion about a person, place, or time

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Disorientation

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27
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Sharing in the feelings and difficulties of others

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Sympathy

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Information that a person cannot or did not observe but is based on something reported to the person that may or may not be true

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Subjective information

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29
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Walking

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Ambulation

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30
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Moving a body part away from the midline of the body

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Abduction

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31
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A federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, are disabled, or are ill and cannot work

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Medicare

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32
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A hormone that converts glucose into energy of the body

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Insulin

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33
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Practices used to keep bodies clean and healthy

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Hygiene

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34
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Skin that is pale, blue, or gray

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Cryanotic

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35
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The state of being exited, restless, or troubled

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Agitated

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36
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Physicians’ determinations of an illness

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Diagnosis

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37
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The wasting away, decreasing in size, and weakening of muscles from lack of use

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Atrophy

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38
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The Latin term for the temporary condition after death in which the muscles in the body become stiff and rigid

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Rigor Mortis

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A condition in which the skin, whites of the eyes, and mucous membranes appear yellow

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Jaundice

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40
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The inability to control the bladder or bowels

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Incontinence

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41
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Bad breath

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Halitosis

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42
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Normal breathing

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Eupnea

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43
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To sit up with the legs hanging over the side of the bed in order to regain balance and stabilize blood pressure

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Dangle

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44
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Kidney stones that form when urine crystallizes in the kidneys

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Calculi

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45
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Areas of the body where the bone lies close to the skin

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Bony prominences

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46
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A bed pan that is flatter than the regular bed pan

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Fracture pan

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47
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Becoming restless and agitated in the late afternoon, evening, or night

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Sundowning

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48
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Having no teeth

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Edentulous

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49
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A serious wound resulting from skin breakdown; also known as a pressure sore, bed sore, or dicubitus ulcer

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Pressure ulcer

50
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A weakness of muscles in the feet and ankles that causes difficulty with the ability to flex the ankles and walk normally

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Foot drop

51
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The pulse located on the inside of the wrist, where the radial artery runs just beneath the skin

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Radial pulse

52
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Language impairment; loss of ability to comprehend or speak normally

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Aphasia

53
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Belt made of canvas or other heavy material that is used to help people who are weak, unsteady, or uncoordinated to stand, sit, or walk also called transfer belt

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Gait belt

54
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Body position in which a person is in a simi-sitting position usually 45 to 60 degrees

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Fowler’s position

55
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Air in the intestine that is passed through the rectum, which can result in cramping or abdominal pain

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Flatulence

56
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A weakened side from a stroke or injury; also called the weaker side or involved side

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Affected side

57
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Spoken comment that causes a person to ridicule, contempt or damages the persons reputation

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Slander

58
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The ability to think logically and quickly

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Cognition

59
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Repeating words, phrases, questions, or actions

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Perseveration

60
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The knowledge of right and wrong

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Ethics

61
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People who are legally required to report suspected, observed abuse or neglect because they have contact with vulnerable population such as the elderly in care facilities

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Mandated reporters

62
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Weakness on one side of the body

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Hemiparesis

63
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Cards that list the resident’s name & info about special diets, allergies, likes and dislikes, and other instructions

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Diet card

64
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Medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist; is available 24 hours a day

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Skilled care

65
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A legal term that means someone can be held responsible for harming someone else

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Liability

66
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Purposeful mistreatment that causes physical, mental, or emotional pain or injury to someone

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Abuse

67
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The unlawful restraint of someone which effects the persons freedom of movement; includes both the threat of being physically restrained and actually being restrained

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False imprisionment

68
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A medication given re tally to cause a bowel movement

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Suppository

69
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Blood pressure cuff

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Sphygmomanometer

70
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A device placed on a bed to keep the top bed linens from contacting the legs And feet

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Bed cradle

71
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Difficulty breathing

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Dyspnea

72
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Lack of ability to fall asleep or stay asleep

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Insomnia

73
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Difficulty swallowing

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Dysphagia

74
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The act of threatening to touch a person without his or her permission

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Assault

75
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Collecting and putting things away in a guarded way

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Hoarding

76
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The intentional touching of a person without his or her consent

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Battery

77
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The line of authority within a facility or agency

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Chain of command

78
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A medical assistance program for low-income people

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Medicaid

79
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A nose bleed

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Epistaxis

80
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To chop, blend, or grind food into a thick paste of baby food consistency

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Puree

81
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A newborn baby

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Neonate

82
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Taking things that belong to someone else

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Pillaging

83
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Shortness of breath when lying down that is relieved by sitting up

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Orthopnea

84
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A hard stool that is stuck in the rect and cannot be expelled

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Fecal impaction

85
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A disease or condition that will eventually cause death

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Terminal illness

86
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An illness that has severe symptoms, is treated immediately, and is usually short term

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Acute illness

87
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The study of health, wellness, and disease later in life

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Geriatrics

88
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Rapid breathing

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Tachyon was

89
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A condition in which milky or cloudy spots develop in the eye, causing vision loss

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Cataracts

90
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A surgically-created opening into the stomach in order to insert a tube

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Gastrostomy

91
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The removal of some or all of a body part, usually a foot, hand, arm, or leg

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Amputation

92
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A progressive incurable disease that causes tangled nerve fibers and protein deposits to form in the brain, which eventually causes dementia

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Alzheimer’s disease

93
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Measurement of the force exerted by the heart against the arterical walls when the heart contracts and relaxes

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Blood pressure

94
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Writing down important information and observations about residents

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Charting

95
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The permanent and often painful shortening of a muscle usually due to lack of activity

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Contracture

96
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A gland in males below the bladder that surrounds the urethra. Enlargement may cause problems in urination

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Prostate gland

97
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A disease or condition that is long term or long lasting and requires management of systems

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Chronic illness

98
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A lack of interest

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Apathy

99
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A kidney- shaped bowl or pan that fits against the neck to collect vomitus

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Emesis basin

100
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A brain disorder that centers mainly on hallucinations and delusions

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Paranoid schizophrenia

101
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Sensations that appear to be real but are created by your mind

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Hallucinations

102
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A fake personal belief that is not subject to reason

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Delusions

103
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A thin tube inserted into the body to drain or inject fluids

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Catheter

104
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Communication without using words

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Nonverbal communication

105
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A fast or rapid heart rate, usually more than 100 beats per minute in an adult

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Tachycardia

106
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A condition in which the pancreas does not produce enough or does not properly use insulin

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Diabetes

107
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Medications that reduce the fluid volume in the body

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Diuretics

108
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Swelling caused by excess fluid in body tissues

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Edema

109
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Moving a body toward the midline of the body

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Addiction

110
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The inhalation of food, fluid or foreign material into the lungs; can cause pneumonia or death

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Aspiration

111
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A piece of plastic tubing that fits around the face and is secured by a strap that goes over the ears and around the back of the head

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Nasal cannula

112
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Care that focuses on that comfort and dignity of a person who is very sick and / or dying, rather than on curing him or her

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Palliative care

113
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A specific amount of water, with or without an additive, that is introduced into the colon to eliminate stool

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Enema

114
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The act of passing feces from the large intestine out of the body through the anus

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Defecation

115
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The absence of breathing

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Apnea

116
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First measurement of blood pressure; phase when the heart is at work, contracting & pushing the blood from the left ventricle of the heart

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Systolic

117
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Second measurement of blood pressure; phase when the heart relaxes or rests

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Diastolic

118
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Surgically- created opening through the abdomen into the large intestine to allow feces to be expelled

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Colostomy

119
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A course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs

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Policy

120
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To put on

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Don

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