chapters 3 & 4

physiological needs

food, water, comfort

psychosocial needs

social interaction, emotions, intellect, and spirtual

holistic care

caring for the whole person the mind and the body

ageism

prejudice or discrimination against older persons or the elderly

developmental disabilities

disabilities that are present at birth or emerge during childhood

apathy

lack of interest in activites

hallucinations

false or distorted sesnory perceptions

delusions

persistent false beliefs

psychotherapy

involves talking about ones problems with mental health professionals

denial

refuse to believe they are dying

anger

become angry because they think they shouldn’t die for certain reasons

bargaining

make promises to god or a higher power care providers or others

depression

deeply sad

acceptance

peace of dying and may make plans

advance directives

legal documents that allow people to decide what kind of medical care they wish to have

living will

example of an advance directive

health care proxy

signed dated and witnessed legal document that appoints someone else to make medical decisons for someone

postmortem care

care of the body after death

cheyne stokes respirations

slow, rapid,irregualr breathing

palliative care

comfort and dignity of the resident

voiding

going

dyspnea

difficulty breathing

sudden chills

early sign of infection

anterior or ventral

the front of the body

posterior or dorsal

back of the body

superior

toward the head

inferior

away from the head

medial

toward the midline

lateral

to the side, away from the midline

proimal

closer to the torso

distal

farther away from teh torso

atrophy

muscle wastes away and becomes weak

contracture

muscle or tendon shortens becomes infelxible and freezes

Osteoarthritis

degenrative joint disease

osteoporosis

bone lose density and brittle bones

abduction pillow

6 to 12 weeks after surgery while resident is sleeping

hemiplegia

parlysis of one side of the body he

hemiparesis

weakness on one side of the body

dysphagia

difficulty swallowing

expressive aphasia

trouble speaking

receptive aphasia

difficulty understanding

pateint transfer

lead with stronger side `

what side do you dress first

weaker side first

which side do you undress first

stronger side p

paraplegia

loss of function of the lower body and legs

quadriplegia

loss of function in the legs, trunk, and arms

MS

multiple sclerosis

HTN

hypertension

hypertension

high blood pressure

angina

heart muscle is not getting enough oxygen

diuretics

medications that reduce fluid in the body and increase the need to urinate

CHF

congestive heart failure

congetive heart failure

when one or both sides of the heart stop pumping blood properly

left side of heart

backs up into lungs

right side of heart

blood backs up into legs, feet, abdomen

CAD

coronary artey disease

PVD

peripheral vascular disease

peripheral vascualr disease

legs feet arms or hands aren’t getting enough blood flow

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

have trouble breathing

incontinence

inability to control the bladder

digestion

preparing food so it can be physically and chemically absrobed into the cells

absorption

transfer of nutrients from the intestines to the cells

elimination

expelling waste

enema

specific amount of water with or without an additive introduced in the colon to eliminate stool

fecal impaction

hard stool stuck in the rectum

hemorrhoids

enlarged veins in the rectum

ostomy

surgical creation of an opening

stoma

the opening

type 2 diabetes

the most common form

insulin

move glucose or natural sugar from the blood into the cells for energy

gestational diabetes

pregnant woman can get this form

sex glands

gonads

enema

knees raised on left side

respiration

14 to 20 is normal