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Another name for a long-term care facility is
Skilled nursing facility
Rehabilitation
Care provided by specialists to restore or improve function after an illness or injury is called
Hospice Care
Care given to people who have approximately six months or less to live is called
conditions last a long time
Most conditions seen in long term care are chronic. What does this mean?
Each resident is an individual with his own abilities and needs
What is the most important thing for a nursing assistant to know about the residents in her care?
To study how well the residents are cared for
What is the purpose of surveys in long-term care facilities?
Nutrition
How the body uses food to maintain health
Policy
Course of action to be followed.
Parenteral Nutrition
Nutrients administered directly in the bloodstream, bypassing the digestive system.
Nasogastric Tube
A feeding tube that is inserted into the nose and goes to the stomach
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)
Feeding tube into the stomach through the abdominal wall.
NPO
Nothing by Mouth
Fluid Balance
Taking in and eliminating equal amounts of fluid
Puree
Chop, blend, thick baby paste
Hemiplegia
Paralysis on one side of the body
CVA (Stroke)
Block blood vessel in the brain or leaks, or ruptures
Receptive Aphasia
Difficulty understanding spoken or written words
Systemic
An infection in the bloodstream and spread through out the body. Ex: Fever, chills, aches, drop in blood pressure
HAI Healthcare Associated Infections
Infection acquired in a healthcare setting during the delivery of medial care (also known Nosocomial)
Malnutrition
Poor nutrition due to improper eating
Transmission Based Precautions
Method infection prevention who caring with someone with a certain infectious disease
Type of Tranmission Diseases
Airborne, Droplet (Ex; influenza), Contact
Blood Borne Pathogens
Microorganisms found in human blood, body fluid, draining wound that cause infections
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Virus that attack the body’s immune system and disables it; eventually causes AIDS
Oxygen is flammable
Why do CNA need to take Oxygen seriosuly?
SDS
Details ingredients, dangers, safe handling, storage, disposal
Geriatrics
Study of health, wellness, disease later in life
Ageism
Prejudice toward/ stereotyping / discrimination against older people/elderly
Homeostasis
The condition in which all of the body’s systems are working together to maintain internal stability.
Anterior/Ventral
Front
Posterior
Back of the body
Superior
Toward the head
Inferior
Away from the body
Medial
Toward the midline of the body
Lateral
Side of the body
Proximal
Closer to the torso
Distal
Further away from the body
Epidermis
Superfical
Dermis
Part of the thickness
Integumentary System (Skin)
The largest organ and system
Muscular Skeletal System
Made of the bones and Muscles
Bones
Rigid connective tissue that make up a skeleton, protects organs, and allow body to move (Have 206 Bones) and provide movement
Joints
Two bones that join together
Atrophy
Wasting away/weakening of the muscles from lack of use
Contracture
Permanent and often painful shortening of the muscle
Hinge
Fingers, Elbow
Nervous System
Brain, spinal cord, and nerves; control and send messages and coordinate from the brain to the rest of the body, sense info,
Dysphasia
Difficult of speech
Aphasia
Loss of speech
Dysphagia
Difficulty chewing and swallowing
Circulatory System (Artries, Veins)
Blood carries food, oxygen, and is essential substances and removes waste, and carry Hormones
Respitory System (Lungs)
inhale (inspirations) and exhale (expirations) air out of the lungs
Gastrointestinal System (Digestion)
Process of preparing food physically and chemically
Endocrine System (Glands)
Organs that produce hormones
Lymphatic System (Immunity System)
Prevent diseases, remove waste and excess fluids, Ex: Antibodies and fights infections
PUP
Pressure Ulcer Prevention Programs
Foot Drop
Weakness of muscles in the foot
Stage 1 of Pressure Injuries
Skin is still intact (May be red, pale)
Stage 2
Outer layer is broken (pink, red, moist)
Stage 3
Skin loss, fat is visible, damage may extend further down farther into the tissue
Stage 4
Down to the bone, looks like a deep crater, loss extending through all layers of skin, tissue, muscle, and bone. Black tissue might be seen
Baseline Data
Information about general health and change in health
Normal Pulse
60-100 beats
Respiratory Rate
12-20
Oral (Mouth)
Most common color; green or blue, 97.6 F - 99.6 F
Normal Blood Pressure
120/80, types; systolic: top number of measurement of Bp, Diastolic: Heart relaxes or rests
Apnea
Absence of breathing
Dyspnea
Difficulty breathing (Pnea = Breathing)
Kidney Stones
Stones that form when urine crystalizes in the kidneys which block the kidneys causing severe pain
Chronic Renal Failure
Kidneys cannot eliminate certain waste products
Constipation
Feces moves too slowly through the intestine
Fecal Impaction
Unrelieved constipation, stool gets stuck in rectum
Diarrhea
Results from bacterial and viral infections
Hemorrhoids
Enlarged vessel in rectum that causes Chronic Constipation
GERD
Liquid content of the stomach back up into the espohogus
Scabies
Tiny mites that spread quickly
Cognitive
Ability to think clearly
Range of Motion Exercises
Exercises that put a particular joint through its full arc of motion
Active Assisted Range of Motion AAROM
Exercises to put a joint through its full arc of motion that are performed by a person with some help
Passive Range of Motion PROM
Exercises to put a joint through its full arc of motion that are performed by a person alone, with out NAs help
Prone
Lying on your stomach
Sims’
lying on your left side and upper knee flexed and raised toward chest
Fowler’s
Semi-sitting position
Malpractice
Failure by a health professional to meet accepted standards
Living Will
A written directive that relates to what a patient's wishes are if they become unable to make their life decisions
Durable Power of Attorney
The document that names another individual to make life and death decisions that they cannot make
False Imprisonment
Unlawful restraint or restriction of a person's freedom of movement
Delirium
Basic state of confusion
Objective observation
Reporting observations made by you
WT ac breakfast
Take weight before breakfast meal
Arteriosclerosis
Loss of elasticity in blood vessels
Congestive Heart Failure failure (CHF)
Failure of the heart to pump blood away from the heart causing accumulation of fluid in the tissues and lungs
Vasodilation
Widening of blood vessels - body cools itself in this time
Afebrile
No fever
Febrile
Fever
Systole
Amount of force takes to pump blood out of heart into arterial circulation (top #).
Diastole
The pressure of arteries when heart relaxes
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