Chapter One: The Nursing Assistant in LTC Facilities

Acronym for "Activities of Daily Living" Personal Care Tasks, such as bathing; dressing; caring for skin, nails, hair, and teeth; eating; drinking; walking; transferring; and elimination

Acronym for "Activities of Daily Living" Personal Care Tasks, such as bathing; dressing; caring for skin, nails, hair, and teeth; eating; drinking; walking; transferring; and elimination

ADL

A method of attempting to remove an object from the airway of someone who is choking.

Abdominal Thrust

Walking or moving

Ambulation

A side of the body that is weakened due to stroke or injury; also called weaker or involved side.

Affected Side

Study of body systems

Anatomy

A shallow receptacle for the urine and feces of persons confined to bed

Bedpan

single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus; prokaryotes

Bacteria

The process involving alternate inhalation and exhalation of air that ventilates the lungs.

Breathing

The manner in which one acts; the actions or reactions of a person or animal in response to external or internal stimuli.

Behavior

Goal is to gain control of urination done as directed by nurse and care plan person. Uses toilet/pan at frequent regular intervals and is slowly increased. Person has a catheter which is clamped to prevent urine flow for periods of time (1-2 hrs at first then up to 3-4 hrs) to train the bladder.

Bladder Training

Abb. for "Beats Per Minute" Measure of Heart Rate

BPM

Program that manipulates factors within a person's control (timing of defecation, exercise, diet) to produce a regular pattern of comfortable defecation without medication or enemas

Bowel Program

Size of the patient's bed

Bed Measurement

Warning signal issued due to resident action

Alarm

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

Abuse

A threat to harm a person, resulting in the person feeling fearful that he will be harmed

Assault

A strong feeling of displeasure

Anger

A plan developed for a resident to meet behavioral goals, outlines steps and tasks the care team must perform.

Behavioral Care Plan

The way the parts of the body work together when a person moves.

Body Mechanics

Tears, saliva, sputum (mucus coughed up), urine, feces, semen, vaginal secretions, and pus or other wound drainage

Body Fluid

Abb. Blood Pressure,

BP

Special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to perform ADLs; also called adaptive devices.

Assistive Device

Stockings made of elastic fabric that provide support promote blood flow and prevent the formation of blood clots

Antiembolic Stocking

Things that are done for enjoyment, often as part of education and often in groups.

Activities

The act or process of admitting

Admission

The natural occurrences in the body that produce the changes associated with growing old

Aging Process

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

Alzheimer's Disease

A metal or plastic frame suspended over the hospital bed to keep the weight of the linen off the resident's body

Bed Cradle

These are the things people cannot live without, such as food, clothing, and shelter.

Basic Needs

The inability to see

Blindness

Temperature exuded by the body

Body Temperature

The pressure that is exerted by the blood against the walls of blood vessels.

Blood Pressure

Chest pain, pressure, or discomfort.

Angina

Commotion, excitement; uneasiness

Agitation

Residents who exhibit aggressive behavior

Aggressive Resident

Legal documents that allow people to choose what medical care they wish to have if they are unable to make those decisions themselves.

Advance Directives

Inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion

Aphasia

The inhalation of food, fluid, or foreign material into the lungs

Aspiration

Temporary absence or voluntary cessation of breathing.

Apnea

Special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to perform activities of daily living; also called assistive devices.

Adaptive Device

The intentional touching of another person without his/her consent

Battery

The act of washing yourself (or another person)

Bathing

occurs when patients accept death but want more time to live

Bargaining

A reply that is made that is suitable for the circumstances

Appropriate Response

Free from disease-causing microorganisms

Aseptic

Inflammation of a joint or joints

Arthritis

The individual being accepted into a Long Term Care Facility

Admitting Resident

Special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to perform activities of daily living; also called assistive devices.

Adaptive Device

An unfortunate event resulting from carelessness or ignorance

Accidents

Moving a body part away from the midline of the body

Adduction