medical terminology group 2

ethics

standards of behavior; right or wrong

Validation Therapy

the caregiver accepts value and beliefs of the resident with dementia, even though they may differ from reality

Standard Precautions

refers to infection prevention practices that apply to all residents, regardless of suspected or confirmed diagnosis or presumed infection status

sign

evidence of something abnormal in the body which is observed by the nursing team through seeing, listening, touching, or smelling

Ambulatory

able to walk

exploitation

illegal use of vulnerable adult’s property, or personal items

Pathogen

discussing causing microorganism; germ

Shearing

force of skin over a boke when the bone moves but the skin stays at point of contact.

Incontinence

inability to control urine or stool

void

urinate