Nursing Assistant Fundamentals and Bed Making Vocabulary

Flashcards covering key terms, nursing assistant procedures, bed-making definitions, safety protocols, and metric fluid intake conversions from the lecture.

Draw Sheet

A sheet placed from a patient's shoulder to the bottom of their rear end, used to easily replace soiled or sweaty torso linens without changing the entire bed.

Miter Corner

A specific bed-making fold technique that anchors the linen tightly under the mattress to prevent it from pulling out.

Occupied Bed

A bed made while the patient remains in it, typically accomplished by rolling the patient side-to-side to roll dirty linen under them and replace it with clean linen.

Surgical Bed

A bed prepared with the top linen folded to the side or out of the way, allowing a patient arriving from surgery on a stretcher to be transferred in quickly without knocking linen onto the floor.

Circadian Rhythm

The natural $24$\text{-hour} day and night cycle that regulates biological sleep and wake patterns.

Bariatrics

The branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity.

Restraints

Physical ties or garments (such as wrist, ankle, or jacket restraints) used to secure a patient who is combative or dangerous to themselves or staff.

Against Medical Advice (AMA)

The official term used when a patient chooses to leave a healthcare facility without receiving discharge authorization from a doctor or healthcare professional.

Closed Bed

A completely made bed with the linen pulled all the way up to the top.

1 Ounce (fluid intake conversion)

A fluid measurement equal to $30\,\text{cc}$ or $30\,\text{mL}$.

1 Cup (fluid intake conversion)

A volume measurement equal to $8\,\text{oz}$ or $240\,\text{cc}$ ($240\,\text{mL}$).

Cubic Centimeter (cc)

A metric unit of volume measurement equivalent to one milliliter ($\text{mL}$).