State Test

Ombudsman

Resolves disputes and settles conflicts. Legal advocate for residents & facilities

Acute care

24hr skilled care for people with short term, immediate care

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)

Identifies Resident’s Rights

Atrophy

Weakening of muscles as a result of them not being used

Schizophrenia

Psychotic thinking disorder that causes problem with thinking, decision making, and understanding reality

Advance directives

Legal documents that allow people to choose what medical care they wish to have if they are unable to make the decision themselves

Palliative care

Given to people who have serious diseases or dying, emphasizes relieving pain, for comfort. Used in hospice

Alzheimer’s Disease

Progression, incurable disease that causes tangled nerve fibers and protein deposits to form. #1 cause of dementia

Homeostasis

When all body systems are working at their best

Anterior/ventral

Front of body

Superior

Toward the head

Medial

Towards the midline of the body

Distal

Farther away from the torso

Rheumatoid arthritis

Type of arthritis where joints become inflamed, swollen, results in restricted movement

Osteoarthritis

Affects hips, knees, fingers, or spine. Also called DJD

Paraplegia

Loss of function of lower body and legs

Congestive heart failure (CHF)

Caused by failure of heart muscle to pump effectively due to damage. Symptoms: trouble breathing, swelling of feet, weight gain

Hemorrhoids

Enlarged veins in the rectum or outside anus

GERD

Chronic condition where liquid contents of the stomach back up into the esophagus. Symptom: heartburn

Supine

Lies flat on back

Prone

Lying on stomach

Fowler’s

Head & shoulders elevated 45-60°

Radial pulse

Located on the inside of the wrist, where radial artery located

Brachial pulse

Located 1-2 inches above elbow

Lacto vegetarian

Allows dairy products, no eggs or meat

Lacto-ovo vegetarian

Allows eggs and dairy, no meat/fish

Dorsiflexion

Bending backward

Supination

Turning upward

Pronation

Turning downward