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109 Cards in this Set
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ABC
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Airway, Breathing, Circulation
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Abrasion
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A scrape on the skin or mucous membrane
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Advance Directives
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A signed document indicating that the person's wishes reguarding care during dying.
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Afebrile
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No fever
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Alzheimer's Disease
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A chronic disease of the brain which leads to confusion, loss of memory, and other behavior changes.
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Ambulate
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To walk
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Anterior
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Front part of something
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Aphasia
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Loss of or impaired ability to communicate through speech, writing, or signs.
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Apnea
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Ansense of breathing
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Asepsis
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The absense of disease-producing microorganisms.
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Aspirate
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To breath in fluid or food into the lungs.
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Atrophy
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The waisting away of muscle tissue.
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Axilla
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Under arm area, armpit
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Bradycardia
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A slow heartbeat
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BRP
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Bathroom Privileges
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Capillaries
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The smalles blood vessel which is smaller than a hair in size.
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Cheynne Stokes Respiration
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An irregular pattern of breathing with periods of apnea.
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CHF
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Congestive Heart Failure
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Coercion
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Forcing a person to do something against his/her will.
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Colostomy
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A surgical opening made into the large intestine to allow passage of stool.
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Contaminate
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Unclean, impure, soiled with microbes.
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Contractures
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Permanent shortening of a muscle causing very limited movement of a joint.
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CVA
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Cerebral Vascular Accident, also known as a stroke
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Cyanosis
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Bluish discoloration of the skin, lips, and nails due to lack of oxygen.
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Delusions
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False or misinformed beliefs.
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Dermis
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The second layer of the skin
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Diaphoresis
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Porfuse sweating
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Diastolic Pressure
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Blood pressure when the heart muscle is relaxed
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Digestion
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Process of converting food so it can be used by the body for nourishement
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DNR
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Do Not Resuscitate
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Contaminate
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Unclean, impure, soiled with microbes.
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Contractures
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Permanent shortening of a muscle causing very limited movement of a joint.
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CVA
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Cerebral Vascular Accident, also known as a stroke
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Cyanosis
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Bluish discoloration of the skin, lips, and nails due to lack of oxygen.
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Delusions
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False or misinformed beliefs.
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Dermis
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The second layer of the skin
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Diaphoresis
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Porfuse sweating
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Diastolic Pressure
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Blood pressure when the heart muscle is relaxed
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Digestion
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Process of converting food so it can be used by the body for nourishement
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DNR
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Do Not Resuscitate
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Dyspnea
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Difficulty breathing
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Embolism
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Obstruction of a blood vessel by a blood clot of foreign object.
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Epidermus
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The top layer of the skin. (outer layer)
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Epilepsy
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A condition that periodically leads to convulsions (fits) and distributed consciousness.
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Erythema
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A redness of the skin resulting from inflammation, for ex. as caused by sunburn.
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Eschar
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Slough of tissue produced by burning.
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Ethics
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Principles of right behavior or standards.
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Excoriation
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Irritation or brasion of the skin due to chemicals, burns, or a break in the skin.
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Expectorate
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To cough, bringing sputum out of the lungs and ejected from the mouth. Also referred to as spit
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False Imprisionment
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Considered abuse. Detaining a resident without a reason and against their will.
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Febrile
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Having a fever.
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Hemiplegia
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Paralysis of only one half of the body.
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HIV
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus
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Hospice
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Facility for care for the terminally ill.
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Hypertension
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Blood pressure that is higher than normal.
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Hypotension
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Blood pressure that is lower than normal.
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Lleostomy
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A surgical opening in the intestine.
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Inhalation
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Material (as medication) to be taken in by inhaling.
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Lateral Position
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Side lying position.
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Lice
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A common parasite of the skin.
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Metabolism
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The body's process for utilizing nutrients for heat and energy production.
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Morgue
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A place where the dead are kept until identified.
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Mottling
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To mark with spots.
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MRSA
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus.
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Muscle
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A special type of tissue that is able to contract and move.
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Necrosis
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Tissue death
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Nosocomial
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Pertaining to or originating in a facility.
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Objective Data
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Observation made through the sense of the observer.
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OBRA
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Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
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Ombudsman
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Patient/resident advocate.
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OOB
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Out Of Bed
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Orthopnea
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Can only breathe is sitting up.
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OSHA
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Occupational Safety and Health Admninistration
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Osteoporosis
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Softening of the bones that can lead to fractures.
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Paranoia
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A chronic, fixed belief of persecution and delusions.
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Paraplegia
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Paralysis of the lower part of trhe body involving both legs.
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Pathogen
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Disease producing microorganism.
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Posterior
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The back side of something.
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Postural Restraint
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Legal restraint to keep proper body alignment.
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PPE
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Personal Protective Equipment
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Pressure Ulcer/Decubitus Ulcer
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Bedsore
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Projection
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Defense mechanism by which a person denies his or her own emotionally unacceptable traits and sees them as belonging to another.
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Prone Position
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Flat ling on the abdomen.
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Prosthesis
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An artificial substitute for a missing body part.
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Pruritis
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Localizing itching. Severe itching
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Arrhythmia
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An irregular heart beat.
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Pyrexia
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Condition in which the temperature is abnormally high.
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Quadriplegia
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Paralysis of all four limbs (arms and legs).
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Rationalization
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To devise plausible explaination for one's beliefs.
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Reminiscence
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Remembering or talking about past event's.
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Restorative Care
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Care given to a return patient to a level of functioning that is closer to normal or previous level.
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Reverse Trendelenburg
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A position in which the resident is lying on their back with the head higher than the feet.
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Rigor Mortis
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Rigidity of skeletal muscles
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RLQ
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Right Lower Quadrant
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Scabies
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Disease caused by a mite and transmitted by close contact.
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Scope of Practice
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Skills which the health care worker is legally permitted to perform.
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Semi-Fowler's Position
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A sitting position in which the head is raised at a 45 degree angle.
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Shroud
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Something that covers.
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Sim's Position
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Halfway between side-lying and prone; usually left side for enemas or other rectal treatments.
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Skeleton
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The bony framework of the body containing 206 bones.
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Standard Precautions
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Practices used in health care facilities to prevent the spread of infection via blood fluids, secretions, excretions, mucous membranes, and non-intact skin.
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Subjective Data
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Observation based on ideas perceived only by the individual involved.
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Sundowning
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State in which the resident becomes disoriented during sleeping/night time hours.
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Supine Position
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Lying flat on the back.
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Systolic Pressure
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The sound of the heart muscle is contracting.
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Tachycardia
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A fast heartbeat
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TCBD
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Turn, Cough, Deep Breathing.
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Trendelenburg
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Position which the resident's feet are highter then the head.
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VRE
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Vancomycin Resistand Enterococcus
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