Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care Final Save

Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care Final

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*Homeostasis*
- Spelling maybe - (correct Answer) - The condition in which all of the body's
systems are working at their best
The body System - (correct Answer) - Integumentary(Skin)
Musculoskeletal
Nervous
Circulatory
Respiratory
Urinary
Gastrointestinal
Endocrine
Reproductive
Immune & Lymphatic
Dilate
- Spelling maybe - (correct Answer) - to widen
When its hot outside what happen to the blood vessels - (correct Answer) - The get
bigger to release more heat (Dilate)
atrophy
- Spelling maybe - (correct Answer) - the wasting away, decreasing in size, and
*weakening of muscles mass* from lack of use
contracture
- spelling maybe - (correct Answer) - shortening of muscle
The Musculoskeletal System
( normal signs of aging ) - (correct Answer) - - Muscles weaken and lose tone.
- Body movement slows.
- Bones lose density (brittle)
- Joints may stiffen and become painful.
- Height is gradually lost.
Osteoporosis
- Spelling maybe - (correct Answer) - loss of bone density
Arthritis
- Spelling maybe - (correct Answer) - inflammation of the joints characterized by
pain, swelling, redness, warmth, and stiffness
Osteoarthritis
- Spelling maybe - (correct Answer) - wearing down of cartilage in the joints
(a certain part of the body)
Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Spelling maybe - (correct Answer) - autoimmune disease where the
immune/musculoskeletal system causes inflammation in the joints
(all over the body)
Osteoporosis can cause - (correct Answer) - fracture
abduction pillow - (correct Answer) - pillow used to maintain separation between
the legs of a patient who has had hip surgery
(Don't bend over past 90)
Partial weight bearing (PWB) - (correct Answer) - resident is able to support some
body weight on one or both legs
Non-weight bearing (NWB) - (correct Answer) - unable to support any weight on one
or both legs
full weight-bearing (FWB) - (correct Answer) - able to bear 100% of the body weight
on one or both legs on a step.
Hypertension (HTN)
- Spelling maybe - (correct Answer) - high blood pressure, 130/80 or higher

, Atherosclerosis
- Spelling maybe - (correct Answer) - or a hardening and narrowing of the blood
vessels
What is a cause of Hypertension? - (correct Answer) - Atherosclerosis
Insulin
- Spelling maybe - (correct Answer) - a hormone that works to move glucose from the
blood and into the cells for energy for the body
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
- Spelling maybe - (correct Answer) - a disorder that is common in men over the age
of 60. The prostate becomes enlarged and causes pressure on the urethra.
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Spelling maybe - (correct Answer) - a bacterial infection of the urethra,
bladder, ureter, or kidney.
What causes confusion? - (correct Answer) - Urinary Tract Infection
Medication
Dehydration
hypoxia
Hpoxia
- Spelling maybe - (correct Answer) - absence of enough oxygen in the tissues to
sustain bodily functions.
What is the cause of Alzheimer's? - (correct Answer) - unknown
Alzheimer's disease (AD) - (correct Answer) - A progressive, incurable disease that
causes tangled nerve fibers and protein deposits to form in the brain, which
eventually cause dementia.
Is dementia described as a disease or a symptoms? - (correct Answer) - symptoms
What is the disease for dementia? - (correct Answer) - Alzheimer's disease
Elope
- Spelling maybe - (correct Answer) - in medicine, when a person with Alzheimer's
disease wanders away from a protected area and does not return
If a patients starts to fall during a transfer, what do you do? - (correct Answer)
- catch the head
- wide base support
- stagger my legs
-pull them to you
-roll them to the floor
Body Mechanics - (correct Answer) - the way the parts of the body work together
when a person moves
holism/ holistic
- Spelling maybe - (correct Answer) - a type of care that involves caring for the
whole patient
Apathy
- Spelling maybe - (correct Answer) - lack of interest or emotion like anger or
depression
(without feeling)
Hallucinations
- Spelling maybe - (correct Answer) - false or distorted *sensory* perceptions
Empathy
- Spelling maybe - (correct Answer) - Identifying with the feelings of others
Delusions
- Spelling maybe - (correct Answer) - Persistent false *beliefs*
Emotional Lability (sign)
- Spelling maybe - (correct Answer) - Inappropriate or unprovoked emotional
responses, including laughing, crying, and anger
What is the disease for Emotional Lability? - (correct Answer) - Bipolar disorder
What are so common signs of death? - (correct Answer) - Fixed/dilated eyes
no pulse
no respiration
no blood pressure
low/ no heartbeat