Mosby's Textbook for Nursing Assistants - Soft Cover Version: Key Terms: Chapters 13, 15, 16, 17, 58 Flashcards

a state of being unaware of one's settings and being unable to react or respond to people, places or things

the loss of cognitive and social function caused by changes in the brain

a sudden, catastrophic event in which people are injured and killed and property is destroyed

when a patient or resident leaves the agency without staff knowledge

that which carries leaking electricity to the earth and away from an electrical item

any thing in the person's setting that could cause injury or illness

any chemical that is a physical hazard or a health hazard

paralysis on 1 side of the body

loss of muscle function, sensation, or both

paralysis in the legs and lower trunk

paralysis in the arms, legs, and trunk

any drug used for discipline or convenience and not required to treat medical symptoms

any action taken to control or manage a person's behavior that requires less effort by the staff; the action is not in the person's best resident

a device that limits freedom of movement but is used to promote independence, comfort, or safety

any change in place or position of the body or any part of the body that the person can control

an indication or characteristic of a physical or psychological condition

the manual method, device material, or equipment used to restrain the person that can be removed intentionally by the person in the same manner it was applied by the staff

the process, procedures, and chemical treatments that kill microbes or prevent them from causing an infection

the absence of a disease-producing microbes; a type of clean technique

a human or animal that is a reservoir for microbes but does not develop the infection

a liquid chemical that can kill many or all pathogens except spores

practices used to reduce the number of microbes and prevent their spread from 1 person or place to another person or place; another clean technique

microbes that live and grow in a certain area

the absence of all microbes

the practices use to remove all microbes; sterile technique

a carrier that transmits disease

any substance that transmits microbes

items contaminated with blood, body fluids, secretions, or excretions

a disease caused by a pathogen that spreads easily; contagious disease

breathing stops but heart action continues for several minutes

violent and sudden contractions or tremors of muscle groups caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain; aka convulsions

result when tissues and organs do not get enough blood

the heart stops suddenly and without warning