front 1 fowler's position | back 1 a semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is raised between 45-60 degrees |
front 2 full visual privacy | back 2 having the means to be completely free from public view while in bed |
front 3 high-fowler's position | back 3 a semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is raised 60 to 90 degrees |
front 4 hospital bed system | back 4 the bed frame and its parts - mattress, bed rails, head, bed attachment, and foot boards |
front 5 person's unit | back 5 the space, furniture, and equipment used by the person in the agency |
front 6 reverse trendelenburg position | back 6 the head of the bed is raised and the foot of the bed is lowered |
front 7 semi-fowlers position | back 7 the head of the bed is raised 30 degrees; or the head of the bed is raised 30 degrees and the knee portion is raised 15 degrees |
front 8 trendelenburg's position | back 8 the head of the bed is lowered and the foot of the bed is raised |
front 9 aspiration | back 9 breathing fluid, food, vomitus, or an object into the lungs |
front 10 cholesterol | back 10 a soft, waxy substance found in the bloodstream and all body cells |
front 11 dysphagia | back 11 difficulty swallowing |
front 12 edema | back 12 the swelling of body tissues with water |
front 13 electrolytes | back 13 minerals dissolves in water |
front 14 graduate | back 14 a measuring container for fluid |
front 15 intake | back 15 the amount of fluid taken in |
front 16 output | back 16 the amount of fluid lost |
front 17 enteral nutrition | back 17 giving nutrients into the gastro-intestinal tract through a feeding tube |
front 18 flow rate | back 18 the number of drops per minute or milliliters per hour |
front 19 gastrostomy tube | back 19 a feeding tube inserted through a surgically created opening in stomach; aka stomach tube |
front 20 gavage | back 20 the process of giving a tube feeding |
front 21 jejunostomy tube | back 21 a feeding tube inserted into a surgically created opening (stomy) in the jejunum of the small intestine |
front 22 nano-enteral tube | back 22 a feeding tube inserted through the nose into the small bowel |
front 23 nano-gastric tibe (NG) | back 23 a feeding tube tube inserted through the nose into the stomach |
front 24 parenteral nutrition | back 24 giving nutrients through a catheter inserted into a vein |
front 25 percutanoues endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube | back 25 a feeding tube inserted into the stomach through a small indecision made through the skin; a lighted instrument (scope) is used to see inside a body cavity or organ |
front 26 regurgitation | back 26 the backward flow of stomach contents into the mouth |
front 27 afebrile | back 27 without a fever |
front 28 blood pressuret | back 28 the amount of force exerted against the walls of an artery by the blood |
front 29 bradycardia | back 29 a slow heart rate (less than 60 beats per minute) |
front 30 diastole | back 30 the period of muscle relaxation; the heart is at rest |
front 31 diastolic pressure | back 31 the pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest |
front 32 febrile | back 32 with a fever |
front 33 hypertension | back 33 high blood pressure |
front 34 hypotension | back 34 low blood pressure |
front 35 pulse deficit | back 35 the difference between the apical and radial pulse rates |
front 36 pulse rate | back 36 the number of heartbeats or pulses in 1 minute |
front 37 sphygmomanometer | back 37 a cuff and measuring device used to measure blood pressure |
front 38 stethoscope | back 38 an instrument used to listen to the sounds produced by the heart, lungs, and other body organs |
front 39 systole | back 39 the period of heart muscle contraction; the heart is pumping blood |
front 40 systolic pressure | back 40 the pressure in the arteries when the heart contracts |
front 41 tachycardia | back 41 a rapid heart rate; more than 100 beats per minute |