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Underarm area or armpit


Axilla


Device for receiving feces or urine from patients confined to bed; may be used for specimencollection


Bedpan


Yellowish or brownish waxy secretion produced by vestigial apocrine sweat glands in theexternal ear canal; earwax


Cerumen


Waterproof, disposable under pad


Chux


Around an orbit; often referring to the eye


Circumorbital


Artificial teeth not permanently fixed or implanted


Dentures


Body temperature above normal


Febrile


The science of health and its maintenance; system of principles for preserving health andpreventing disease


Hygiene


Two large folds of tissue extending from the mons pubis to the perineal floor; lip


Labia majora


Smaller fold of tissue covered by the labia majora; lip


Labia minora


asepsis-A group of techniques that inhibit the growth and spread of pathogenic microorganism.Sometimes referred to as clean technique


Medical asepsis


Care of the oral cavity (mouth)


Oral hygiene


Capable of causing disease


Pathogenic


Care given to the genitalia


Perineal care


Self care measures that people use to maintain their health


Personal hygiene


Lying face down on the abdomen


Prone


ROM)-Normal movement that any given joint is capable of making. Any body actioninvolving the muscles, joints, and natural directional movements


Range of motion (ROM)


Lying on the left side with the right knee and thigh drawn upward toward the chest; thechest and abdomen are allowed to fall forward


Sim?s position


A transient loss of consciousness due to inadequate blood flow to the brain (fainting)


Syncope


Point on the abdomen at which the umbilical cord joined the fetus. In most adults it is markedby a depression


Umbilicus


The sensation that the outer world is revolving about oneself or that one is moving in space


Vertigo


Overview:
� Hygiene: (the science of health) Includes care of not only the skin but also the hair, the hands, thefeet, the eyes, the ears, the nose, the mouth, the back, and the perineum
� Personal Hygiene: The self care measures people use to maintain their health
� Your own conscientious practice of personal hygiene is essential (box 18-3)
� Nurses are role models and teach by example
� Hygienic practices promote medical asepsis (clean technique)


Factors that Influence a Patient?s Personal Hygiene (box 18-1):
� Social practices
� Body Image
� Socioeconomic status
� Knowledge
� Personal preference
� Physical condition
� Cultural variables