anuria
no urinary output
aphasia
impaired or lost ability to communicate through speech due to dysfunction of brain centers
atrophy
shrink; the decrease in size and wasting away of tissue
artery
a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
aspiration
Breathing fluid, food, vomitus, or an object into the lungs
cognitive
relates to thinking
confidentiality
trusting others with personal and private information
constrict
to narrow
cyanosis
bluish color
Dementia
The loss of cognitive function that interferes with routine personal, social, and occupational activities
dilate
to expand or open wider
disability
any lost, absent, or impaired physical or mental function
dyspnea
difficult or labored respiration
embolus
a blood clot that travels through the vascular system until it lodges in a blood vessel
emesis
vomitus
extension
Straightening a body part
fraud
Saying or doing something to trick, fool, or deceive a person
hypoxemia
a reduced amount of oxygen in the blood
invasion of privacy
violating a person's right not to have his or her name, photo, or private affairs exposed or made public without giving consent
lateral
Away from the midline of the body or body part
lethargy
a state of unnatural tiredness, feelings of exhaustion and sleepiness
negligence
An unintentional wrong in which a person did not act in a reasonable and careful manner and a person or the person's property was harmed
pathogen
A microbe that is harmful and can cause an infection
posterior
at or toward the back of the body or body part
reflex
an involuntary movement
sims position
resident is positioned on left side with left leg extended and right leg flexed. Left arm is extended and brought behind back, right arm is flexed and brought forward
sputum
mucus from the respiratory system that is expectorated through the mouth
stress
the response or change in the body caused by any emotional, physical, social, or economic factor.
sundowning
Signs, symptoms, and behaviors of AD increase during hours of darkness
transfer
moving a person from one room or nursing unit to another
throbmus
a blood clot
tachycardia
a rapid heartbeat
tachypnea
rapid breathing, respirations are more than 20 per minute
universal precautions
a system of infectious disease control which assumes that every direct contact with body fluids is infectious and requires every healthcare worker exposed to direct contact with body fluids or body substances to be protected.
vein
a blood vessel that returns blood to the heart