Ch. 15 Patient Safety/Positioning Vocab Flash Cards
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| Ambulate | show 🗑
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| Aspiration | show 🗑
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| show | A position in which the body can properly function
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| show | occur when a joint is allowed to remain in the same position for too long
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| Draw sheet | show 🗑
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| show | Devices that help patients function at their highest possible level
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| show | Position in which the patient lies on the backrest elevated 45 to 60
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| High Fowlers | show 🗑
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| show | Tears or breaks in the skin
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| show | away from the mid-line, to the side
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| Mobility | show 🗑
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| show | position in which the patient sits up to breathe comfortably. The patient sits as upright as possible and leans slightly forward, supporting their self with the forearms
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| orthotic devices | show 🗑
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| show | Device that is used as an enabler that maintains body position and alignment
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| show | Injuries to the skin associated with open areas from friction, shearing, pressure, and other causes of injury.
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| show | Practices and processes used when following facility policies in patient care. A procedure prioritizes and orders your responsibilities when doing the task.
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| Prone | show 🗑
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| Semi- fowlers | show 🗑
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| show | Device with slippery, low-friction surface that is used for moving patients
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| show | Sudden, frequent, involuntary muscle contractions that impair function
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| show | type of orthosis used to maintain position and prevent contractures of the arm and hand.
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| Supine | show 🗑
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| Supportive device | show 🗑
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| show | Procedure followed when changing a patients location.
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| show | rolled sheet or bath blanket placed under the patient extending from waist to mid-thigh. Positioned against the hip to prevent lateral hip rotation.
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