Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care The Basics Chapter 2
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Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care The
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Communication - answerThe process of exchanging information with others
Objective information - answerBased on what a person sees, hears, touches, or smells
Subjective information - answerSomething a person cannot or did not observe
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Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care The
Basics Chapter 2
Communication - answer✔✔The process of exchanging information with others
Objective information - answer✔✔Based on what a person sees, hears, touches, or smells
Subjective information - answer✔✔Something a person cannot or did not observe
Incontinence - answer✔✔The inability to control the bladder or bowels
Defense mechanisms - answer✔✔Unconscious behaviors used to release tension or cope with
stress; Denial, projection, displacement, rationalization, repression, regression
Culture - answer✔✔A system of learned behaviors, practiced by a group of people, that is
considered to be the tradition of that group and is passed on from one generation to the next
Impairment - answer✔✔Loss of function or ability; it can be partial or complete loss
Mental health - answer✔✔The normal functioning of emotional and intellectual abilities
Mental Illness - answer✔✔a Disorder involving emotions and mental functions
Combative - answer✔✔Violent or hostile behavior displayed by some residents
Body mechanics - answer✔✔The way the parts of the body work together when a person moves
Posture - answer✔✔The way a person holds and positions his body
Base of support - answer✔✔The foundation that supports an object. The wider the support, the
more stable a person will be.
Center of gravity - answer✔✔The point in the body where the most weight is concentrated
Fracture - answer✔✔A broken bone
Risk factors for falls - answer✔✔Clutter, throw rugs, electrical cords, slippery or wet floors,
uneven floors of stairs, poor lighting, call lights out of reach or not promptly answered
Scalds - answer✔✔Burns caused by hot liquids
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