REHAB/RESTORATIVE Infection Control Vocabulary Abbreviations Cares
100
What is a cane?
What is used to help a person with balance?
100
What is hand hygeine?
Washing hands with either soap and water or hand sanitizer.
100
What is halitosis?
bad breath
100
What is as needed?
prn
100
What is dressing, oral care, hair care and toileting?
before taking Sally to the dining area before breakfast, these tasks should be completed
200
What is 4?
How many feet does a quad cane have
200
what PPE is used when caring for a resident with influenza
Mask
200
What is ambulating?
Walking
200
What is four times a day?
qid
200
What is offering fluids, repositioning and toileting?
3 activities that should be done every 2 hours
300
What are safety devices used to assist in transferring residents?
hoyer, gait belt and sit to stand
300
What is nosocomial?
infection contracted in a health care facility
300
What is dysphagia?
Difficulty swallowing
300
What is night or nocturnal?
noc
300
What is remember to pull the foreskin back, clean the penis from tip to base then the pull the foreskin back in place?
providing pericare for an uncircumcised male - remember this
400
What is exercise called when a resident cannot move on their own.?
When are passive range of motion exercises done?
400
what are contact precautions?
This type of isolation is used to prevent disease transmitted by direct contact with infected person or secretions, or drainage of wounds
400
What is bradycardia
Slow heart rate
400
What is nothing by mouth?
NPO
400
what is front to back?
when providing peri care to a female, this is the direction of cleansing
500
What is the weaker side?
The cna should assist the resident using an assistive device from this side.
500
What is handwashing?
The number one way to prevent infections
500
What is dyspnea
difficulty breathing
500
What is intake and output?
I&O
500
What is provide privacy, reposition, perform oral care and peri care, and talk to him as if he can hear you?
Providing care to an unconscious resident includes these things






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