Chapter 2: Foundations of Resident Care

Information based on what a person sees, hears, touches, or smells.

Information based on reports from the person that may or may not be true and cannot be observed.

The way the parts of the body work together when a person moves.

Burns.

An injury that rubs off the surface of the skin.

Acronym for Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep - steps to operate a fire extinguisher.

A federal government agency that makes rules to protect workers from job hazards.

Emergency procedure to revive a person's heart and lungs.

Skin color turning blue or gray.

Condition when the heart muscle lacks oxygen due to blocked blood flow.

Fainting.

Complication of diabetes from too much insulin or too little.

Diabetes complication due to low insulin levels.

Occurs when blood supply to the brain is blocked or a blood vessel leaks.

Warning sign of a stroke with temporary lack of brain oxygen.

Paralysis on one side of the body.

Weakness on one side of the body.

Difficulty communicating thoughts through speech or writing.

Difficulty understanding spoken or written words.

Vomiting through mouth or nose.

Infection limited to a specific body location with local symptoms.

Infection in the bloodstream spreading throughout the body with general symptoms.

Infection acquired in a healthcare setting during medical care.

Where a pathogen lives and multiplies.

Body opening allowing pathogens to leave an infected person.

Describes how a pathogen travels.

Measures to reduce pathogen spread.

State of being free of all microorganisms.

Federal agency for disease prevention and control.

Mucus coughed up.

Needles or sharp objects.

Equipment to protect against hazards.

To put on.

To take off.

Infectious disease affecting the lungs.

Bacterial infection resistant to certain antibiotics.

Bacterial infection resistant to vancomycin.

Bacterial infection causing severe diarrhea.