Activities of Daily Living

Sitting upright 30 degrees

Upright at 90 degrees

Patient lies on the side with the knee and thigh drawn upward toward the chest

Position of the body lying with the face up

Position of the body lying with the face down

A supine position of the body with the legs separated, flexed, and supported in raised stirrups

A prone posture resting on the knees and upper part of the chest, assumed for gynecologic or rectal examination

A weakened side from a stroke or injury; also called the weaker or involved side.

Impairment of language

Twice a day

Every day

Three times a day

Four times a day

Every hour

Every two hours

Passive range of motion

As needed

Leave of absence

Oxygen

by/via or through

Out of bed

Head of bed

Intake and output

Myocardial infarction

Nothing by mouth

Urinalysis

Upper respiratory infection

Urinary tract infection

Wheelchair

Rescue, alarm, contain, extinguish

Range of motion

Multi-drug resistant staphylococcus aureus

night, nocturnal

by mouth

Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Discontinue/discharge

Bowel movement

Blood pressure

Bed rest, bathroom

Bathroom privileges

Cancer

Coronary Artery Disease

Catheter

Clostridium difficile

Congestive heart failure

Certified nursing assistant

Central Nervous System

Complains of

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Fracture

Patient uses the muscles surrounding the joint to perform the exercise but requires some help from the therapist or equipment

a physical act that results in that harmful or offensive contact.

Fail to care for properly

Persisting for a long time or constantly recurring

A short course.

General term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life

An abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by progressively deeper and sometimes faster breathing

How disease is transmitted from one being to another

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Sheets and blankets are up to the top

Sheets and blankets are folded down

Requires washing hands with antimicrobial soap and not touching infected surfaces with ungloved hands or uninfected surfaces with contaminated gloves.

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another

Personal protective equipment

Object used for the toileting of a bedridden patient

a vessel into which a male person urinates

A curved, smooth upper end and a tapered lower end used for patients unable to lift their hips.

a gait abnormality in which the dropping of the forefoot happens due to weakness