Mosby's Essentials for Nursing
Assistants: Edition 6
abuse - ✔✔the willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement,
intimidation, or punishment that results in physical harm, pain, or mental
anguish; depriving the person (or the person's caregiver) of the goods or
services needed to attain or maintain well-being
acute illness - ✔✔sudden illness from which the person is expected to
recover
anorexia - ✔✔the loss of appetite
antibiotic - ✔✔a drug that kills certain microbes that cause infection
antisepsis - ✔✔the processes, procedures, and chemical treatments that
kill microbes or prevent them from causing an infection; anti means against
and sepsis means infection
asepsis - ✔✔the absence (a) of disease-producing microbes
aspiration - ✔✔breathing fluid, food, vomitus, or an object into the lungs
assault - ✔✔intentionally attempting or threatening to touch a person's
body without the person's consent
assisted living residence (ALR) - ✔✔provides housing, personal care,
support services, health care, and social activities in a home-like setting to
persons needing help with daily activities
base of support - ✔✔the area on which an object rests
battery - ✔✔touching a person's body without his or her consent
, bed mobility - ✔✔how a person moves to and from a lying position, turns
from side to side, and re-positions in a bed or other furniture
bed rail - ✔✔a device that serves as a guard or barrier along the side of
the bed; side rail
biohazardous waste - ✔✔items contaminated with blood, body fluids,
secretions, or excretions; bio means life and hazardous means dangerous
or harmful
body alignment - ✔✔the way the hear, trunk, arms, and legs are aligned
with one another; posture
body languge - ✔✔messages sent through facial expressions, gestures,
posture, hand and body movements, gait, eye contact, and appearance
body mechanics - ✔✔using the body in an efficient and careful way
boundary crossing - ✔✔a brief act or behavior of being over-involved with
the person; the intent of the act or behavior is to meet the person's needs
boundary sign - ✔✔acts, behaviors, or thoughts that warn of a boundary
crossing or boundary violation
boundary violation - ✔✔an act or behavior that meets your needs, not the
person's
bullying - ✔✔repeated attacks or threats of fear, distress, or harm by a
bully toward a victim
calorie - ✔✔the fuel or energy value of food
carrier - ✔✔a human or animal that is a reservoir for microbes but does
not develop the infection
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