Hartmans Nursing Assistant Care The Basics

Hartmans Nursing Assistant Care The Basics Apathy - answera lack of feeling, emotion, or interest Homeostasis - answerall body systems working together to maintain a stable internal environment anterior - answerfront of the body Posterior - answertoward the back integumentary system - answerConsists of the skin, mucous membranes, hair, and nail Superior - answertoward the head inferior - answeraway from the head Lateral - answerAway from the midline of the body Proximal - answerNearer to the trunk of the body atrophy - answer(n.) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; (v.) to waste away contracture - answerThe lack of joint mobility caused by abnormal shortening of a muscle PWB - answerpartial weight bearing NWB - answernon-weight-bearing (absolutely no weight on leg) FWB - answerFull Weight Bearing (100%) TKR - answertotal knee replacement/arthroplasty hemiplegia - answerparalysis of one side of the body hemiparesis - answerweakness on one side of the body expressive aphasia - answertrouble communicating thoughts through speech or writing receptive aphasia - answerdifficulty understanding spoken or written words dysphagia - answerdifficulty swallowing or eating paraplegia - answerparalysis of both legs and the lower part of the body quadriplegia - answerparalysis of all four limbs MS - answermultiple sclerosis gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) - answerbackflow of contents of the stomach into the esophagus, often resulting from abnormal function of the lower esophageal sphincter, causing burning pain in the esophagus -ostomy - answersurgically create an opening colostomy - answercreation of an artificial opening into the colon ileostomy - answernew opening of the ileum to the outside of the body stoma - answeropening elimination - answeract of removal of materials from the body; in the digestive system, the removal of indigestible materials as feces Glands - answerUnits of the body that contain the hormones Hormones - answerChemicals produced by your glands that regulate the activities of different body cells endocrine system - answerConsists of glands that control many of the body's activities by producing hormones. Estrogen - answerFemale sex hormone Progesterone - answerA hormone produced by the ovaries which acts with estrogen to bring about the menstral cycle. Insulin - answerA hormone produced by the pancreas or taken as a medication by many diabetics Glucose - answerthe form of sugar that circulates in the blood and provides the major source of energy for body tissues. When its level is low, we feel hunger. Pre-diabetes - answerA condition in which a person's blood glucose levels are above normal but not high enough for a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. gestational diabetes - answerdiabetes that develops during pregnancy reproduce - answerto make more of the same kind Gonads - answerovaries and testes vaginitis - answerinflammation of the vagin