| A | B |
|---|
| walker | an assistive device to help those with decreased mobility ambulate |
| aging process | changes that occur in our health and mobility as we get older |
| dysuria | pain and discomfort while urinating |
| adaptive equipment | devices to help dressing and such like buttoning shirts, putting on socks and shoes, grabbers, recumbent bikes, etc. |
| twice daily | two times a day |
| admission | the process and paperwork it takes upon arrival to a long term care facility |
| abdominal thrust | the upward movement of your fist pushing upward as part of the heimlich maneuver when someone is choking |
| rectal temperature | the most accurate site to take a temperature |
| disoriented | confused |
| ethics | moral principals that direct our behavior |
| CVA | a stroke; cerebral vascular accident where blood can not get to the brain |
| nursing assistant's role | duties of a CNA including, but not limited to, performing activities of daily living (ADL's) on clients, patients or residents |
| stealing | theft; sometimes confused residents may walk away with possessions that belong to another resident's room |
| living will | a written, legal document that indicates medical treatments you would and would not like to keep you alive |
| multiple sclerosis | (MS)- a disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord |
