NACC

• Factors affecting health


  • Stress
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Sodium consumption
  • Cigarette smoking
  • Diet
  • Exercise
  • Height
  • Water consumption
  • Rest
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Family history
• Bicuspid valve


  Middle layer of the heart
• Endocardium


  Middle layer of the heart
• Myocardium


  Middle layer of the heart
• Pericardium


  Middle layer of the heart
• Scrotum


  Male gonads
• Vas deferens


  Male gonads
• Testicles


  Male gonads
• Penis


  Male gonads
• Mammary glands are not made of muscle tissue
• Mammary glands are made of fat
• Mammary glands secrete milk after childbirth
• Mammary glands are not organs of reproduction
• Fallopian tube


  Female gonads
• Vagina


  Female gonads
• Ovaries


  Female gonads
• Cervix


  Female gonads
• Pancreas


  Secretes insulin
• Alveoli


  Tiny sacs within our lungs that allow oxygen and carbon dioxide to move between the lungs and blood stream
• Spinal cord


  About 40 cm long
• Sternum


  Medical term for breast bone
• Influenza


  Respiratory tract infection also referred to as the flu
• Ball-and-socket joint


  Allows for movement in all directions
• The client shivered at the end of the bath
• Incontinence


  Inability to control the elimination of urine/feces
• Encouraging a frail, elderly stroke patient to bathe more independently

  Give Mr. Jimmy his bathing supplies and stay with him to assist as necessary
• Oral hygiene should be given to an unconscious person every two hours
• Pink gums are a normal observation after assisting a client with oral hygiene
• When washing an extremity, place a towel under the extremity being washed
• Making an occupied bed


  Make one side of the bed and then the next
• To prevent a bedsore for a client on complete bed rest, keep the bottom sheet wrinkle free
• Plaque/biofilm


  Bacteria which forms on the enamel surface of a tooth as a soft deposit
• Bathing does not have the purpose of exercising body parts
• Obese residents tend to develop skin breakdown in skin folds
• Sanitary pads should be changed every 3 to 5 hours
• Caring for a client with dry, fragile skin

  1. Bathe the client using water below 35°C

  2. Pat the skin dry and apply lotion as per the care plan

  3. Avoid using soap of any kind when bathing
• Purposes of bathing


  • Removes dead skin
  • Exercises body parts
  • Allows you to observe your client and note changes in their health
• Alopecia


  Hair loss
• Reasons why brushing hair is important

  • To keep the hair clean
  • To keep the hair free from pediculosis
  • To keep the hair soft and shiny
• Epidermis


  Outer layer of the skin