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A measurement of the circumference around the abdomen at the umbilicus (navel)
Abdominal Girth
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The initial entry of a resident into a facility or a unit
Admission
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Personal care items supplied upon a resident’s admission
Admission pack
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Initial value that can be compared to future measurements
Baseline
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Confined to a bed
Bedridden
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The permanent and often painful shortening of a muscle, usually due to a lack of activity
Contracture
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A doctor’s order that releases a resident to leave a facility to go home or to another facility
Discharge
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Position with the person flat on her back with knees flexed and slightly separated; feet are flat on bed
Dorsal Recumbent
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1000 grams; 1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
Kilogram
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Position with the person lying on his abdomen with knees pulled up towards the abdomen and with legs separated; arms are pulled up and flexed; the
head is turned to one side
Knee – chest
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Position with the person on her back with her hips at the edge of the exam table; legs are flexed and feet are in padded stirrups
Lithotomy
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System of weights and measures based upon the meter
Metric
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Measurement of weight equal to 16 ounces
Pound
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An order that moves a resident from one unit to another within the same facility
Transfer
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