cna chapter 14 crossword

4. a warm soak of the perineal area to clean perineal wounds and reduce inflammation and pain.
6. the second measurement of blood pressure; phase when the heart relaxes or rests.
7. the absence of breathing.
8. first measurement of blood pressure; phase when the heart is at work, contracting and pushing the blood out of the left ventricle.
9. the process of exhaling air out of the lungs.
12. low blood pressure, measuring 90/60 mm Hg or lower.
13. slow breathing.
17. difficulty breathing.
18. the pulse located on the left side of the chest, just below the nipple.
19. the delivery of medication, nutrition, or fluids through a person’s vein.
20. an instrument designed to listen to sounds within the body.
22. the process of inhaling air into the lungs and exhaling air out of the lungs.
23. the administration of oxygen to increase the supply of oxygen to a person’s lungs.
24. shortness of breath when lying down that is relieved by sitting up.
25. normal breathing.

1. high blood pressure, measuring 130/80 or higher.
2. an oxygen delivery device that consists of a piece of plastic tubing that fits around the face and two prongs that fit inside the nose.
3. the process of inhaling air into the lungs.
5. the pulse located inside the elbow, about one to one-and-a-half inches above the elbow.
10. the pulse located on the inside of the wrist, where the radial artery runs just beneath the skin.
11. a box-like device that changes air in the room into air with more oxygen.
14. measurements—temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, pain level— that monitor the functioning of the vital organs of the body.
15. rapid breathing.
16. alternating periods of slow, irregular breathing and rapid, shallow breathing, along with periods of not breathing.
21. a device that measures blood pressure.