Geriatric Nursing 101

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Across
  1. 4. The number of hours a patient must be turned to avoid bed sores
  2. 5. The term for elevated blood pressure
  3. 9. Most important means of preventing the spread of infection
  4. 12. Scientific study of aging
  5. 13. The act that must be done to save someone's life in an emergency
  6. 14. Touching a patient or providing emergency care without consent.
  7. 15. A mini stroke
  8. 16. A disease where the pancreas doesnt produce/use enough insulin
  9. 17. The last sense a person has before dying
  10. 19. Thermometers are used to measure using the Fahrenheit and Centigrade or Celsius scale
  11. 20. Intentionally attempting to touch or threaten a persons body without their consent
Down
  1. 1. Inability to control urine
  2. 2. Injected into layer of skin
  3. 3. The term for decreased pulse
  4. 6. The knowledge of what is right conduct versus what is wrong conduct
  5. 7. This is used to test blood pressure
  6. 8. The organ that secretes insulin
  7. 10. Frequent urination at night
  8. 11. The term used to for increased thirst
  9. 18. The medication given to a person who has an elevated blood glucose