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