Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care Study Guide Rated A+

susceptible host {Ans: an uninfected person who could get sick.}durable power of attorney for health care {Ans: a signed, dated, and witnessed legal document that appoints someone else to make the medical decisions for a person in the event he or she becomes unable to do so.}adaptive devices {Ans: special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to perform activities of daily living; also called assistive devices.}chain of infection {Ans: way of describing how disease is transmitted from one being to another. causative agent: a pathogenic microorganism that causes disease.}MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) {Ans: an infection caused by specific bacteria that have become resistant to many antibiotics.}ambulation {Ans: walking}