Definitions: R
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Rectum - the lower section of the large intestine. After food has passed through the stomach and intestines and been digested, the leftover material, in the form of feces, enters the rectum, where it stays until defecation.
Red Blood Cells - (RBC) these components of the blood are responsible for carrying oxygen to tissues and removing carbon dioxide from tissues.
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Registered Nurse - (RN) graduate trained nurse who has both passed a state board examination and is licensed by a state agency to practice nursing. The RN plans for resident care by assessing resident needs, developing and monitoring care plans in conjunction with physicians, as well as executing highly technical, skilled nursing treatments. A minimum of two years of college is required in addition to passage of the state exams.
Regulate - to control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.
Rehabilitation - therapeutic care for persons requiring intensive physical, occupational, or speech therapy.
Religion - the outward and often social articulation of belief in higher powers, often practiced in a community setting.
Remedy - something, such as medicine or therapy, that relieves pain, cures disease, or corrects a disorder.
Renal - having to do with the kidney.
Reproduction - the production of offspring.
Rescue Breathing - any of a number of life-saving maneuvers in which a rescuer inflates the rescuee's lungs by breathing into the rescuee's mouth. Sometimes referred to as "mouth-to-mouth breathing." This is part of CPR training that everyone is encouraged to attend.
Residents - in a home care context, this refers to someone living in a care facility.
Respiration - the act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing. Also called ventilation.
Respiratory System - the tubular organs that allow air to reach the lungs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged with the blood.
Respiratory Therapy - (RT) respiratory therapists evaluate, treat, and care for patients with breathing or other cardiopulmonary disorders. Practicing under the direction of a physician, respiratory therapists assume primary responsibility for all respiratory care treatments and diagnostic procedures.
Respite Care - is the temporary relief provided to a caregiver when someone else assumes his or her role as caregiver. Respite can last anywhere from a few hours to several weeks or even months. Respite care is particularly important for family caregivers, who often juggle multiple responsibilities in addition to their caregiving duties. The pressures of caregiving can lead to caregiver burnout, a critical point when a caregiver is no longer able to take care of his or her loved one.
Restrain - to hold back or keep in check; control.
Retirement Community - (see independent living)
Reverse Mortgages - this mortgage tool allows people to live from the equity of their home. Participants receive a monthly payment based on the equity they have in their home. Loans are backed by the federal government and only given to people age 62 and older. The loan is not satisfied until the home is sold.
Revitalize - to give new life or vigor.
Rheumatoid Arthritis - a chronic disease marked by stiffness and inflammation of the joints, weakness, loss of mobility, and deformity.
Ribs - a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum.
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