- omsorg
- careNoticing what a person needs and providing help, support and kindness.
- pasient
- patientA person receiving or needing healthcare.
- beboer
- residentA person living at the place where you provide care and assistance.
- pårørende
- next of kinFamily or others close to the person who may have a role in their care.
- stell
- personal careHelp with keeping the body clean and meeting personal needs.
- morgenstell
- morning careHelp with washing, mouth care and dressing at the start of the day.
- ernæring
- nutritionWhat the body gets from food and drink to grow, have energy and stay healthy.
- væske
- fluidWhat a person drinks or receives in other ways to meet the body's need for water.
- søvn
- sleepA state in which the body rests and the brain processes experiences.
- hvile
- restA quiet break that gives the body and mind time to recover energy.
- aktivitet
- activitySomething a person does using their body or mind that can support health and wellbeing.
- mobilitet
- mobilityThe ability to move the body and get from one place to another.
- hjelpemiddel
- assistive deviceEquipment that makes everyday tasks easier or safer.
- rullestol
- wheelchairA chair with wheels for people who have difficulty walking.
- forflytning
- transferMoving the body to a new position or place, independently or with help.
- verdighet
- dignityBeing treated as a valuable person with your own wishes and boundaries.
- medvirkning
- participationBeing able to express your opinion and influence choices that affect you.
- selvbestemmelse
- self-determinationThe right to make your own choices about life and healthcare within the law.
- samtykke
- consentAgreeing to help or sharing information after receiving information you understand.
- tillit
- trustTrusting that another person means you well and does what was agreed.
- symptom
- symptomA sign or experience that may indicate illness.
- smerte
- painAn unpleasant feeling in the body experienced by the person themselves.
- feber
- feverBody temperature above normal, often because the body is reacting to an infection.
- puls
- pulseThe beats you can feel in a blood vessel when the heart pumps blood.
- blodtrykk
- blood pressureThe force of blood pressing against the walls of blood vessels.
- pust
- breathingAir moving into and out of the lungs and supplying the body with oxygen.
- hud
- skinThe outer layer of the body that protects against injury, infection and fluid loss.
- sår
- woundA damaged area of skin or other tissue that needs to heal.
- infeksjon
- infectionWhen bacteria, viruses or other microbes multiply in the body and can make us ill.
- kvalme
- nauseaAn unpleasant feeling that you may vomit.
- svimmelhet
- dizzinessA feeling that your body or the room is moving, or that you are losing balance.
- dehydrering
- dehydrationWhen the body has too little water to work normally.
- diabetes
- diabetesAn illness in which the body does not regulate blood sugar properly.
- demens
- dementiaBrain diseases that gradually weaken memory, thinking and the ability to manage everyday life.
- forvirring
- confusionWhen a person struggles to understand the situation, think clearly or know where they are.
- fall
- fallWhen a person unexpectedly ends up on the ground, floor or a lower level.
- brudd
- fractureA crack or complete break in a bone.
- medisin
- medicineA substance used to prevent, relieve or treat illness.
- behandling
- treatmentMeasures to relieve problems, improve health or prevent illness from worsening.
- rehabilitering
- rehabilitationSupport and practice to regain or improve skills after illness or injury.
- observasjon
- observationWatching and listening carefully and describing what actually happens.
- vurdering
- assessmentUsing what you know and have observed to decide what a situation means and what is needed.
- dokumentasjon
- documentationInformation written down or stored to show what happened and what was done.
- rapportering
- reportingGiving the right person necessary information about a patient's condition and the help provided.
- journal
- medical recordA collected record of a patient's health, healthcare and important observations.
- taushetsplikt
- duty of confidentialityA duty to keep private information from people who have no right to receive it.
- personvern
- privacyRules and actions that protect information about a person from misuse and improper sharing.
- hygiene
- hygieneHabits that keep the body and surroundings clean and prevent illness.
- håndvask
- hand washingCleaning hands with soap and water to remove dirt and germs.
- smitte
- contagionWhen microbes that can cause illness pass from a source to a person.
- smittevern
- infection preventionMeasures that prevent disease-causing microbes from spreading between people.
- hansker
- glovesA covering for the hands that protects during contact with body fluids or other unclean materials.
- munnbind
- face maskA covering over the nose and mouth that limits droplet spread and can protect against splashes.
- risiko
- riskHow likely something is to go wrong and how serious the consequences could be.
- avvik
- deviationSomething that does not follow workplace requirements, agreements or procedures.
- beredskap
- preparednessBeing prepared with people, equipment and plans before a serious incident happens.
- kollega
- colleagueA person you work with at your workplace.
- samarbeid
- cooperationWorking together and sharing tasks to reach a common goal.
- arbeidsmiljø
- work environmentThe physical and social conditions that affect how employees feel at work.
- ansvar
- responsibilityWhat you are obliged to do and follow up in your job.
- håndhygiene
- hand hygieneCleaning hands by washing or disinfecting to prevent the spread of infection.
- afasi
- aphasiaDifficulty speaking, understanding, reading or writing after a brain injury.
- trykksår
- pressure ulcerDamage to skin and tissue from prolonged pressure on an area, often over a bone.
- blodsukker
- blood sugarThe amount of sugar in the blood that the body's cells use for energy.
- samtykkekompetanse
- capacity to consentThe ability to understand information about healthcare and what agreeing or refusing means.
- krampeanfall
- convulsive seizureAn episode in which muscles contract without the person controlling them.