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41-80 Flashcards

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1
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The amount of force exerted against the walls of an artery by the blood.

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Blood pressure

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2
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Malignant tumor

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Cancer

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3
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An on going illness,slow or gradual in onset.

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Chronic

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4
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A tube used to drain or inject fluid through a body opening.

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Catheter

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5
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Using the body in an efficient and careful way.

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Body mechanics

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6
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Abbreviation for congestive heart failure

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CHF

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The way the head, trunk, arms, and legs are aligned with one another; posture.

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Body alignment

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The treatment of disease by the use of chemical substances, esp. the treatment of cancer by cytotoxic and other drugs.

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Chemotherapy

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The central trunk of the mammalian brain, consisting of the medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain, and continuing downward to form the spinal cord.

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Brain cord

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The amount of heat in the body that is a balance between the amount of heat produced and the amount of heat lost by the body.

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Body temperature

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11
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To wash someone with water

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Bathing

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A bedside button tethered to the wall in a patient’s room, which directly signals the nursing
station; usually indicates that the patient has a need or perceived need

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Call light

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13
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When foreign bodies obstruct the airway

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Choking

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14
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There are __________cc in one ounce

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30 cc

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A written guide about the persons care

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Care plan

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16
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A hard covering that is put on an arm, leg, etc., so that a broken bone can heal

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Cast

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17
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A nurse who is in charge of a healthcare unit

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Charge nurses

18
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A biological agent or condition that constitutes a hazard to humans or the environment

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Biohazard

19
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To injure or damage by exposure to fire, heat, or radiation

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Burn

20
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A frame placed over a bed to prevent sheets or blankets from touching the patient

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Bed cradle

21
Q

A cloudiness or opacity in the normally transparent crystalline lens of the eye.

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Cataracts

22
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An emotional condition marked by tiredness, loss of interest, or frustration that interferes
with job performance

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Burnout

23
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A particular way the bed is placed or angled

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Bed position

24
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Blood flow to a part of the brain is stopped either by a blockage or a rupture of a blood vessel; stroke

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Cerebral vascular accident (CVA)

25
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The condition of lacking visual perception

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Blindness

26
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Liquids originating from inside the bodies of people

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Body fluids

27
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Liquids originating from inside the bodies of people

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Body fluids

28
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A bowel routine; usually designed to minimize the risk of bowel accidents

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Bowel program

29
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The part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord

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Central nervous system

30
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Any person who has a physical or mental impairment that prevents him from providing for his own care or protection

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Care impaired

31
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An emergency lifesaving procedure that is done when someone’s breathing or heartbeat has stopped

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

32
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A documented set of procedures which describes interventions for use by a provider to prevent, mitigate, or respond to behavioral symptoms that negatively impact the health and safety of an individual or others

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Behavior care plan

33
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Urinating on a schedule; commonly used to “teach” the bladder to hold urine

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Bladder training

34
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A feeling of being sure that someone or something exists or that something is true

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Beliefs

35
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Composed of the heart and the network of arteries, veins, and capillaries that transport
blood throughout the body

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Cardiovascular system

36
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A condition in which the heart stops beating

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Cardiac arrest

37
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A medical treatment involving a period of consistent (day and night) recumbence in bed

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Bed rest

38
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The way a person acts

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Behaviors

39
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A group of organs that work together to perform a certain task

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Body systems

40
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Injury to skin and underlying tissues that result from prolonged pressure on the skin; pressure ulcer

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Bedsore

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