B3 Vocabulary Flashcards
The process of communicating nonverbally through conscious or unconscious gestures and movements
Body Launguage
A bedside button tethered to the wall in a patient’s room, which directs signals the nursing station
Call Light
the process of exchanging information with others by sending and receiving
messages
Communication
occurs when you lose part or
all of your ability to hear
Hearing Impairment
Abbreviations, acronyms, and medical terminology used for many conditions,
and for instructions on medication prescribed by a doctor
Medical Abbreviations
is language used to precisely describe the human body including its
components, processes, conditions affecting it, and procedures performed upon it
Medical terminology
the exchange of information in writing, in speech, or by signals
Message
communicating without using words
Non-verbal Communication
(of a person or their judgment) not
influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts
Objective
is the listener, reader, or observer—that is, the individual (or the group of individuals) to whom a message is directed
Receiver
give a spoken or written account of
something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated
Reporting
a person who sends or transmits a message
Sender
Objective observations obtained through measurements or by using one of the five senses.
Signs
: information that a person cannot or did not observe, but is based on something reported to the person that may or may not be true
Subjective
Subjective observations (that is,
observations that are based on information that cannot be measured or observed firsthand, such as a
patient’s or resident’s complaint of pain).
Symptoms
