chapter 7 key terms

Question 1

vital signs

Answer 1

measurements—temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure— that monitor the functioning of the vital organs of the body

Question 2

radial pulse

Answer 2

the pulse located on the inside of the wrist, where the radial artery runs just beneath the skin.

Question 3

brachial pulse

Answer 3

the pulse located inside the elbow, about one to one-and-a-half inches above the elbow.

Question 4

respiration

Answer 4

the process of inhaling air into the lungs and exhaling air out of the lungs.

Question 5

inspiration

Answer 5

the process of inhaling air into the lungs.

Question 6

expiration

Answer 6

the process of exhaling air out of the lungs.

Question 7

systolic

Answer 7

first measurement of blood pressure; phase when the heart is at work, contracting and pushing the blood out of the left ventricle of the heart.

Question 8

diastolic

Answer 8

second measurement of blood pressure; phase when the heart relaxes or rests.

Question 9

restraint

Answer 9

a physical or chemical way to restrict voluntary movement or behavior.

Question 10

restraint-free care

Answer 10

an environment in which restraints are not kept or used for any reason.

Question 11

restraint alternatives

Answer 11

measures used in place of a restraint or that reduce the need for a restraint

Question 12

intake

Answer 12

the fluid a person consumes; also called input.

Question 13

input

Answer 13

the fluid a person consumes; also called intake.

Question 14

output

Answer 14

all fluid that is eliminated from the body; includes fluid in urine, feces, vomitus, and perspiration, moisture that is exhaled in the air, and wound drainage

Question 15

fluid balance

Answer 15

taking in and eliminating equal amounts of fluid

Question 16

specimen

Answer 16

a sample that is used for analysis in order to try to make a diagnosis.

Question 17

routine urine specimen

Answer 17

a urine specimen that can be collected any time a person voids

Question 19

voids

Answer 19

urinates.

Question 20

hat

Answer 20

in health care, a collection container that can be inserted into a toilet bowl to collect and measure urine or stool.

Question 21

clean-catch specimen

Answer 21

a urine specimen that does not include the first and last urine voided; also called mid-stream specimen.

Question 22

catheter

Answer 22

a thin tube inserted into the body to drain or inject fluids.

Question 23

urinary catheter

Answer 23

a type of catheter that is used to drain urine from the bladder

Question 24

straight catheter

Answer 24

a type of urinary catheter that is removed immediately after urine is drained or collected.

Question 25

indwelling catheter

Answer 25

a type of urinary catheter that remains inside the bladder for a period of time; also called Foley catheter

Question 26

condom catheter

Answer 26

a type of urinary catheter that has an attachment on the end that fits onto the penis; also called Texas catheter

Question 27

oxygen therapy

Answer 27

the administration of oxygen to increase the supply of oxygen to the lungs.

Question 28

combustion

Answer 28

the process of burning.

Question 29

flammable

Answer 29

easily ignited and capable of burning quickly

Question 30

intravenous (IV) therapy

Answer 30

the delivery of medication, nutrition, or fluids through a person’s vein

Question 31

occupied bed

Answer 31

a bed made while a person is in the bed.

Question 32

unoccupied bed

Answer 32

a bed made while no person is in the bed.

Question 33

closed bed

Answer 33

a bed completely made with the bedspread and blankets in place.

Question 34

open bed

Answer 34

a bed made with linen folded down to the foot of the bed.