Nursing Fundamentals Week 4 Terms

Question 1

Apgar Score

Answer 1

immediate assessment of the newborn’s condition to determine the physiological functioning of the major organ systems occurs at birth. heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, reflex irritability, and color

Question 2

Attachment

Answer 2

initial psychological relationship that develops between parents and the neonate

Question 3

Back-channeling

Answer 3

active-listening technique that prompts a respondent to continue telling a story or describing a situation. involves use of phrases such as “go on”, “uh huh”, and “tell me more”

Question 4

Cardiac Output

Answer 4

volume of blood expelled by the ventricles of the heart, equal to the amount of blood ejected at each beat multiplied by the number of beats in the period of time used for computation (usually 1 minute)

Question 5

Chest Tube

Answer 5

catheter inserted through the thorax into the chest cavity for removing air or fluid; used after chest or heart surgery or pneumothorax

Question 6

Closed-ended questions

Answer 6

form of question that limits a respondent’s answer to one or two words

Question 7

Conventional Reasoning

Answer 7

person sees moral reasoning based on his or her own personal internalization of societal and others’ expectations

Question 8

Cue

Answer 8

information that a nurse acquires through hearing, visual observations, touch, and smell

Question 9

Diffusion

Answer 9

movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to one of lower concentration

Question 10

Embryonic stage

Answer 10

lasts from day 15 until the eighth week; most vulnerable since all body organs are formed by 8th week

Question 11

Endotracheal tube

Answer 11

short term artificial airways to administer mechanical ventilation, relieve upper airway obstruction, protect against aspiration, or clear secretions

Question 12

Fetal stage

Answer 12

lasts from the end of the eighth week until birth

Question 13

Fetus

Answer 13

unborn baby that develops and grows inside the womb

Question 14

Hypoventilation

Answer 14

respiratory rate insufficient to prevent carbon dioxide retention

Question 15

Incentive Spirometry

Answer 15

method of encouraging voluntary deep breathing by providing visual feedback to patients of the inspiratory volume they have achieved

Question 16

Inference

Answer 16

1. judgment or interpretation of informational cues
2. taking one proposition as a given and guessing that another proposition follows

Question 17

Kussmaul respiration

Answer 17

increased in both rate and depth of respirations

Question 18

Myocardial ischemia

Answer 18

condition that results when the supply of blood to the myocardium from the coronary arteries is insufficient to meet the oxygen demands of the organ

Question 19

Nasal Cannula

Answer 19

medical device to provide supplemental oxygen therapy to people who have lower oxygen levels

Question 20

Nebulization

Answer 20

process of adding moisture to inspired air by adding water droplets

Question 21

Neonatal Period

Answer 21

first 4 weeks of a child’s life

Question 22

Nursing Health History

Answer 22

data collected about a patient’s present level of wellness, changes in life patterns, sociocultural role, and mental and emotional reactions to illness

Question 23

Open-ended questions

Answer 23

form of question that prompts a respondent to answer in more than one or two words

Question 24

Post-conventional reasoning

Answer 24

the person finds a balance between basic human rights and obligations and societal rules and regulations

Question 25

Pre-embryonic stage

Answer 25

first 14 days of conceiving

Question 26

Puberty

Answer 26

developmental period of emotional and physical changes, including the development of secondary sex characteristics and the onset of menstruation and ejaculation

Question 27

Pursed-lip breathing

Answer 27

deep inspiration followed by prolonged expiration through pursed lips

Question 28

Review of systems

Answer 28

systematic approach for collecting subjective information from patients about the presence or absence of health-related issues in each body system

Question 29

Temperament

Answer 29

behavioral style that affects an individual’s emotional interactions with others

Question 30

Toddlerhood

Answer 30

period from 12 to 36 months of age during which children enjoy increasing independence bolstered by greater physical mobility and cognitive abilities

Question 31

Ventilator-associated pneumonia

Answer 31

health-care acquired infection (HAIs) that develops in a person requiring invasive mechanical ventilation (via endotracheal intubation or tracheostomy tube) for at least 48 hours