Patient Safety Important Terms

Question 1

aura

Answer 1

often a bright light or a smell or taste which serves as a warning or sense that the seizure is about to occur

Question 2

immunization

Answer 2

process by which resistance to an infectious disease is induced or augmented

Question 3

poison

Answer 3

any substance that impairs health or destroys life when ingested, inhaled, or absorbed by the body in relatively small amounts

Question 4

restraint

Answer 4

device to aid in the immobilization of a patient or patient’s extremity

Question 5

root cause analysis

Answer 5

process of data collection and analysis that aids in finding the real cause of the problem and working on dealing with it rather than just dealing with its effects

Question 6

seizure

Answer 6

a hyperexcitation and disorderly discharge of neurons in the brain