Quiz 5 Acronyms Flashcards
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ICP
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Intracranial pressure
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ICU
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Intensive crisis unit
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ID
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Infectious disease
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I&D
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Incision and drainage
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IDDM
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Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type I)
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IgE
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Immunoglobulin E
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I&O
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Intake and output
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IM
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Intramuscular
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IMP
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Impression
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INR
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International normalized ratio
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IS
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Incentive spirometer
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IUD
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Intrauterine device
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IV
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Intravenous
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IVC
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Inferior vena cava
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IVP
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Intravenous pyelogram
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JCAHO
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Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations
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TJC
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The Joint Commission
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JP
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Jackson Pratt
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JVD
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Jugular vein distention
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K
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Potassium
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KCL
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Potassium chloride
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kg
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kilogram
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KUB
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Kidney, ureter, bladder
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KVO
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Keep vein open
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L1 to L5
lumbar vertebrae, one to five
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LDL
Low density lipoprotein
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LE
Lower extremity
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LLL
Left lower lobe
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LLQ
Left lower quadrant
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LMP
Last menstrual period
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LOC
Level of consciousness
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LOS
Length of stay
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LP
Lumbar puncture
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LPN/LVN
Licensed practical nurse/Licensed vocational nurse
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LR
Lactated ringers
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LUL
Left upper lobe
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LUQ
Left upper quadrant
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LV
Left ventricle
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LVEF
Left ventricle ejection fraction
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Assessing (Assessing)
Systematic and continuous collection, organization, validation, and documentation of data
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Database (assessing)
All information about a client
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Closed-ended question (assessing)
Generally require only a yes or no answer
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Cues (assessing)
Subjective or objective data that can be observed by the nurse
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Leading question (assessing)
Usually closed, and directs the client’s answer
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Neutral question (assessing)
A client can answer without direction or pressure; is open ended
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Symptoms (assessing)
Subjective data
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Signs (assessing)
Objective data
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Validation (assessing)
Double checking data, ensuring that objective and related subjective data agree
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Actual diagnosis (diagnosis)
Problem presents at the time of assessment. Presence of associated signs and symptoms
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Defining characteristics (diagnosis)
A cluster of signs and symptoms that indicate the presence of a particular diagnostic label
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Diagnosis (diagnosis)
Statement or conclusion regarding the nature of a phenomenon
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Etiology (diagnosis)
Causal relationship between ad problem and its related factors
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Health promotion diagnosis
Preparedness to implement behaviors to improve their health condition. Example: Readiness for Enhanced Nutrition
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Nursing diagnosis
Professional nurses responsible for making includes only those health states that nurses are educated and licensed to treat. Judgment made only after thorough, systematic data collection. Continuum of health states
- Client’s problem statement, plus etiology
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Risk nursing diagnosis
Clinical judgment that a problem does not exist; rather, a problem is likely to develop without nursing intervention
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Syndrome diagnosis
Describes a cluster of nursing diagnoses that have similar interventions
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Collaborative interventions (planning)
Outlines care required for clients to include nursing interventions as well as medical treatments to be performed by other members of the healthcare team
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Concept map (planning)
Visual tool in which ideas or data are enclosed in circles or boxes connected by lines or arrows to indicate relationships
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Dependent interventions (planning)
Activities carried out under the orders or supervision of a licensed physician or other health care provider
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Desired outcome (planning)
More specific, observable criteria used to evaluate whether goals have been met
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Discharge planning (planning)
Process of anticipating and planning for release from a facility
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Independent interventions (planning)
Activities that nurses are licensed to initiate on the basis of their knowledgeable and skills
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Individualized care plan (planning)
Fit the unique needs of each client
–Usually both preauthored and nurse-created sections
–For predictable, commonly occurring problems
–Individual plan for unusual problems or problems needing special attention
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Multidisciplinary care plan (planning)
Outlines care required for clients to include nursing interventions as well as medical treatments to be performed by other members of the healthcare team
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Nursing interventions (planning)
Actions that a nurse performs to enhance client outcomes
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Priority setting (planning)
Process of establishing a preferential sequence for addressing nursing diagnoses and interventions
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Policies and procedures (planning)
Policies are developed to govern the handling of frequently occurring situations, and procedures are similar to protocols; specify what is to be done
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Protocols (planning)
Actions commonly required for a particular group of clients.
May include both primary care provider's orders and nursing interventions
–Example: Protocol for admitting a client to the intensive care unit
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Standardized care plan (planning)
- Nursing actions for clients with similar medical conditions
–Achievable rather than ideal nursing care
–Interventions for which nurses are accountable
–Usually, there are agency records that may be referred to in client's care plan.
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Standing order (planning)
Gives the nurse authority to carry out specific actions under certain circumstances
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Audit (Implementing and evaluating)
Review of records
Retrospective audit
▪Evaluation of a client's record after discharge from an agency
–Concurrent audit
▪Evaluation of a client's healthcare while client still receiving care from the agency
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Quality improvement (Implementing and evaluating)
Evaluation of a client’s record after discharge from an agency
National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI)
▪ANA database
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Root cause analysis (Implementing and evaluating)
Process for identifying the factors that bring about deviations in practices that lead to a sentinel event
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Sentinel event (Implementing and evaluating
Unexpected event that involves death or serious physical or psychological injury, or risk thereof
