Unit 2 Vocabulary

Question 1

Acculturation

Answer 1

A learning process through which immigrants (new members of a group or country) assume the characteristics of that culture.

A concurrent process of cultural and psychological change occurring when individuals of groups from one culture are placed into contact with another culture and acquire some of those new elements.

Question 2

Apex

Answer 2

Tip of the heart, which houses the ventricles, faces downward.

The top or highest point of something.

Question 3

Bruit

Answer 3

Turbulent blood flow through the carotid artery producing a whooshing sound.

A sound, especially an abnormal one, heard through a stethoscope; a murmur.

Question 4

Costovertebral Angle
CVA

Answer 4

Is located on your back at the bottom of your ribcage at the 12th rib.

It’s the 90 degree angle formed between the curve of that rib and your spin.

Question 5

Inspection

Answer 5

Is the use of sight to gather data.

Question 6

Objective Data

Answer 6

What professionals observe.

AKA overt data or signs data

Question 7

Subjective Data

Answer 7

What the patient or caregiver says.

AKA covert data or symptoms data

Question 8

Active ROM
Active Range-of-Motion

Answer 8

Is movement of the joint performed by the individual without assistance.

Question 9

Passive ROM
Passive Range-of-Motion

Answer 9

Involves moving joints through their ROM when the patient is unable to do so himself.

Question 10

Religion

Answer 10

The “map” of religion tells you what to believe and what values are essential.

A set of beliefs, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.

Question 11

Spirituality

Answer 11

The day to day, moment by moment journey in life and living.

The insight, value, purpose, and meaning of life derived from accumulated life experiences.

Question 12

Apical Pulse

Answer 12

The pulse at the apex of the heart.

Question 13

Acute Pain

Answer 13

Has a short duration and is generally rapid in onset.

Question 14

Chronic Pain

Answer 14

Last 3 to 6 months or longer and often interferes with daily activities.

Question 15

Auscultation

Answer 15

Listening to the sounds in the body directly or with a stethoscope.

Question 16

Consciousness

Answer 16

The state of being wakeful and aware of self, time, and the surroundings.

Question 17

Culture

Answer 17

What people in a group have in common, but it changes over time.

Question 18

Nonverbal Communication

Answer 18

Is the exchange of messages without the use of spoken language.

Body Language

Question 19

Orientation

Answer 19

Refers to the client’s awareness of time, place, and person.

Question 20

Percussion

Answer 20

A method of tapping body parts with fingers, hands, or small instruments as part of a physical examination.

Question 21

Sign

Answer 21

Something found during a physical exam or from a laboratory test that shows that a person may have a condition or a disease.

Question 22

Symptom

Answer 22

A signal that illness has begun.

Question 23

Gait

Answer 23

A person’s pattern of walking.

Question 24

Nursing Process

Answer 24

Structured, organized, and systematic approach to developing and delivering patient care including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Question 25

Palpation

Answer 25

Pressing on the surface of the body to feel the organs or tissues underneath.

Question 26

Referred Pain

Answer 26

Occurs in an area that is distant from the original site.

Question 27

Thrill

Answer 27

A vibratory sensation felt on the skin overlying an area of turbulence and indicates a loud heart murmur usually caused by an incompetent heart valve.