unit 6 [Questions] Flashcards
You close and open your eyes quickly once or several times
Blink
To say that something is not true
Deny
To make someone worried, unhappy or angry
Upset
To empty the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Vomit
Move along the ground on all fours
Crawl
Reporting other people’s private lives which might be unkind
Gossip
When you feel as if you are going to vomit
Nausea
Extremely important or necessary
Crucial
To press something firmly
Squeeze
Recognize the exact character of a disease or problem
Diagnose
Fill in the blanks: When a hospital is short-staffed, you’re ……. with no other option but to take on more shifts
left
Short staffing is one of the most ……. reasons why nurses experience burnout
Common
Short staffing is one of the most ……. reasons why nurses experience burnout
Common
Nurses are often required to work long more hours. It can be due to the hospital being short-staffed or ……. cutting costs
….
When nurses work extended ……., they aren’t resting properly and aren’t letting their bodies recover
Management
By not being well-rested, you can suffer from daytime sleepiness, ……., and impaired mental function
fatigue
It can affect your ability ……. proper decisions, which can compromise your patients’ safety
to make
Salary is a common reason why nurses leave a …….
hospital
Apart from the ……. you have to gain, you also have to learn how to cope with new nursing system
skills
Working in the hospital puts nurses in a lot of work …….
hazards
Lifting ……. of all sizes can also put your safety at risk
patients
Nurses also have to deal with sharps and needles running on ……. floors during emergencies
slippery
Nursing can be difficult and we ……. everything they deal with
appreciate
