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NURS 200- QUIZ 5 > VOCAB > Flashcards

VOCAB Flashcards

1
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ICP

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intracranial pressure

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ICU

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intensive care 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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5
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IDDM

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insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

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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 spirometry

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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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14
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IVF

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intravenous fluid

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15
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IVP

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intravenous pyelogram

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16
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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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19
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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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21
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KCL

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potassium chloride

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22
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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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24
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KVO

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keep vein open

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25
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(L)

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left

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L

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liter

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27
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L1 to L5

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lumbar vertebrae, one to five

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Lat.

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Lateral

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29
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LDL low density lipoprotein

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low density lipoprotein

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LE

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lower extremity

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LLL

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lower left lobe

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LLQ

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lower left quadrant

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LMP

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last menstrual period

34
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LOS

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length of stay

35
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LP

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lumbar puncture

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LPN/ LVN

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licensed practical nurse/ license vocational nurse

37
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LR

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lactated ringers

38
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LUL

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left upper lobe

39
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LUQ

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left upper quadrant

40
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LV

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left ventricle

41
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LVEF

A

left ventricular ejection fraction

42
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Assessing

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is the systematic and continuous collection, organization, validation, and documentation of data

43
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Database

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contains all the information about a client: Nurse Hx, PA, primary care provider’s Hx and physical examination, results of laboratory and diagnostic tests, and material contributed by other health personnel.

44
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Symptoms

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Subjective data (covert data) that is only apparent to the persona affected and can be described or verified only by that person. Such as feelings, perception.

45
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Signs

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Objective data (overt data) are decibel by an observer or can be measured or tested against an accepted standard. Can use the 5 senses to detect

46
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Open-ended question

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associated with the non directive interview, invite clients to disagree and explore, elaborate, clarify or illustrate their thoughts or feelings. Ex. “How have you been feeling?” “What would you like to talk about?”

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close-ended question

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used in a directive interview, are restrictive and generally require on a yes or not or short factual answer. Begin with the 5 Ws, Ex. “What is your pain right now?”

48
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Leading questions

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Close, used in a directive interview to directs a patient’s answer, “I saw that you are a bit nervous for surgery, are you?”

49
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Cues

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subjective or objective data that can be directly observed by the nurse, what the client says or what the nurse can see, hear, feel, smell, or measure

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Validation

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double-checking or verifying data to confirm that it is accurate and factual.

51
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Diagnosis

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a statement or conclusion regard the nature of a phenomenon.

52
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Nursing Diagnosis

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Standard NANDA diagnostic labels and client’s problem statement ( diagnostic label and etiology-causal relationship between a problem and it’s r/f-)

53
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health promotion diagnosis

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relates to the client’s preparedness to implement behaviors to improve their health condition. (Readiness for enhanced… nutrition)

54
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Risk nursing diagnosis

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A clinical judgement that a problem does not exist, but the presence of r/f indicates that a problem is likely to level unless nurses intervene

55
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Wellness diagnosis

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describes human responses to levels of wellness in an individual, family, or community. Such as, Readiness for enhanced spiritual well being, readiness for enhanced family coping.

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Etiology

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causal relationship between a problem and it’s r/f

57
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Defining characteristics

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are the clusters of signs and symptoms that indicate the presence of a particular diagnostic label. Signs and symptoms, or related to factors that increases a patient’s risk.

58
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Medical Diagnosis

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made by a physician and refers to a condition that only a physician can treat. Refers to the disease process, specific pathophysiologic responses that are fairly uniform from one client to another

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Standardized care plan

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a formal plan tat specifies the nursing care for groups of clients with common needs (all clients with MI)

60
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Individualized care plan

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is tailored to meet the unique needs of a specific client- needs that are not addressed by the standardized plans

61
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policies and procedures

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they are developed to govern the handling of frequently occurring situations. Such as regulation of visitors or patient care

62
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Standing Order

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is a written document about policies, rules, regulations, or orders regarding client care. Gives nurses the authority to carry out specific actions under certain circumstances, when physician is not available

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Multidisciplinary care plan

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a standardized plan that outlines the care required fro clients with common, predictable- usually medical- conditions. Can collaborative and critical. Includes medical treatments that are to be completed by medical professionals

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Priority setting

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the process of establishing a preferential sequence for addressing nursing diagnoses and interventions. Low medium high

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Desired outcomes

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describes, in terms of observable client responses, what the nurse hopes to achieve by implementing the nursing interventions. A goal

66
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nursing interventions

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a taxonomy of nursing action each of which includes a label, a definition, and a list of activities.

67
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Sentinel event

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an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury or the risk thereof.

68
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Root cause analysis

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process of identifying factors that bring about deviations in practices that lead to an event.

69
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quality improvement

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an organizational commitment an approach used to continuously improve all processes in the organization with the goal of meeting and exceeding customer expectations and outcomes

70
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peer review

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nurses functioning in the same capacity that is peers appraise the quality of care or practice performed by other equally qualified nurses. Based on preestablish standards and criteria .

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Audit

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examination or review of records

NURS 200- QUIZ 5 (1 decks)

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