Vocabulary Flashcards

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Lethargic

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Difficult to arouse

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Within the _________ of the hospital, great emphasis is placed on calmness

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Milieu

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Quotient

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Answer to a division problem

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Overt

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Easily observed

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5
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Paroxysmal

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Convulsive

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Occluded

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Obstructed

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Implement

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Cause to happen

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8
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Precipitous

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Abrupt

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Untoward

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Unseemly

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10
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Complication

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Undesired problem that’s the result of some other event

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Bilateral

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Present on both sides

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12
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Prognosis

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Outcome statement

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Potent

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Strong

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14
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Principle

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Truth rule or law

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15
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Proliferation

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Increase

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16
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Intact

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Whole

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17
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Hygiene

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Measures contributing to cleanliness and good health

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18
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The patient fractured the lateral portion of the hipbone, which is known as the _____________?

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Ilium

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19
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Parameters

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Limits

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20
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Labile

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Volatile

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21
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Initial

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First

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22
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Verbal

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Oral

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23
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Symmetrical

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Equal on all sides

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Incidence

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Occurrence

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Distal
Part of the body farthest from the injury
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Progeny
Offspring
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The nurse has a _______ to the Journal of Nursing Education
Subscription
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The food bank referred many ________ patients to the free clinic
Indigent
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Exacerbated
Made worse
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Expand
Increase
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Abrupt
Sudden
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Renal
Kidney
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Ravenous
Hungry
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Alleviate
Reduce
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Dilation
Cervical opening
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Endogenous
Produced within the body
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Nurse manager
Should be manager
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Laceration
Deep, ragged tear
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Which statement uses a euphemism
The nurse told the family " I'm sorry, your father has passed away"
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What is another word for skull?
Cranium
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Desired
Wished for
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Triage
The order in which patients are to be treated
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Pigmented
Colored
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Viscosity
The thickness of a liquid
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Gaping
Wide open
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Febrile
Having a fever
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Contraction
Spasm
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Regimen
Plan
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Combination
Putting two or more things together
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Decomposition is the process of enzymes digesting food. Another name for this process is:
Lysis
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Audible
Perceptible
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Inflamed
Reddened
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Transdermal
Applied directly to the skin
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Posterior
Refers to back part of the body
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Exogenous
Produced outside the body
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Fracture
Break
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Bilingual
Able to speak more than one language
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Docile
Compliant
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Annual
Once a year
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Concise
Brief, to the point
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Disorder
Illness
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Deteriorate
Worsen
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Accountable
Responsible
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Rationale
Reason
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Sublingually
Under the tongue
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Respiration
Breathing
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Flushed
Ruddy