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Vocabulary From Student Nurse Handbook Flashcards

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1
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CABG

A

coronary artery bypass graft

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NBM

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nothing by mouth

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SHO

A

senior house officer, med graduate that has been around for a while

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Anterior

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front

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Posterior, dorsal

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back

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Midline

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line cutting through middle of the body vertically

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Medial

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close to the midline

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Lateral

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away from the midline

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Superior

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top, above

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Inferior

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below, under

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ADL/AL

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Activities of daily living

washing, dressing, eating, sleeping etc.

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12
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Bank, or agency

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an outside organization that places nurses in different areas to meet staffing needs

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Strict bed rest

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patient must stay in bed at all times

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14
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Bottle

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A urinal/ bottle men can pee in when they can’t go to the loo

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Bowl

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basin a person can wash in

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Clinical waste

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Marked by colour yellow. Contain soiled items in blood or bodily fluids.

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17
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Commode chair

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Chair with wheels that has a bed pan in it

18
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Consent

A

formal document in which patient gives permission for a procedure

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DNR

A

do not resuscitate, no CPR

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CPR

A

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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Domestics

A

People who clean, serve tea, etc

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HO

A

House officer, newly graduated doctor

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IVI

A

Intravenous infusion

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Kidney basin

A

kidney-shaped bowl

25
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OBS

A

observations: blood pressure, heart rate (rate, rhythm, quality), respiratory rate, temperature and oxygen saturation

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Off-duty

A

the time schedule

27
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Porters

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people who transport patients to their appointments, tests; also bring mail, supplies etc to the areas

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Sectioned

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can be held in the hospital against their will

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Sharps

A

pointy things: needles, clinically contaminated items that could poke through bin bags - all these go into sharps container

30
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Sister

A

A senior nurse, male equivalent - charge nurse

31
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Sluice

A

ward’s “dirty room” - where to find bedpans, wash basins, soap, commodes, bins, a place to flush away bodily fluids

32
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TTOs

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to take out - medications that patients take home with them

33
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Abduction

A

to take away from the midline of the body

34
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Adduction

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to bring in towards the midline

35
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Proximal

A

closer

36
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Distal

A

Further away

37
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Flexion

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to bend a joint

38
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Extension

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to stretch out a joint again

39
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transverse

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to go across

40
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ascending

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to go up

41
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descending

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to go down

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