Week 6 Flashcards
Nursing
oral
swallowed
sublingual
dissolve under the tongue
drop
eyes and ears
topical
used on the skin
transdermal patch
applied to skin
Inhalation
breathed in
rectal
per rectum
Parenteral
under the skin
two patient identifiers
ask their name and check hospital bracelet
legal
MUST, WILL, SHALL [ these are absolutes]
Ethical
MAY, SHOULD [appropriate behavior in social context]
negligence
failed to act in a erasable and prudent manner
Malpractice
the failure of a professional, a person with specialized education
gross negligence
reckless act that reflects a conscious disregard to the patients welfare
Criminal Negligence
the act is deemed to reckless to the result of injury or death of patient
DNR
do not resuscitate
MPOA
medical power of attorney
AMA
against medical advice
MAR
Medication Administration records [comes in paper and electric]
6 rights
drug, dose,route,time,patient,documentation
how many time do you check your drugs
3 times
NS
normal saline
ung
ointment
Stat.
at once
sentinel event
unintentional adverse outcome with results
accountability
when errors occurs, nurses and doctors have to held accountable
liability
asserts that every person is responsible for the wrong or injury done to another as the result of carelessness
risk management
assist in the development of policies and procedures to improve practices
intentional torts
direct violation of a person rights
advance directives
patients wishes are made know through execution of a formal document known as the living will
code of Ethics
American nurses association
value
personal belief about worth that act as a guide to behavior
value system
entire framework on which actions are based
value clarification
to examine the values they hold and how those values function
moral development
forming a worldview and value system
respiratory
pulmonology
respiratory [main function]
bring oxygen to the blood and take the carbon dioxide out of it
upper respiratory sytem (wp)
nas/o, rihn/o, spet/o, sin/o, sinus/o, adenoid/o tonsill/o
upper respiratory (wp)
pharyng/o, laryng/o, trache/o
lower respiratory system (wp)
brunch/o, bronchi/o, lob/o, Pleur/o, thorax/o, pector/o, seth/o, alveolar/o, phren/o
respiration (wp)
ox/o, capn/o, carb/o, spir/o, -pnea
-ptysis
ex- hemoptysis [coughing up blood]
sputum
muscus discharge from the lungs
Expectoration
coughing or spitting material from the lungs
eupnea
normal breathing
tachypnea
rapid breathing
bradypnea
slow breathing
apnea
absent breathing
hyperpnea
deep breathing
hypopnea
shallow breathing
orthopnea
breathe only sitting up
PFT
pulmonary function testing
Bx
biopsy
Pleuritic chest pain
Chest pain on inspiration or with coughing
Physical findings
What do you see, hear, feel ( Auscultation, palpation, percussion)
Asthma attack
Acute and chronic
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary
body’s transport system
nourishment, cleanup services, communication
what two parts of the CV system
heart,blood vessels
cardi/o
heart
atri/o
atrium
valvul/o
values
ventricul/o
ventrical
pulmonary
Ht–> lungs
systemic
Ht–> body
coronary
Ht–> Ht muscle
Arteries
Ht–> body
capillaries
transport between ateries/cap
veins
body–>Ht
Vessels
Angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o,
aorta
aort/o
Arteri/o
artery
vein
phelb/o, ven/o
types of chest pain
pectoralgia, angina pectoris
rhythm
palpation, arrhtymia, dysrhythmias
conditions that associate with circulation
aortalgia, phebalgia ,imparied, perfusion, diaphoresis, hemorrhage
indicators of CV health
skin color, pulse, blood pressure
signs of CV function
heart sounds, EKG, echocardiogram
Athrto–sclerosis
other/o means fatty plaque
-ilum
tissue
aortectasia
dilation
aortic stenosis
narrowing
aneurysm
weakened
ATERIOsclerosis
hardening of the artery
Atherosclerosis
d/t plaque
ATHEROgenesis
formation of the plaque
Varicose veins
enlarged dilated veins toward the surface of the skin
Venostasis
trapping of blood in an extremity ( blood is stationary)
Angiogram
record of blood vessels
TEE
echocardiography
sonograhy
sound waves to produce images
heart conditions meds
abtianginal, antiarrhythmics
cardiontonic
a drug that strengths of Ht contractions
meds for clots
thrombolytics, anticoagulant
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
cardioversion
returning the heart the normal rhythm
related to rhythm
a-fib, NSR
Dx test to evaluate the heart
ECHO, EKG,MRA,TEE
MRA
entice resonance angiography
LFT
liver function test
NGT
nasogastric tube
PEG
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
N&V
cause and vomiting
BM
bowed movement
GERD
gastrospohageal reflux disease
diarrhea
flood flows without being properly digested or absorbed
FOBT
fecal occult blod test
Flatus
passing gas
-cele
hernia
steatorrhea
excessive fat discharged through feces
Hepat/o
liver
cysto/o
bladder
Pancreat/o
pancreas
bil/i, chol/e
bile
sial/o
saliva
abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o
abdomen
peritone/o
peritoneum
cholangi/o
bile
doch/o
duct
liver
produces bile which is stored in the gallbladder and secreted into the small intestine
pancreas
produces enzymes to break down food
col/o, colon/o
colon
rect/o
rectum
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
an/o
anus
proc/o
anus and rectum
enter/o
inestines
food fuel
proteins, fats, carbohydrates
GI TRACT
upper gi tract, lower gi tract
or/o, stomat/o
mouth
dent/o, odont
teeth
gloss/o, lingu
tongue
esophagus/o
esophagus
gastr/o
stomach
gingiv/o
gums
GI
takes in and breaks down food in provide energy [digestion]
