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prairie u6 vocab
prairie state nursing U6 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adventitious breath sounds | abnormal lung sounds heard with auscultation |
| Alert | mentally quick, active, and keenly aware of the environment; initiates conversation and responds correctly |
| Assessment | deliberate and systematic collection of data to determine a patient’s current status |
| Auscultation | involves listening to sounds made by the body or organs to detect variations from normal |
| Awake | responding |
| Basal metabolic rate | amount of energy used in a unit of time by a fasting, resting subject to maintain vital functions |
| Bradypnea | abnormally slow rate of breathing (<60 BPM) |
| Bronchial breath sounds | a normal sound heard with a stethoscope over the airways of the lungs, especially the trachea. |
| Bronchovesicular breath sounds | one of three normal breath sounds that occur between the sounds of the bronchial tubes and those of the alveoli, or a combination of the two sounds |
| Cheyne-Stokes respiration | an abnormal pattern of respiration, characterized by alternating periods of apnea and deep, rapid breathing. |
| Client Goal (Patient-Centered Goal) | a specific and measurable behavior or response that reflects the patient’s highest possible level of wellness an independence in function |
| Comatose | unresponsive; no reaction to stimuli |
| Confused | temporary interference with clear thinking process |
| Contraindication | a factor that prohibits the administration of a drug or the performance of an act or procedure in the care of a specific patient |
| Crackles | fine bubbling sounds heard on auscultation of the lung; produced by air entering distal airways and alveoli, which contain serous secretions |
| Criterion | a standard or rule by which something may be judged, such as a health condition, or a diagnosis established |
| Critical thinking | active, organized, cognitive process used to carefully examine one’s thinking and the thinking of others. It involves recognizing that an issue exists, analyzing information related to the issue, evaluating information, and drawing conclusions. |
| Cyanosis | bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes caused by an excess of deoxygenated hemoglobin in the blood or a structural defect in the hemoglobin molecule |
| Data | pieces of information, especially those that are part of a collection to be used in an analysis of a problem, such as the diagnosis of a medical problem |
| Data collection | the phase of a study that includes the gathering of information and identification of sampling units as directed by the research design |
| Deductive reasoning | a system of reasoning that leads from a known principle to an unknown or from the general to the specific. It is used to test diagnostic hypotheses. |
| Diagnosis | identification of a disease or condition by a scientific evaluation of physical signs, symptoms, history, laboratory test results, and procedures |
| Diaphoresis | secretion of sweat, especially profuse secretion associated with an elevated body temperature, physical exertion, or emotional stress |
| Disoriented | mental confusion characterized by inadequate or incorrect perceptions of place, time, or identity |
| Distal | away from or the farthest from a point or origin or attachment |
| Dullness | blunt; sluggish; not sharp, vivid, or intense |
| Dyspnea | sensation of shortness of breath |
| Ecchymosis | discoloration of the skin or bruise caused by leakage of blood into subcutaneous tissue as a result of trauma to underlying tissues |
| Evaluation | determination of the extent to which established patient goals have been achieved |
| Evidenced-based practice | the use of current best evidence from nursing research, clinical expertise, practice trends, and patient preferences to guide nursing decisions about care provided to patients |
| Examination | a critical inspection and investigation, usually following a particular method, performed for diagnostic or investigational purpose |
| External respiration | involves the exchange of gases in the alveoli of the lungs |
| Health history | a collection of information obtained from the patient and from other sources concerning the patient’s physical status as well as his or her psychologic, social, and sexual function. |
| Holism | of or pertaining to the whole; considering all factors |
| Implementation | initiation and completion of the nursing actions necessary to help the patient achieve health care goals |
| Incoherent | speaks in a disoriented fashion, thoughts are unrelated, dangling sentences |
| Inductive reasoning | the examination of data and examination of practice problems within their own context rather than from a predetermined theoretical basis. The approach moves from the specific to the general. |
| Inference | a judgment or interpretation of informational cues; taking one proposition as a given and guessing that another proposition follows |
| Inspection | method of physical examination by which the patient is visually and systematically examined for appearance, structure, function, and behavior |
| Internal respiration | the exchange of respiratory gases between blood and body cells |
| Intervention | an act performed to prevent harm to a patient or to improve the mental, emotional, or physical function of a patient |
| Lateral | pertaining to the side; away |
| Lethargic | sleeps most of the time when not stimulated |
| LOC | level of consciousness |
| Medial | pertaining to, situated in, or oriented toward the midline of the body |
| Nausea | a sensation accompanying the urge but not always leading to vomiting |
| Nursing audit | a review of the patient record designed to identify, examine, or verify the performance of certain specified aspects of nursing care by using established criteria |
| Nursing diagnosis | statement of an actual or potential health problem that nurses can legally and independently treat. The second step patient’s actual and potential unhealthy responses to an illness or condition are identified. |
| Nursing history | data collected about a patient’s present level of wellness, changes in life patterns, sociocultural role, and mental and emotional reactions to an illness |
| Nursing process | systematic problem-solving method by which nurses individualize care for each patient |
| Objective data | information that can be observed by others; free of feelings, perceptions, or prejudices |
| Observation | act of watching carefully and attentively; a report of what is seen or noticed, such as a nursing intervention |
| Oriented | aware of reality |
| Palpation | method of physical examination whereby the fingers or hands of the examiner are applied to the patient’s body for the purpose of feeling body parts underlying the skin |
| Percussion | method of physical examination whereby the location, size, and density of a body part is determined by the tone obtained from the striking of short, sharp taps of the fingers |
| Pleural fiction rub | adventitious lung sound caused by inflamed parietal and visceral pleura rubbing together on inspiration |
| Proximal | nearer to a point of reference or attachment, usually to the trunk of the body, than other parts of the body |
| Quality assurance (Quality management) | a system of review of selected hospital medical and |
| Rhonchi | abnormal lung sound auscultated when the patient’s airways are obstructed with thick secretions |
| Semi-conscious | responds to painful stimuli |
| tanding order | written and approved documents containing rules, policies, procedures, regulations, and orders for the conduct of patient care in various stipulated clinical settings |
| Stuporous | unconscious most of the time; can arouse by shaking and shouting; inappropriate verbal responses |
| Subjective data | information gathered from patient statements; the patient’s feelings and perceptions; not verifiable by another except by inference |
| Symptom | a subjective indication of a disease or a change in a condition as perceived by the patient |
| Unconscious | unaware of surrounding environment; incapable of responding to sensory stimulation |
| Validate | act of confirming, verifying, or corroborating the accuracy of assessment data or the appropriateness of the care plan |
| Vesicular breath sounds | a normal sound of rustling or swishing heard with a stethoscope over the lung periphery. It characteristically has a higher pitch during inspiration and fades rapidly during expiration. |
| Wheezes | adventitious lung sound caused by a severely narrowed bronchus |
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