Key Words 5

Question 1

Embolus

Answer 1

Blood clots, thrombosis

Question 2

Seizure Precautions

Answer 2

Designed to protect patient from injury

Question 3

Bleeding precautions

Answer 3

Avoid sharp objects, no tampons, no rectal temp

Question 4

Critical Thinking

Answer 4

Active purposeful organized cognitive process, which is used to examine one’s thinking and the thinking of others

Question 5

Perineal Care

Answer 5

procedure for cleaning anal and genital areas as part of daily bath or after procedures

Question 6

Frictions

Answer 6

the effects of rubbing or the resistance of which the moving body meets as it moves, a force that occurs to oppose movement

Question 7

Dehiscence

Answer 7

separation of the edges of a wound and reveals the underlying tissues

Question 8

Tissue Ischemia

Answer 8

tissues receive insufficient oxygen and perfusion

Question 9

Approximated

Answer 9

Comes close edges of wound

Question 10

Granulation tissue

Answer 10

soft pink fleshly projections of tissue that form during healing process in a wound not healing by primary intention

Question 11

Dysphagia

Answer 11

difficulty swallowing

Question 12

Metabolism

Answer 12

all chemical processes that take place in living organisms, results in growth and generation of energy, elimination of water and other functions that are concerned with the distribution of energy

Question 13

Ketones

Answer 13

chemicals your liver makes when there is not enough insulin to turn sugar into energy

Question 14

Maceration

Answer 14

the softening or breakdown of the skin from prolonged exposure of moisture or short exposure to urine

Question 15

Body mass index

Answer 15

kg/ht x m2

Question 16

Water soluble vitamins

Answer 16

vitamins the body uses water to process

Question 17

Bulimia Nervosa

Answer 17

eating & body image disorder, binge & purge

Question 18

Shear

Answer 18

force exerted against the skin while skin stays stationary and the bony structures move

Question 19

Eschar

Answer 19

thick layer of dead dry tissue that covers a pressure ulcer or thermal burn

Question 20

Blanching

Answer 20

indicates temporary restriction of blood flow to that area, skin becomes pale

Question 21

Pressure Ulcer

Answer 21

bed sores, inflammation in the skin over a bony prominence

Question 22

Food security

Answer 22

All members of the household have sufficient access to nutritious food to maintain a healthy household

Question 23

Malnutrition

Answer 23

lack of proper nutrition caused by not having enough to eat or not eating the right things, or being unable to utilize the nutrients that one does eat

Question 24

Enteral nutrition (EN)

Answer 24

provision of nutrients through GI tract, when the patient cannot ingest or swallow food. Via NE tube

Question 25

Parenteral Nutrition (PN)

Answer 25

nutrients into the vascular system