Ch. 1 & 2 Vocabulary

Question 1

Use of a system by which a hospital receives a set amount of money for a patient who is hospitalized with a certain diagnosis.

Answer 1

Diagnosis-related groups (DRG)

Question 2

A type of group practice that enrolls patients for a set fee per month and provides a limited network of doctors, hospitals, and other health care from which to choose.

Answer 2

Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)

Question 3

To put into action.

Answer 3

Implement

Question 4

Nursing actions taken to improve, maintain, or restore health or prevent illness.

Answer 4

Intervention

Question 5

A goal-directed series of activities whereby the practice of nursing accomplishes its goal of alleviating, minimizing, or preventing real or potential health problems.

Answer 5

Nursing process

Question 6

Defines activities in which nurses may engage, states the legal requirements and titles for nursing licensure, and establishes the education needed for licensure.

Answer 6

Practice acts

Question 7

An organization that offers discounted insurance fees in return for a large pool of potential patients who choose a doctor from the list of those associated with the organization.

Answer 7

Preferred provider organization (PPO)

Question 8

An illness that develops suddenly and resolves in a short time.

Answer 8

Acute illness

Question 9

Without symptoms

Answer 9

Asymptomatic

Question 10

Illness that develops slowly over a long period and lasts throughout life.

Answer 10

Chronic illness

Question 11

Condition present before or at birth.

Answer 11

Congenital

Question 12

The process of recovering after an illness and regaining health.

Answer 12

Convalescence

Question 13

Adjusting to or adapting to challenges.

Answer 13

Coping

Question 14

Strategies used to protect us from increasing anxiety.

Answer 14

Defense mechanisms

Question 15

A pathologic process with a definite set of signs and symptoms; causes illness

Answer 15

Disease

Question 16

Study of the cause or origin of disease.

Answer 16

Etiology

Question 17

The state of functioning well physically and mentally and expressing the full range of one’s potentialities.

Answer 17

Health

Question 18

Of unknown origin.

Answer 18

Idiopathic

Question 19

Illness that develops without being caused by another health problem.

Answer 19

Primary illness

Question 20

Illness that results from or is caused by a primary illness.

Answer 20

Secondary illness

Question 21

Reaching one’s full potential.

Answer 21

Self-actualization

Question 22

The sum of biologic reactions that take place in response to any adverse stimulus.

Answer 22

Stress

Question 23

Adverse stimulus.

Answer 23

Stressor

Question 24

Perceived only by the person; not perceptible to the senses of another.

Answer 24

Subjective

Question 25

Illness for which no cure is available; it ends in death, usually within a short period of time.

Answer 25

Terminal illness