Week 6 Flashcards
Nursing (136 cards)
1
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oral
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swallowed
2
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sublingual
A
dissolve under the tongue
3
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drop
A
eyes and ears
4
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topical
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used on the skin
5
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transdermal patch
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applied to skin
6
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Inhalation
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breathed in
7
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rectal
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per rectum
8
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Parenteral
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under the skin
9
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two patient identifiers
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ask their name and check hospital bracelet
10
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legal
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MUST, WILL, SHALL [ these are absolutes]
11
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Ethical
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MAY, SHOULD [appropriate behavior in social context]
12
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negligence
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failed to act in a erasable and prudent manner
13
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Malpractice
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the failure of a professional, a person with specialized education
14
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gross negligence
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reckless act that reflects a conscious disregard to the patients welfare
15
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Criminal Negligence
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the act is deemed to reckless to the result of injury or death of patient
16
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DNR
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do not resuscitate
17
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MPOA
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medical power of attorney
18
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AMA
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against medical advice
19
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MAR
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Medication Administration records [comes in paper and electric]
20
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6 rights
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drug, dose,route,time,patient,documentation
21
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how many time do you check your drugs
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3 times
22
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NS
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normal saline
23
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ung
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ointment
24
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Stat.
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at once
25
sentinel event
unintentional adverse outcome with results
26
accountability
when errors occurs, nurses and doctors have to held accountable
27
liability
asserts that every person is responsible for the wrong or injury done to another as the result of carelessness
28
risk management
assist in the development of policies and procedures to improve practices
29
intentional torts
direct violation of a person rights
30
advance directives
patients wishes are made know through execution of a formal document known as the living will
31
code of Ethics
American nurses association
32
value
personal belief about worth that act as a guide to behavior
33
value system
entire framework on which actions are based
34
value clarification
to examine the values they hold and how those values function
35
moral development
forming a worldview and value system
36
respiratory
pulmonology
37
respiratory [main function]
bring oxygen to the blood and take the carbon dioxide out of it
38
upper respiratory sytem (wp)
nas/o, rihn/o, spet/o, sin/o, sinus/o, adenoid/o tonsill/o
39
upper respiratory (wp)
pharyng/o, laryng/o, trache/o
40
lower respiratory system (wp)
brunch/o, bronchi/o, lob/o, Pleur/o, thorax/o, pector/o, seth/o, alveolar/o, phren/o
41
respiration (wp)
ox/o, capn/o, carb/o, spir/o, -pnea
42
-ptysis
ex- hemoptysis [coughing up blood]
43
sputum
muscus discharge from the lungs
44
Expectoration
coughing or spitting material from the lungs
45
eupnea
normal breathing
46
tachypnea
rapid breathing
47
bradypnea
slow breathing
48
apnea
absent breathing
49
hyperpnea
deep breathing
50
hypopnea
shallow breathing
51
orthopnea
breathe only sitting up
52
PFT
pulmonary function testing
53
Bx
biopsy
54
Pleuritic chest pain
Chest pain on inspiration or with coughing
55
Physical findings
What do you see, hear, feel ( Auscultation, palpation, percussion)
56
Asthma attack
Acute and chronic
57
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary
58
body's transport system
nourishment, cleanup services, communication
59
what two parts of the CV system
heart,blood vessels
60
cardi/o
heart
61
atri/o
atrium
62
valvul/o
values
63
ventricul/o
ventrical
64
pulmonary
Ht--> lungs
65
systemic
Ht--> body
66
coronary
Ht--> Ht muscle
67
Arteries
Ht--> body
68
capillaries
transport between ateries/cap
69
veins
body-->Ht
70
Vessels
Angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o,
71
aorta
aort/o
72
Arteri/o
artery
73
vein
phelb/o, ven/o
74
types of chest pain
pectoralgia, angina pectoris
75
rhythm
palpation, arrhtymia, dysrhythmias
76
conditions that associate with circulation
aortalgia, phebalgia ,imparied, perfusion, diaphoresis, hemorrhage
77
indicators of CV health
skin color, pulse, blood pressure
78
signs of CV function
heart sounds, EKG, echocardiogram
79
Athrto--sclerosis
other/o means fatty plaque
80
-ilum
tissue
81
aortectasia
dilation
82
aortic stenosis
narrowing
83
aneurysm
weakened
84
ATERIOsclerosis
hardening of the artery
85
Atherosclerosis
d/t plaque
86
ATHEROgenesis
formation of the plaque
87
Varicose veins
enlarged dilated veins toward the surface of the skin
88
Venostasis
trapping of blood in an extremity ( blood is stationary)
89
Angiogram
record of blood vessels
90
TEE
echocardiography
91
sonograhy
sound waves to produce images
92
heart conditions meds
abtianginal, antiarrhythmics
93
cardiontonic
a drug that strengths of Ht contractions
94
meds for clots
thrombolytics, anticoagulant
95
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
96
cardioversion
returning the heart the normal rhythm
97
related to rhythm
a-fib, NSR
98
Dx test to evaluate the heart
ECHO, EKG,MRA,TEE
99
MRA
entice resonance angiography
100
LFT
liver function test
101
NGT
nasogastric tube
102
PEG
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
103
N&V
cause and vomiting
104
BM
bowed movement
105
GERD
gastrospohageal reflux disease
106
diarrhea
flood flows without being properly digested or absorbed
107
FOBT
fecal occult blod test
108
Flatus
passing gas
109
-cele
hernia
110
steatorrhea
excessive fat discharged through feces
111
Hepat/o
liver
112
cysto/o
bladder
113
Pancreat/o
pancreas
114
bil/i, chol/e
bile
115
sial/o
saliva
116
abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o
abdomen
117
peritone/o
peritoneum
118
cholangi/o
bile
119
doch/o
duct
120
liver
produces bile which is stored in the gallbladder and secreted into the small intestine
121
pancreas
produces enzymes to break down food
122
col/o, colon/o
colon
123
rect/o
rectum
124
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
125
an/o
anus
126
proc/o
anus and rectum
127
enter/o
inestines
128
food fuel
proteins, fats, carbohydrates
129
GI TRACT
upper gi tract, lower gi tract
130
or/o, stomat/o
mouth
131
dent/o, odont
teeth
132
gloss/o, lingu
tongue
133
esophagus/o
esophagus
134
gastr/o
stomach
135
gingiv/o
gums
136
GI
takes in and breaks down food in provide energy [digestion]
