Nursing Concepts Flashcards

Decks in this Class (16):

• Critical Thinking

  Critical Thinking

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  characteristics of a critical thinker,

  nurse s responsibility in clinical de...,

  reflection improves clinical decision...
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• Nursing Process

  Nursing Process

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  nursing process steps,

  assessment,

  nursing diagnosis
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• Asepsis

  Asepsis

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  infection,

  colonization,

  fungi
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• Pain

  Pain

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  acute pain,

  nociceptor,

  prostoglandins
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• Oxygenation

  Oxygenation

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  condition in which the patient must b...,

  breathlessness,

  abnormal breath sounds
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• Mobility Activity

  Mobility/Activity

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  normal state of balances muscle tension,

  midpoint or center of the weight of a...,

  means maintaining optimal body position
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• Safety

  Safety

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  insufficient intake of oxygen,

  deliberate spread of pathogenic organ...,

  a poisonous gas resulting from the in...
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• Bowel Elimination

  Bowel Elimination

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  medication that has short term action of,

  contraction that propels food through...,

  surgical procedure in which an openin...
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• Sensory

  Sensory

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  abnormal neurological condition in which,

  a motor speech disorder resulting fro...,

  the sensation of movement or strain i...
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• Genitourinary Gu

  Genitourinary (GU)

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  absence of urine formation,

  life threatening blood stream infecti...,

  bacteria in the urine
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• Spiritual Health

  Spiritual Health

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  belief that any ultimate reality is u...,

  belief that there is no existence of ...,

  a dimension of spirituality that is b...
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• Health Assessment Documentation Amp Ehr

  Health Assessment, Documentation & EHR

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  engorged distended jugular veins refl...,

  high pitched sounds heard over the tr...,

  medium pitched blowing sounds heard over
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• Community Based Nursing

  Community Based Nursing

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  individuals adopting specific health ...,

  care that takes place in community se...,

  nursing care provided in the communit...
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• Skin Integrity Amp Wound Care

  Skin Integrity & Wound Care

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  tool used to predict pressure sore ri...,

  removal of necrotic tissue,

  partial or total separation of layers of
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• Fluid Amp Electrolyte Balance

  Fluid & Electrolyte Balance

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  acid base imbalance within the body that,

  acid base imbalance within the body that,

  energy requiring movement of electrol...
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• Nutrition

  Nutrition

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  a systematic measurement of the size and,

  standard norms for normal height weig...,

  energy needs of a person at rest afte...
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