Nursing Terms
The technique of feeling a part of the body to examine its condition or locate something.
What is Palpation?
This abbreviation refers to the route of administering medication by mouth.
What is PO?
This position refers to lying flat on the back with the body fully extended.
What is supine?
When taking a pulse, a nurse generally uses this artery located on the wrist.
What is the radial artery?
The two types of data collected during a nursing assessment
What is subjective and objective?
This term refers to the way a person walks, which can indicate certain musculoskeletal conditions.
What is Gait.
This abbreviation refers to measuring the level of glucose present in a patients blood stream.
What is BGL?
This medical emergency is characterised by a severe allergic reaction with swelling of the lips and airway
What is anaphylactic reaction (anaphylaxis)?
This name given to the sounds heard during the auscultation of the blood pressure
What is Kotfkoff sounds?
Document that lists and identifies all possible/potential nursing interventions a patient will require to achieve/maintain optimal health outcomes.
What is a Patient Care Plan?
This term refers to the action of putting on protective equipment or clothing.
What is Don?
This abbreviation stands for "four times a day," often used for dosing schedules.
What is QID?
This condition occurs when a person has higher-than-normal blood sugar levels.
What is hyperglycemia?
A patient experiencing this—the clinical term for 'shortness of breath'—may require an immediate 'SpO2' check and the administration of supplemental oxygen
What is Dyspnoea?
Repositioning of a patient on a timed schedule to maintain skin integrity and prevent the formation of a thrombus
What is Pressure Area Care?
This skill involves listening to the sounds of the body, especially the lungs, heart, and abdomen.
What is Auscultation?
You use the 'BE FAST' acronym to identify this acute event, which occurs when blood flow to the brain is interrupted by a thrombus or a hemorrhage
What is What is a CVA?" (or Cerebrovascular Accident)
The order in which you apply "Don" personal protective equipment or clothing.
What is gown, mask, eyewear & gloves.
The name of the vital sign for counting breaths per minute and the associated objective data collected during this observation.
What is Respiratory Rate - rate, rhythm, depth and effort?
As an Enrolled Nurse you must only perform interventions that you have been deemed competent in. This is know as your what?
What is Scope of Practice
The practice of establishing trust with a patient to facilitate effective communication.
What is therapeutic relationship?
This Healthcare-Associated Infection 'superbug' is a strain of staph bacteria, with a high resistance to penicillin and other common antibiotics and requires the patient to be on contact precautions.
What is Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - MRSA
The name for the group of basic tasks that a patient carries out day to day— includes showering, dressing, grooming and 'toileting' without assistance
What are Activities of Daily Living?
A lack of oxygen at the tissue leve, as manifested by a peripheral/central capillary refill time of greater than 2 seconds, indicating poor peripheral perfusion."
What is Hypoxia
This medical order states that a patient should not be resuscitated in the event of cardiac arrest.
What is DNR?