Medical Terminology
adipose
What is fatty tissue
Who are the most at risk for health disparities?
Minority populations - more likely to have poor health, a poor diet, and die at an earlier age
What are chromosomes?
structure of nucleic acids and protein found in nucleus that carries genetic information
What is the difference between acute and chronic?
Acute is usually reversible, has a short duration, and is often severe
chronic persists longer than 6 months, is irreversible, and may affect many body systems
_____ is primary (Theoretical views of caring)
Caring
verruca
What is a benign warty lesion with a rough surface caused by a common contagious virus
What is health literacy?
ability to obtain, possess, and understand health information needed to make informed health decisions
What is strabismus?
crossed eyes
What are some modifiable risk factors?
smoking, poor diet, alcohol use, exposure to sun
petechiae
What are tiny purple or red spots appearing on the skin as a result of tiny hemorrhages within dermal submucosal layers
What is culture?
associated with norms, values, and traditions passed down through generations
we all belong simultaneously to multiple social groups
Define microcephaly
head circumference less than 5th percentile for age
What are the stages of health behavior change?
pre-contemplation - no plan to change
contemplation - may plan to change within 6 months
preparation - making small changes
action - actively involved in change
maintenance stage - change occurred and is continuing
An ethic of care places the nurse as the patient's ...
What is advocate?
salpingectomy
surgical removal of uterine tube
What is the goal of a cultural assessment?
obtain accurate information from a patient that allows you to formulate a mutually acceptable and culturally relevant plan of care
What is the term for extra fingers including vestigial remnants that are on the ulnar side of the hand or lateral side of foot?
post-axial polydactyly
What are some impacts of illness?
behavioral and emotional changes
impact on body image (amputation, colostomy)
impact on self-concept
impact on family roles and dynamics (role reversal, include family in plan of care, family activities and decision making changes)
What can become the result of increased use of technological advances for rapid diagnosis and treatment?
Nurses and other health care providers to perceive the patient relationship as less important
cryptorchidism
undescended testicles; failure of the testicles to descend before birth
What are the five components of cultural competency?
cultural awareness
cultural knowledge
cultural skills
cultural encounters
cultural desire
Describe the Human Genome Project
international scientific research project with the goal of determining the base pairs that make up human DNA, and identifying and mapping all of the genes of the human genome from both a physical and a functional standpoint
Describe each level of prevention
Primary - health education, immunizations, fitness activities
secondary - early diagnosis and prompt treatment, reducing the severity
tertiary - minimize long term effects of diseases and reduce disability - achieve the highest level of functioning possible
What is central to transpersonal nursing?
protects, enhances, and preserves a person's dignity, humanity, wholeness, and inner harmony