Prefixes
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Psychiatric Nursing
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Scrub Nursing Tools
100
Define the prefix AND give an example word using it
Anti
Against
100
(on the phone)
M: Hi, it's Mary from surgery. I'm __________________one of your patients.
Dr. Which one?
calling about
100
Define "counseling" in your own words
Talking with a trained therapist about emotional issues
100
What is this?
Cycloergometer (exercise bike)
100
What do surgeons use gauze for?
Covering a wound after surgery
200
Define the prefix AND give an example word using it
hyper-
too much/ excessively
200
Patient: Can I ___________________________?
Nurse: No, you won't be able to eat anything 8 hours before the surgery, but you can have something to drink.
have something to eat
200
This mental health disorder causes extreme mood swings between depression and mania
Bipolar disorder
200
What is an arrhythmia?
An irregular heartbeat (note the prefix! a=no, rrhythmia= rhythm!)
200
What do surgeons use scissors for?
Cutting tissues at the surface or inside the body
300
Define the prefix AND give an example word using it
Necro-
Dead
300
Nurse: ____________do you check your blood sugar levels?
Patient: Right before meals and before I go to bed
When, how often
300
What is Citalopram used to treat?
Depression
300
Define "hypertension" in your own words
Blood pressure is higher than normal
300
What do surgeons use needles for?
Sewing/suturing tissue together
400
Define the prefix AND give an example word using it
Mal-
bad/evil
400
Nurse: _____________ are you currently getting your insulin?
Patient: I'm using ______________ (choose a method).
How
a syringe/an insulin pump/an inhaler/an insulin pen
400
This eating disorder involves binging on large amounts of food and then trying to get rid of the calories in an unhealthy way
Bulimia
400
A small electrical device which sends pulses to the heart to help it beat in a regular rhythm...what is it?
Pacemaker
400
What do surgeons use clamps for?
Clamps are used to hold tissue or blood vessels together during the surgery so patients do not lose too much blood
500
Define the prefix AND give an example word using it
a-
without
500
Patient: That means I ______ be able to eat or drink anything after midnight, ____ I?
Nurse: No, not at all. I ________get you a special bowel preparation drink later to clean out your bowel.
won't, will, 'll/will
500
What is pharmacotherapy?
Using medication to treat a health condition
500
What is atherosclerosis?
A condition where plaque builds up in the arteries
500
What do surgeons use the curette for?
Scraping away tissue (for instance, removing a tumor)