Lexicon Library
took my breathe away
True or False
good bye
are you smarter than a 5th grader
12

The period Following a loss in which mourning occurs

bereavement

12

Suctioning happens through what openings

mouth(oropharyngeal)                                     nasal passages(nasopharyngeal)

trachea and bronchi(endotracheal)

12

Hospice care is care that focuses on pain relief ,controlling symptoms ,preventing side effects and complications

False

12

usually the last sense to leave

Hearing

12

skin discoloration after death in the dependent areas of the body such as legs and feet

Livor Mortis

34

care given before surgery is known as

preoperative care

34

Normal blood oxygen range

95-100%

I'll accept 92% or around 85% if you mention copd

34

Telemetry monitors Pulse rate and blood oxygen level

False monitors heart rhythm and rate

34

alternating slow ,irregular respirations followed by rapid, shallow respirations

Cheyne-stokes Breathing

34

who had the first recorded autopsy and it was done in what year

Julius Ceasar in 44 B.C.

56

a sudden state of severe confusion due to change in the body

delirium

56

Your patient on a ventilator got pneumonia they had a

Ventilator Associated Event

56

you should always tell your hospice patient that everything will be ok.

false no bad 

56

________ happens when all bodily functions cease

Death

56

5 Stages of the grief Process

Denial, Anger, Bargaining, depression, acceptance

78

the Surgically Created opening in the abdomen and stomach 

gastrostomy

78

common type of artificial airway

Tracheostomy

78

The 5 rights for residents who are dying are, the right to vistiors, the right to be pain free, the right to honest and accurate information, the right to refuse treatment, the right to privacy

True

78

someone with advanced training in the examination of organs and tissues

Pathologist

78

Blood In the pleural cavity

Hemothorax

90

life threatening illness caused by bacteria, fungal parasitic or viral infections

Sepsis

90

This device helps with improving lung functioning

Incentive Spirometer

90

Patients on ventilators will still be able to voice there concerns about treatments

False there is no oxygen reaching the vocal cord so they cant talk

90

4 Changes that may happen to the human body after death

Eyelids are partially open

fixed and dilated pupils

a dropped jaw 

urinary and fecal incontinence

90

who created penicillin and what year did they do so

Alexander Fleming in 1928