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Terminology
Urine
Personal Care/Heat&Cold Therapy
Respiratory Definitions
Integumentary
100

The absence of breathing is called _____

Apnea 

100

Urination that is difficult or painful 

Dysuria 

100

The narrowing of blood vessels is called _____. 

Vasoconstriction 

100

The term used to describe "normal" breathing 

Eupnea 

100
What is an MRO? 

Multidrug Resistant Organism 

200
Giving nutrition by way of the intestines is known as ______. 

Enteral Feeding 

200

Urinating during the night 

Nocturia 

200
When heat is applied to a body part, _____ happens to the blood vessels

Vasodilation 

200

A respiration rate greater than 20 breathes per minute is referred to as ______.

Tachypnea

200

The term used to describe an object that has been wiped free of visible contaminants 

Clean 

300

A pulse that is irregular and unevenly spaced is known as a ______. 

Dysrhythmia 

300

A client goes for a run and experiences leaking of urine. What is this called? 

Stress Incontinence 

300

The care provided before bed is referred to as _____. 

HS care 

300
When food flows backwards from the stomach and into the mouth, this is referred to as _____. 

Regurgitation 

300

You come onto shift and receive report that your client in room 576 has Pediculosis. What is this person experiencing? 

Lice

400

A triangular device that is suspended over the bed. This device is used for clients to help lift the trunk of their body while in bed. 

Trapeze

400

How is the suprapubic catheter inserted? 

Through the abdomen, above the pubic bone and into the bladder  

400
Mr Smith has suffered a stoke and now experiences left sided weakness. It is time to dress Mr Smith for the day. Which side will you dress first? 

His affected side - the left side 

400

You are told by your supervisor that a sputum sample for Mr Smith is needed. What is the best time of day to collect this sample? 

The morning 

400

a client has experienced the separation of their incision and now their intestines are protruding. The term used to describe this is ______

Evisceration 

500

Mr Jones is laying in bed when you knock and enter to inform him that it is time for lunch. When Mr Jones stands up he experiences dizziness and lightheadedness due a drop in his blood pressure. The term used to describe this drop is ________. 

Orthostatic Hypotension or Postural Hypotension 

500
If a client is experiencing mixed incontinence, what does this mean? 

They are experiencing more than 1 type of incontinence 

500

The term used to describe providing a full bath while the client remains in bed is called _____. 

Complete bed bath 

500

A client is able to breath without difficultly while standing but when the client assumes a lying position, they experience shortness of breath. The term used to describe this is ________.

Orthopnea 

500

Mr Mark has just had surgery on his bowels. What type of WOUND does Mr Mark have? 

Clean contaminated wound