ROM
Moving a body part toward the midline of the body
Adduction
What is the area of skin surrounding a surgically created stoma called?
Peristomal
Persistent measurements above the normal ranges of systolic and diastolic pressures are considered abnormal. What is this condition is referred to as?
Hypertension
What does the term hypoxia mean?
Cells do not have enough oxygen
An unusually weak drug effect when taking two or more drugs
What is drug antagonism?
A decrease in size or wasting away of tissue
Atrophy
A colostomy is a surgically created opening between what?
The colon and abdominal wall
The support worker is taking a patient’s radial pulse and feels unevenly spaced beats. What is this called?
Dysrhythmia
In which of the following positions is the client sitting up in bed and leaning over a table in order to breathe easily?
The orthopneic position
How many rights and checks are there?
9 rights 3 checks
Pronation is turning in which direction?
Downward
A stoma created in the small intestine is called?
Ileostomy
What is the correct term for the amount of force it takes to pump blood out of the heart into the arterial circulation?
Systolic Pressure
Part of the lung has collapsed. What is this condition called?
Atelectasis
When the client has to take a medication on an empty stomach, when should it be taken?
1 hour before eating
How are active range-of-motion exercises performed?
By the client.
A stoma created using a piece of the small intestine is called?
Urostomy
What is the correct term for the amount of force exerted against the walls of an artery by the blood?
Blood Pressure
What is difficult, laboured, or painful breathing called?
Dyspnea
What does the term metabolization refer to?
Chemical reactions that take place to convert a drug from smaller molecules into waste products
What is another name for plant flexion?
Footdrop
A surgical procedure in which an artificial opening is created is called a(n)?
Ostomy
What is the correct term for a heart rate of less than 60 beats per minute?
Bradycardia
When respirations gradually increase in rate and depth and then become shallow and slow and breathing stops for 10 to 20 seconds, it is called which of the following?
Cheyne-Stokes respirations
Mrs. Soon has taken a drug to take away her arthritic pain. Within one hour, she feels no pain. This is an example of which of the following?
Therapeutic effect