Nursing (AUA ) Study Guide Questions And Answers

Anticoagulant - Drug that prevent or slows down (anti) blood clotting (coagulant) Alopecia - Hair loss Dandruff - Excessive amounts of dry white flakes frim the scalp Hirsutism - Excessive body hair Pediculosis - Infestation with wingless insects Catheter - A tube used to drain or inject fluid through a body opening Dysuria - Painful or difficult urination Insomnia - A chronic condition in which the person cannot sleep or stay asleep all night Sleep deprivation - A lack of sleep Sleep Walking - The person leaves the bed and walks about CMS - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Aspiration - Breathing fluid foods vomitus or an object into the lungs Circumcised - The fold of skin (for skin) covering the glans of the penis was surgically removed Perineal care - Cleaning the genital and anal areas ;pericare Uncircumcised - The person has foreskin covering the head of the penis Coma - A state of being unaware of ones setting and being unable to react or respond to places or things Dementia - The loss of cognitive function and social function caused by changes in the brain