Assistants 7th Edition 2024
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nursing team - ✔✔✔ANSWER-those involved in providing care (RNs,
LPNs/LVNs, CNAs)
oliguria - ✔✔✔ANSWER-scant amount of urine; less than 500 ml in 24 hours
ombudsman - ✔✔✔ANSWER-someone who supports or promotes the needs
of a person
,orthopnea - ✔✔✔ANSWER-breathing deeply and comfortably ONLY when
sitting
orthostatic hypotension - ✔✔✔ANSWER-abnormally low BP when one
suddenly stands up
otoscope - ✔✔✔ANSWER-a lighted instrument used to examine the external
ear and eardrum
atrophy - ✔✔✔ANSWER-the decrease in size or the wasting away of tissue
battery - ✔✔✔ANSWER-touching a person's body without their consent
benign tumor - ✔✔✔ANSWER-a tumor that does not spread to other body
parts
Biot's respirations - ✔✔✔ANSWER-rapid and deep respirations followed by 10
to 30 seconds of apnea
abrasion - ✔✔✔ANSWER-a partial-thickness wound caused by the scraping
away or rubbing of the skin
abuse - ✔✔✔ANSWER-the willful infliction by one's actions that deprive a
person of the goods or services needed to maintain well-being
, abduction - ✔✔✔ANSWER-moving a body part away from the mid-line of the
body
adduction - ✔✔✔ANSWER-moving a body part toward the mid-line of the
body
ambulation - ✔✔✔ANSWER-act of walking
anaphylaxis - ✔✔✔ANSWER-a life-threatening sensitivity to an antigen
anorexia - ✔✔✔ANSWER-the loss of appetite
anticoagulant - ✔✔✔ANSWER-a medication that prevents or slows down
blood clotting
aphasia - ✔✔✔ANSWER-a language disorder resulting from brain damage; the
inability to use or understand language
apnea - ✔✔✔ANSWER-the lack or absence of breathing
arterial ulcer - ✔✔✔ANSWER-an open wound on the lower legs or feet caused
by poor arterial blood flow
artery - ✔✔✔ANSWER-a blood vessel that carries blood AWAY from the heart