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aphasia - CORRECT ANSWERS loss of speech
Bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWERS slow heart rate
MRSA - CORRECT ANSWERS Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus; an infec ous
disease caused by a pathogen that is resistant to many an bio cs
bradypnea - CORRECT ANSWERS slow breathing
surveyor - CORRECT ANSWERS A person who collects informa on by observing and asking
ques ons
LPN - CORRECT ANSWERS licensed prac cal nurse
C. diff - CORRECT ANSWERS is a germ (bacterium) that causes diarrhea and coli s (an
inflamma on of the colon).
Fowler's posi on - CORRECT ANSWERS a semi-si0ng posi on; the head of the bed is raised
between 45 and 60 degrees
Shingles - CORRECT ANSWERS viral disease that affects the peripheral nerves and causes
blisters on the skin that follow the course of the affected nerves
hypotensive - CORRECT ANSWERS low blood pressure
,Hypertension - CORRECT ANSWERS high blood pressure
quadriplegia - CORRECT ANSWERS paralysis of all four limbs
pass - CORRECT ANSWERS Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
pneumonia - CORRECT ANSWERS An inflamma on of lung ssue, wherer the alveoli in the
affected areas fill w/fluid
paraplegia - CORRECT ANSWERS paralysis from the waist down
Hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWERS abnormally low body temperature
Hypothermia signs and symptoms - CORRECT ANSWERS Cold skin, pale skin/cyanosis,
shivering, loss of coordina on, altered LOC, bradycardia, bradypnea, hypotension
Hyperthermia symptoms - CORRECT ANSWERS 1) Cessa on of shivering
2) Bradycardia
3) Decrease in respiratory minute volume
delirium - CORRECT ANSWERS mental disorder marked by confusion
wandering - CORRECT ANSWERS moving about the facility with no purpose and is usually
unaware of safety
hemiplegia - CORRECT ANSWERS paralysis of one side of the body
, subjec ve data - CORRECT ANSWERS things a person tells you about that you cannot observe
through your senses; symptoms
objec ve data - CORRECT ANSWERS informa on that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an
observer; signs
intake and output - CORRECT ANSWERS a record that notes all fluids taken in or eliminated by
a person in a given period of me
Semi-Fowler's Posi on - CORRECT ANSWERS the head of the bed is raised 30 degrees
sanguineous drainage - CORRECT ANSWERS bloody drainage
serosanguineous drainage - CORRECT ANSWERS thin, watery drainage that is blood- nged
avoidable pressure ulcer - CORRECT ANSWERS a pressure ulcer that develops from the
improper use of the nursing process
bony prominences - CORRECT ANSWERS areas of the body where the bone lies close to the
skin
purulent - CORRECT ANSWERS containing pus
High Fowler's Posi on - CORRECT ANSWERS A semi-si0ng posi on; the head of the bed is
raised 60 to 90 degrees