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Acute ✔Correct Answer-Sudden, Sharp
Ambulatory ✔Correct Answer-Able to walk around
Aphasia ✔Correct Answer-Inability to express oneself properly through loss of speech and/or loss
of verbal comprehension
-Expressive: Cannot Speak
-Receptive: Cannot Understand What is Being Said
Artery ✔Correct Answer-Large blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart to the tissues
Arthritis ✔Correct Answer-Inflammation of the joints and tissues
Attitudes ✔Correct Answer-Feeling and opinions one has or shows towards situations, or other
people
Coma ✔Correct Answer-An abnormal deep stupor
-sleeplike
-cannot be awakened
Comatose ✔Correct Answer-Used to describe the condition of a patient in a coma. Sometimes the
word unconscious is used.
Constipation ✔Correct Answer-Infrequent and difficult bowel evacuation
Convulsion ✔Correct Answer-Violent, strong involuntary muscular contractions
CVA/Stroke ✔Correct Answer-Cerebral Vascular Accident
Cognition ✔Correct Answer-The ability to think, reason, make and remember decisions
Decubitus Ulcer ✔Correct Answer-Ulcerated, worn away area on the skin. Also called a Pressure
Sore.
Deformity ✔Correct Answer-Distortion/Disfiguration
Degeneration ✔Correct Answer-Breakdown, Deterioration
Defecate ✔Correct Answer-Bowel Movement
Dementia ✔Correct Answer-Progressive deterioration of mental functions
Diarrhea ✔Correct Answer-Frequent watery bowel evacuation
,Edema ✔Correct Answer-Condition in which the body tissues contain an excessive amount of fluid
Ethics ✔Correct Answer-Standards of behavior; right and wrong
Ethnicity ✔Correct Answer-Special customs, language, national origin and/or heritage
Exploitation ✔Correct Answer-Illegal use of vulnerable adult's property or personal items
Geriatric ✔Correct Answer-Study of the elderly
Hemiplegia ✔Correct Answer-Paralysis of one side of the body (Left/Right)
Hemorrhage ✔Correct Answer-Abnormal loss or discharge of blood
Hypertension ✔Correct Answer-High Blood Pressure
Hypotension ✔Correct Answer-Low Blood Pressure
Impaction ✔Correct Answer-Tightly wedged stool
Involuntary ✔Correct Answer-Uncontrollable
Incontinent ✔Correct Answer-Involuntary evacuation of bowel or bladder
Mental ✔Correct Answer-Related to the mind
Myocardial Infarction ✔Correct Answer-Heart Attack
Neglect ✔Correct Answer-Failure to provide goods and services necessary to avoid physical harm,
mental anguish, or mental illness
Pathogen ✔Correct Answer-Disease causing microorganism; germ
Paraplegia ✔Correct Answer-Paralysis of the lower half of the body - waist down
Physical ✔Correct Answer-Relates to the body
Prosthesis ✔Correct Answer-Artificial or man-made part of organ (dentures/false eyes)
Pulse ✔Correct Answer-Rhythmical throbbing of an artery showing how fast the heart is beating
Reality Orientation ✔Correct Answer-Assisting residents to be aware of the time, place, and person
Respiration ✔Correct Answer-The act of breathing
Shearing ✔Correct Answer-Force of skin over a bone when the bone moves but the skin stays at
the point of contact
Sign ✔Correct Answer-Evidence of something abnormal in the body which is observed by the
nursing team through seeing, listening, touching and smelling
,Standard Precautions ✔Correct Answer-Practices that reduce risk of disease transmission like
wearing gloves or washing hands
Temperature ✔Correct Answer-Measurement of body heat
Vein ✔Correct Answer-Small blood vessel carrying blood to the heart to be reoxygenated
Voluntary ✔Correct Answer-Controllable
Void ✔Correct Answer-Urination
ac, a.c. ✔Correct Answer-Before Meals
a.m. ✔Correct Answer-Morning
BID, b.i.d. ✔Correct Answer-2 Times a Day
c. ✔Correct Answer-With
d/c ✔Correct Answer-Discontinue
hr. ✔Correct Answer-Hour
hs ✔Correct Answer-Bedtime
min. ✔Correct Answer-Minute
noc. ✔Correct Answer-Night
p.c. ✔Correct Answer-After Meals
p.m. ✔Correct Answer-Evening
PRN ✔Correct Answer-As necessary, As required
QID, q.i.d ✔Correct Answer-4 Times a Day
q ✔Correct Answer-Every
q2h, q3h ✔Correct Answer-Every 2 Hours, Every 3 Hours
s ✔Correct Answer-Without
stat. ✔Correct Answer-Immediately
TID, t.i.d. ✔Correct Answer-3 Times a Day
amt. ✔Correct Answer-Amount
approx. ✔Correct Answer-Approximately
, C ✔Correct Answer-Centigrade or Celsius
cc ✔Correct Answer-Cubic Centimeters
F ✔Correct Answer-Farenheit
in. ✔Correct Answer-Inch
I&O ✔Correct Answer-Intake and Output
kg. ✔Correct Answer-Kilogram
lb. ✔Correct Answer-Pound
L ✔Correct Answer-Liter
mg ✔Correct Answer-Milligram
ml ✔Correct Answer-Milliliter
no. ✔Correct Answer-Number
oz. ✔Correct Answer-Ounce
tbsp. ✔Correct Answer-Tablespoon
tsp. ✔Correct Answer-Teaspoon
wt. ✔Correct Answer-Weight
abd. ✔Correct Answer-Abdomen
AP ✔Correct Answer-Apical Pulse
CA ✔Correct Answer-Cancer
CBC ✔Correct Answer-Complete Blood Count
CHF ✔Correct Answer-Chronic Heart Failure
COPD ✔Correct Answer-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CVA ✔Correct Answer-Cerebral Vascular Incident
decub. ✔Correct Answer-Decubitus Ulcer
Dx ✔Correct Answer-Diagnosis
FBS ✔Correct Answer-Fasting Blood Sugar