Textbook of basic nursing vocabulary glossary rosdahl

Textbook of basic nursing vocabulary glossary rosdahl accountability measures - developed by The Joint Commission and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, they are evidence-based quality indicators that focus on client care and the improvement of the outcomes of care See also core measures - accreditation - status given to a program that meets approved standards acculturation - the process of adopting cultural beliefs, values, and practices acetabulum - the depression into which the rounded head of the femur fits; also known as the hip socket achalasia - failure of the smooth muscles of the gastrointestinal tract to relax, especially in the lower esophagus abdominal thrust - the force a rescuer exerts when treating obstructed airway (Heimlich maneuver) abduct - to move away from the center line, as to abduct the arm ablation - surgical removal or deadening of body tissue, particularly abnormal tissue or nerves conducting pain impulses ablative surgery - neurosurgery performed to sever or cut pain pathways ABO incompatibility - condition in pregnancy in which mother and baby have incompatible blood types abort - to prematurely halt a developmental process, as to abort a pregnancy abrasion - a scraping or rubbing off of the skin abruptio - separation, as abruptio placentae abruptio placentae - condition in which the placenta tears abruptly and prematurely from the uterus abscess - collection of pus in a localized area absorption - transfer of food into the cardiovascular circulation for transport A1c - a test that measures average blood sugar accommodation - adjustment, as the accommodation of the lens of the eye accountability - responsibility for all actions that one performs acid - chemical compound with a pH below 7 acidosis - pathology resulting from acid accumulation or alkali depletion