ICUM KWALITATIEF
ONDERZOEK PB1612,
Open Universiteit,
samenvatting
'Qualitative
Reasearch Practice'
van Ritchie, Lewis,
McNaughton,
,Nicholls en Ormston
2024/2025
A deficiency or lack of something
Example: The therapist explained that the patient will experience a fluid deficit if the patient
continues to perspire heavily during exercise without drinking enough fluids - ANSWER
✓✓✓Deficit
Sudden
Example: The nurse noticed an abrupt change in the patient's level of pain - ANSWER
✓✓✓Abrupt
To voluntarily refrain from something
Example: The dental hygienist instructed the patient to abstain from smoking to improve his
breath odor - ANSWER ✓✓✓Abstain
Responsible
Example: Paramedic are accountable for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of resuscitation
techniques - ANSWER ✓✓✓Accountable
To hold fast or stick together
Example: the tape must adhere to the patient's skin to hold the bandage in place - ANSWER
, ✓✓✓Adhere
Undesired, possibly harmful
Example: Vomiting is an adverse effect of many medications - ANSWER ✓✓✓Adverse
Control, protection
EXAMPLE: Unit Staffing decisions are under the aegis of the nurse manager - ANSWER
✓✓✓Aegis
Uncertain, having contradictory feelings.
(EX: After learning that she had breast cancer, the patient was ambivalent about having a
mastectomy.) - ANSWER ✓✓✓Ambivalent
To place, put on, or spread something
Example: The physical therapist will apply a medication to the wound before covering the wound
with a bandage - ANSWER ✓✓✓Apply
to give consent; to agree
example: The patient was asked to assent to the surgery by signing the informed consent
document. - ANSWER ✓✓✓Assent
Able to be heard
Example: The respiratory therapist noticed that when the patient was having a difficulty
breathing, the therapist could hear an audible wheezing sound - ANSWER ✓✓✓Audible
Single -celled, microscopic organism.
Example: The physician ordered a lab test to confirm that the patients illness was caused by
bacteria rather than a virus. - ANSWER ✓✓✓Bacteria