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Clinical Procedures | NURS - Applied Clinical Concepts, Quizzes of Clinical Medicine

Class: NURS - Applied Clinical Concepts; Subject: Nursing; University: Bryant and Stratton College-Virginia Beach; Term: Forever 1989;

Typology: Quizzes

2011/2012

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TERM 1
temperature/body heat
DEFINITION 1
body temperature is maintained and regulated by two
processes functioning in conjuncition with one another heat
production and heat loss/ produced by actions of voluntary
and involuntary muscles
TERM 2
heat loss five processes
DEFINITION 2
convection- process by which heat is lost thr ought skin being
transferred from skin air currents flowing across it( fan on hot day for
cooling purposes)
conduction transfer of heat from w/in bod y to surfacte of skin then to
surrounding cooler objects touching skin suc h as clothing
radiation body heat loss from surfact of sk in to cooler enviroment (cool
room becoming warm when occupied by many people
evaporation heat loss uses heat absorption through vaporization or
perspiration
elimination- heat lost through normal functio ning of intenstinal urinary
and respiratory tracts
TERM 3
2 Important Habits before taking vitals
DEFINITION 3
Aseptic Technique (hand washing)
Recogniton and Correction of Factors
emotional recognize and address e
explain procedures and ease patients apprehension
TERM 4
factors that cause inaccuracy of vital
signs
DEFINITION 4
anxiety over test results
anger or rushed feeling
food or drink
long wait for care
PATIENT APPREHENSION AND MOOD MUST BE
EVALUATED
TERM 5
Accuracy
DEFINITION 5
necessary because treatment plans are developed according
to measurement of vital signs variations could indicate new
disease process or patient response to treatment
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TERM 1

temperature/body heat

DEFINITION 1 body temperature is maintained and regulated by two processes functioning in conjuncition with one another heat production and heat loss/ produced by actions of voluntary and involuntary muscles TERM 2

heat loss five processes

DEFINITION 2 convection- process by which heat is lost throught skin being transferred from skin air currents flowing across it( fan on hot day for cooling purposes) conduction transfer of heat from w/in body to surfacte of skin then to surrounding cooler objects touching skin such as clothing radiation body heat loss from surfact of skin to cooler enviroment (cool room becoming warm when occupied by many people evaporation heat loss uses heat absorption through vaporization or perspiration elimination- heat lost through normal functioning of intenstinal urinary and respiratory tracts TERM 3

2 Important Habits before taking vitals

DEFINITION 3 Aseptic Technique (hand washing) Recogniton and Correction of Factors emotional recognize and address e explain procedures and ease patients apprehension TERM 4

factors that cause inaccuracy of vital

signs

DEFINITION 4 anxiety over test results anger or rushed feeling food or drink long wait for care PATIENT APPREHENSION AND MOOD MUST BE EVALUATED TERM 5

Accuracy

DEFINITION 5 necessary because treatment plans are developed according to measurement of vital signs variations could indicate new disease process or patient response to treatment

TERM 6

Goals of Infection Control

DEFINITION 6 Elimiate infectious agents create barriers decrease risk of someone else to get it TERM 7

Goals are achieved

by:

DEFINITION 7 MEDICAL ASEPSIS STERILIZATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND TOOLS FOLLOWING OSHA'S SAFETY GUIDELINES TERM 8

MORBIDITY

DEFINITION 8 NUMBER OF CASES OF DISEASE IN A POPULATION AN EFFECT OF INFLAMMATION IS NOT FORMING ANTIGENS PRODROMAL

  • MALAISE AND FEVER TERM 9

EXAMPLES OF A RESERVOR IN CHAIN OF

INFECTION

DEFINITION 9 EQUIPMENT AND WATER MEDICAL ASEPSIS TECHNIQUE USED FOR DESTROY MANY PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS IS CALLED DISINFECTION BACTERIA- IDENTIFIED BY CHARACTERISTIC SHAPES PARASITES- EXAMPLES ARE PROTOZOA AND METAZOA INFECTIOUS AGENT IS BROKEN Y CLEANSING AND STERILIZATION