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Class: NURS - Applied Clinical Concepts; Subject: Nursing; University: Bryant and Stratton College-Virginia Beach; Term: Forever 1989;
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TERM 1
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
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
DEFINITION 3 Aseptic Technique (hand washing) Recogniton and Correction of Factors emotional recognize and address e explain procedures and ease patients apprehension TERM 4
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
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
DEFINITION 6 Elimiate infectious agents create barriers decrease risk of someone else to get it TERM 7
DEFINITION 7 MEDICAL ASEPSIS STERILIZATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND TOOLS FOLLOWING OSHA'S SAFETY GUIDELINES TERM 8
DEFINITION 8 NUMBER OF CASES OF DISEASE IN A POPULATION AN EFFECT OF INFLAMMATION IS NOT FORMING ANTIGENS PRODROMAL
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