Nursing Process Terms | Terms Ending in -Ology | Legal/ Ethical Terms | "At the same time" Terms | Fluid & Electrolyte Terms |
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What is Nursing Diagnosis?
The name given to a "related to ...as evidenced by" statement about a client
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What is Psychology?
The study of the human mind
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What is Restraint?
A physical or chemical means or device that restricts client's freedom to and ability to move about
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What is Polypharmacy?
The term for taking many medications at the same time
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What is Acidosis?
The condition of reduced pH in body fluids or tissues
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What is Evaluation?
The name given to comparing goals with results. Written in PAST tense
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What is Physiology?
The study of normal functions of living organisms
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What is Autonomy?
Self-governance or the ability to make own decisions
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What is Concomitant Symptoms?
The term for having several symptoms at the same time
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What is Dehydration?
Common name for extracellular fluid deficit
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What is Planning?
The name given to SMART goals written in FUTURE tense
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What is Pharmacology?
The medical branch concerned with uses, effects and modes of action of drugs
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What is Authority?
The power to dictate own nursing practice
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What is Collaboration?
The term for several disciplines working together
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What is Alkalosis?
The condition of elevated pH in body fluids or tissues
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What is Assessment?
The name given to information gathered about a client which will guide the treatment plan
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What is Radiology?
The medical science dealing with x-rays
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What is Fidelity?
Keeping one's word or promises
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What is Drug interaction?
The term for reaction between drugs, drug and food or drug and supplement
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What is Edema?
Swelling resulting from excess fluid trapped in tissues
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What is Implementation?
The name given to nursing interventions written with ACTION word
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What is Neurology?
The medical branch concerned with the nervous system
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What is Veracity?
Telling the truth
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What is Comorbidity?
The simultaneous presence of two chronic conditions in a patient
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What is Ph?
The measure of acidity or alkalinity
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