vocabulary words

willful and purposefull misrepresentation that causes harm to a person or property

court made law

private law that regulates relationships among people

crime committed that can be punishable by imprisonment by state and federal penetentiary for at least a year

civil wrong committed against a person or a persons property

an intentional tort in which one party makes derogatory remarks with intentions of diminishing the other partys reputation

a committed assault carried out by touching of a person or anything attached to them

negligence under professional personnel

laws that define a nurse's scope of practice

a document giving permission for treatment

the state of being legally responsible

protection against a lawsuit based on negligence

guide developed by the AHA to promote effective care with patient satisfaction

laws that protect healthcare providers at the scene of an emergency

threat of bodily injury or contact without consent

failure to take due care unintentionally

oral defamation

disclosure of confidential info about an individual to others not involved in the individual's care

unlawful restraint or detention of another person

cessation of care

one who expresses and defends the cause of another

the right to make one's own decisions

process by which a government give permission for an individua to engage in an occupation or profession

private personcal standards of what is right and wrong in conduct, character, and attitude

freely chosen, enduring beliefs or attitudes about the worth of a person, object, idea, or action

interpretations or conclusions that people accept as being true

printed defamation

physicians wish to withdraw from patients care

practice of terminating life

being held responsible for one's own actions

exchange of information or thoughts between 2 or more people

a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another

ability to experience "as" the client rather than "how"

shared information that relates a persons performance to the patients goal

exchange of information or thoughts between 2 or more people using gestures, facial expressions, and thoughts

harmony or agreement in feeling

excess fluid in the spaces between the cavity of the abdomen

blood in the sputum

profuse perspiration

discoloration due to extravasation of blood

presence of excess interstitial fluid in a tissue

lacking clarity or intelligibility usually by reason of emotional stress

loss of one's sense of direction, position, or relationship with one's surroundings

a yellowish pigmentation of the skin tissues and certain body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments

mucous secretion from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea

collecting, validatinf, and documenting client data to manage healthcare needs

analyzing and synthesizing data to identify client strengths and health problems

determining how to prevent, reduce, or resolve identified clent problems

carrying out the planned nursing interventiona to meet clent goals

measuring the degree to which goals/outcomes have been achieved and identifying factors that have positive and negative goal achievement

nurses ability to express thought and feelings confidently while respecting patient rights

not measurable data

measurable data

look

tap

touch

listen

grouping of related information

study of causes

legal documentation

belonging to a group differentiated by symbolic markers

assuming that all members of a cuture or ethnic group are alike

the system of shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts

a group thought to be different from the larger group

the view that the beliefs and values of one's own cuture are superios to those of other cultures

differential treatment of individuals or groups based on categories such as race, ethnicity, gender, social class

freely chosen, enduring beliefs or attitudes about the worth of a person, object, idea, or action

periods of no breathing

pulse with abnomal rhythm

an abnormally fast respiratory rate > 24

heart rate < 60 bpm

difficult or labored breathing

pressure when ventricles are at rest

pressure of the bood as a result of contraction of the ventricles

increased heart rate > 100 bpm

high blood pressure greater than 140/90 for an extended period

heartbeat over the apex of the heart

difference between the heart rate and palpable pulse

abnormally slow breath < 12 respirations

increase in rate and depth of breathing

gradual increase in rate and depth followe dby a gradual decrease; periods of apnea between cycles

blood pressure < 90 systolic

difference between systolic and diastolic pressure

taken blood pressure at 3 readins: supine, sitting, standing

destruction of all living microorganisms

invasion and growth of microorganisms in a body tissue

microorganisms that cause disease

full of, containing, forming, or discharging pus

microorganism ability to produce disease

a walled, single to many-celled, reproductive element of an organism

absence of disease-causing microorganisms

a practice used to confine a specific microorganism to a specific area

every practie that keeps an object or an area completely free of microorganisms and spores

invasion and growth of microorganisms in a body tissue that occur as a result of healthcae delivery in a healthcare setting

microorganism that invdes the body and causes an infection

place where microorganism naturally lives, grows, and multiplies

a way of leaving the reservoir

manner in which the microorganism gets to the host

site where microorganisms enter the body

someone who has a higher risk for getting an infection

immediate and direct transfer of microorganisms from person to person through touch, droplets, kissing, or sexual intercourse

transfer of microorganisms from inanimate fomite objects

collapseof alveoli, of a lobe, or of an entire lung

decreasing the angle of a joint

a bed position in which the head and trunk are raised 45°-60°

sudden decrease in central blood pressure with position changes

movement of a body part away from the midline

maximum movement possible for that joint

isotonic exercise in which the client moves their joint

when a nurse moves each of the clients joint

unused muscles decreased in size

premanent shortening of the muscle

the efficient use of the body as a machine and as a means of locomotion

exercises that will increase the p ower of the musculoskeletal system and generally improve the who body

an imaginary vertical line that passes through the center of gravity

plantar flexion of foot with permanent contracture of calf muscle and tendon

the point at which a mass is centered

paralysis of one-half of the body

the foundation that provides for an objects stability

movement of a body part away from the midline

moving bones of forearm so the palm is upward

turning of the body part around its central axis

the state of exaggerated extension

movement of the ankle so the toes are pointing upward

movement of the ankle so the toes are pointing downward

a body part turning on its axis toward the midline

increasing the angle of a joint