PNR 116 Final Exam|150
Questions And Answers A+
Graded
medical asepsis - -practices designed to reduce the number and transfer of
pathogens; synonym for clean technique
- surgical asepsis - -techniques used to destroy all pathogenic organisms,
also called sterile technique
- infectious agent - -a pathogen, such as a bacterium or virus that can
cause a disease
- reservoir - -a source of the pathogen in the environment
- portal of exit - -any body opening on an infected person that allows
pathogens to leave
- mode of transmission - -a way that the causative agent can be transmitted
to another reservoir or host where it can live
- susceptible host - -a person likely to get an infection or disease, usually
because body defenses are weak
- localized infection - -an infection that is limited to a specific location in the
body and has local symptoms
- systemic infection - -an infection throughout the body
- physical restraint - -any manual method or physical or mechanical device,
material, or equipment attached to or near the person's body that he or she
cannot remove easily and that restricts freedom of movement or normal
access to one's body
- chemical restraint - -any drug that is used for discipline or convenience
and not required to treat medical symptoms
- environmental restraint - -used to restrain a client within a specific area
- supine - -lying on the back
- prone - -lying face down
, - lateral position - -side lying position
- Sims position - -lying on left side with right knee drawn up and with left
arm drawn behind, parallel to the back
- High Fowler's Position - -A semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is
raised 60 to 90 degrees
- abduction - -Movement away from the midline of the body
- Adduction - -Movement toward the midline of the body
- extension - -Straightening of a joint
- hyperextension - -extension beyond anatomical position
- flexion - -bending a joint
- Rotation - -turning of a part around the axis
- Pronation - -turning the palm downward
- Supination - -movement that turns the palm up
- Circumduction - -circular movement of a limb at the far end
- opposition - -Movement of the thumb to touch the fingertips
- type 1 diabetes mellitus - -diabetes in which no beta-cell production of
insulin occurs and the patient is dependent on insulin for survival
- type 2 diabetes - -progressive disorder in which body cells become less
responsive to insulin
- gestational diabetes mellitus - -the form of diabetes that occurs during
some pregnancies
- Prediabetes - -a condition in which the blood sugar level is higher than
normal, but not high enough to be classified as type 2 diabetes
- Normal blood glucose - -4-7 mmols
- hypoglycemia - -low blood sugar
- hyperglycemia - -high blood sugar
Questions And Answers A+
Graded
medical asepsis - -practices designed to reduce the number and transfer of
pathogens; synonym for clean technique
- surgical asepsis - -techniques used to destroy all pathogenic organisms,
also called sterile technique
- infectious agent - -a pathogen, such as a bacterium or virus that can
cause a disease
- reservoir - -a source of the pathogen in the environment
- portal of exit - -any body opening on an infected person that allows
pathogens to leave
- mode of transmission - -a way that the causative agent can be transmitted
to another reservoir or host where it can live
- susceptible host - -a person likely to get an infection or disease, usually
because body defenses are weak
- localized infection - -an infection that is limited to a specific location in the
body and has local symptoms
- systemic infection - -an infection throughout the body
- physical restraint - -any manual method or physical or mechanical device,
material, or equipment attached to or near the person's body that he or she
cannot remove easily and that restricts freedom of movement or normal
access to one's body
- chemical restraint - -any drug that is used for discipline or convenience
and not required to treat medical symptoms
- environmental restraint - -used to restrain a client within a specific area
- supine - -lying on the back
- prone - -lying face down
, - lateral position - -side lying position
- Sims position - -lying on left side with right knee drawn up and with left
arm drawn behind, parallel to the back
- High Fowler's Position - -A semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is
raised 60 to 90 degrees
- abduction - -Movement away from the midline of the body
- Adduction - -Movement toward the midline of the body
- extension - -Straightening of a joint
- hyperextension - -extension beyond anatomical position
- flexion - -bending a joint
- Rotation - -turning of a part around the axis
- Pronation - -turning the palm downward
- Supination - -movement that turns the palm up
- Circumduction - -circular movement of a limb at the far end
- opposition - -Movement of the thumb to touch the fingertips
- type 1 diabetes mellitus - -diabetes in which no beta-cell production of
insulin occurs and the patient is dependent on insulin for survival
- type 2 diabetes - -progressive disorder in which body cells become less
responsive to insulin
- gestational diabetes mellitus - -the form of diabetes that occurs during
some pregnancies
- Prediabetes - -a condition in which the blood sugar level is higher than
normal, but not high enough to be classified as type 2 diabetes
- Normal blood glucose - -4-7 mmols
- hypoglycemia - -low blood sugar
- hyperglycemia - -high blood sugar
