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    Nursing Terminology
    Nursing Terminology
    Nursing Terminology
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    Nursing Terminology

    By BarCharts, Inc.

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    All professional nurses know that an in-depth knowledge of tools, tests, equipment and products connected to their field is crucial to providing the best-possible care to clients. Our 3-panel (6-page) guide covers these elements in a comprehensive, fluff-free style that is sure to be useful to veteran nurses or those just starting out.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBarCharts, Inc.
    Release dateNov 30, 2009
    ISBN9781423237891
    Nursing Terminology

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      Nursing Terminology - BarCharts, Inc.

      NURSING TERMINOLOGY

      Basic Definitions of Tools, Equipment, Products & More!

      GENERAL TOOLS & EQUIPMENT

      Bandage scissors: Highly polished surgical steel scissors with a blunted end. Used to safely remove first-aid bandages and dressings.

      Forceps: For removal of small foreign objects with needle-point sharpness. Available in a variety of styles for different uses; mosquito forceps, dressing forceps, curved or straightline forceps, and Kelly forceps are just some examples.

      Needle: Different types of needles exist. Each type has a specialized use.

      Hypodermic needle: A hollow needle common­ly used with a syringe to inject substances into the body.

      Surgical needle: A needle with holes or eyes; supplied to the hospital separate from its suture thread.

      Tuohy needle: A hollow needle suitable for inserting epidural catheters.

      Tourniquet: A device, typically a tightly encircling bandage, used to check bleeding by temporarily stopping the flow of blood through a large artery in a limb. Also used to distend a vein prior to venipuncture.

      NURSING TERMINOLOGY

      DOCUMENTATION & CHARTING

      Charting: The act of documenting information about a client, focusing on the assessment and treatment of the disease process and the client’s call for and response to nursing care. The goal of charting is communication.

      Charting by exception: A focus on deviation from the norm or significant findings.

      Computer assisted: Entering client-specific data into a computer for storage and retrieval.

      Electronic medical record (EMR) or electronic health record (EHR): A medical record in digital format.

      Flow sheets: Recording or graphing of data to demonstrate patterns, trends or alteration in findings.

      Narrative charting: Charting by discipline using a narrative to document activity based on chronology rather than systems.

      Problem-oriented medical records (POMR): The record is organized according to the individual’s specific problems.

      SOAP Note: The acronym S-O-A-P stands for – Subjective (what the client feels or his/her symptoms); Objective (what the nurse observes or signs); Assess (what the nurse assesses the situation to be); Plan (what the nurse is doing).

      SOAPIER Note: Similar to SOAP, with the addition of – Implementation (nursing actions in response to the symptoms and signs or carrying out the plan); Evaluation (how the client responded); Revision (how the plan changes based on the client’s response).

      NURSING TERMINOLOGY

      ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES, TOOLS & EQUIPMENT

      Vital Signs (VS) – Temperature Scales Temperature: Body temperature is one VS a nurse must assess. It is measured with thermometers that may be calibrated to a variety of temperature scales.

      Fahrenheit: A temperature scale still in use for most non-scientific purposes in the United States. In this scale, the freezing point of water is 32°F and the boiling point is 212°F (at standard atmospheric pressure), placing the boiling and freezing points of water exactly 180 degrees apart. A degree on the Fahrenheit scale is 1/180th part of the interval between the freezing point and the boiling point.

      Celsius: A temperature scale that is devised by dividing the range of temperature between the freezing and boiling temperatures of pure water

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