front 1 bariatrics | back 1 the field of medicine focused on the treatment and control of obesity |
front 2 comatose | back 2 being unable to respond to stimuli |
front 3 geriatrics | back 3 the field of medicine concerned with the problems and diseases of old age and older people |
front 4 holism | back 4 a concept that considers the whole person; the whole person has physical, social, psychological, and spiritual parts that are woven together and cannot be separated |
front 5 morbid obesity | back 5 weighing 100 pounds or more over one's normal weight |
front 6 obesity | back 6 having an excess amount of total body fat; body weight is 20% or more above what is normal for the person's height and age |
front 7 obstetrics | back 7 the field of medicine concerned with the care of women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth, and for about 6-8 weeks after birth |
front 8 psychiatry | back 8 the field of medicine concerned with mental health disorders |
front 9 electronic health (medical) record (EHR) | back 9 an electronic version of a person's medical record |
front 10 end-of-shift report aka change-of-shift report | back 10 a report that the nurse gives at the end of the shift to the on-coming shift |
front 11 implementation | back 11 to perform or carry out nursing interventions (nursing measures, nursing actions, nursing tasks) in the care plan |
front 12 medical record (aka chart or clinical record) | back 12 the legal account of a person's condition and response to treatment and care |
front 13 nursing care plan | back 13 a written guide about the person's nursing care |
front 14 nursing diagnosis | back 14 a health problem that can be treated by nursing measures |
front 15 nursing process | back 15 the method nurses use to plan and deliver nursing care; includes 5 step assessment of nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation |
front 16 objective data (sign) | back 16 information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer |
front 17 progress note | back 17 describes the care given and the person's response and progress |
front 18 subjective data (symptoms) | back 18 things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your senses |
front 19 reporting | back 19 the oral account of care and observations |
front 20 recording (aka charting) | back 20 the written account of care and observations |
front 21 nursing intervention (aka nursing action, nursing measure, nursing task) | back 21 an action or measure taken by the nursing team to help the person reach a goal |
front 22 evaluation | back 22 to measure if goals in the planning step were met |
front 23 Abuse | back 23 the willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or punishment that results in physical harm, pain, or mental anguish; depriving the person (or the caregiver) of the goods or services needed to attain or maintain well-being |
front 24 assault | back 24 intentionally attempting or threatening to touch a person's body without the person's consent |
front 25 battery | back 25 touching a person's body without their consent |
front 26 boundary crossing | back 26 a brief act or behavior of being over-involved with the person; the intent of the act or behavior is to meet the person's needs |
front 27 boundary sign | back 27 an act or behavior that meets your needs, not the person's |
front 28 civil law | back 28 laws concerned with relationships between people |
front 29 code of ethics | back 29 laws concerned with relationships between people |
front 30 crime | back 30 an act that violates a criminal law |
front 31 criminal law | back 31 laws concerned with offenses against the public and society in general |
front 32 defamation | back 32 injuring a person's name and reputation by making false statements to a third person |
front 33 elder abuse | back 33 any knowing, intentional, or negligent act by a caregiver or any other person to an older adult that causes harm or serious risk of harm |
front 34 ethics | back 34 knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct |
front 35 false imprisonment | back 35 unlawful restraint or restriction of a person's freedom of movement |
front 36 fraud | back 36 saying or doing something to trick, fool, or deceive a person |
front 37 informed consent | back 37 the process by which a person receives and understands information about a treatment or procedure and is able to deice if they will receive it |
front 38 intimate partner violence (IPV) | back 38 physical violence, sexual violence, stalking or psychological aggression by a current or former partner |
front 39 invasion of privacy | back 39 violating a person's right not to have their name, photo, or private affairs exposed or made public w/o giving consent |
front 40 law | back 40 a rule of conduct made by a government body |
front 41 libel | back 41 making false statements in print, in wiring, through pictures or drawings, through broadcast, posted online, or through video sites or social media |
front 42 malpractice | back 42 negligence by a profesional person |
front 43 neglect | back 43 hen a caregiver or responsible person fails to: 1. protect a vulnerable person from har 2. provide food, water, clothing, shelter, health care, and other activities of daily living to a vulnerable person |
front 44 negligence | back 44 an unintentional wrong in which a person did not act in a reasonable and careful manner and a person or the person's property was harmed |
front 45 profesional boundary | back 45 that which separates helpful actions and behaviors from those that are not helpful |
front 46 slander | back 46 making false statements through the spoken word, sounds, sign language, or gestures |
front 47 standard of care | back 47 the skills, care, and judgments required by a health team member under similar conditions |
front 48 tort | back 48 a wrong committed against a person or the person's property |
front 49 involuntary seclusion | back 49 separating a person from others against their will, keeping the person to a certain area, or keeping the person away from their room w/o consent |
front 50 ombudsman | back 50 someone who supports or promotes the needs and interests of another person |
front 51 representative | back 51 a person with the legal right to act on the patients or residents behalf when they cannot do so for themselves |
front 52 treatment | back 52 the care provided to maintain or restore health, improve function, or relieve symptoms |