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back channeling
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Active listening techniques that indicate that the nurse has heard what the client says
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bactericidal
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Destructive to bacteria
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bacteriostasis
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State in which the development or reproduction of bacteria is suspended
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bacteriuria
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Presence of bacteria in the urein
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bariatrics
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Field of medicine that Focuses on the treatment and control of ovesity and diseases associated with obesity
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basal cell carcinoma
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Malignant epithelial cell tumor that begins as a papule and enlarges peripherally, developing a central crater that erodes, crusts, and bleeds. Metastasis is rare. Primary cause is excessive exposure to the sun or to x-rays
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basal metabolic rate(BMR)
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Amount of energy used in a unit of time by a fasting, resting subject to maintain vital functions.
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battery
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Legal term for touching of another's body without consent
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bed rest
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Placement of the client in bed for therapeutic reasons for a prescribed period.
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beneficence
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The doing or active promotion of doing good. One of the four principles of the ethical theory of deontology.
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bereavement
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Response to loss through death; a subjective experience that a person suffers after losing a person with whom there has been a significant relationship.
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biculturalism
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Term used to describe a person who has two culture's lifestyles or sets of values.
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bilineal
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kinship extended to both the father's and mother's sid of the family
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bioelectrical impedance analysis
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Method of measuring the fat compositon of the body, as compared with other tissues, by its resistance to electricity.
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bioethics
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Field of study that guides the often complicated negotiations that charcterize contemporary decisions about health care.
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