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71 Cards in this Set
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ADVANCE DIRECTIVES |
Directions given by a person while in a healthy mental state concerning wishes at time of death |
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ADVERSE EFFECTS |
Unfavorable happenings |
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AGGRAVATING or ALLEVIATING FACTORS |
That which makes a problem worse (aggravating) or better (alleviating) |
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ANALYZING |
To break down into parts for study; to dissect |
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ANTICIPATORY GRIEVING |
Mourning death or loss before the event occurs |
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ANXIETY |
A troubled state of mind; distress or nervousness |
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ASSESSMENT |
Evaluation of a patient using skills in history taking to achieve a particular goal |
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ASSOCIATED MANIFESTATIONS |
What else occurs during an episode |
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ATTITUDES |
A manner of feeling or thinking; opinions |
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AUDITORY |
Must be heard |
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BASIC NEEDS |
Needs one cannot live without; that is, air, food, and shelter |
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BELIEF |
Certainty or confidence in the trustworthiness of another |
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BIASES |
Prejudices |
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BODY IMAGE |
How one imagines oneself to appear physically |
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CHRONOLOGY |
The arrangement of events in time |
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CLINICAL PORTION |
Instruction and learning in the institution with direct patient care |
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COGNITIVELY |
Mental activities related to thinking, learning, and memory that result in learning |
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CONTINUUM |
Uninterrupted; continuing on an enduring line |
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CREATIVITY |
The ability to invent something new or original |
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CRITICAL THINKING |
Assessing one's thinking to make it clearer, more accurate, or more defensible |
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CULTURE |
A set of beliefs and values common to a particular group of people |
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DIDACTIC |
The instructional phase of learning held in the classroom or laboratory |
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DISSONANCE |
A lack of harmony or agreement |
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DO- NOT- RESUSCITATE |
An order on the patient’s medical record and signed by the patient’s physician that orders the staff not to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation or call the emergency team if the patient expires |
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ETHNICITY |
A common history and origin |
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EVALUATE |
To make a judgment as to the value of something; to size up |
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EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE |
Using the best available scientific knowledge to develop guidelines for clinical practice useful nationally and internationally |
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EXPLAIN |
To render understandable |
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EXPLORE |
To investigate or discover |
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FEEDBACK |
A response that indicates that the message delivered was correctly or incorrectly perceived |
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"FULL CODE " |
For persons who wish to have full cardiopulmonary resuscitation if they stop breathing; this is also called "CODE BLUE" in hospital or clinical settings |
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GLOBAL |
Complete; worldwide |
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HABIT |
Customary performance or practice |
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HEALTH |
A condition of feeling physically and mentally sound or whole |
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IDENTITY |
The personal characteristics by which one is able to be recognized or recognizes oneself |
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INFER |
To arrive at a conclusion based on evidence gathered |
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INFORMED CONSENT FORMS |
Approval of a medical procedure after being informed of all possible unfavorable consequences |
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INQUIRY |
To put to question; to examine |
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INTERPRET |
To explain or to make understandable |
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INTROSPECTION |
Looking into one's own mind to analyze thoughts |
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KINESTHETIC |
Perceived through movement; through action of muscles |
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LINEAR |
Easy to comprehend because it is basic or logical |
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LOCALIZATION |
To determine the exact area of origin |
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LOWER LEVEL OF THINKING |
Using only habit and recall during the thinking process |
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"NO CODE" |
The same as a do-not-resuscitate order; a written medical order must follow this request for the patient to be allowed to expire without emergency assistance |
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NONTHERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP |
An association with another person that is unpleasant or unsatisfactory |
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NONVERBAL |
Unspoken |
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OBJECTIVE |
Concrete evidence; based on facts that exist; that is, the patient’s medical record |
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OBJECTIVES OR OUTCOME CRITERIA |
Goals; what is planned to achieve |
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ONSET |
Time of beginning |
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PARALANGUAGE |
Tone of voice, gestures, and facial expressions that accompany speech |
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PHYSIOLOGIC NEEDS |
Needs that allow our bodies to function; that is food, air, and water |
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PROBLEM-SOLVING |
Using critical thinking to assess complex situations and formulating a method of solution to the problem |
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PSYCHOMOTOR |
Relating to physical movement |
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QUALITY |
Level of value as determined by some measurement, an assessment of whether something is good enough or suitable to serve its purpose |
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RAPPORT |
A sense of harmony or agreement |
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RECALL |
To remember or to bring back to mind |
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REFLECT |
To think carefully and consider at length |
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REGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR |
To return to a former state of being; usually worse behavior, possibly infantile or childlike |
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SELF-ACTUALIZATION NEEDS |
Needs that enrich our existence; that is, music, literature, and creative work |
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SELF-CONCEPT |
That which one believes about oneself |
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SELF-ESTEEM |
A sense of one's one worth |
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SIGNIFICANT OTHERS |
Those with whom one is in intimate contact |
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STRESS |
Pressure or weight placed upon oneself that creates either physical or mental strain |
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SUBJECTIVE |
Based on judgement by a person; personal opinion |
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THERAPEUTIC |
Healing; curative |
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THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION |
Speaking and listening in a manner that makes the receiver of the communication feel improved or restored |
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TRAUMA |
Tissue damage related to an injury or mental trauma related to shocking developments |
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VALIDATE |
To confirm; to justify or establish as true |
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VALUES |
Measures of the worth or worthiness of qualities |
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VISUAL |
Able to be seen with one's eyes |
