Saunders Nclex Unit 4 Pyramid Terms

Front 1

Medication given to inhibit a specific behavior or movement

Back 1

chemical restraint

Front 2

removing items from the environment and avoiding situations or events that place a client at risk for accidental injury

Back 2

environmental safety

Front 3

infections acquired in the hospital or other health care facility that were not present or incubating at the time of the client's admission

Back 3

Nosocomical infections

Front 4

any situation or event that places the client at risk for accidental injury or death

Back 4

Physical hazard

Front 5

Devices applied to restrict a clients movement

Back 5

Physical restraint

Front 6

Any substance that impairs health or destroys life when ingested, inhaled, or otherwise absorbed by the body.

Back 6

Poison

Front 7

Guidelines used by all health care providers for all clients to reduce the risk of infection for clients and caregivers

Back 7

Standard precautions

Front 8

Guidelines used in addition to standard precautions for specific syndromes that are highly suggestive of infections until a diagnosis is confirmed

Back 8

Transmission-Based Precautions

Front 9

Biological or chemical substance that can cause mass destruction or fatality

Back 9

Warfare agent

Front 10

The first step in the conversion of a medication problem

Back 10

Conversion

Front 11

Also known as the nonproprietary name of a medication, or the U.S. adopted name; each medication has only one

Back 11

Generic Name

Front 12

An organized process to avoid medication errors by comparing the client's medication orders to all the medications that the client has previously been taking.

Back 12

Medication Reconciliation

Front 13

An expression of the number of grams of a medication contained in 1 mL of a solution

Back 13

mEq

Front 14

Given via injection (IM, IV, SQ, ID)

Back 14

Parenteral

Front 15

number of grams of medication per 100 mL of solution

Back 15

percentage solution

Front 16

the number of grams of a medication per total mL of solution

Back 16

Ratio solution

Front 17

dissolving a powder in a sterile diluent before use, usually sterile water or NS

Back 17

Reconstitution

Front 18

AKA the proprietary or brand name of a medication, under which the med is marketed

Back 18

Trade name

Front 19

A measurement of a medication in terms of its action, not its physical weight

Back 19

Unit

Front 20

Machine that converts ventricular fibrillation into a perfusing rhythm and allows for early defibrillation by first responders.

Back 20

AED (automated external defibrillator)

Front 21

provision of oxygen to the brain, heart, and other vital organs until help arrives

Back 21

BLS (basic life support)

Front 22

an interchangeable term for basic life support

Back 22

CPR

Front 23

preferred method to open a victims airway

Back 23

head tilt-chin lift

Front 24

method to relieve a foreign body airway obstruction

Back 24

Heimlich maneuver

Front 25

method used to open a victims airway if a neck injury is suspected

Back 25

jaw thrust maneuver

Front 26

a collapsed or airless state of the lung that may be the result of an airway obstruction caused by accumulated secretions or failure of the client to deep breathe; common post-op complication 1-2 days after surgery

Back 26

Atelectasis

Front 27

Period of at least 1-4 days after surgery

Back 27

Extended Postop Stage

Front 28

Period of 1-4 hours after surgery

Back 28

Immediate postop stage

Front 29

Period of 4-24 hours after surgery

Back 29

Intermediate postop stage

Front 30

Nursing care given before, during and after surgery

Back 30

Perioperative nursing

Front 31

Separation of the wound edges

Back 31

Wound dehiscence

Front 32

Protrusion of internal organs through an incision

Back 32

Wound Evisceration

Front 33

The coordinated efforts of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems to maintain balance, posture, and body alignment during lifting, bending, and moving to perform activities safely

Back 33

Body Mechanics

Front 34

the anatomical, physiological, psychological, and mechanical principles affecting the efficient and safe use of an individual's energy

Back 34

Ergonomic principles

Front 35

the client is supine and HOB is elevated 45-60 degrees

Back 35

Fowler's position

Front 36

The client is lying on the side and the head and shoulders are aligned with the hips and the spine and are parallel to the edge of the mattress; head, neck and upper arms are supported by a pillow; lower shoulder pulled forward slightly and along with the elbow, flexed at a 90 degrees. Legs flexed or extended. Pillow supports back.

Back 36

Lateral (side-lying) position

Front 37

The client is supine with the HOB elevated 90 degrees

Back 37

High Fowler's position

Front 38

The client is lying on the back with hips/knees flexed at right angles and feet in stirups

Back 38

Lithotomy position

Front 39

the client is lying on the abdomen with head turned to the side

Back 39

Prone position

Front 40

The bed is tilted so that the client's foot of the bed is down.

Back 40

reverse Trendelenburg's position

Front 41

the client is supine with the HOB about 30 degrees

Back 41

semi-Fowler's (low Fowler's)

Front 42

The client is lying on the side with the body turned prone at 45 degrees, lower leg extended, upper leg flexed at hip/knee to a 45-90 degree angle

Back 42

Sims' position

Front 43

The client is lying on the back, small pillow often under head and shoulders; arms/legs extended and legs are slightly abducted

Back 43

Supine position

Front 44

The bed is tilted so that the HOB is down

Back 44

Trendelenburg's position

Front 45

This position is contraindicated in patients with head injuries, increased ICP, spinal cord injuries, and certain respiratory and cardiac disorders.

Back 45

Trendelenburg's position

Front 46

Tube that returns negative pressure to the intrapleural space; used to remove abnormal accumulations of air and fluid from pleural space

Back 46

Chest tube

Front 47

Tube used to maintain a patent airway; indicated when a client need mechanical ventilation

Back 47

endotracheal tube

Front 48

insertion of a tube into the stomach or intestines

Back 48

gastrointestinal intubation

Front 49

tube passed nasally and designed so that it enters the small intestine through the pyloric sphincter b/c of the weight of a small bag filled with a special substance at the end of the tube; used to decompress the bowel/remove stomach intestinal contents

Back 49

Intestinal tube

Front 50

Triple-lumen gastric tube with an inflatable esophageal balloon, and a gastric aspiration lumen; used as a treatment modality for a client with esophageal varices

Back 50

Sengstaken-Blakemore tube

Front 51

artificial opening created in the trachea to establish an airway

Back 51

tracheostomy