PN 1006 Exam Study Guide.
Informatics - answerThe study of information processing
EHR - answerElectronic Health Records
HIPAA - answerHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
objective - answerSigns (what you see)
subjective - answerbased on or influenced by personal feelings, taste...
chain of infection - answer✔infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission,
portal of entry, susceptible host
Incubation stage of infection - answer✔interval between the pathogen entering the body and the
presentation of the first symptom
(Dont know your sick yet)
prodromal stage - answer✔person is most infectious, vague and nonspecific signs of disease
(Pre illness, Signs & Symptoms)
illness stage - answer✔the interval when symptoms specific to the infection occur (immune
system response. FEVER)
convalescence - answer✔gradual recovery after an illness
Defense against infection - answer✔normal flora, body system defenses, inflammation
aseptic technique - answer✔A procedure performed under sterile conditions.
Airborne diseases - answer✔infections transmitted through the air, such as tuberculosis
Musculoskeletal injury - answer✔Damaged tissue result in reduced joint ROM & placing
individual at a greater risk for fall
Patient care delivery model - answer✔A method or system of organizing and delivering nursing
care, including the manner in which nursing care is organized in order to deliver the care
necessary to meet the needs of patients. The delivery system encompasses work delegation,
resource utilization, communication methodologies, clinical decision making processes, and
management structure
immobility - answer✔inability to move about freely
systemic effect - answer✔reaches widespread areas of the body
Metabolic - answer✔Endocrine, calcium absorption, and GI function
Respiratory - answer✔Atelectasis (avolei collapse) and hypostatic pneumonia
cardiovascular - answer✔Orthostatic (blood pressure goes down from change position)
hypotension thrombus (blood clot)
hyper - answer✔Grows
atrophy - answer✔(n.) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or
failure; (v.) to waste away (shrinks)
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