Active Treatment - A therapeutic approach intended to improve or cure the disease or problem.
ADL - Activities of Daily Living. Routine activities that people every day such as toiling, bathing, dressing and eating etc.
AF - Arterial Fibrillation - Irregular heart rate. A type of arrhythmia d...
NSB132 Exam quizzes and answers 2024
Active Treatment - A therapeutic approach intended to improve or cure the disease
or problem.
ADL - Activities of Daily Living. Routine activities that people every day such as
toiling, bathing, dressing and eating etc.
AF - Arterial Fibrillation - Irregular heart rate. A type of arrhythmia due to
abnormal electrical impulses
Ambulate - Move, walk around
Antibiotics - Medicine that inhibits microorganism growth or destroys
microorganisms eg. penicillin
Antigens - Any substance that can stimulate the production of antibiotics and
combine specifically with them
Antimicrobial stewardship - A coordinated program that promotes the appropriate
use of antimicrobial drugs including antibiotics
Assistance x 2 - Level of assistance, persons required to assist
Asthma - A long-term inflammation disease affecting the airways . Asthma may
cause difficulty breathing; cough and wheezing
bd - Twice Daily
, BGL - Blood Glucose Level
BO - Bowel Opening
BP - Blood Pressure
CAT Scan - CT Scan.; a computerised tomography scan that used x-rays to make a
detailed overview of body parts.
Clear Fluids - Clear liquid diet includes water; broth; clear juices such as apple or
grape; popsicles or gelatin
Cognition - Mental action or process
Cohort Nursing - Involves one nurse or group of nurses exclusively caring for the
identified infected cases; while other nurses care the unaffected patients.
communicable Disease - An infectious disease transmissible from person to person
by direct (contact with infection person or discharge) or indirect (via a vector eg.
mosquito bite) contact.
community acquired infection - Infection contracted outside a health care setting or
present upon admission to hospital
Comprehensive Health Assessment - An assessment using a systematic approach to
gathering information about a person's health (e.g. physical health, and mental
status; social and psychological needs).
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