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Title: Client Safety

Description: Chapter 38 Fundamentals of Nursing 7th Ed.

Total Flash Cards: 9

Created: 09/22/2009 16:58:34

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Ambularm
 Definition
a device worn on the leg that signals when the leg is in dependent position
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Aura
 Definition
a bright light smell or taste
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Bed-Check
 Definition
weight sensitive sensor mats placed on clients' chair or mattress that sounds when pressure is released off the sensor mat
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Bioterrorism
 Definition
the use of chemical agents to create fear or threat
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Environment
 Definition
includes all of the many physical and psychosocial factors that influence or affect the life of the client
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Hypothermia
 Definition
occurs when the core body temperature is 35 degrees C or 95 degrees F or below
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Relative humidity
 Definition
the amount of water vapor in the air compared with the maximum amount of water vapor that the air could contain at the same temperature
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Seizure precautions
 Definition
encompasses all nursing interventions to protect the client from traumatic injury, positioning for proper ventilation and drainage of oral secretions, and providing privacy and support following the seizure
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Status epilepticus
 Definition
a medical emergency whereby a person has continual seizures without interruption