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- Acute pain
- severe pain with a rapid onset and of short duration
- Addiction
- a compulsive physiological need for a habit-forming drug
- Advance directives
- document defining the client’s end-of-life care decisions
- Antipyretic
- pertaining to a substance, such as a medication, that reduces fever
- Bioavailability
- the extent to which a dose of a drug reaches its site of action to produce an effect
- Chronic pain
- pain that persists beyond the period of healing, ceases to serve a protective function, degrades client function, and serves no adaptive purpose
- Clean technique
- – the purposeful prevention of the transmission of microorganisms by using procedures such as hand washing and disinfection of equipment to reduce the number of microorganisms
- Condition of participation
- a requirement that all clients be notified of their rights when entering a health care facility. Part of the Key Principles of Patient’s Right’s documentation.
- Continuum of care
- matching an individual’s ongoing needs with the appropriate level and type medical, psychological, health, or social care or services within an organization or across multiple organizations.
- Cutaneous stimulation
- stimulation of the skin
- Dementia
- a term used to describe a group of symptoms related to a loss or impairment of mental powers. These demonstrated by symptoms of mental confusion, memory loss, disorientation, intellectual impairment, or similar problems.
- Discharge planning
- – the process by which the nurse plans for a client’s eventual release from a health care agency; the process begins on a client’s admission to the agency.
- Distraction
- – a pain-reduction technique that diverts an individual’s attention away from the pain sensation
- Drug tolerance
- a decrease physiological response after repeated administration of a drug or a chemically related substance
- Effleurage
- a type of massage stroke that glides without manipulating deep muscles, smoothes and extends muscles, increases nutrient absorption, and improves lymphatic and venous circulation.
- Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act
- is a federal law intended to protect clients from being transferred against their wishes and thus defines how an appropriate facility-to-facility transfer is accomplished.
- Epidural
- administration of local anesthetic by way of a catheter into the epidural space of the spinal column. Designed to produce anesthesia of the pelvic, abdominal, or genital areas.
- Febrile
- pertaining to or characterized by fever or an elevation in body temperature.
- Friction
- effect of rubbing, of the resistance that a moving body meets from the surface on which it moves; a force that occurs in a direction to oppose movement; in massage, technique in which deeper tissues are stroked or rubbed, usually through strong circular movements of the hand.
- Gastrostomy feeding tube
- Long, hollow, flexible tube inserted into the stomach through a stab wound in the upper left abdominal quadrant.
- Guided imagery
- Technique in which client focuses on an image, becoming less aware of pain.
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- A federal law designed to protect the privacy of client health information
- High-Fowler’s position
- placement of a client in a semi-sitting position by raising the head of the bed more than 45to 60 degrees
- Infusion pump
- Device designed to deliver a measured amount of fluid over a period of time
- Intake and output record
- Measuring and recording of all liquid intake and output over a 24-hour period of time.
- Intraspinal
- Referring to both the epidural and intrathecal routes of medication administration
- Intrathecal
- Of or pertaining to a structure, process, or substance within a sheath, as within the spinal canal.
- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
- A private, nongovernmental agency that establishes guidelines for the operation of health care facilities. The guidelines are the basis of accreditation, generally required for Medicare reimbursement.
- Massage
- A form of cutaneous stimulation that involves the application of touch and movement to muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
- Nasal cannula
- A device for delivering oxygen by way of two small , short tubes that are inserted into the nares
- Nasogastric feeding tube
- A small feeding tube that is passed through the nares into the stomach.
- Nonopoids
- Analgesics that do not contain opioids
- Nonpharmacological
- – Interventions used to prevent illness and promote health without the use of or in addition to the use of medications.
- Opioids
- Pertaining to natural and synthetic chemicals that have opiumlike effects although they are not derived from opium.
- Over-the-counter drug
- Drug available to a consumer without a prescription.
- Oxygen therapy
- Administration of oxygen by any route to a client, to prevent or relieve hypoxia.
- Pain intensity
- The degree or extent of pain perceived by an individual.
- Pain rating scales
- Graphic or numeric representations that allow clients to quantify their pain experience.
- Patient Self-Determination Act
- Legislation that requires all Medicare and Medicaid recipient hospitals to provide clients with information an advance directives and their right to accept or reject medical treatment.
- Patient’s Rights
- A list of patient’s rights promulgated by the American Hospital Association; it offers some guidance and protection to clients by stating the responsibilities that a hospital and its staff have toward clients and families during hospitalization;it is not a legally binding document.
- Patient-controlled-analgesia
- Technique that allows clients to self-administer small, contimuous doses of IV or subcutaneous opioids as they feel the need.
- Petrissage
- A massage technique in which the skin is gently lifted and squeezed.
- Pharmacological agents
- Oral, parenteral, or topical substances used to alleviate symptoms and treat or control illness.
- Physical dependence
- A physiological state in which abrupt cessation of a drug results in a withdrawal syndrome.
- Piloerection
- Erection of hair due to the action of the erectors pilorum muscles, the smooth attached to the hair follicles; commonly referred to as goose bumps.
- Preemptive analgesia
- A method of preventing pain while reducing opioid use.
- Prn
- Abbreviation for pro re nata, a Latin phrase meaning “as needed.†The times of administration are determined by the needs of the client.
- Pseudoaddiction
- Exhibition of drug-seeking behaviors through the true driving factor is pain relief not physical addiction.
- Relaxation
- A cognitive strategy that provides mental and physical pain relief or reduces pain.
- Splinting
- Supporting the abdominal area to reduce pain caused by coughing or sneezing after surgery.
- Transtracheal Oxygen catheter
- administering oxygen to a client by establishing a low-flow catheter route directly in the trachea