I made this glossary to familiarize myself with the different words most used in nursing.I realized while doing it that I did not know many medical terms that are super important in nursing !.I definitely learned a lot doing it,it will be very useful for my stages and my future jobs in the hospital.
Asthma
noum
A respiratory condition marked by spasms in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing. It usually results from an allergic reaction or other forms of hypersensitivity.
Example: When i was little I had a nasty asthma attack, but after several months of treatment with salbutamol .
fr: Asthme
Blood
noun
The red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans and other vertebrate animals, carrying oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the body.
Example: I have a prescription for a bood test
fr: Sang
Care
noun
The provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something.
Example: She has many patients to care for .
fr: Soin
Catheter iv
noun
In medicine, a peripheral venous catheter (PVC), peripheral venous line or peripheral venous access catheter is a catheter (small, flexible tube) placed into a peripheral vein for venous access to administer intravenous therapy such as medication fluids.
Example: A intravenous catheter may be inserted, and blood tests and ECG may be done.
fr: Cathéter IV
Diabetes
noun
Is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level over a prolonged period of time.
fr: Diabète
Drugs
noun
A chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being.
Example: Many agencies help people addicted to drug with treatments to help them stop this very bad addiction
fr: Drogue
Elderly
adjective
Refers to ages nearing or surpassing the life expectancy of human beings, and is thus the end of the human life cycle.Elderly people often have limited regenerative abilities and are more susceptible to disease, syndromes, injuries and sickness than younger adults.
Example: I like working with the elderly, They are very gentle people .They remind me of my grandparents
fr: Âgée
Health
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Example: Her health has never been very good.
fr: Santé
Intravenous
adjective
Administered into a vein or veins.
Example: Intravenous medications can deliver an immediate and fast-acting therapeutic effect.
Morphine
noun
The most important narcotic and addictive principle of opium, obtained by extraction and crystallization and used chiefly in medicine as a pain reliever and sedative
Example: Morphine works directly on the central nervous system, so it is important to monitor breathing
fr: Morphine
Nurse
noum
A nurse is a person who is trained to give care to people who are sick or injured
Example: Nurses play a vital role in providing healthcare services
fr: Infirmière
Prescription
noun
A written direction by the physician to the pharmacist for the preparation of a medicine or remedy to be used by a particular patient.
Example: The patient's prescriptions are in their medical file.He health insurance letter as well.
fr: Prescription
Scanner
noun
A machine that examines the body through the use of radiation, ultrasound, or magnetic resonance imaging, as a diagnostic aid
Example: The scanner is one of the most
used exam in the search for a diagnosis.
fr: Scanner
Stethoscope
noun
A medical instrument for listening to the action of someone's heart or breathing, typically having a small disk-shaped resonator that is placed against the chest and two tubes connected to earpieces.
Example: The stethoscope is an indispensable tool that can help diagnose respiratory diseases
fr: Stéthoscope
Stretcher
noun
A frame with two poles and a long piece of canvas slung between them, used for carrying sick, injured, or dead people, or a similar device on wheels, adapted for use in ambulances and hospitals.
Example: The patient arrives unconscious at the Hospital on a stretcher with his wife .His condition is serious
fr: Civière.
Syringe
noun
A medical device that is used to inject fluid into, or withdraw fluid from, the body. A medical syringe consists of a needle attached to a hollow cylinder that is fitted with a sliding plunger.
Example: Syringes are always thrown into bio-risk bins because they are considered to be contaminated
fr: Seringue
Thermometer
noum
An instrument for measuring somebody's temperature
Example: The American Academy of Pediatrics does not recommend rectal thermometers for infants under 3 months of age .
fr: Thermomètre
Vaccine
noun
A substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases, prepared from the causative agent of a disease, its products, or a synthetic substitute, treated to act as an antigen without inducing the disease.
Example: All people 75 years of age and older can now receive their second vaccine
fr: Vaccine
Wheelchair
noun
A chair built on wheels for an invalid or disabled person, pushed by another person or propelled by the occupant, or motorized.
Example: The patient must go in a wheelchair He can't walk yet
fr: Fauteuil roulant
Wound
noun
A wound is a type of injury which happens relatively quickly in which skin is torn, cut, or punctured (an open wound), or where blunt force trauma causes a contusion (a closed wound). In pathology, it specifically refers to a sharp injury which damages the epidermis of the skin.
Example: This patient had a big tailbone wound. We need to be very careful when we move him
