Hi, my name is Leda Sultan and I live in Laval. I'm a student at Montmorency College and I have been studying in nursing for 3 years. My glossary will be very useful for the people who are new in the field or wants to know more about nursing. Each word is related to the field of nursing and they are words that are used very often.
bandage
noun
A strip of material used to bind a wound or to protect an injured part of the body.
Example: These findings were supported by another study in which patients were treated with an elastic BANDAGE and immediate weight bearing.
en: bandage
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: Doing this will require costly and time consuming BLOOD and tissue tests as well as treatment consultation by a vet by which time a calf's health may have deteriorate rapidly.
en: sang
disease
noun
A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury.
"bacterial meningitis is a rare disease".
Example: Calves are therefore born effectively with no immunity to DISEASE causing organisms and are solely dependent upon the transfer of IgG anti-bodies, vitamins and fats into their bloodstream by ingestion of their mother's colostrum to protect them from the mass of rapidly invading bacteria that enter their bodies from the surrounding environment after birth.
en: maladie
heart rate
noun
The number of times the heart beats within a certain time period, usually a minute.
Example: It is also most likely responsible for the fast HEART RATE and breathing you have at the moment.
en: rythme cardiaque
hospital
noun
An institution providing medical and surgical treatment and nursing care for sick or injured people.
Example: In addition, a large study highlighted that a third of the patients diagnosed to have acute MI, did not have chest pain (silent ischemia) upon arrival at the HOSPITAL (Kucia and Zeitz 2002).
en: hôpital
infection
noun
A condition in which bacteria or viruses that cause disease have entered the body.
Example: The saliva must enter the blood stream to cause the INFECTION.
en: infection
injection
noun
The act of putting a liquid, especially a drug, into a person's body using a needle and a syringe.
Example: Syntocinon is given by intramuscular (IM) or intravenous (IV) INJECTION and takes effect in 2-3 minutes (IM) or 40 seconds (IV).
en: injection
medication
noun
A substance used for medical treatment, especially a medicine or drug.
Example: My concern was that nursing staff were not always carrying out an assessment before disguising MEDICATION.
en: médicaments
patient
noun
A person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment.
Example: The use of hypodermic needles is a common choice however this procedure can cause significant pain to the PATIENT and in many cases, is not acceptable when the rate of drug release needs to be accurately controlled.
en: patient
stethoscope
noun
A medical instrument for listening to the action of someone's heart or breathing.
Example: I used my stethoscope to hear my patients heartbeat.
