Field-Related Glossary List

10 Nursing terms

This glossary is for becoming nursing. It will help me to my future work to better talk in English and to understand my English patients.

allergic reaction
noun
The hypersensitive response of the immune system of an allergic individual to a substance.
Example: fearing genes from species where there is a known ALLERGIC REACTION such as peanuts but genetic mode
en: reaction allergique
Edema of right hand to allergic reaction
Apnea
noun
Temporary cessation of breathing.
Example: The conditions such as achondroplasia, dwarfism, to APNEA and sudden death.
en: apnee du sommeil
The treatment what help the apnea.
Bandage
noun
A strip of material used to bind a wound or to protect an injured part of the body.
Example: Which patients were treated with an elastic BANDAGE and immediate weight bearing.
en: Pansement
Bandage for an injured patient
Blanket
noun
Piece of fabric to keep a patient warm
Example: fact that they cover everything in a protective "BLANKET almost. Context Of Deposition It is important.
en: Couverte
blanket to keep the patient warm.
Blood pressure
noun
The pressure of the blood in the circulatory system.
Example: This action causes a decline in BLOOD PRESSURE and perfusion to superior organs.
en: pression sanguine
This is a depiction of a hypotension (low blood pressure) patient getting her blood pressure checked.
Childbirth
noun
Culmination of a period of pregnancy with the expulsion of one or more newborn infants from a woman's uterus.
Example: A history of the Struggle for the Control of CHILDBIRTH.
en: Naissance
Stages of childbirth
Faint
adjective or noun
Lose consciousness for a short time because of a temporarily insuffient supply of oxygen to the brain
Example: He described occasional period of feeling FAINT but attributed this to "malnutrition".
en: Inconscient
unconscient
hyperglycemia
noun
Deficiency of glucose in the bloodstream.
Example: if blood glucose is inadequately controlled, HYPERGLYCEMIA or glycosuria may result.
en: hyperglycemie
Diabetes and High Blood Sugar.
Pulse oximetry
noun
A non-invasive method for monitoring a patient's water saturation
Example: 30 minutes after treatment then at frequent intervals PULSE OXIMETRY
how a pulse oximetry works
Vomiting
verb
Eject matter from the stomach through the mouth.
Example: Dehydration due to loss of fluid from ECF when VOMITING.
en: vomir
A man leaning over side of a bed vomiting