My name is Marie, and I am a Natural sciences student in my third session.This glossary contains 18 terms related to nursing, health and human biology.These terms will help me develop my English vocabulary and communicate more effectively in a healthcare environment.
Blood pressure
noun
Blood pressure is the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your arteries as your heart pumps it through your body.
Example: General Observations Pulse - 95 bpm irregularly irregular (atrial fibrillation) BLOOD PRESSURE - 123 61 Respiratory Rate - 20 pm Temperature - 35.8 C Saturations - 98% on air CVS: HS I + II + 0 JVP → No ankle oedema RS: Clear vesicular breath sounds CNS GCS 15 15 Abdominal Examination Inspection On inspection there was mild distension of the abdomen .
fr: Pression artérielle
Catheter
noun
A catheter is a thin, flexible tube inserted into the body to remove fluids, deliver medications, or keep a passageway open
Example: Referral and team working A&E staff, Consultant Cardiologist and team, nurses, HCAs, radiographers, anaesthetist, CATHETER lab staff, surgical day-unit staff.
fr: Cathéter
Dosage
noun
A dosage is the complete schedule for taking a medication, including the amount of the drug, how often to take it, and how long the treatment should last
Example: Bodkin Adams , the judiciary directed the jury to acquit a doctor for increasing DOSAGE of medication which resulted in the death of an elderly stroke patient.
fr: Dosage
First aid
noun
Example: It is a tool that is probably more useful in triage situations to establish priorities or perhaps even to give support to a lone practitioner unsure of a course of action to take for instance when delivering emergency FIRST AID.
fr: PREMIERS SECOURS
Gloves
noun
A glove is a piece of clothing that covers your hand and wrist, featuring separate sheaths or spaces for each individual finger and the thumb.
Example: When staff were dressed in mufti it was reported that they were much more aware of the need for cleanliness and tended to wear GLOVES and aprons for increased periods of the day for protection and were also more aware of the need to wash their hands more frequently (Sparrow, 1990 Pride, 1995) suggesting the risk of cross contamination would therefore be reduced if staff wore mufti.
fr: Gants
Injection
noun
An injection is the act of putting a liquid, such as a medicine or vaccine, into the body using a needle and a syringe.
Example: Future research should focus on increasing trial size (reducing error factor), and optimising accuracy of INJECTION with techniques such as ultrasound or fluroscopy as evidence suggests clinical outcome is associated with accuracy of INJECTION.
fr: Injection
Intravenous
Adjective
Intravenous (IV) means situated, performed, or occurring within a vein.
Example: INTRAVENOUS administration has also been shown to have no significantly different effect on either hospital admission rates or peak expiratory flow readings.
fr: Intraveineuse
Medication
noun
Medication is any substance, medicine, or drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, relieve, or prevent disease and its symptoms.
Example: It would also be important to ensure that he was stable on his TTO MEDICATION prior to discharge. Referral and team working 's GP should be notified of the admission and any alterations made to his regular MEDICATION.
fr: Médicament
Nurse
noun
A nurse is a trained healthcare professional who cares for sick or injured people, promotes health, and prevents disease.
Example: The NURSE's role is to educate them about the procedure and offer comfort where possible.
fr: Infirmière
Patient
noun
Medical Care: A person or animal receiving treatment from a doctor, nurse, or hospital.
Example: Thucydides also remarks on how the body felt when touched and Hippocratic doctors often used their senses to examine a PATIENT.
fr: Patient
Prescription
noun
A prescription is an official order or written document from a doctor or dentist that tells a pharmacist what medicine or treatment a patient needs.
Example: PRESCRIPTION medical intervention In A+E: Salbutamol 5mg (oral) Atrovent 250ug - Ipratropium bromide (nebulised), antimuscarinic bronchodilator Hydrocortisone 200g IV - administer 4-hourly for 24 hours.
fr: Ordonnance
Pulse oximeter
noun
A pulse oximeter is a small, painless device that measures the oxygen saturation level in your blood and your pulse rate.
Example: Investigations Oxygen Saturations PULSE OXIMETER - measures percentage of Hb saturated with oxygen, provides indication of how much oxygen is required.
fr: Oxymètre de pouls
Sterile
Adjective
Sterile means completely free of living bacteria, germs, or microorganisms, or unable to produce offspring or vegetation.
Example: Adult males with cystic fibrosis are normally STERILE, and adult females with cystic fibrosis are sub fertile.
fr: Stérile
Stethoscope
noun
A stethoscope is a medical device used by healthcare providers to listen to internal sounds inside the human or animal body, such as the heart, lungs, and abdomen.
Example: The cardiologist noted a slight heart murmur while listening through her stethoscope.
fr: Stéthoscope
Syringe
noun
A syringe is a simple pump-like medical tool used to inject fluids into the body or withdraw fluids from it
Example: From this degassed sample a solution was prepared in triplicate by pouring the solution into a beaker and taking 2mL of the degassed drink by micro SYRINGE, placing this into a 50mL volumetric flask and diluting to volume with distilled water (dilution factor of 1:25).
fr: Seringue
Vital signs
noun
Vital signs are objective measurements of the body's most basic and essential physiological functions
Example: RESULTS: x-ray - subcapital fracture of left neck of femur + pubic rami fracture of the right hip ECG - nil acute Reassurance and explanation Mrs , I'm afraid the x-ray findings have confirmed that you have broken your hip and will be requiring some major surgery to replace the hip joint Prescription medical intervention Assess VITAL SIGNS.
