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prairie nur 102/U2-3
Unit 2/3 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acute | beginning abruptly with marked intensity or sharpness, then subsiding after a relatively short period |
| Addiction (Psychologic Dependence) | compulsive use addictive substance continuous craving for substance , need to use it for its effects other than pain relief |
| Adjuvant | a substance (especially a drug), added to a prescription to assist the action of the main ingredient |
| Analgesia | a decreased or absent sensation of pain |
| Chronic | persisting for a long period, often for the remainder of a person’s lifetime |
| Cutaneous Pain | A sensation of pain arising from the skin. |
| [Deep] Somatic Pain | pain that arises from nerve receptors originating in the skin or close to the surface of the body |
| Distraction | involves the redirection of the client’s attention away from the pain and onto something that the client finds more pleasant |
| Exacerbation | period in which the symptoms reappear |
| Guided Imagery (Creative Visualization) | use of the imaginative power of the mind to create a relaxing scene to diminish felt pain |
| Intermittent | occurring at intervals; alternating periods of activity and inactivity |
| Intractable Pain | pain that is not relieved by ordinary medical, surgical, and nursing measures; chronic, persistent can be psychogenic in nature |
| Intrathecal | pertaining to a structure, process or substance within a sheath, such as within the spinal canal |
| Noxious [Stimuli] | harmful, injurious, or detrimental to health |
| NSAID | a large, chemically diverse group of drugs that are analgesics and also possess antiinflammatory and antipyretic activity but are not steroids |
| Opioids | natural narcotic drug containing or derived from opium that binds to opiate receptors in the brain to relieve pain |
| Opioid Antagonist | a drug that binds to and inhibits the activity of one or more biochemical receptor types in the body. Also called inhibitors. |
| Opioid Agonist | a substance that binds to a receptor and causes a response |
| Opioid Agonist-Antagonist | a drug that binds to a pain receptor but causes a weaker neurologic response than a full agonist |
| Pain Threshold | the level of stimulus that results in the perception of pain |
| Pain Tolerance | the amount of pain a patient can endure without its interfering with normal function |
| Phantom Limb Pain (Phantom Limb Syndrome) | sensation or discomfort is experienced in the missing limb |
| Placebo | an inactive substance, prescribed as if it were an effective dose of a needed medication |
| Physical Dependence | the physical addiction of the body to the presence of an opioid or other addictive substance |
| Referred Pain | pain occurring in an area away from the organ of origin |
| Somatic Pain | pain that originates from skeletal muscles, ligaments, or joints |
| Superficial Pain | pain that originates from the skin or mucous membranes |
| Synthetic narcotic | A synthetic narcotic made instead of natural |
| Titration | (a) a method of estimating the amount of solute in a solution |
| Tolerance | a phenomenon by which the body becomes increasingly resistant to a drug or other substance through continued exposure to the substance |
| Visceral Pain | pain that originates from organs or smooth muscles |
| Adaptation | (a) change or response to stress. (b) may be normal, self-protective, and developmental |
| Adrenal Glands | (a) either of two secretory organs: the cortex and the medulla; (c) also called suprarenal gland |
| Autonomic Nervous System | regulates involuntary body functions the activity of the cardiac muscle, smooth muscles, and glands; (b) Divisions: SNS & PSNS |
| Coping | (a) a process by which a person deals with stress, solves problems, and makes decision; (b) |
| Cognitive Coping | includes the thought and learning necessary to identify the source of the stress; (c) |
| Noncognitive Coping | automatic and focus on relieving the discomfort, many defense mechanisms fall into this category |
| Endocrine | pertaining to a process in which a group of cells secretes into the blood or lymph circulation a substance that has a specific effect tissues |
| General Adaptation System | (a) the defense response of the body or the psyche to injury or prolonged stress; (b) alarm RXN resistance or healing RNX exhaustion and disintegration RXX |
| Holistic | pertaining to the whole; considering all factors |
| Parasympathetic Nervous System – | – slows HR, increases intestinal peristalsis and gland activity, and relaxes sphincters |
| Perception | recognition and interpretation of sensory stimuli, serve as a basis for understanding, learning, and knowing or for motivating a particular action or reaction |
| Perfusion | (a) the passage of a fluid through the body; therapeutic measure where a drug intended for an isolated part of the body is introduced via the bloodstream |
| Religion | An organized system of worship |
| Spiritual Distress | impaired ability to experience and integrate connectedness with self, others, art, music, life |
| Spirituality | spiritual dimension of a person, including the relationship with humanity, nature, and a supreme being |
| Spiritual Well-Being | individual’s spirituality that enables a person to love, have faith and hope, seek meaning in life, and nurture relationships with others |
| Stress | any emotional, physical, social, economic, or other factor that requires a response or change |
| Stressor | any event, situation, or other stimulus encountered in a person’s external or internal environment that necessitates change or adaptation by the person |
| Sympathetic Nervous System | accelerates HR, constricts blood vessels, and raises BP; |
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