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CNA-NIC F25 CH4 DEF
Communication Challenges
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| airway | the natural passageway for air to enter into the lungs |
| anxiety | unease or worry, often about a situation or condition |
| artificial airway | any tube inserted into the respiratory tract for the purpose of maintaining an airway and facilitating ventilation |
| coma | state of deep unconsciousness often for a prolonged period of time |
| combative | violent or hostile |
| confusion | the inability to think clearly and logically |
| defense mechanisms | unconscious behaviors used to release tension and or help a person cope with stress |
| disorientation | confusion about person, place, or time; may be permanent or temporary |
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
| impairment | a partial or complete loss of function or ability |
| major depressive disorder | a type of depressive disorder that causes social withdrawal, lack of energy, and loss of interest in activities, among other symptoms |
| another name for major depressive disorder | clinical depression |
| masturbation | to touch or rub sexual organs in order to give oneself or another person sexual pleasure |
| tracheostomy | a surgically created opening through the neck into the trachea |
| vantilation | in medicine the exchange of air between the lungs and the enviornment |
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