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BASIC NA TERMS
Unit 15, 16, & 17
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| examination fo the body after death to determine cause of death | autopsy |
| getting well or recovering after an illness or surgery | convalescent |
| dead | deceased |
| loss of the ability to use part or parts of the body in a normal way | disability |
| intravenous | iv |
| when a person becomes more helpless as a result of nursing care offered | learned helplessness |
| approaching death; state of dying | moribund |
| something attached to exisiting body part to assist in functioning | orthotic |
| care of persons whose disease no longer responds to curative treatment | palliative care |
| after death; such as care provided after someone dies | postmortem |
| an artificial body part (ie leg, eye) | prosthesis |
| paralysis of both upper and loewr parts of the body | quadriplegia |
| rehabilitation- process by which people who have been disable are helped to recover as much as possible of their original ability for the activities of daily living | rehab |
| the body and limbs becoming stiff after death occurs | rigor mortis |