Nursing Term- Week 4 Word Scramble
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Body Alignment | ContractureThe relationship of the various parts of the body to one another when standing, sitting or lying |
Contracture | Permanent shortening of a muscle |
Debride | To remove foreign material and dead or damaged tissue, especially in a wound |
Decubitus | ulcer resulting from an increase pressure on skin surfaces over bony prominences |
Epithelialization | Stage of wound healing in which epithelial cells move across the surface of the wound |
Exudate | Fluid that accumulates in a wound; may contain serum, bacteria, white blood cells |
Fowler's | Position when the head of the ed is elevated and hips and knees are flexed |
Granulation Tissue | New tissue, red/pink in color, composed of fibroblasts and small blood vessels that fill an open wound when it starts to heal |
Ischemia | Lack of oxygen resulting from poor circulation |
Knee-chest | A position assumed by a patient resting on the knees and chest as an exercise after childbirth, or for the purpose of examination and treatment |
Lateral | Referring to the side- as in side-lying position |
Lithotomy | Position with patient on back, thighs flexed on abdomen, legs on thighs, thighs abducted. Used for pelvic exams and of delivery baby |
Necrosis | Death of cells |
Necrotic | Related to death of a tissue (necrosis localized tissue death) |
Pneumonia | Inflammation or infection of the lungs |
Prone | Lying horizontal with face downward; opposed to supine |
Reactive Hyperemia | Blachable reddening of skin which occurs when pressure is removed |
Sensory Deficit | Impaired or absent functioning of one or more senses |
Sensory Deprivation | Conditions resulting from decreased sensory input or input that is monotonous or meaningless |
Sensory Overload | Condition resulting from excessive sensory input to which the brain is unable to respond |
Supine | Lying on the back or with face upward; opposed to prone |
Trochanter Roll | A rolled towel support placed against the hips to prevent external rotation of the legs |
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