BSN HESI 225 Fundamentals of Nursing Exams (Latest
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Acceptance - ANSWERThe stage in Kübler-Ross's five stages of grief during which the
individual accepts the loss and begins to look to the future.
Accessibility - ANSWERA principle of the Canada Health Act, which states that
insured residents have reasonable access to health care facilities and providers;
additional charges for insured services are not permitted; essential health care
services must be available to all Canadians on the basis of need
Accommodation - ANSWERAccommodation occurs when the individual adapts ways
of thinking to a new experience or rules of ethical or moral conduct, but it does not
predict what a person would actually do in a given situation.
Accountability - ANSWERAbility to accept responsibility or to account for one's
actions; refers to being answerable to someone for something one has done.
Acculturation - ANSWERThe process of adapting to and adopting the characteristics
of a new culture.
Acromegaly - ANSWERChronic metabolic condition caused by overproduction of
growth hormone and characterized by gradual, marked enlargement and elongation
of bones of the face, jaw, and extremities.
Active listening - ANSWERListening attentively with one's whole being—mind, body,
and spirit.
Active transport - ANSWERMovement of materials across the cell membrane by
means of chemical activity that makes the cell permeable to larger molecules than
would otherwise be possible.
Activities of daily living (ADLs) - ANSWERActivities usually performed in the course of
a normal day in the patient's life, such as eating, dressing, bathing, brushing the
teeth, and grooming.
Activity tolerance - ANSWERType and amount of exercise or work that a person is
able to perform
Actual loss - ANSWERAny loss of a person or object that can no longer be felt, heard,
known, or experienced by the individual.
, Actual nursing diagnosis - ANSWERDescribes responses to health conditions or life
processes that exist in an individual, family, or community. Defining characteristics
(manifestations, signs, and symptoms) that cluster in patterns of related cues or
inferences support this diagnostic judgement
Acuity - ANSWERa patients level of sickness
Acuity records - ANSWERProvide a method of determining the hours of care and
staff required for a given group of patients. Also called workload measurement
systems.
Acute care - ANSWERAcute care is health care delivered for a short time (usually
days to weeks, typically less than three months) in which an immediate health
problem is diagnosed, treated, or both
Acute pain - ANSWERFollows acute injury, disease, or surgical intervention and has a
rapid onset; varies in intensity, and lasts for a brief time, usually less than 6 months
Acute stress disorder - ANSWERLimited to the month after experiencing, witnessing,
or being confronted with a traumatic event; the reaction is one of intense fear,
helplessness, or horror.
Adaptation - ANSWERStage during which the body stabilizes and responds in an
opposite manner to an alarm reaction. Hormone levels, heart rate, blood pressure,
and cardiac output return to normal, and the body repairs any damage that may
have occurred.
Addiction - ANSWERA primary, chronic, neurobiological disease, with genetic,
psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and
manifestations. It is characterized by behaviours that include one or more of the
following: impaired control over drug use, compulsive use, continued use despite
harm, and craving.
Adjuvants - ANSWERSubstances, especially medications, that are added to a
prescription to assist in the action of the main ingredient
Advance directives - ANSWERPeople's preferences, wishes, and likely plans in the
event that they become incapable of expressing those wishes for themselves; a
mechanism enabling a mentally competent person to plan for a time when he or she
may lack the mental capacity to make medical treatment decisions. Advance
directives are commonly expressed in two ways: (1) an instruction directive, or living
will, that identifies what life-sustaining treatment a patient desires in certain
situations, and (2) a proxy decision maker who knows the person well and speaks for
his or her best interests.
Adventitious sounds - ANSWERAbnormal lung sounds heard with auscultation.
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Acceptance - ANSWERThe stage in Kübler-Ross's five stages of grief during which the
individual accepts the loss and begins to look to the future.
Accessibility - ANSWERA principle of the Canada Health Act, which states that
insured residents have reasonable access to health care facilities and providers;
additional charges for insured services are not permitted; essential health care
services must be available to all Canadians on the basis of need
Accommodation - ANSWERAccommodation occurs when the individual adapts ways
of thinking to a new experience or rules of ethical or moral conduct, but it does not
predict what a person would actually do in a given situation.
Accountability - ANSWERAbility to accept responsibility or to account for one's
actions; refers to being answerable to someone for something one has done.
Acculturation - ANSWERThe process of adapting to and adopting the characteristics
of a new culture.
Acromegaly - ANSWERChronic metabolic condition caused by overproduction of
growth hormone and characterized by gradual, marked enlargement and elongation
of bones of the face, jaw, and extremities.
Active listening - ANSWERListening attentively with one's whole being—mind, body,
and spirit.
Active transport - ANSWERMovement of materials across the cell membrane by
means of chemical activity that makes the cell permeable to larger molecules than
would otherwise be possible.
Activities of daily living (ADLs) - ANSWERActivities usually performed in the course of
a normal day in the patient's life, such as eating, dressing, bathing, brushing the
teeth, and grooming.
Activity tolerance - ANSWERType and amount of exercise or work that a person is
able to perform
Actual loss - ANSWERAny loss of a person or object that can no longer be felt, heard,
known, or experienced by the individual.
, Actual nursing diagnosis - ANSWERDescribes responses to health conditions or life
processes that exist in an individual, family, or community. Defining characteristics
(manifestations, signs, and symptoms) that cluster in patterns of related cues or
inferences support this diagnostic judgement
Acuity - ANSWERa patients level of sickness
Acuity records - ANSWERProvide a method of determining the hours of care and
staff required for a given group of patients. Also called workload measurement
systems.
Acute care - ANSWERAcute care is health care delivered for a short time (usually
days to weeks, typically less than three months) in which an immediate health
problem is diagnosed, treated, or both
Acute pain - ANSWERFollows acute injury, disease, or surgical intervention and has a
rapid onset; varies in intensity, and lasts for a brief time, usually less than 6 months
Acute stress disorder - ANSWERLimited to the month after experiencing, witnessing,
or being confronted with a traumatic event; the reaction is one of intense fear,
helplessness, or horror.
Adaptation - ANSWERStage during which the body stabilizes and responds in an
opposite manner to an alarm reaction. Hormone levels, heart rate, blood pressure,
and cardiac output return to normal, and the body repairs any damage that may
have occurred.
Addiction - ANSWERA primary, chronic, neurobiological disease, with genetic,
psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and
manifestations. It is characterized by behaviours that include one or more of the
following: impaired control over drug use, compulsive use, continued use despite
harm, and craving.
Adjuvants - ANSWERSubstances, especially medications, that are added to a
prescription to assist in the action of the main ingredient
Advance directives - ANSWERPeople's preferences, wishes, and likely plans in the
event that they become incapable of expressing those wishes for themselves; a
mechanism enabling a mentally competent person to plan for a time when he or she
may lack the mental capacity to make medical treatment decisions. Advance
directives are commonly expressed in two ways: (1) an instruction directive, or living
will, that identifies what life-sustaining treatment a patient desires in certain
situations, and (2) a proxy decision maker who knows the person well and speaks for
his or her best interests.
Adventitious sounds - ANSWERAbnormal lung sounds heard with auscultation.
