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HEENT, communication, integument
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Nursing
Undergraduate 2
10/03/2009

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Term
Therapeutic Relationship
Definition
goal directed, one way/sided, help modify behavior, stay with client, formal skills, confidentiality
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Helping Relationship
Definition
empathetic, facilitates growth, achieve potential, trustworthy, available/timely, congruent
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Nurse-Client Relationship
Definition
Initial, working and closing phase
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Initial Phase
Definition
establish trust, test behavior, set groundwork, contract
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Working Phase
Definition
Maintain trust, decrease in testing behavior, set goals, acceptance of strengths and weaknesses, exploring, progress towards goals
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Closing Phase
Definition
channel trust to another helper if needed, time has elapsed, prep for mutual loss, summary, referrals
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Health Assessment Info
Definition
Background data, reason for seeking care, present history OR history of present illness, Health history, Function assessment, psychosocial data, family history, review of systems (ROS)
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Present History OR History of Present Illness
Definition
date of onset, description- location, intensity, duration, severity, frequency, quality, aggravating, alleviating, course of problem, efforts to treat, ADLs, associated symptoms, client's perception
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Health History
Definition
childhood illnesses, chronic or serious illnesses, immunizations, allergies, hospitalizations and surgeries, current medications
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Functional Assessment
Definition
health habits (drug and alcohol use, exercise, rest/sleep patterns, nutrition, smoking, caffeine, safety devices)
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Psychosocial Data
Definition
family dynamics, interpersonal relationships, stressors, environ. hazards, culture and spiritual, education
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Diabetic Retinopathy
Definition
most common blindness in adults, damage to capillaries leading to retina, dark spots in the visual field
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Cataracts
Definition
clouding of lens by built up proteins blocking light to retina, colors seem faded, double images, poor night vision
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Otitis Media
Definition
ear infection, fluid behind tympanic membrane where bacteria forms, treatment if bacteria
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Migraines
Definition
3x more women, sensory warning (aura), mod to severe pain, pulsating/throbbing, affects ADLs, nausea, sensitive to light/sound
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Tension Headaches
Definition
majority, more women, dull aching pain, neck and shoulder pain
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Cluster Headaches
Definition
more men, strikes quickly without warning, mostly on same side of head, intense pain behind eye/cheek
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CN VII
Definition
facial, may be damaged w stroke, traumatic injury
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External Otitis
Definition
"swimmers ear"
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Weber
Definition
hear it in both ears
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Rinne
Definition
air vs. bone
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Romberg
Definition
inner ear, eyes closed and balance
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Infants Skull
Definition
ant fontanels close 9 months-2 yrs. post fontanels close 2-9 months. bulging fontanels mean hemorrhage or extra fluid, depressed means dehydrated
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OS, OD, OU
Definition
OS L, OD R, OU B
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Turbinates
Definition
red or inflamed means infection. viral if no temp, bacterial if temp. allergies would be pale blue.
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Tonsil Grading Scale
Definition
0- flat, 4 means touching
Term
Basil Cell Carcinoma
Definition
most common type, easily treatable, waxy or pearly bump on face, ears or neck or a flesh-colored or brown scar like lesion on chest or neck
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Definition
slow growing, highly treatable, more likely to spread than basil, firm nodule on face, lips, ears, neck, hands or arms. flat lesion w crusted surface.
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Integument Assessment Factors
Definition
temp, turgor, texture, color, lesions, edema, moisture
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Pedunculation
Definition
skin tags
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Edema Assessment
Definition
push on legs, 0- no dent, 4+ dent stays
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Tugor test
Definition
pull skin under clavicle, "tents" means dehydration
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Primary vs. Secondary Lesions
Definition
primary are macules and papules, secondary is something that occurred because of something a patient did
Term
Annular
Definition
circular
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Color of Skin
Definition
Pallor (white-anxiety, fear, shock, hypothermia), Cyanosis (blue- lack of O), Gangrene (green), Necrotic (black), Jaundice (yellow, increase in bilirubin, bad liver), Erythermia (red, ulcers)
Term
Uvula damage
Definition
glosso and vagus nerves (9 and 10)
Term
Vestibular Apparatus
Definition
balance
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Accommodation
Definition
converge, constrict and dilate
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Infection Fighting Lymphs
Definition
Cervial
Term
Pinna
Definition
above canthus of eye
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Torticollis
Definition
range in motion limited in neck
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Presbyopia
Definition
loss of elasticity in lens
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Corneal Light Reflex
Definition
light in same spot in both eyes
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Diagnostic Reasoning (5 steps)
Definition
attending to available cues, hypotheses, gather data, evaluate hypotheses, final diagnosis
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Episodic Database
Definition
used for a limited or short term problem
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Ethnocentrism
Definition
viewing your own way as the best
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Nosocomial infection
Definition
infection acquired during hospitalization
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Bruit
Definition
blowing, swooshing sounds heard through stethoscope over an area of abnormal blood flow
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Dysphagia
Definition
difficulty swallowing
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Goiter
Definition
increase in size of thyroid gland
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Anisorcoria
Definition
unequal pupil size
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Arcus Senilis
Definition
gray white circle around limbus of iris, common with aging
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Bitemporal hemianopsia
Definition
loss of both temporal visual fields
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Blepharitis
Definition
inflammation of glands and eyelash follicles along the margin of the eyelids
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Diplopia
Definition
double vision
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Exophthalmos
Definition
protruding eyeballs
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Miosis vs. Mydriasas
Definition
constriction vs. dilation
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Annulus
Definition
outer fibrous rim encircling the eardrum
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Eustachian tube
Definition
connects middle ear with the nasopharynx and allows passage of air
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Organ of Corti
Definition
sensory organ of hearing
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Otalgia
Definition
pain in the ear
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Aphthous ulcers
Definition
canker sores
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Epistaxis
Definition
nosebleed
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Rhinitis
Definition
red swollen inflammation of nasal mucosa
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Bulla
Definition
elevated cavity containing free fluid larger than 1 cm diameter
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Plaque
Definition
skin lesion in which papules come together
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Pruitus
Definition
itching
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Zosteriform
Definition
linear shape of skin lesion along a nerve route
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Wheal
Definition
raised red skin lesion due to interstitial fluid
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