Nursing Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. taking blood from a vein
  2. 4. arms and legs
  3. 6. extreme tiredness
  4. 8. swelling
  5. 9. these include blood pressure, temperature, and pulse
  6. 11. this is an illness that lasts a lifetime (asthma)
  7. 12. this happens when you scrape the skin
  8. 13. the medical term for a heart attack
  9. 14. the mother of nursing (first name)
Down
  1. 1. the term used for a heartbeat
  2. 2. this is an illness that lasts a short time (strep throat)
  3. 3. this can be checked in your ear, forehead,or under the tongue
  4. 5. the medical term for high blood pressure
  5. 7. this is used to hear a heartbeat
  6. 10. the type of cut made with a scalpel