Varsha's Nursing Terminology Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. : A numeric scale from one to ten that patients use to rate their level of discomfort. Some healthcare facilities use visual cues like faces to rate their discomfort.
  2. 7. : White blood cells, a marker of infection or inflammation
  3. 9. : This refers to an observed pattern that often occurs in dementia patients around evening, when the sun is going down.
  4. 10. : Basic indicators of a patient’s health that typically includes heart rate, respiratory rate, body temperature, pain level and blood pressure.
  5. 14. : The patient’s medical, surgical, or family history
  6. 16. : The number of heartbeats a patient has per minute.
  7. 18. : When a patient’s condition is rapidly deteriorating
  8. 19. : The portion of nursing education where student nurses work with patients in a healthcare setting, under supervision from nurses and physicians, to practice their technical skills and gain experiences
  9. 20. : A nursing specialty that focuses on patients who have kidney disease
  10. 22. : An imaging procedure that uses electromagnetic waves, which is a type of radiation.
  11. 23. : A tight band used to control bleeding after an injury, surgery or other medical procedure.
  12. 24. : Bluish skin discoloration due to oxygen deprivation
  13. 26. : Precautions for patients with contagious conditions (for example, contact precautions, droplet precautions, etc.)
  14. 29. : A wheeled cart with all the medications and supplies necessary to save someone in cardiac arrest or experiencing other life-threatening emergencies.
  15. 30. : A small device that clips to a patient’s finger or toe to measure the amount of oxygen in their blood. Nurses can often use a pulse oximeter to determine which patients need to take priority in an emergency department setting.
  16. 32. : Also called a lumbar puncture
  17. 36. : A sample of something from a patient’s body, such as urine, blood, skin or other tissue, that is taken for testing and analysis.
  18. 37. : An audio device that allows nurses to hear a patient’s pulse or take their blood pressure.
  19. 38. : Nothing by mouth, from the Latin nil per os, used on patients who are preparing for surgery or having trouble swallowing
  20. 39. : A common urine test that can detect and diagnose a variety of illnesses, such as urinary tract infections, or access kidney function.
  21. 40. : A nursing specialty centered around the cardiovascular system
  22. 41. : A tube connected to a bag that is inserted into the patient’s urethra to collect urine
  23. 42. : Nurses who care for cancer patients
  24. 44. : Handheld device for checking blood glucose levels, typically for patients with diabetes
  25. 45. : The number of breaths a patient takes per minute.
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  1. 1. : Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is an emergency procedure commonly used when a patient has stopped breathing.
  2. 2. : A life-threatening infection causing systemic inflammation
  3. 4. : A tube with prongs attached that sits under a patient’s nose, channeling a percentage of oxygen
  4. 5. : Any flexible, hollow tube used in medical procedures; most often refers to a tube used to drain urine from the bladder.
  5. 6. : A minor medical procedure that reduces the risk of contracting and spreading contagious illnesses.
  6. 8. : This term, short for the Latin statim, does in fact mean to do something urgently or immediately. However, you won’t hear it quite as often or as dramatically as TV dramas would have you believe.
  7. 11. : A tool for removing secretions from a patient’s mouth or airway
  8. 12. : A supervisory nurse who oversees other nurses in a particular hospital department.
  9. 13. : Pupils equal, rounds, reactive to light and accommodation
  10. 15. : An experienced nurse assigned to mentor and supervise students
  11. 17. : This is the simple way to remember “airway, breathing, circulation,” which is the order in which nurses assess and prioritize a patient who is unresponsive or unconscious.
  12. 19. : The process of adding to a patient’s chart to keep it up to date and accurate.
  13. 20. : Do Not Resuscitate is an end-of-life health directive given by patients who do not wish to be revived if they stop breathing or go into cardiac arrest.
  14. 21. : Diagnosis
  15. 24. : The medical documentation that follows a patient throughout a healthcare facility. It includes medical history, diagnoses, test results, dosage and timing of medications, and other relevant information.
  16. 25. : measures the amount of force placed on a patient’s artery walls with each heartbeat. This is one of the standard vital signs nurses monitor for patients.
  17. 27. : From the Latin pro re nata, meaning “as needed,” often referring to medications or treatments
  18. 28. : A hard plastic container used as a trash receptacle for any type of biomedical waste—anything that’s been used to puncture human skin—such as needles or IV catheters.
  19. 31. : The transfer of patient information during shift changes, also referred to as “report”
  20. 33. : Personal protective equipment, such as masks and gowns used to protect staff while they care for a patient on specific isolation precautions
  21. 34. : A machine that forces air into the patient’s lungs
  22. 35. : Nurses who care for patients who are undergoing diagnostic imaging, such as CT scans, X-rays and ultrasounds.
  23. 36. : Shortness of breath
  24. 43. : A medical emergency, often cardiac arrest, that requires immediate attention from a team of healthcare providers. Healthcare workers may shorten code blue to “coding.”