Chapter 7 Key terms

3. and delivery unit: cardiac monitoring that sends information about the heart’s rhythm and rate to a special monitoring room.
4. unit: unit in a hospital for patients who need acute care related to mental health.
6. bed: a bed made while a person is in the bed.
9. department (ED): department in a hospital that provides immediate medical care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for serious illnesses or injuries.
11. unit: unit in a hospital that provides care for children from birth through adolescence.
14. catheter: a catheter that is used to drain urine from the bladder.
15. unit: unit in a hospital for patients who no longer need intensive care but need more care than is given in the medical/surgical unit.
16. a thin tube inserted into the body to drain or inject fluids.
18. care unit (ICU): unit in a hospital that provides care to patients who are critically ill and require constant skilled care.
20. unit: unit in a hospital for patients who are admitted for surgery, testing, observation, or treatment of an illness that does not require constant, intensive care.

1. care unit: unit in a hospital for patients who no longer need the care given in the medical/surgical unit but who are not ready to go home.
2. care: holistic, compassionate, and person- centered care given to people who are dying and their families.
5. bed: a bed made to accept a patient who is returning to bed on a stretcher.
7. bed: a bed made while no person is in the bed.
8. severe injury due to accidents or acts of violence.
10. cardiac monitoring that sends information about the heart’s rhythm and rate to a special monitoring room.
12. rhythm: the 24-hour day-night cycle.
13. in relation to vital signs, an initial value that can be compared to future measurements.
17. the sorting of patients for care based on the urgency of their condition.
19. the inability to fall asleep or remain asleep.