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Glossary for Nurses

I'm starting a nursing program next fall and I wanted to define some terms and concepts that are related to my field of study.This glossary will help me in my practice if I have to talk in English with my patients.

ache

A continuous or prolonged dull pain in a part of one's body.

anatomy

The branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms.

arrhythmia

A condition in which the heart beats with an irregular or abnormal rhythm.

arterial pressure

Arterial pressure is the force exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries, it tends to artery wall.

asthma

A respiratory condition marked by spasms in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing. It usually results from an allergic reaction or other forms of hypersensitivity.

bandage

A strip of material used to bind a wound or to protect and injured part of the body.

blood pressure

The pressure of the blood in the circulatory system, often measured for diagnosis since it is closely related to the force and rate of the heartbeat and the diameter and elasticity of the arterial walls.

catheter

A catheter is a medical device consisting of a tube of varying width and flexibility, and made of different materials depending on the model or the uses for which they are intended. The catheter is intended to be inserted into the lumen of a body cavity or blood vessel and allow the drainage of liquid or infusion, or access to other medical devices,

defibrillator

An apparatus used to control heart fibrillation by application of an electric current to the chest wall or heart.

delivery

The process of giving birth

drug

A medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body.

faint

Lose consciousness for a short time because of a temporarily insufficient supply of oxygen to the brain.

gauze pads

A piece of fabric used to guard and cushion a wound, to absorb blood or other fluids, to apply ointments, or to rub cleansing fluids, such as rubbing alcohol or iodine, onto a wound or site of incision.

hemorrhage

An escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel, especially when profuse.

hypotension

Abnormally low blood pressure.

injection

Injection or injected may refer to: injection (medicine), isertion of liquid into the body with a syringe.

intravenous

Technical administration of drugs for rapid action.

needle

A slender, pointed, steel instrument use in sewing or piercing tissues, as in suturing.

pulse

A rhythmical throbbing of the arteries as blood is propelled through them, typically as felt in the wrists or neck.

vital signs

They are measures of various physiological statistics in order to assess the most basic body functions.

Source of reference: Activiely Engaged Online, Nicholas Walker, 2015, Les Publications Bokomaru