| OB Triage | an area of a hospital for emergency care for pregnant women |
| obesity | a medical condition wherein excess body far leads to health problems and a decreased life expectancy |
| omega-3 | a fatty acid that promotes brain funkctions and development and helps prevent cancer and cardiovasc |
| operating room | a room in a hospital specially designed to have surgical procedures performed in it |
| oral administration | the introduction of medication into the body by way of the mouth |
| oral thrush | an infection in the mouth that cases painful sores |
| outbreak | the sudden appearance of disease in a population |
| out-of-network | if sth is .... it's not covered by an insurance policy |
| outreach | the practice of going to a community or population that might usually be ignored or neglected in ord |
| over-the-counter | if sth is...it's available without a prescription |
| paramedic | a person trained to respond to emergency situations and provide medical assistance |
| part-time | if a job is...it requires a person to work less than forty hours a week |
| passport | a document issued by a gocermment that allows people to enter and exit other countries |
| pathology report | a report that discusses what was found after cells and tissue were examined |
| per diem | if a job is... it hires and pays an employee by the day instead hiring that employee full or part ti |
| phototherapy | the use of light to treat a skin disorder |
| physical therapy | treatment for an injury that helps a person regain mocement |
| physiotherapist | a doctor who specializes in physical therapy |
| post-operative unit | a part of a hospital where patients are take after surgical procedures to recover |
| poultry | meat that comes from birds, such as chicken or turkey |
| pregnancy | a state in which a women carries a developing child inside her body |
| prescription | a note from a doctor stating that a patient should receive a certain amount of a powerful medicine |
| preventative | of sth is... it's intended to stop sth else from accurring |
| protein | a nutrient that contributes to the development of healthy tissue,bone,muscle,skin,blood |
| psychosocial history | a list of one's experiences or problems with psychological development and social interaction |
| public health nursing | the field of nursing that concerns educating the public and promoting good health,as well as prevent |
| qualification | a requirement that someone must have or meet in order to be eligible for sth |
| rash | an area of irritated skin |
| recovery | the proccess of healing from an injury or becoming healthy after an illness |
| renal | sth that is ... is related to the kidney |
| rescue breathing | a physical intervention designed to create artificial respiration in a person who is unable to breat |
| respiration | the transport of oxygen from outside the body to inside the body |
| responsiveness | the ability to react to external stimuli such as noise or touch |
| resting rate | a measurement of how many times a person's heart beats per minute while they are resting and not eng |
| retractor | an instrument used in surgery to hold an incision open |
| route of administration | the method by which a medications is introduced to the body |
| sanitize | to clean sth and kill or remove all bacteria |
| scalpel | a very sharp knife used in surgery to cut into a patient |
| scissors | sharp metal blades that are connected in a way that allows them to slide past one another and cut an |
| scrub room | a room near an operating room that contains skins and strong disinfectants in order to allow all med |
| shock | a life-threating medical emergency wherein a decrease in blood circulation to the body's tissue thr |
| shot | the act of injectiong medication into a patient's body |
| side effect | an undesired effect of taking medicine.it's usually harmful or unpleasant |
| slough | a mass of dead tissue |
| sponge | an absorbent material that is used in surgery to soak up blood or to apply disinfectant |
| sore | a damaged or infected area an the surface of a body park |
| stable | if someone is ... the have unvarying vital signs or a favorable prognosis |
| statistics | numbers,values or data that can be used to make predictions or analyze a population |
| sterilize | to make sth unable to transmit infection or disease by destroying the microorganisms found on it |
