Index

• A
• Abdomen 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• Abdominal distention 1, 2, 3, 4
• Abdominal pain 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
• Abduction 1, 2, 3
• Abilities 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
• Abnormal 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Abuse 1, 2
• – substance 1, 2
• Accessory muscles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• Accidents 1, 2
• ACE (Angiotensin-converting enzyme), 1, 2
• Acid reflux 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support), 1, 2
• Acute Glomerulonephritis 1, 2, 3, 4
• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. See ARDS
• Adduction 1, 2, 3
• Administering 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• Administering medications 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
• Administration 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• – healthcare facility’s 1
• – levels of 1, 2
• Admissions 1, 2, 3, 4
• Advantages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• Age 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
• Agency 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• – home healthcare 1, 2
• Agency fee 1
• Agency nurse 1, 2, 3
• – local 1
• Agency nursing 1, 2, 3
• Agreement union security 1
• Air 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• Airways 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Albumin 1, 2, 3, 4
• Alcohol 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
• Allergen 1, 2
• Alveoli 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• American Heart Association 1, 2, 3
• American Nurses Credentialing Center 1
• American Nurses’ Credentials Center (ANCC), 1, 2
• Ammonia 1, 2
• Analgesics 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• ANCC (American Nurses’ Credentials Center), 1, 2
• Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), 1, 2
• Ankles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Answer medication questions 1
• Answers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• – correct 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• – patient-centered 1
• Antacids 1, 2, 3, 4
• Antibiotics 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• – broad-spectrum 1
• Anticoagulants 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• Anticonvulsant 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
• Antiemetic 1, 2, 3, 4
• Antipyretics 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Anxiety
• – increased 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• – patient’s 1, 2
• APACHE (Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation), 1
• Aphasia 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• Appendix 1, 2
• Applicants 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
• Application tracking system (ATS), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• Application tracking system selection process 1
• Applications 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• – computer 1
• – resume and job 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• – resume/job 1
• Applying In-house 1
• ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
• Arms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
• Ascites 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Aspirin 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
• Assessments 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• – baseline 1
• – physical 1
• Ativan 1, 2
• Attitude 1
• Attorneys 1, 2
• Auscultation 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Authorities regulatory 1, 2, 3
• Average patient 1
• B
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing 1
• Backflow of stomach acid and juices 1, 2, 3
• Background 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• – criminal 1, 2
• – non-nursing 1
• Background Check Anxiety 1, 2, 3
• Background report 1, 2, 3
• Bacteria 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• Bacterial infection 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• Bargaining agreement 1, 2, 3, 4
• – collective 1, 2
• Bargaining unit 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
• Basic Life Support Certified 1, 2, 3
• Bathroom privileges 1, 2, 3, 4
• Beats 1, 2, 3, 4
• Bed rest 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• Benefits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• Benefits package 1
• Beta-adrenergic blocker 1, 2, 3, 4
• Bilateral crackles 1, 2, 3, 4
• Bile
• – backup of 1, 2, 3
• – ineffective excretion of 1, 2
• Bleeding 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• Blockage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
• Blocked airflow 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Blood 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• – digested 1, 2, 3
• Blood clots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Blood flow 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
• – decreased 1, 2, 3, 4
• Blood glucose 1, 2, 3
• Blood glucose levels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• – normal 1, 2
• Blood pressure 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• – increased 1, 2, 3, 4
• – low 1, 2
• – patient’s 1, 2, 3
• – systolic 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• Blood Test 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• Blood vessels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
• Bloodstream 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• Body 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• – patient’s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• Bones 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
• Boss 1, 2, 3, 4
• Bowel spasm 1, 2, 3
• Bradycardia 1, 2, 3
• Brain 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• Brain stem 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• Brain tissues 1, 2, 3
• Breath shortness of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
• Breathing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
• Bronchodilator 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
• Bronchospasms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• Bruising 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
• Business 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• C
• Caffeine 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
• Call 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• Campus 1, 2
• Candidates 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• – employers pressure 1
• – experienced 1
• – good 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• – ideal 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• – internal 1, 2
• – interviewing 1
• – perfect 1, 2, 3, 4
• – potential nursing 1
• – qualified 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• – selected 1, 2
• – unqualified 1, 2
• Cardiac contractions 1, 2, 3, 4
• Cardiac muscle
• – decreased oxygen to 1, 2, 3
• – necrosis of 1, 2, 3
• Cardiac workload 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• – increased 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Cardiovascular Assessment 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
• Care 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• – effective patient-centered 1, 2, 3, 4
• – inpatient hospice 1
• Care nurses critical 1
• Care plan 1, 2, 3
• Care providers 1, 2
• Career 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• – previous 1, 2, 3
• Career goals 1, 2
• Career path 1, 2, 3
• Career plan 1
• Caregivers 1
• Case management 1
• Case managers work 1
• Cells 1, 2, 3, 4
• Cerebellum 1, 2, 3, 4
• Cerebral edema 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
• Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA), 1, 2
• Certification 1, 2, 3, 4
• Certified nursing assistant. See CNA
• Challenges 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
• Challenges of Recruiting Nurses 1
• Changing jobs 1, 2, 3