National Nurses Week: Tasks and Equipment

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  1. administer
    give or apply, as a medication
  2. assist
    give help; be of service
  3. auscultation
    listening to sounds within the body with a stethoscope
  4. diagnose
    determine the nature of a problem or an illness
  5. examination
    a thorough medical checkup
  6. injection
    the act of using a syringe to put a liquid into the body
  7. monitor
    keep an eye on; keep under surveillance
  8. prepare
    make ready or suitable or equip in advance
  9. resuscitate
    cause to regain consciousness
  10. sedate
    cause to be calm or quiet
  11. treat
    provide medical care for
  12. triage
    sorting and allocating aid on the basis of need
  13. ambulance
    a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
  14. catheter
    a thin flexible tube inserted into the body
  15. chart
    a visual display of data or information
  16. gurney
    a metal stretcher with wheels
  17. medication
    something that treats or prevents the symptoms of disease
  18. splint
    a medical device to immobilize and protect a body part
  19. stethoscope
    a medical instrument for listening to sounds inside the body
  20. suture
    a seam used in surgery
  21. tourniquet
    a bandage that stops the flow of blood by applying pressure
  22. vaccine
    injection of weakened or dead microbes to create antibodies
Created on Thu Apr 20 21:05:47 EDT 2023 (updated Tue May 23 09:11:39 EDT 2023)

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