Category
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nursing
International Nurses Day
observance to mark the contributions nurses make to society
activities of daily living
term used in healthcare to refer to people's daily self care activities
nursing diagnosis
clinical judgment made by a nurse
neonatal intensive care unit
intensive care unit specializing in the care of ill or premature newborn infants
birthing center
healthcare facility where pregnant mothers can give birth
nursing process
method of nursing care
nurse practitioner
profession
Nightingale Pledge
Nurse's oath

respite care
planned or emergency temporary care provided to caregivers of a child or adult
nurse uniform
traditional professional nursing uniform
nurse's cap
traditional nurse's hat
Nurses' Health Study
Registered Nurse's of MN. 2019
nursing assessment
gathering of information about a patient's physiological, psychological, sociological and spiritual status
rooming-in
thumb|alt=U.S. Navy Cmdr. Mark Becker, right, the mission commander of Southern Partnership Station 2011, presents an Ecuadorian newborn with a stuffed animal during tour of Clinica Fae in Ecuador Jan. 6, 2011. Stuffed animals were delivered as part of Project|U.S. Navy Cmdr. Mark Becker, right, the mission commander of Southern Partnership Station 2011, presents an Ecuadorian newborn with a stuffed animal during tour of Clinica Fae in Ecuador Jan. 6, 2011. Stuffed animals were delivered as part of Project
Rooming-in is the practice followed in hospitals and maternity ward where the baby's cri
bed-making
right|thumb|An unmade hotel bed
Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Ulcer Risk
Clinical tool
women in nursing
Protective isolation
health measures to avoid contracting an infection
men in nursing
nurses who are male
Proning
thumb|right|A newborn baby placed in prone position with electrical impedance tomography electrodes to assess the effect on lung ventilation
Proning or prone positioning is the placement of patients into a prone position so that they are lying on their front. This is used in the treatment of patients in intensive care with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). It has been especially tried and studied for patients on ventilators but, during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is being used for patients with oxygen masks and CPAP as an alternative to ventilation.
Lagos University Teaching Hospital
hospital in Nigeria
Nurse call button
Button that allows patients in health care settings to alert a nurse
Waterlow score
Estimated risk of development of pressure sores in a patient.
Nursing care plan