pt.1 Chapter 03 Flashcards: The Surgical Patient

allografts

Transplanting multiple structures that may include skin, blood vessels, bone, muscles, nerves, and connective tissue.

coping mechanisms

Thoughts, emotions, or behaviors that help reduce psychological stress.

cultural competence

The ability of providers and organizations to effectively deliver health care services that meet the social, cultural, and linguistic needs of patients.

distress

The type of stress that has negative implications.

elective procedure

A procedure scheduled in advance to treat non-immediate health concerns.

eustress

Term for the positive, desirable form of stress

euthanasia

painless inducement of quick death.

Five Stages of Grief

Stages that assist in the understanding of feelings and coping mechanisms associated with grief.

golden hour

The time immediately after an injury occurs is the best time for rapid and aggressive interventions to reduce morbidity and mortality.

holistic

an approach to care that treats the whole person, providing for their physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs.