pt.2 Chapter 03 Flashcards: The Surgical Patient

kinematics

Provides valuable information to HCPs when assessing patients with traumatic injuries is the action and effect of a particular type of force on the human body.

life support

A set of therapies that preserve a patient’s life when body systems are not functioning sufficiently to sustain it.

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

A model developed by Maslow that expresses human development

nonelective procedure

Surgery that is urgent to treat a potentially life-threatening condition.

palliative care

Focuses on mitigating suffering by managing symptoms and improving the quality of life among those living with a serious illness, no matter the diagnosis or stage of disease.

psychological needs

A mental requirement or necessity for fulfillment as a person.

Revised Trauma Score (RTS)

A scoring system used to assess the severity of a traumatic wound and to determine the condition of a patient

therapeutic care

The treatment of the patient for the purpose of preventing or combating disease or illness.

vulnerable patient population

A group who is susceptible or at an increased risk of receiving disparity in medical care because of physical, psychological, or social differences.