NCM 104: Bag Technique and Urine Testing Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards for Community Health Nursing (NCM 104) covering Chn bag technique, caseload types, and urine testing procedures and terminology.

Bag technique

A method used by community and public health nurses to prevent the spread of infection during home visits by properly handling, opening, using, cleaning, and storing the nursing bag and its contents.

Nursing bag (Public Health Nurse bag)

A portable bag containing essential equipment and supplies, such as thermometers, $BP$ apparatus, medications, and dressings, needed to provide nursing care in the home setting.

Family-Nurse Contact

The interaction between the nurse and family where the nurse assesses health needs, provides care and health teaching, and establishes a professional relationship.

Home visit

A planned, purposeful professional interaction that takes place in a family's residence aimed at promoting, maintaining, or restoring health.

Plan of visit

A written or organized outline prepared before a home visit that identifies the purpose, the family, procedures to be performed, and expected outcomes.

Case load

The number of individuals, families, or cases assigned to and managed by a public health nurse within a specific community or area.

Health Supervision Case Selection

Healthy individuals or families requiring regular monitoring and preventive services to maintain wellness and detect problems early.

Post-Partum Caseload

Follow-up care for mothers and newborns after childbirth, typically covering the six-week period through the postpartum check-up.

Ante-Partum (Antenatal) Caseload

Care for pregnant women from conception until the onset of labor to ensure a healthy pregnancy and prepare for delivery.

Morbid Caseload

Individuals currently suffering from acute, chronic, communicable, or non-communicable illnesses that require treatment and monitoring.

Case Finding Caseload

The identification of individuals who may have undiagnosed diseases or conditions but have not yet sought medical care.

Geriatric Caseload

Older adults (generally $60$ years and above in the Philippines) requiring health promotion and management of chronic illnesses to maintain quality of life.

Mental Health Caseload

Individuals with mental, emotional, or behavioral conditions requiring assessment, treatment, and recovery support to live safely and independently.

Microbiology (Bag Technique Principle)

The focus on preventing the spread of microorganisms by maintaining bag cleanliness, performing hand hygiene, and using sterile equipment.

Time and Energy (Bag Technique Principle)

Providing nursing care in a cost-efficient and energy-efficient way by organizing supplies systematically to minimize fatigue and contamination.

Psychology (Bag Technique Principle)

Maintaining professionalism, respecting privacy, and being patient to ensure the client's comfort, confidence, and trust.

Pharmacology (Bag Technique Principle)

The responsibilities involving proper storage and handling of medicines, including checking the dose, route, and time to avoid errors.

Urine

A liquid waste product containing approximately $95\%$ water, urea, uric acid, creatinine, and electrolytes filtered by the kidneys.

Urinalysis (UA)

A laboratory examination of urine used to evaluate health and detect diseases affecting the kidneys, urinary tract, and liver.

Enuresis

The repeated involuntary passage of urine in persons $5$ years of age or older where bladder control is normally expected.

Diuretics

Medications or substances that increase urine production to help the body eliminate excess water and sodium, often used for hypertension or edema.

Ketone bodies

Chemicals like acetoacetate and acetone produced by the liver when the body burns fat instead of glucose for energy.

Hematuria

The presence of blood or red blood cells (RBCs) in the urine, which may indicate UTIs, stones, or trauma.

Normal Urine pH

A range from $4.5-8.0$, with an average measurement around $6.0$.

Normal Urine Specific Gravity

A range approximately between $1.005-1.030$.

Polyuria

The production of an abnormally high volume of urine, defined as greater than $2,000-2,500\,mL/day$.

Oliguria

Decreased urine output, defined as less than $400-500\,mL$ in $24$ hours or less than $0.5\,mL/kg/hour$.

Anuria

Severe reduction in urine output, defined as less than $100\,mL/day$.

Nocturia

Excessive urination during the night, which can be caused by high fluid intake before bed, caffeine, or enlarged prostate.

Dysuria

Pain, burning, or discomfort during urination, usually indicating irritation or inflammation of the urinary tract.

Glycosuria

The presence of glucose in the urine, most commonly caused by diabetes mellitus or pregnancy.

Clean Catch (Midstream Specimen)

A collection method that involves cleaning the genitals and collecting the middle portion of the urine stream to minimize skin bacteria contamination.

First Morning Specimen

The first urine voided after waking, useful for detecting substances like microproteins at their highest daily concentration.

Timed Urine Specimen

Urine collected over a set period, usually $24$ hours, to measure specific substances and the kidney's ability to concentrate urine.

Clinitest

A test using a reagent tablet and $5$ drops of urine to detect reducing substances (glucose); a dark greenish-brown color indicates levels above $2\%$.

Acetest

A tablet-based test for detecting ketone bodies; a purple color change indicates a positive result for acetoacetic acid or acetone.

Benedict’s Test

A method to detect reducing sugars by heating urine with solution; results range from blue (negative) to red/brick-red (large amount).