OSU OKC Nursing Foundations - Core Concepts and Vital Signs Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards generated from lecture notes covering core nursing values, Bloom's Taxonomy framework, concept-based curriculum definitions, thermoregulation mechanisms, and vital sign monitoring concepts.

Holism

Considering the complete person and their environment.

Caring

Demonstrating compassion in patient interactions.

Integrity

Being honest and maintaining professional standards.

Excellence

Striving for high quality in all nursing activities.

Diversity

Valuing and respecting different perspectives and backgrounds.

Ethics

Acting with moral principles and integrity.

Human Flourishing

Advocating for patients and families in ways that promote their self-determination, integrity, and ongoing growth as human beings.

Patient Centeredness

Focusing care on patient needs and preferences.

Spirit of Inquiry

Examining evidence underlying clinical nursing practice, challenging status quo, questioning underlying assumptions, and offering new insights to improve quality of care.

Nursing Judgment

The cognitive process of analyzing patient situations to determine what a patient needs and what interventions are appropriate.

Professional Identity

Presentation of self as a professional through appearance, behavior, demeanor, and interactions with coworkers, patients, and facility visitors.

Knowledge (Bloom's Taxonomy)

Foundational recall of information, such as basic fact identification.

Comprehension (Bloom's Taxonomy)

Understanding meaning and relationships.

Application (Bloom's Taxonomy)

Using knowledge in practical situations.

Analysis (Bloom's Taxonomy)

Breaking down situations and understanding components.

Synthesis/Evaluation (Bloom's Taxonomy)

Combining elements to create new understanding and making judgments.

Concept

A broad, unchanging nursing principle or phenomenon, such as gas exchange, infection, or oxygenation.

Exemplar

A specific disease, condition, or situation used to teach and illustrate a concept, such as COPD, pneumonia, or asthma.

Vital Signs

Objective measurements that indicate what is happening inside the patient's body and serve to guide clinical decision-making.

Monitoring

Purposeful and ongoing data collection, interpretation, and synthesis of data.

Conduction

Direct heat transfer from body surface to a cooler surface in contact with the body, requiring surface-to-surface contact.

Radiation

Heat loss through transfer of heat energy without physical contact when the body radiates heat to a cooler environment.

Convection

Heat loss through the movement of air or fluid over the body surface.

Evaporation

Heat loss through moisture leaving the body surface.

Core Temperature

Temperature of deep tissues, which is more constant and considered a more accurate measure of the body's true temperature.

Surface Temperature

Temperature of the skin and subcutaneous tissue that fluctuates based on environment and heat loss/gain.

Acceptable Adult Vital Sign Ranges

Temperature: 35-38 C, HR: 60-100, RR: 12-20, BP: 120/80, SpO2: 95-100%.