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Vocabulary List: Lesson 4

Communication: the process of exchanging information with others.

Verbal communication: communicating using words or sounds, spoken or written.

Nonverbal communication: communicating without using words.

Cultural diversity: the variety of people with varied backgrounds and experiences who live and work together in the world.

Bias: prejudice.

Culture: a system of learned behaviors, practiced by a group of people that are considered to be the tradition of that people and are passed on from one generation to the next.

Clichés: phrases that are used over and over again and do not really mean anything.

Objective information: information based on what a person sees, hears, touches, or smells.

Subjective information: information that a person cannot or did not observe, but is based on something reported to the person that may or may not be true.

Incontinence: the inability to control the bladder or bowels.

Cyanotic: skin that is pale, blue, or gray.

Incident: an accident or unexpected event during the course of care that is not part of the normal routine in a healthcare facility.

Sentinel event: an accident or incident that results in grave physical or psychological injury or death.

Impairment: a loss of function or ability.

Farsightedness: the ability to see objects in the distance better than objects nearby.

Nearsightedness: the ability to see things near but not far.

Cerebrovascular accident (CVA): a condition that occurs when blood supply to a part of the brain is blocked or a blood vessel leaks or ruptures within the brain; also called a stroke.

Hemiplegia: paralysis on one side of the body.

Hemiparesis: weakness on one side of the body.

Expressive aphasia: slurred speech or an inability to speak.

Receptive aphasia: inability to understand spoken or written words.

Emotional lability: laughing or crying without any reason, or when it is inappropriate.

Dysphagia: difficulty swallowing.

Combative: violent or hostile