N109: Foundations in Nursing Practice

N109: Foundations in Nursing Practice Study Guide • Theory of transcultural care: A theory of cultural care diversity to guide nurses in providing care for culturally diverse patients. The theory developed by Madeleine Leininger. • Therapeutic communication: The process the nurse uses to influence the patient to produce a better outcome. • Trajectory model of chronic illness: The course of a chronic disease and the actions taken by the patient and team to manage the illness. • Transcultural nursing: This guides nurses in providing culturally sensitive care to patients. • Transduction: The first step in the pain perception process when nerve endings respond to a noxious stimulus. • Transmission: The second step of the pain perception process that occurs from the site of transduction, through the spinal cord, into the brain stem, and then into the higher levels of the brain. • Tympanic membrane (TM): Commonly called the eardrum, this is a slender elastic membrane that vibrates when sound waves are received from the auditory canals. • Validating: The technique of double-checking the data to ensure that it is accurate. • Verbal communication: Communication that uses written or spoken words to send the message. • Visual imagery: The nurse guides the individual to imagine a peaceful setting while concentrating on slow, even breathing. • Vitreous humour: The jelly-like mass located behind the lens that supports and protects the lens and helps maintain the shape of the posterior chamber. • Weber test: A hearing test that uses a tuning fork and tests conductive or sensorineural hearing loss. • Yoga: A specific physical and mental discipline that can be helpful in attaining tranquility.

©2017

Achieve Test Prep

Page 113

of 154