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| Administration of central nervous system depressant drugs and/or analgesics to supplement topical, local, or regional anesthesia during surgical or diagnostic procedures. |
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| Period of recovery after an illness, injury, or surgery. |
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| Area on the surface of a body innervated by afferent fibers from one spinal root. |
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| An allergy to latex and products containing latex. |
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| Near death or in the process of dying. |
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| postanesthesia recovery score (PARS) |
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| Score that measures various criteria, including oxygen saturation, level of consciousness, circulation, activity, and respiration. |
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| postanesthesia recovery score for ambulatory patients (PARSAP) |
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| Score that includes five more areas of assessment than the PARS; includes the condition of the dressing, the intensity and location of pain, the ability to stand and ambulate, tolerance of oral fluids and/or food, and the ability to urinate spontaneously |
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| Ensured by knowledge pertaining to adult learning principles, coupled with the client's unique needs |
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| Scheduled outpatient procedures provided for clients who do not remain overnight in a hospital. |
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| Field of medicine that focuses on the treatment and control of obesity and diseases associated with obesity. |
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| Surgical removal of the gallbladder. |
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| Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN) |
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| National association for professional surgical nurses |
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| Loss of sensation at the desired site of action. |
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| Process of obtaining permission from a client to perform a specific test or procedure after describing all risks, side effects, and benefits. |
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| Autosomal dominant trait characterized by often fatal hyperthermia in affected people exposed to certain anesthetic agents. |
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| Loss of sensation in an area of the body supplied by sensory nerve pathways. |
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| Usually temporary paralysis of intestinal wall that may occur after abdominal surgery or peritoneal injury and that causes cessation of peristalsis; leads to abdominal distention and symptoms of obstruction. |
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| Collapse of alveoli, preventing the normal respiratory exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. |
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