Key Terms 4.01

Assessment: ________ so that it can be evaluated.

• examining a situation

• ignoring the details

• overlooking the process

• avoiding the task

Auscultation: the act of ________ to the internal sounds of the body with a stethoscope.

• listening

• speaking

• touching

• observing

Diagnosis: physician’s ________ of an illness.

• determination

• guess

• assumption

• speculation

Fowler’s position: a body position in which a patient lies with the legs extended on an examining table or bed with head of bed elevated ________ degrees.

• 45

• 30

• 60

• 15

Inspection: the visual examination of a ________.

• body part

• document

• machine

• building

Objective: descriptions based on ________ about a situation.

• facts

• opinions

• guesses

• assumptions

Plan: provides directions and serves as a guide to delivering individualized, holistic ________.

• care

• education

• support

• therapy

Prognosis: a projection of the likely course and outcome of a disease and the potential for ________.

• recovery

• deterioration

• complication

• stagnation

Prone position: a body position in which a patient lies on abdomen with arms and hands at each side, feet comfortably positioned, and head turned to ________.

• side

• front

• back

• up

Sign: a piece of objective or factual information about a ________ or a condition.

• disease

• weather

• person

• event