Category: N

A formal detailed review of records or observation of nursing actions so that judgments can be made about the quality of nursing care being given. A procedure to evaluate the quality of nursing care provided for a patient. Established criteria for care are the yardstick for the evaluation.  

In the UK, an organisation that sets standards for the education, practice and conduct of nurses, midwives and health visitors.  

The work or profession of being a nurse. Care for sick people provided by a nurse. Practicing the profession of being a nurse. The American Nurses’ Association defines nursing as “the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual or potential health problems.” Nurses are the largest single group of staff working in the health…

An experienced nurse who teaches student nurses.  

An area in or near a ward from which nurses work, keep records and control the activities of the ward.  

A nurse who has administrative duties in a hospital or a health service. A nurse who has responsibility for a unit within a hospital, nursing home, or ambulatory care setting. The nurse manager supervises staff performance and patient care.  

Referring to a part of the body which has no feeling. Unable to feel emotion.  

A soft central part of an intervertebral disc which disappears in old age. Center of the intervertebral disc. The center cushioning gelatinous mass lying within an intervertebral disk; the remnant of the notochord. Located at the center of each vertebral disk, there exists an elastic and spongy mass commonly known as the nucleus pulposus. The…

The act of supplying nutrients to a person. Food and the nutrients in it, e.g. proteins, fats or vitamins.  

To give food or nutrients to a person. To supply foods and nutrients to maintain life.