Category: S

A conceptual model of nursing developed by Martha Rogers. The human being and the environment are conceived of as being unitary, patterned, open, and pandimensional energy fields. The goal of nursing is to promote human betterment wherever people are.  

An electronic database of scientific journal articles published and referred to by other authors.  

A movement of the hand used in massage resembling that used in sawing. A back-and-forth sawing motion used in massage.  

The thickened peripheral margin of the Descemet’s membrane of the cornea of the eye; it is formed by a circular bundle of connective tissue. Also called Schwalbe’s line.  

Placental expulsion with the fetal surface presenting. This indicates placental separation progressed from the inside to the outer margins.  

A rating scale used to measure a student’s ability to function effectively on his or her own and with peers in elementary school. The SFA assesses a child’s abilities in self-care, mobility, and social interaction and is used as a gauge for determining those children who qualify for special assistance in the classroom and the…

A test for flexibility of the lumbar spine; used to determine the presence of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in patients with low back pain.  

An autosomal dominantly inherited corneal disease, characterized by ring-shaped deposits of cholesterol crystals in the anterior corneal stroma. The disease may cause visual impairment.  

Speech marked by looseness of associations and flights of ideas.  

The presence of one or more clefts running lengthwise through the cerebral hemispheres.