Chapter 14 key terms

Question 1

Assessment-based management

Answer 1

Providing treatment on the basis of patient signs and symptoms without a specific diagnosis of the problem

Question 2

Baseline, vital signs

Answer 2

Initial set of vital signs which serve as a reference point

Question 3

Clinical problem-solving

Answer 3

Engaging in a symptomatic reasoning process to identify and solve a patient’s medical problem

Question 4

Obtuned

Answer 4

Decreased level of awareness and ability to respond to stimuli

Question 5

Satisfying

Answer 5

A decision making strategy in which the first acceptable, but not necessarily optimal (the best) solution is accepted

Question 6

Level of response

Answer 6

The patient’s ability to detect and respond to stimuli