Nursing practice

Obstetrics and gynecology: the medical specialty for pregnancy, birth and the female reproductive system, or a doctor in it.

Information the nurse can observe, measure or test, such as vital signs, exam findings and lab results.

A physician who specializes in the care of people during pregnancy, labor and birth, and just after.

The branch of health care that looks after people during pregnancy, birth and the weeks after birth.

The US federal agency, part of the Department of Labor, that sets and enforces rules to keep workplaces safe.

A health professional who helps people do the everyday tasks of living and working.

A person usually aged 65 or older.

A relaxed body position, facing the person with arms and legs uncrossed, that shows openness and attention.

A question that cannot be answered with just "yes", "no" or one word, so the person explains in their own words.

The giving of organs or tissues, by a living person or after death, for transplant into another person.

A client who receives care without being admitted to stay overnight in a hospital, or describing such care.

Fluid that leaves the body, such as urine, vomit, liquid stool and drainage, which nurses measure and record.