Palabras que empiezan con Q

An old abbreviation for "every day" that is banned because it is easily misread; write "daily" instead.

Every night at bedtime, from the Latin quaque hora somni.

An abbreviation for "nightly" that ISMP advises against; write "nightly" or "at bedtime."

An abbreviation for "every other day" that must not be used; write "every other day" in full.

The tall, spiky wave on an ECG that shows the electrical signal spreading through the ventricles.

Quality and Safety Education for Nurses: a project that names six skill areas every nurse needs to give safe, high-quality care.

One of four parts; in nursing, usually one of the four areas the belly is divided into for assessment.

A word beginning that means four.

The group of four muscles on the front of the thigh that straighten the knee; in full, the quadriceps femoris.

Paralysis of all four limbs and usually the trunk, also called tetraplegia.

Describing qualities or kinds rather than measuring amounts with numbers.

An organized way of checking that care meets set standards and of fixing problems when it does not.

An organized, ongoing effort to measure how care is given and change the way it is done so that results get better.

How good a person feels their life is, including their health, comfort, independence, relationships and ability to do what matters to them.

A low-level disinfectant, such as benzalkonium chloride, used on floors, walls and furniture; it does not kill spores.

A second-generation antipsychotic drug used for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and, with other drugs, depression.

The first movements of the fetus that a pregnant person can feel.

An antimalarial drug made from the bark of the cinchona tree, taken by mouth for malaria.