Nursing Vocabulary

noun a feeling of concern or interest towards someone or something

verb to feel concern or interest towards someone or something; to look after or provide for someone or something

• It is important to provide proper care for the elderly in nursing homes.
• Do you think you can care for my plants while I'm on vacation?
• I'll take care of the dishes, no worries.
• He didn't seem to care for her attitude during the meeting.

noun Blood is a noun that refers to the red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans and other vertebrate animals, carrying oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the body.

adjective Hypovolemic shock can be described as a life-threatening condition.

• Hypovolemic shock is a serious medical condition that occurs when there is a significant decrease in blood volume.
• If you lose a lot of blood quickly, you could go into hypovolemic shock.
• Losing that much blood can send you into shock, like hypovolemic shock.
• The sudden loss of support from his friends left him in a state of emotional hypovolemic shock.

adjective adjective describes a noun or pronoun, in this case 'afebrile' describes a state of being without fever

• The patient remained afebrile throughout the course of treatment.
• Good news, the patient has no fever at all!
• Looks like the patient is chillin' without a fever.
• His afebrile demeanor kept the situation calm and under control.