nausea
(naw′sē-ă, naw-zē-ă)
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[Gr. nausia, seasickness]
A subjective phenomenon of an unpleasant feeling in the back of the throat and stomach, which may or may not result in vomiting.
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PATIENT CARE
Any materials or environmental factors that precipitate the nausea should be removed. Frequency, time, amount, and characteristics of nausea-associated emesis are noted. Vomitus is tested for blood when indicated. Oral hygiene and comfort measures are provided. If nausea persists, professional evaluation may be advisable.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Nausea." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/748724/all/nausea.
Nausea. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/748724/all/nausea. Accessed August 31, 2024.
Nausea. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/748724/all/nausea
Nausea [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 August 31]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/748724/all/nausea.
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