| functional health pattern |
Collective features of an individual's health history used to assess, plan, diagnose, intervene, and evaluate appropriate nursing care. The term is associated with Margery Gordon. SEE:
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| functional impotence |
Impotence not due to an organic or anatomical defect; usually of psychogenic origin. The individual may experience impotence with one or more sexual partners, but not with others.
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| Functional Independence Measure |
ABBR: FIM. A clinical tool used to assess the ability of persons needing rehabilitative services to cope independently and perform activities of daily living. These activities include self-care, sphincter control
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| functional iron deficiency |
A lack of iron significant enough to affect the development of healthy red blood cells. It may precede the appearance of measurable anemia. NURSING-IMP: Functional iron deficiency may be de
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| functional layer |
The portion of the endometrium adjacent to the uterine cavity; after it is shed in menstruation it is regenerated by the basilar layer.
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