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clinical tasks
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tasks performed at the bedside or in direct contact with the patient
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computer physician order entry
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a computerized program into which doctors directly enter patient orders
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doctor
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person licensed to practice medicine
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electronic medical record (EMR)
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electronic record of patient health information generated by one or more encounters in any care delivery setting
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doctors orders
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The health care that a doctor prescribes in writing for a hospitalized patient
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hospital departments
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divisions within the hospital that specialize in services
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non clinical tasks
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tasks performed away from the bedside
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nursing station
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The desk area of a nursing unit
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nursing team
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a group of nursing staff members who care for patients on a nursing unit
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patient Pt
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a person who receives health care
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policies and procedures
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information such as guidelines for practice and hospital regulations found online or in a manual
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transcription
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a process used to communicate the doctors to the nursing staff and other hospital departments; computers or handwritten requisition are used
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accreditation
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recognition that a health care orginization has met an official standard
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community health
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field concerned with the members of a community with emphasis on prevention and early detection if diease
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Home health
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equipment and services provided to patients in their homes to ensure comfort and care
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hospice
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supportive care for terminally ill patients and their families
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Long term care LTC
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a variety of services, often provided in non hospital settings, that help meet both the medical and non medical needs of people with a chronic illness or disability who cannot care for themselves for long periods of time
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acuity
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level of care patients would require on the basis of their medical condition
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acute care
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level of health care generally provided in hospitals or emergency departments for sudden, serious illnesses or trauma
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assignment sheet
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a form completed at the beginning of each work shift that indicates the nursing staff members assigned to each patient
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attending physician
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term applied to a physician who admits and is responsible for a hospital patient
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chronic
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long-lasting: describes an illness or medical condition that lasts over a long period and sometimes causes a long term change in the body
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hospitalist
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full time, acute care specialist who focuses exclusively on hospitalized patients
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inpatient
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patient wo receives medical or surgical care whose doctor has written an admission order
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interdisciplinary teamwork
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Well coordinated collaboration among health care professionals toward a common goal
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lpn
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a graduate of a 1 year school of nursing program who is licensed in the state in which he or she is practicing. provides direct care and functions under the direction of the registered nurse
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nurse manager
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a RN who assists the director of nursing I carrying out administrative responsibilities and is in charge of 1 or more units
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outpatient
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a patient receiving medical or surgical care while registered as an outpatient and whose primary physician has not written an admission order
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patient care conference
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Meeting of a patient's doctor or resident primary nurse case manager or social worker and other health care professionals for the purpose of planning the patients care
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Perioperative services
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Department of the hospital that provides care before during and after surgery
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registered nurse
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graduate of a or 4 year college based nursing program or a 3 year hospital program who is licensed in the state in which they are practicing
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shift manager
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RN who is responsible for one or more units during his or her assigned shift. May also be called nursing coordinator or charge nurse
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staff development
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department responsible for orientation of new employees and continuing education of employed nursing service personnel
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team leader PCC patient care coordinator
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RN who is in charge of a nursing team
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triage
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nursing interventions. classifications defined as establishing priorities of patient care, usually according to a 3 level model; emergent, urgent, and non urgent
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bulletin boards
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2 or more boards that may be present on a nursing unit, including one for education and policy changes, and one for personal information for nursing staff
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Census board
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Whiteboard usually in the nurse's station area on which to report census information including unit remembers admitting doctor's name and the name of the nurse assigned to each patient
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Doctors roster on call
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Alphabetical listing of names telephone numbers and directory telephone numbers of the physicians on staff
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Downtime requisition
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A paper order form that is used to process information when the computer is not available for use
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dumb waiter
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A mechanical device for transporting food or supplies from one hospital floor to another
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Label printer
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Machine that prints patients labels from information entered into the computer located near the Health Unit coordinators area
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Mass communication system
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A system that in an emergency can quickly and efficiently deliver messages to tens hundreds or thousands of recipients
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Patient call system intercom
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Device used to communicate between the nurses station and patients room on the nursing unit
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Pneumatic tube system
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A system in which air pressure transports to carrying supplies some lab specimens and some medications to and from hospital unit or department
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Pocket pager
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Small electronic device that when activated by entering a series of numbers into a telephone delivers a digital or voice message to the carrier of the picture
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Voice paging system
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System by which the hospital telephone operator pages a message for a doctor or makes other announcements the system reaches all hospital areas used only when absolutely necessary to keep noise level down
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Workstation on wheels wow
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Mobile computer that can be taken to a patient's bedtime allowing nurses and other healthcare professionals the ability to access and enter information into patient records
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Code of Ethics
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A set of rules and procedures for professional conduct based on the values and ethical standards of an organization or profession
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Confidentiality
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A legally protected right afforded to all patients of having personal and medical information be protected
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Ethics
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A system of moral principles the leaves that determine how we make judgments in regard to right and wrong
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Informed consent
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Doctrine that states that before patients are asked to consent to a risky or invasive diagnostic or treatment procedure they are entitled to restrict certain information.
1 a description of the procedure 2 any alternatives to it and their risks 3 risks of death or serious bodily disability from the procedure 4 probable results of the procedure including any problems with recuperation and anticipated time of recuperation 5 anything else that is generally disclosed to patients who were asked to consent to a procedure |
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Scope of practice
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Legal description of what a specific health professional may and may not do
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