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1. APS
Cell
Within
Adult protective Services
Usually on the main IV. A method in which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100ml of fluid

2. ADA
Cap gas - arterial gas - venous gas
Inner lining of heart - also forms the heart valves
Herniation or protrusion
American Diabetic Association

3. ambu bag
Needed when pt stops breathing (usually w/a black mouth covering)
Cardiac Monitor Tech
(cushion between the bones of vertebra)
Increased - above - elevated

4. IM
Extends from brainstem through spinal cavity to between the 1st and 2nd lumbar verebrae. It's the patway for conducting sensory impulses up to the brain and motor impulses back down from the brain.
Stomach
Biopsy
Intramuscular Injection

5. Neonatologist
Bad error/mistake/at fault/harm to pt
Obstetrics
Diagnoses/Treats disorders of a newborn
Axilla or axillary

6. ac
Diagnoses/Treats pt's in trauma and emergency situations
Hemoglobin
Artery
Ante cibum (before meals)

7. -rrhaphy
Pro re nata (as needed)
Child Protective Service
To suture (surgical) repair
Diagnoses/Treats disorders of a newborn

8. Central supply
Penicillin
Wet/Reusable items (instruments etc.)
Vein/vessel
Central venous pressure

9. vascular
Lying of the back - Face Up (body directional terms)
Chief Financial Officer
Flesh tumor (cancer)
Circulation

10. lip / o
Above
Connective tissue - flesh (word roots/combining forms)
Fat (word roots/combining forms)
Brain

11. Blood Types
O+ o- a+ a- b+ b- ab+ (cannot donate blood) ab- (cannot donate blood)
A stroke. An interference of blood flow to the brain which reduces the supply of oxygen and nutrients - causing damage to brain tissue. Major causes are embolism - thrombosis - and hemorrhage.
Blue
Minute

12. Na or Na+
Sodium
(on the main IV...piggybacks it) a method by which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100 ml of fluid
Orgin of
Bilirubin

13. hem/o
Assertive skills in which a person responds to a criticism by making noncommittal statements that can not be argued against.
Fracture
Blood
Diagnoses/Treats diseases w/the use of various methods of imaging such as x-ray - ultrasound - radioactive materials - and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)

14. ex: intragastric (P=intra / WR=gastro / S=ic)
Intestine
Connective tissue - flesh (word roots/combining forms)
Within/stomach/pertaining to
2x per day

15. MI
A form that is initiated to charge a discharged pt for any items used during their hospital stay that were not charged at the time of of use.
Government agency whose purpose is to ensure that foods/meds/cosmetics/& medical devices are safe & properly labeled
History and Physical
Myocardial infarction

16. chol
Cholesterol
Pulse
Usually meds - food - tape - and many other items
A portable device that records the heart's electrical activity and produces a continuous EKG tracing over a specific period.

17. WBC
Pt controlled analgesic
The measurement of pt's fluid/food intake and output
White Blood Cell count
Mouth - pharynx - Digestive sphincter muscle - Esophagus - Stomach - Small intestine - large intestine

18. CO2
Carbon dioxide
Electricity - electrical activity
Blood pressure
Tissue (word roots/combining forms)

19. aphasia
Condition of
Unable to breath
Abnormal condition characterized by no speech
Creatinine clearance

20. proct/o
Rectum
Communication process between shifts - in which nursing personnel who are leaving report nursing unit activities to coming on duty.
Medical Intensive Care Unit
Registered Nurse

21. NVS
Neurological Vital Signs (Neurocheck)
To support/protect (framework)
Midnight
Cerebrospinal fluid (lumbar tray in materials)

22. Ruptured Disk
Culture & Sensitivity
Process in which tumor cells spread to distant parts of the body
Across or through
(cushion between the bones of vertebra)

23. scopy
Visual examination
Intravenous
Stone
Every hour or every (fill in #) hour

24. Anterior (ventral)
Pertaining to Toward (body directional terms)
Without
Pertaining to in front of (body directional terms)
Licenses Practical Nurse

25. eukocyte
Top of pyramid: Self Actualization needs: Self-fulfillment - Esteem Needs: Self Respect & Respect of others - Belonging & Love Needs: Need to receive and give love - Safety & Security Needs: Safe from danger - job security - ordered structure. - Phys
White Blood Cell
Disease
Pertaining to the side (body directional terms)

26. ABR
Assertive skills in which a person responds to a criticism by making noncommittal statements that can not be argued against.
Absolute bed rest
Pertaining to the brain and spine
Pertaining to (word roots/combining forms)

27. AP
Microgram
Phosphatase (chemistry)
Anteroposterior
Neurological Vital Signs (Neurocheck)

28. One Time or Short Order Entry

29. FF
Student Health Unit Coordinatoor
Blue
Instrument
Force Fluids

30. NPO
Cholesterol
Diagnosis/Treats diseases and disorders of the internal organs of adults
Nothing by mouth
Process in which tumor cells spread to distant parts of the body

31. Dig
Rib
Slows the heart rate (digoxen would increase hear rate)
Culture
Chief Financial Officer

32. NINP
No information - No publication
Ingestion=taking in through the mouth - digestion=mechanical & chemical breakdown of food for use by body cells - Absorption=the transfer of digested food from the small intestine to the bloodstream - Elimination=the removal of solid waste from the b
A tubular instrument (rigid or flexible) with a light source and a viewing lens for observation that can be inserted through a body orifice or through a small incision.
A pt medical record that may be dated back 5+ yrs re: if pt was admitted in past etc. Requested through Medical Secretaries.

33. CMT
Cardiac Monitor Tech
Stomach/intestine/inflammation of
Surgical incision or to cut into
Every other day

34. Peds
Heart - Blood Vessels - Blood
Pediatrics
Specialist (Pertaining to)
No Known Allergies

35. Never take critical labs over the phone

36. HUC
Central venous pressure
Ante cibum (before meals)
Stomach
Health Unit Coordinator

37. hypo-
History
Hidden
Below normal
Mouth - pharynx - Digestive sphincter muscle - Esophagus - Stomach - Small intestine - large intestine

38. aort/o
Surgical fixation
Transischemic attack (mini stroke)
Aorta
Myocardial infarction

39. stern/o
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the male/female urinary tracts and of the male reproductive system
Orgin of
Taking fluid from somewhere
Sternum (breastbone)

40. RRF
Internal Doc (only...never put in chart) Responsible Reporting Form (used when someone within the unit does something wrong)
Unable to breath
Registered dietician
(can get at young age) 'Dementia' = Shrinkage of the brain

41. Medication Administration Record
Book to record all admissions/discharges/and transfers on a nursing unit
Across or through
Biopsy
(MAR) List of meds that each individual pt is currently taking; it is used by the RN to administer meds.

42. carcin/o
Located withing the cranial cavity and is the main center for coordinating body activities.
Biopsy
Book to record all admissions/discharges/and transfers on a nursing unit
Cacner

43. TICU
A measurement of energy or heat
Intensive Care Unit
Trauma Intensive Care Unit
Culture

44. PCN
Baby Red Blood Cells (When you have to many - usually means something is wrong w/bone marrow)
Pass to pt's nurse
Lamina (bony arch of the vertebrae)
Penicillin

45. tab
Orgin of
Lumbar Puncture
Cells/Inside/How they work
Tablet

46. JCAHO
Visual examination
Salivary glands - teeth and tongue - liver - gallbladder - pancreas
Joint Commission of Accreditation of Health Care Organization
Cerebrospinal fluid (lumbar tray in materials)

47. SDS
Same-day Surgery
Movement/Function
Beginning half of word
A cord like structure that is located outside the central nervous system (CNS). Contains nerve cells called neurons.

48. Excsise
Pertaining to the side (body directional terms)
Cut Out
Slow
Transischemic attack (mini stroke)

49. -ology
Asrpin (acetylsalicylic acid)
Study of (word roots/combining forms)
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Function: Transfers the C02 (oxygen) to the body

50. myos/o
Transmits nerve impulses from one part of the body to another. (there are 2 types)
Computed tomography
Muscle (myo)
Inner thin layer of the meninges (tender layer). Carries blood vessels that provide nourishment to the nervous tissue.