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1. CQI
Certified Nursing Assistant
Joint Commission of Accreditation of Health Care Organization
Usually on the main IV. A method in which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100ml of fluid
Continuous Quality Improvement

2. -ologist
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
Enlargement
Within
Specialist (Pertaining to)

3. ambulate
Treats cancer through the use of radiation
Walk
Ear
Studies cell change and other alterations of the body cause by disease (tissue)

4. MI
Myocardial infarction
O E I
Electronic Medical Record/Electronic Health Record
Government agency whose purpose is to ensure that foods/meds/cosmetics/& medical devices are safe & properly labeled

5. CSF
Cerebrospinal fluid (lumbar tray in materials)
Calorie
Right
Shortness of breath

6. MED
Circulation - motion - sensation
Neurological Vital Signs (Neurocheck)
Pt controlled analgesic
Medical

7. -ic (suffix)
Resembling (word roots/combining forms)
Treatment
Transischemic attack (mini stroke)
Pertaining to

8. SNAT
Computed tomography
Suspected non-accidental Trauma
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.
Stone

9. Excsise
Fast - rapid
Night
Mini Stroke (TIA)
Cut Out

10. cererbospinal
Larynx (voicebox)
Save a day
Pertaining to the brain and spine
Sodium

11. Lateral (lat)
Paralysis of the rt or lt side of body
Stomach
Pertaining to the side (body directional terms)
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act

12. Emesis
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Body
Vomit (Emesis Bases usually have to ordered)
Force fluids

13. Posteroanterior (PA)
Increased - above - elevated
Doctor of Osteopathy
Pertaining to back to front (body directional terms)
Skilled Nursing Facility

14. bid
Book to record all admissions/discharges/and transfers on a nursing unit
2x per day
Brain
Tissue (word roots/combining forms)

15. DAT
Blood vessel
Bedside commode
Diet as tolerated
Average daily intake of a nutrient meeting requirements of nearly all healthy people of a given age/gender

16. CBC
Complete Blood count
Fast - rapid
Right lower quadrant
Fasting Blood Sugar

17. arachnoid (mater)
To suture (surgical) repair
Potassium
Ante cibum (before meals)
Middle layer of the meninges (web like structure)

18. Clinical Tasks
A person's needs to have affectionate relationships w/ppl & to have a place in a group.
Diagnoses/treats diseases of the heard/blood vessels
Surgical repair of joint
Tasks performed at the Bedside or in direct contact w/the pt

19. Negative Assertion
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.
Usually meds - food - tape - and many other items
An assertive skill in which a person verbally accepts having made an error without letting it reflect on their worth as a human being.
Every other day

20. hepatomegaly
Enlarged liver
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Pertaining to closer than another structure from the point of attachment. (body directional terms)
Pertaining to

21. CO2
Diet as tolerated
A diagnostic study to measure arterial blood gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) to attain info needed to asses & manage a pt's respiratory status.
Pt controlled analgesic
Carbon dioxide

22. cal or Kcal
Calorie
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Cholesterol
Anyone coming through ER that we send to other hospitals - and is found NOT stable enough to have been sent in the 1st place. Has to be stable before ever transferring a pt.

23. a or ic
Patient
Internal Doc (only...never put in chart) Responsible Reporting Form (used when someone within the unit does something wrong)
Phosphatase (chemistry)
Pertaining to

24. Hospitalist

25. CMS
Circulation - motion - sensation
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
The invasion of the body by a pathogenic micro-organism that reproduces and multiply - causing disease. Bacterial infections are treated w/antibiotics
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (reflux disease)

26. pia mater
Incision
The largest lymphatic organ. upper left abdomen (protected by the lower ribs). Functions are to destroy old RBC's - bacteria - and germs and to store blood for emergency use.
Electricity/Electrical activity
Inner thin layer of the meninges (tender layer). Carries blood vessels that provide nourishment to the nervous tissue.

27. Inferior (caudal)
Enlargement
Producing - originating - causing (word roots/combining forms)
Measurements of body functions - including temp - pulse - respiration - and bp
Pertaining to below (body directional terms)

28. CNA
Identification Labels
Located withing the cranial cavity and is the main center for coordinating body activities.
Sodium
Certified Nursing Assistant

29. c (with line above it)
Axilla or axillary
Psychiatry
Should contain: ambu bag - code blue book - guiac - stroke alert box.
With

30. disease of heart muscle
No Known Food Allergies
Cardiomyopathy
Fracture
Provides acute care exclusively to hospitalized pt's.

31. Alzheimer's Disease

32. lt or L with circle around it
Diagnoses/Treats diseases and problems w/aging
Left
Producing - originating - causing (word roots/combining forms)
Hemoglobin & hematocrit (HGB & crit or HCT)

33. WNL
Bone
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the nervous system
Cholesterol
Within normal limits

34. NAS
Pertaining to between the vertebrae
Carbohydrate
No added salt
Sclera (white part of eye)

35. Urologist
Spinal cord
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the male/female urinary tracts and of the male reproductive system
Cut Out
Every

36. PCN
Bedside commode
Fat
Penicillin
Taking fluid from somewhere

37. SSU
High-density
Pro re nata (as needed)
Short-stay Unit
Internal organs (word roots/combining forms)

38. Surgeon
Inj. of a med into a muscle
Treats diseases and injuries through operative methods; may specialize in a particular area - such as heart - eye - or pediatric surgery
Cerebrospinal fluid (lumbar tray in materials)
Registered Dietician

39. vertebr/o
Mouth
Disease
3x a day
Vertebra (s) - vertebrae (bones of the spine)

40. cyto
A Dr's order that is written and given that one time then discontinued.
Diet as tolerated
Cell
Diagnoses/Treats disorders of a newborn

41. vascular
A pt medical record that may be dated back 5+ yrs re: if pt was admitted in past etc. Requested through Medical Secretaries.
Circulation
Pertaining to back to front (body directional terms)
Cholesterol

42. hist / o
Muscle (myo)
Inside
Tissue (word roots/combining forms)
Inflammation

43. Lymphatic System
Clear
Consists of the spleen - thymus gland - lymph nodes - a fluid called lymph - and the lymphatic vessels. The lymphatic system maintains fluid balance and immunity.
Respiratory syncytial virus (can live on surface for 7 days)
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the nervous system

44. Guaiac
A method of finding hidden blood in stool
No information - No publication
Post cibrum (after meals)
Instrument used to examine

45. -oid
The largest lymphatic organ. upper left abdomen (protected by the lower ribs). Functions are to destroy old RBC's - bacteria - and germs and to store blood for emergency use.
Resembling (word roots/combining forms)
Incision
Rectal

46. Carcinoma
Flesh tumor (cancer)
Sclera (white part of eye)
Labels affixed to the front cover of a pt's paper chart that indicated pt has allergy.
Respiratory syncytial virus (can live on surface for 7 days)

47. Admixture
Death of body tissue due to lack of blood supply - often a result of infection or injury.
Inflammation of small bowel
Result of adding a medication to a container or iv solution
Electricity - electrical activity

48. Health Information Specialist
Full Strength or can mean Fasting sugar
Pertaining to the side (body directional terms)
Obtains - posts - and analyzes medical - workload - finance - and insurance data. Ensures that info is entered correctly into medical records
Rounded mass of food formed in the mouth and ready to be swallowed; also defined as concentrated dose of medication or fluid (frequently given intravenously.

49. a- - an-
Unwanted - unwelcomed behavior; sexual in nature
UA in charge of this sheet. Keep up to date so that can inform family who is assigned to pt.
Without
Inner lining of heart - also forms the heart valves

50. Orthopedist
A temporary lowering of BP usually due to standing suddenly - also called postural hypotension
Certified Nursing Assistant
Diagnoses/Treats diseases or fractures of the musculoskeletal system
Long-Term Care