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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. AP
Surgical opening
Anteroposterior
Clear
No Known Allergies

2. Surg
Labor & Delivery
Inside
The # of times the heart beats per minute (felt through the walls of the artery)
Surgical

3. CPOE
Night
Usually on the main IV. A method in which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100ml of fluid
Excision - surgical removal
Computer Physician Order Entry

4. K
Surgical opening
Rectum
Potassium
Tounge

5. -sclerosis
Narrowing of the arteries
Hardening
Movement/Function
Internal Doc (only...never put in chart) Responsible Reporting Form (used when someone within the unit does something wrong)

6. Inferior (caudal)
Pertaining to below (body directional terms)
Every day
No added salt
Out of bed

7. Admixture
Cell
Plastic Bracelet (usually red) that is worn by a pt to indicate allergy.
Result of adding a medication to a container or iv solution
Diet as tolerated

8. Functions of the Skeletal System
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (reflux disease)
Pertaining to Toward (body directional terms)
Fast - rapid
Protection - Support - Movement - Blood Cell production - and Mineral storage

9. JCAHO
Student Health Unit Coordinatoor
O E I
Instrument used to record
Joint Commission of Accreditation of Health Care Organization

10. a or ic
Intravenous push
Cacner
Pertaining to
Bone that goes through the skin (open)

11. enteritis
Milliequivalent
Inflammation of small bowel
Cell
Bed rest

12. q
Rapid flow of blood
Diagnosis/Treats diseases and disorders of the internal organs of adults
Unable to breath
Every

13. Arthoplasty
Communication process between shifts - in which nursing personnel who are leaving report nursing unit activities to coming on duty.
Surgical repair of joint
High-density
Gynecology

14. pt (lower case)
Patient
Bed rest
Pertaining to the brain and spine
Labor & Delivery

15. Abscess
A cavity that contains pus. Usually cause by pathogenic microorganisms that invade the tissue through a break in the skin. Abscesses are formed by the body to wall off the pathogenic microorganisms and keep them from spreading throughout the body.
Certified Health Unit Coordinator
Decrease
Creating an artificial opening into

16. Anatomy
Body
Child Protective Service
Resembling (word roots/combining forms)
Chloride

17. RD
White Blood Cells
Conditions of Admission
Registered dietician
Myocardial infarction

18. ABR
Diagnoses/Treats disorders of a newborn
Creating an artificial opening into
Absolute bed rest
Clavical or collarbone

19. Pediatrician
Specialist (Pertaining to)
Fat (word roots/combining forms)
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.
Provides preventative care and diagnosis and treats diseases of children

20. HDL
High-density
White Blood Cell count
Microgram
Labels that contain individual pt info for identifying pt records or other personal items.

21. CSF
Cerebrospinal fluid (lumbar tray in materials)
Lower part of resp. system
Pertaining to closer than another structure from the point of attachment. (body directional terms)
Lamina (bony arch of the vertebrae)

22. APS
Electricity - electrical activity
Between
Pertaining to closer than another structure from the point of attachment. (body directional terms)
Adult protective Services

23. DAT
Bad
Usually on the main IV. A method in which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100ml of fluid
Spiritual Support
Diet as tolerated

24. staped/o
Doctor of Osteopathy
Computed tomography
Stapes (middle ear)
Cell

25. Bolus
Slows the heart rate (digoxen would increase hear rate)
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.
Left
Liver

26. enter/o (word root)
A process which the UA records data (date - time - name - and status) on the Dr's order sheet to indicate that a handwritten Dr's transcription has been completed.
Intestine
Average daily intake of a nutrient meeting requirements of nearly all healthy people of a given age/gender
Identification Labels

27. RD
Vein
Brain
The thickest muscular middle layer of the heart
Registered Dietitian. One who has completed and education program/served an internship/and passed the exam given by the American Dietetic Assoc.

28. -tomy
Surgical incision or to cut into
Disease
Cardiac monitor tech (usually just called monitor tech)
Orgin of

29. min
A scraping away of the skin.
Adult protective Services
Minute
A portable device that records the heart's electrical activity and produces a continuous EKG tracing over a specific period.

30. Anatomy
Body
(mainly women who have had children) and abnormal decrease in bone mass. Lead cause of fractures and thin brittle bones. 'silent crippler'
Abdomen
Rib

31. Functions of the digestive system
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
Post cibrum (after meals)
Blue
Minute

32. COA or C of A
Protective covering on skin or lines the body cavities
Conditions of Admission
Meninges (spinal cord covering)
Cerebrovascular accident

33. CVICU
Coronary artery disease= narrowing of the arteries due to buildup of plaque on the arterial walls (a condition called atherosclerosis)
Rectum
Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
Administers drugs or gases to produce loss of consciousness or sensation in the pt. Care during/after surgery as well.

34. Paget's Disease (Ostetitis Deformans)
(mainly children) A certain type of bone disease (2nd most common) Causes bones to become weak.
Blood urea nitrogen
Intestine
Movement/Function

35. IV
Diagnoses/Treats disease and defects of the eye
Meninges (spinal cord covering)
Lateral chest
Intravenous

36. WNL
Pro re nata (as needed)
Cell
Increase
Within normal limits

37. VS
Bed rest
A doctrine that informs pt's of risky or invasive diagnostic or treatment procedure. They need to be informed of: description of test - risk and or alternatives - risks of death or bodily disability - probable results of the procedure.
White Blood Cell count
Vital signs

38. noc
Night
Physical Therapy
Liter
Heart

39. inter-
Potassium
Pulse rate obtained on the wrist
Bilirubin
Between

40. Central supply
Pertaining to
No information - No publication
Potassium
Wet/Reusable items (instruments etc.)

41. Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
Tonsils & adenoids
Adult protective Services
Potassium chloride
Mini Stroke (TIA)

42. KCI
Factors such as age - gender - race - socioeconomic status etc.
White Blood Cell
Potassium chloride
Walk

43. Gangrene
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Death of body tissue due to lack of blood supply - often a result of infection or injury.
Fat
Rule out

44. IM
Usually on the main IV. A method in which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100ml of fluid
Intramuscular Injection
To have the pt sit on edge of bed and dangle feet
Abdomen

45. Posterior (dorsal)
Night
Pertaining to in back of (body directional terms)
Practice of continuously improving quality of each function at each level of every dept. of the health care organization.
Assertive skills in which a person responds to a criticism by making noncommittal statements that can not be argued against.

46. NAS
Computed tomography
A measurement (noninvasive) of gas exchange and rbc oxygen-carrying capacity
No added salt
Within

47. chondr/o
Transmits impulses to the brain and spinal cord
Hour or hours
An assertive skill in which a person verbally accepts having made an error without letting it reflect on their worth as a human being.
Cartilage

48. Endocrinologist
Book to record all admissions/discharges/and transfers on a nursing unit
Diagnoses/Treats disease of the internal organs that secrete hormones
Pt controlled analgesic
Potassium

49. Respiration Rate
The # of times a pt breaths per minute (in & out)
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Potassium
Pain

50. acute
Happening now
Continuous Quality Improvement
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.
Visual examination