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1. Normal HR
No added salt
Out of bed
60-80 (smoker 80-100 / anything below 40 not OK)
Destruction of a pt's immune system. Highly susceptible to infections.

2. PPO
Stapes (middle ear)
Decrease
Preferred Provider Organization
Condition of the blood

3. myocardium
Walk
The thickest muscular middle layer of the heart
Artery
Excision

4. lith
Intravenous push
Stone
Spiritual Support
Usual - Customary - and Reasonable

5. COA or C of A
Phosphate or phosphorus
Day Surgery Unit
Diet as tolerated
Conditions of Admission

6. cardi/o (word root)
Heart
Mini Stroke (TIA)
Instrument used to record
Inside

7. -gram
Tumor (word roots/combining forms)
Joint
Record x-ray - image - or picture
Liver

8. Ortho
List of meds that each individual pt is currently taking
Post cibrum (after meals)
Orthopedics
Spontaneous collapse of lung

9. L
Liter
Nausea & vomiting
Condition of
Urinalysis

10. Allergy Label

11. Obstetrician
Registered Nurse
Cares for Women during pregnancy - labor - delivery - and after.
Rectal
Pertaining to (word roots/combining forms)

12. Brain (control center)
Process in which tumor cells spread to distant parts of the body
Makes up the muscles of the body that contract and relax to produce movement.
Located withing the cranial cavity and is the main center for coordinating body activities.
History

13. NICU
(cushion between the bones of vertebra)
Blood pressure
Connects and holds tissue together - to transport substances - and to protect against foreign invaders. Forms and protects bones - fat - blood cells - and cartilage and provides immunity.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

14. GERD
Cares for Women during pregnancy - labor - delivery - and after.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (reflux disease)
Transmits impulses from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands
Registered dietician

15. ADT Sheet
Continuous Quality Improvement
Form used to record admissions/discharges/and transfers on a nursing unit daily.
Abnormal condition characterized by no speech
Neurological Vital Signs (Neurocheck)

16. 'arrow up'
Increased - above - elevated
Clinical Decision Support System
The invasion of the body by a pathogenic micro-organism that reproduces and multiply - causing disease. Bacterial infections are treated w/antibiotics
Injection of a med into a muscle (IM)

17. Cell Membrane
Increase
Creating an artificial opening into
(egg shell) Boundary of the cell. Is porous - flexible - and elastic. The protective cell membrane actively or passively regulates the movement of a substance into and out of the cell. Keeps the cell intact. The cell will die if the cell membrane can
Pertaining to the brain and spine

18. -iasis
Surgical incision or to cut into
Condition of
Destruction of a pt's immune system. Highly susceptible to infections.
Every other day

19. Neurons
Transmits nerve impulses from one part of the body to another. (there are 2 types)
Cares for Women during pregnancy - labor - delivery - and after.
Carbohydrate
Penicillin

20. -ology
Diet as tolerated
A Dr's order that remains in effect and is executed according to the pt's needs.
Study of (word roots/combining forms)
Center of a Cell (control center) (egg yolk)

21. NPO
Force Fluids
Kidney
Development - nourishment
Nothing by mouth

22. Anatomy
Body
Increased - above - elevated
Book to record all admissions/discharges/and transfers on a nursing unit
The measurement of pt's fluid/food intake and output

23. lipo
Fat
Movement/Function
Diagnoses/Treats disorders of a newborn
Tounge

24. inter-
Lumbar Puncture
Between
Within normal limits
Slow heart rate

25. JCAHO
White Blood Cells
Lab - Rad - Pharm - PT - Respt. - OT - etc.
Joint Commission of Accreditation of Health Care Organization
Clear

26. KCI
Potassium chloride
Pro re nata (as needed)
Phosphatase (chemistry)
Happening now

27. a- - an-
Mouth - pharynx - Digestive sphincter muscle - Esophagus - Stomach - Small intestine - large intestine
Without
Skin (word roots/combining forms)
Fat (word roots/combining forms)

28. Intake and Output

29. Tx
Movement/Function
Potassium chloride
Meninges (spinal cord covering)
Treatment

30. cyno
Condition of
Heart - Blood Vessels - Blood
Coronary artery disease= narrowing of the arteries due to buildup of plaque on the arterial walls (a condition called atherosclerosis)
Blue

31. vascular
Discontinue or discharge
Circulation
Circulation - motion - sensation
Hour or hours

32. EMR/EHR
Specialist (Pertaining to)
Respiratory rate
Electronic Medical Record/Electronic Health Record
Child Protective Services

33. herni/o
Epithelium (1st layer of skin) (word roots/combining forms)
Protrusion of a body part
Spontaneous collapse of lung
Patient

34. Red Blood Cells
Lumbar Puncture
Function: Transfers the C02 (oxygen) to the body
Heart - Blood Vessels - Blood
Slow heart rate

35. tid
3x a day
Result of adding a medication to a container or iv solution
Health Maintenance Organization
Carbohydrate

36. TICU
Slow heart rate
Trauma Intensive Care Unit
Communication process between shifts - in which nursing personnel who are leaving report nursing unit activities to coming on duty.
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.

37. hemat/o
Study of (word roots/combining forms)
Internal Doc (only...never put in chart) Responsible Reporting Form (used when someone within the unit does something wrong)
Blood
A pt medical record that may be dated back 5+ yrs re: if pt was admitted in past etc. Requested through Medical Secretaries.

38. EEG
Electroencephalogram (test to check electricity in the brain)
Body
No added salt
Clinical Decision Support System

39. Hospitalist

40. Nerve Tissue
High-density
Diagnoses/Treats pt's in trauma and emergency situations
Medication Administration Record
Forms parts of the nervous system - which conducts electrochemical impulses and helps to coordinate body activities.

41. N/V
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the nervous system
Usual - Customary - and Reasonable
White Blood Cell
Nausea & vomiting

42. CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Eyelid
Protection - Support - Movement - Blood Cell production - and Mineral storage
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrotomy

43. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Heat or Energy
Vital signs
Milliequivelant
Government agency whose purpose is to ensure that foods/meds/cosmetics/& medical devices are safe & properly labeled

44. SAD
Protected Health Info
Body
Within
Save a day

45. Piggyback
Enlarged liver
Without Fever
(on the main IV...piggybacks it) a method by which drugs are usually administered intravenously in 50-100 ml of fluid
Within/stomach/pertaining to

46. thromb/o
Nerves - Brain - Spinal Cord
The # of times the heart beats per minute (felt through the walls of the artery)
Clot (stationary=thrombosis) (moving=embolism)
Blood being held back

47. H&P
Electroencephalogram (test to check electricity in the brain)
Within
Unwanted - unwelcomed behavior; sexual in nature
History and Physical

48. hyper
Licenses Practical Nurse
Complete bed rest
Increase
One of the primary lymphatic organs. Development of the body's defenses against infection by promoting the maturation of cells that provide immune responses.

49. PSA
Patient Support Associate
Tasks performed away from the bedside
A method of finding hidden blood in stool
Neurological vital signs/checks degree or hour

50. Orthostatic Hypotension
Save a day
Physical Therapy
Pertaining to in back of (body directional terms)
A temporary lowering of BP usually due to standing suddenly - also called postural hypotension