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1. CHO
Diagnoses/Treats pt's in trauma and emergency situations
Sodium - potassium - co2 - Bun - creatinine - calcium
Carbohydrate
Communication process between shifts - in which nursing personnel who are leaving report nursing unit activities to coming on duty.

2. Hospitalist

3. pneumo
Coronary Care Unit
Diagnoses/Treats mental illness
A measurement (noninvasive) of gas exchange and rbc oxygen-carrying capacity
Lung

4. NVS
Patient
Neurological Vital Signs (Neurocheck)
Epithelium (1st layer of skin) (word roots/combining forms)
Red Blood Cell

5. IV
Wide awake
Intravenous
Date in which a specific category of meds must discontinue unless review by a Dr.
(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

6. Posterior (dorsal)
To have the pt sit on edge of bed and dangle feet
Certified Nursing Assistant
Spiritual Support
Pertaining to in back of (body directional terms)

7. Never take critical labs over the phone

8. pexi
Surgical fixation
Process in which tumor cells spread to distant parts of the body
Factors such as age - gender - race - socioeconomic status etc.
Immediately

9. DAT
Nausea & vomiting
Over the counter
Diet as tolerated
Farther from the surface (body directional terms)

10. -rrhea
Rule out
Bone
Excessive discharge - flow
Trauma Intensive Care Unit

11. -oma
Myocardial infarction
Tumor (word roots/combining forms)
American Diabetic Association
Bedside commode

12. Pulse Oximeter
No Known Allergies
A device to measure gas exchange and probe to either the ear or the finger (also cld oxygen saturation monitor)
Administers drugs or gases to produce loss of consciousness or sensation in the pt. Care during/after surgery as well.
Fracture

13. Bolus
Same-day Surgery
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.
Milliequivelant
Every day

14. stat
Immediately
Respiratory rate
Emergency Dept.
Sodium - potassium - co2 - Bun - creatinine - calcium

15. cl
Clear
Instrument
A scraping away of the skin.
Kidney

16. epitheli / o
Epithelium (1st layer of skin) (word roots/combining forms)
Bed Sore
Plans - directs - coordinates - and supervises the delivery of health managers
Circulation - motion - sensation

17. a- - an-
Abdomen
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.
Without
Femur (thigh bone)

18. HBS
Hospital Base Specialist
Vein
List of meds that each individual pt is currently taking
Producing - originating - causing (word roots/combining forms)

19. leuk/o
White
Blood
Sternum (breastbone)
Hemoglobin & hematocrit (HGB & crit or HCT)

20. CPOE
Diet as tolerated
Spleen
Computer Physician Order Entry
Myocardial infarction

21. RUQ
Right upper quadrant
Cancer (word roots/combining forms)
Beginning half of word
Discontinue or discharge

22. Medication Administration Record (MAR)
Pertaining to
Psychiatry
Inj. of a med into a muscle
List of meds that each individual pt is currently taking

23. NPO
Skin (word roots/combining forms)
Mouth - pharynx - Digestive sphincter muscle - Esophagus - Stomach - Small intestine - large intestine
Intensive Care Unit
Nothing by mouth

24. DVT
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Beginning half of word
Fasting Blood Sugar
Treats cancer through the use of radiation

25. DSU
Lateral chest
Tumor
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Day Surgery Unit

26. What is the purpose of the skeletal system?
To support/protect (framework)
Computed tomography
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
A wound that is produced by tearing of body tissue.

27. hepat/o
Liver
Pertaining to above (body directional terms)
Stone
Pertaining to (word roots/combining forms)

28. -genic
Producing - originating - causing (word roots/combining forms)
Bed Sore
Save a day
Certified Nursing Assistant

29. -graphy
Process of recording an x-ray - imaging - taking a picture
Condition of
Rule out
2x per day

30. path / o
Same-day Surgery
Wet/Reusable items (instruments etc.)
Disease (word roots/combining forms)
Fat

31. PHI
Protected Health Info
Cornea (clear anterior covering of the eye)
Immediately
UA in charge of this sheet. Keep up to date so that can inform family who is assigned to pt.

32. NINP
Carbohydrate
No Information No Publication
Pathway of an opening/wound that spreads
Hemoglobin

33. myocardium
The thickest muscular middle layer of the heart
A bone that has been twisted apart
Larynx (voicebox)
Neurology

34. Pathology
Aorta
Diagnoses/Treats diseases and problems w/aging
Patient Care Technician
Lab where biopsies are sent to

35. Otolaryngologist
Lying of the back - Face Up (body directional terms)
Specializes in Family Health Care for all family members
Diagnoses/Treats diseases of the ear - nose - and throat
With

36. DAT
Diet as tolerated
Potassium
Without Fever
Death of body tissue due to lack of blood supply - often a result of infection or injury.

37. PT (Upper Case)
Calorie
Physical Therapy
American Diabetic Association
Average daily intake of a nutrient meeting requirements of nearly all healthy people of a given age/gender

38. R
Instrument
Rectal
Eyelid
Diagnoses/Treats diseases and problems w/aging

39. Geriatrist
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrotomy
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.
Registered Nurse
Diagnoses/Treats diseases and problems w/aging

40. mcg
Liquid
Registered dietician
Phosphate or phosphorus
Microgram

41. EMR/EHR
Electronic Medical Record/Electronic Health Record
Middle Breast Bone (Sternum)
Cerebrovascular accident
Conditions of Admission

42. hepatomegaly
Epithelium (1st layer of skin) (word roots/combining forms)
Enlarged liver
Lateral chest
Function: Transfers the C02 (oxygen) to the body

43. HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
Save a day
Pass to pt's nurse
Salivary glands - teeth and tongue - liver - gallbladder - pancreas

44. N/V
Blue
Nausea & vomiting
Herniation or protrusion
Government agency whose purpose is to ensure that foods/meds/cosmetics/& medical devices are safe & properly labeled

45. Prefix (word parts)
Cartilage
To support/protect (framework)
Red
Beginning half of word

46. cost/o
Certified Health Unit Coordinator
Rib
Larynx (voicebox)
Mouth

47. Signing Off

48. Dangle
High-density
To have the pt sit on edge of bed and dangle feet
A diagnostic study to measure arterial blood gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) to attain info needed to asses & manage a pt's respiratory status.
Minimal Standard (5 rights)

49. CHUC
Certified Health Unit Coordinator
Above
Hour of sleep
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.

50. myring/o
Tympanic membrane (eardrum)
Every hour or every (fill in #) hour
To slow down heart
Complete Blood count