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Other names for Operating Room Nurse

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OR RN, surgical nurse, scrub nurse, circulator nurse, circulation nurse, perioperative nurse

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Abbreviation for Patients

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Pt. or Pts. or pts

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Abbreviations for Physical Therapist Title

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DPT, PT, RPT, MPT

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SPT

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Student Physical Therapist

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PTA

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Physical Therapist Assistant or Physical Therapy Assistant

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LPTA

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Licensed Physical Therapy Assistant

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Abbreviations for Occupational Therapist

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OT, OTR, OTR/L, DOT, OTD, MOT

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OTA

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Occupational Therapy Assistant

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COTA or COTA/L

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Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant

Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant, Licensed

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SLP

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Speech Language Pathologist

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ST

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Speech Therapist

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SLPA

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Speech Language Pathologist Assistant

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CFY

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Clinical Fellowship Year

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CCC (as in SPL CCC)

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Certificate of Clinical Competence

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CHT

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Certified Hand Therapist

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MSW

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Masters in Social Work

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BSW

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Bachelor’s in Social Work

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LCSW

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Licensed Clinical Social Worker

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APRN

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Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

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NP

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Nurse Practitioner

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FNP

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Family Nurse Practitioner

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RN

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Registered Nurse

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LPN

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Licensed Practical Nurse

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MSN

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Master’s Degree in Nursing (APRN)

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BSN

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Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing

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ASN

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Associate of Science in Nursing

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LVN

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Licensed Vocational Nurse (LPN in California and Texas)

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CNA

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Certified Nurse’s Aide or Certified Nursing Assistant or Certified Nurse’s Assistant or Certified Nursing Aide

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HHA

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Home Health Aid

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ST

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Short Term

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STC

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Short Term Care

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LT

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Long Term

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LTC

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Long Term Care

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STR

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Short Term Rehab

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DNS

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Director of Nursing Services (or DON)

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DON

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Director of Nursing (or DNS)

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ADNS or ADON

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Assistant Director of Nursing Services
or
Assistant Director of Nursing

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SCS

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Supervisor of Clinical Services (Home health)

can also be Clinical Manager

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DPCS

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Director of Patient Care Services

Can be a Director in Home Health, Home Care, or Hospice.

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DOR

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Director of Rehab

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RD

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Rehab Director

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RM

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Rehab Manager

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CM

A

Case Manager

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RNCM

A

Registered Nurse Case Manager

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PCN

A

Primary Care Nurse

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HH

A

Home Health (our abbreviation)

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SNF

A

Skilled Nursing Facility

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EI

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Early Intervention

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ADC

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Adult Day Care

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ALF

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Assisted Living Facility

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LTACH or LTAC

A

Long Term Acute Care Hospital

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ADLs

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Activities of Daily Living (bathing, toileting, dressing, cooking, etc.)

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OASIS

A

Outcome and Assessment Information Set

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AR

A

Accounts Receivable

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AP

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Accounts Payable

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PRN

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As needed, a type of hours

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QA

A

Quality Assurance (or QI or QAPI)

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QI

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Quality Improvement (or QA or QAPI)

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QAPI

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Quality Assurance, Performance Improvement (or QA or QI)

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VNA

A

Visiting Nurse Association (HH)

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ICU

A

Intensive Care Unit

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MICU

A

Medical Intensive Care Unit

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IMCU

A

Intensive Medical Care Unit

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NICU

A

Neonatal Intensive care Unit

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PICU

A

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

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CVICU

A

Cardiovascular Intensive care Unit

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Tele

A

Telemetry

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SICU

A

Surgical Intensive care Unit

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CCU

A

Cardiac Care Unit or Coronary Care Unit or Critical Care Unit

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TCU

A

Transitional Care Unit

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DOU

A

Definitive Observation Unit

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PCU

A

Progressive Care Unit

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PACU

A

Post Anesthesia Care Unit

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ED or ER

A

Emergency Department or Emergency Room

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CMO

A

Comfort Measures Only

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NCLEX

A

National Council Licensure Examination (licensing exam for registered nurses)

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MDS

A

Minimum Data Set (like the OASIS of SNF)

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RNAC

A

Registered Nurse Assessment Coordinator (MDS Nurse)

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SALSA

A

Supervisor of Assisted Living Services Agency

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iCIMS

A

internet collaborative information management system

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DOE

A

Depending on experience

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H1B

A

a work visa for foreigners in the US, requires sponsorship from company so Avoid

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IP

A

Inpatient

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CHPN

A

Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse

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EMR

A

Electronic Medical Records

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WOCN

A

Wound Ostomy Care Nurse

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CWN

A

certified Wound Nurse

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CWCN

A

Certified Wound Care Nurse

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CWON

A

certified wound ostomy nurse

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WCC

A

Wound Care Certified

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CWS

A

certified wound specialist

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Other names for Director of Rehab

A

DOR, Rehab Manager, Rehab Director, Program Director, Program Manager, Therapy Director, Therapy Manager

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Ambulatory Care

A

outpatient care

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SOC

A

start of care (oasis)

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ROC

A

resumption of care (OASIS)

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d/c oasis

A

discharge oasis

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Names for Marketers at Home Health or Hospice

A

Marketer, Community Educator

Only if nurse: Liaison, Clinical Liaison

98
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Another name for LTACH

A

Specialty Hospital (or Hospital for Special Care)

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Types of Case Manager

A

Home Health and Hospice: a field nurse

Hospital: discharge planner

Insurance: nurse who evaluates patients for insurance claims (call patients “members”)

Worker’s comp: nurse who evaluates worker’s for company for worker’s compensation (calls patients “workers”, mention “work hardening”)

Social work or mental health: might say “kids” instead of patients, will have psych or social work experience on resume

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Another name for Utilization Nurse

A

QA or QI or QAPI, basically the same as Utilization Review Nurse

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Names for Therapy Internship

A

Affiliation, Clinicals, Fieldwork, Internship, Externship

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Names for a Rehab Aide

A

Rehab Tech, Rehab Technician, Physical Therapy Aide, Physical Therapy Technician, Physical Therapy Tech, Physical Therapist Tech, Physical Therapist Aide

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Clinical Supervisor also known as

A

Clinical Manager or Supervisor of Clinical Services (SCS)

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Another name for ALF

A

Independent Living

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Three types of Home Care

A
  1. Mostly CNA’s with a supervising RN
  2. RN’s and LPN’s doing shift work (private duty) for chronic ventilator patients
  3. Pediatric
106
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Who could we hire from Outpatient clinic experience?

A

Physical Therapists, nurses from Wound Care Clinics

107
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Does Urgent Care treat med/surg?

A

No, they’re an outpatient clinic.

108
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What words indicate someone worked in a Correctional Facility?

A

prison, penitentiary, forensic, inmate, corrections, correctional, jail

forensics can sometimes be used as a term in mental health, so doesn’t always apply

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Types of Admissions RN’s

A
  1. Home health, doing OASIS and first treatments/visits for patients. have med/surg exp
  2. SNF, Marketer getting patients from hospitals referred to their SNF
  3. Hospital, doing paperwork like basic patient and insurance info
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Preceptor vs Nurse Educator or Staff Development

A

Preceptor is a nurse with hands-on experience apprenticing another nurse in skilled treatments

Nurse Educator/Staff Development is for teaching Nurse’s other information outside of patients, the “theory” rather than hands on

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Recert

A

Recertification is an OASIS update form that needs to be filled out every 30 days or so to let Medicare know the patient’s progress.

112
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On-call nurse also called

A

Triage Nurse, Triage RN, On-call RN

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On-call triage decisions for HOME HEALTH:

A

determine that the patient needs to go to the hospital,

or that they don’t need to go to a hospital but that a nurse needs to go out and see them now to handle the situation,

or that a nurse needs to handle the situation but it can wait till the morning when the case manager for that patient can see them,

or that the patient can be directed on how to handle the situation themself.

114
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On Call triage decisions for HOSPICE

A

Advise the patient to take more pain medication within the parameters that the doctor allotted,

counsel,

advise,

answer questions,

go out attend a death,

go out and pronounce the patient,

go to the patients home to handle some other problem like the catheter came out,

or tell the patient that the problem can be handled by a nurse in the morning and then set that up

115
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What can a medical social worker do for someone?

A

Help them apply for Medicaid

Help them find community services in their area that could help them

Inform them about equipment that would help their recovery

Help them get equipment that would help their recovery

116
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What does Business Development mean?

A

Marketing and Promotion

117
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What’s another name for a discharge planner/case manager in a hospital?

A

Nurse Navigator

118
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What is another term for Developmentally Delayed?

A

Special Needs

119
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How many visits per week counts for us as full time?

A

Starting at or increasing to 20 visits a week

120
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What is a staff nurse or staff therapist?

A

Hands on, not a manager

121
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What does Bedside mean?

A

Hands on

122
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Why is it important for us to know what Travel jobs are?

A
  1. we do not hire for travel positions
  2. People in travel positions are used to being payed much more
  3. They can look like job hoppers because they have a new job every three months
123
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What is another name for a Telemetry unit?

A

CCVC or CVICU

124
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What’s another name for the TCU?

A

Rehab Unit

125
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What’s another name for subacute?

A

Post-acute

126
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Does a Nursing Supervisor or RN Supervisor in a SNF have med/surg experience?

A

Yes

127
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What is a Unit Manager?

A

A post in a SNF that is mostly paperwork. They may have SOME hands on experience from covering for other nurses, but they are mostly Admin and Scheduling.

Don’t pick a unit manager in a hospital because they don’t have any hands on exp.

128
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What is a Charge Nurse or Floor Nurse?

A

A hands-on nurse in a SNF or hospital.

129
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Names for SLP on internship

A

Graduate Clinician or Graduate Student Clinician

130
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Most common Skilled Nursing skills

A

Complex wound care (wound vac, dressings), IV, blood draws, medication management, patient education

131
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What setting does a Liaison or Clinical Liaison or Marketer work in?

A

Home Health or Hospice

132
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What is the name for a Marketer in a SNF?

A

Admissions RN

133
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CEU

A

Continuing education unit

134
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WISE

A

World Institute of Scientology Enterprises

135
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Manager

A

One who is responsible to make sure that the product of their organization is achieved in volume and quality

136
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Reasons for dead file:

A
  • actually dead
  • just insufferable
  • three strikes
  • black mark on their medical license
  • retired
  • failed background check
  • permanent lifting restriction
  • do something REALLY sketchy
137
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Another name for a pelvic floor therapist

A

Woman’s Health Therapist

138
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Another name for an MDS nurse

A

RNAC

139
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PTO

A

Paid time off

140
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Our purpose for our candidates:

A

To make our candidates known to the clients in a way that gives the candidate the best chance possible of getting an interview, to make the interviewing process as smooth and quick as possible, and to attain the best outcome possible, with the end goal of helping our candidates procure positions that align with their needs and wants.

141
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Our Purpose for our clients:

A

For our Clients: To help our clients to find and hire staff that fit their needs and wants so that they can attain stability, profitability, and growth.

142
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Our Purpose for our business:

A

To help our business expand and prosper (do well economically) in an ever-widening sphere.

143
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Our Purpose for ourselves and our families:

A

To achieve a work set up that aligns with the other components of our lives, that furnishes exchange in an amount that enables us to be reaching our personal goals, and that provides a game in which we have fun playing and are proud to be a part of.

144
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Our Purpose for our communities and the world at large:

A

To make enough excess income to donate to campaigns that provide effective help and move the world closer to the ideal scene, so that we help create a better world for ourselves and our children.

145
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For the Patients that we Impact:

A

To expand our client companies in order to positively influence the care given to our elderly population and all the populations that our companies service. We choose to work with companies that are so genuinely caring that if we expand them, we are automatically helping the populations that they serve as well.

146
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Our Goal:

A

To help people and groups by providing the needed and wanted requested by both healthcare professionals and healthcare organizations, so that both parties align, and thereby positive motion toward helping others may be generated by their organization. And doing so, we attain prosperity on a financial level, and the feeling achieved when you’ve truly helped someone.

147
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common title for nurse in a prison

A

Corrections Nurse

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