Abbreviations 1 Flashcards
Other names for Operating Room Nurse
OR RN, surgical nurse, scrub nurse, circulator nurse, circulation nurse, perioperative nurse
Abbreviation for Patients
Pt. or Pts. or pts
Abbreviations for Physical Therapist Title
DPT, PT, RPT, MPT
SPT
Student Physical Therapist
PTA
Physical Therapist Assistant or Physical Therapy Assistant
LPTA
Licensed Physical Therapy Assistant
Abbreviations for Occupational Therapist
OT, OTR, OTR/L, DOT, OTD, MOT
OTA
Occupational Therapy Assistant
COTA or COTA/L
Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant
Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant, Licensed
SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
ST
Speech Therapist
SLPA
Speech Language Pathologist Assistant
CFY
Clinical Fellowship Year
CCC (as in SPL CCC)
Certificate of Clinical Competence
CHT
Certified Hand Therapist
MSW
Masters in Social Work
BSW
Bachelor’s in Social Work
LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
APRN
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
NP
Nurse Practitioner
FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner
RN
Registered Nurse
LPN
Licensed Practical Nurse
MSN
Master’s Degree in Nursing (APRN)
BSN
Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing
ASN
Associate of Science in Nursing
LVN
Licensed Vocational Nurse (LPN in California and Texas)
CNA
Certified Nurse’s Aide or Certified Nursing Assistant or Certified Nurse’s Assistant or Certified Nursing Aide
HHA
Home Health Aid
ST
Short Term
STC
Short Term Care
LT
Long Term
LTC
Long Term Care
STR
Short Term Rehab
DNS
Director of Nursing Services (or DON)
DON
Director of Nursing (or DNS)
ADNS or ADON
Assistant Director of Nursing Services
or
Assistant Director of Nursing
SCS
Supervisor of Clinical Services (Home health)
can also be Clinical Manager
DPCS
Director of Patient Care Services
Can be a Director in Home Health, Home Care, or Hospice.
DOR
Director of Rehab
RD
Rehab Director
RM
Rehab Manager
CM
Case Manager
RNCM
Registered Nurse Case Manager
PCN
Primary Care Nurse
HH
Home Health (our abbreviation)
SNF
Skilled Nursing Facility
EI
Early Intervention
ADC
Adult Day Care
ALF
Assisted Living Facility
LTACH or LTAC
Long Term Acute Care Hospital
ADLs
Activities of Daily Living (bathing, toileting, dressing, cooking, etc.)
OASIS
Outcome and Assessment Information Set
AR
Accounts Receivable
AP
Accounts Payable
PRN
As needed, a type of hours
QA
Quality Assurance (or QI or QAPI)
QI
Quality Improvement (or QA or QAPI)
QAPI
Quality Assurance, Performance Improvement (or QA or QI)
VNA
Visiting Nurse Association (HH)
ICU
Intensive Care Unit
MICU
Medical Intensive Care Unit
IMCU
Intensive Medical Care Unit
NICU
Neonatal Intensive care Unit
PICU
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
CVICU
Cardiovascular Intensive care Unit
Tele
Telemetry
SICU
Surgical Intensive care Unit
CCU
Cardiac Care Unit or Coronary Care Unit or Critical Care Unit
TCU
Transitional Care Unit
DOU
Definitive Observation Unit
PCU
Progressive Care Unit
PACU
Post Anesthesia Care Unit
ED or ER
Emergency Department or Emergency Room
CMO
Comfort Measures Only
NCLEX
National Council Licensure Examination (licensing exam for registered nurses)
MDS
Minimum Data Set (like the OASIS of SNF)
RNAC
Registered Nurse Assessment Coordinator (MDS Nurse)
SALSA
Supervisor of Assisted Living Services Agency
iCIMS
internet collaborative information management system
DOE
Depending on experience
H1B
a work visa for foreigners in the US, requires sponsorship from company so Avoid
IP
Inpatient
CHPN
Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse
EMR
Electronic Medical Records
WOCN
Wound Ostomy Care Nurse
CWN
certified Wound Nurse
CWCN
Certified Wound Care Nurse
CWON
certified wound ostomy nurse
WCC
Wound Care Certified
CWS
certified wound specialist
Other names for Director of Rehab
DOR, Rehab Manager, Rehab Director, Program Director, Program Manager, Therapy Director, Therapy Manager
Ambulatory Care
outpatient care
SOC
start of care (oasis)
ROC
resumption of care (OASIS)
d/c oasis
discharge oasis
Names for Marketers at Home Health or Hospice
Marketer, Community Educator
Only if nurse: Liaison, Clinical Liaison
Another name for LTACH
Specialty Hospital (or Hospital for Special Care)
Types of Case Manager
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
Another name for Utilization Nurse
QA or QI or QAPI, basically the same as Utilization Review Nurse
Names for Therapy Internship
Affiliation, Clinicals, Fieldwork, Internship, Externship
Names for a Rehab Aide
Rehab Tech, Rehab Technician, Physical Therapy Aide, Physical Therapy Technician, Physical Therapy Tech, Physical Therapist Tech, Physical Therapist Aide
Clinical Supervisor also known as
Clinical Manager or Supervisor of Clinical Services (SCS)
Another name for ALF
Independent Living
Three types of Home Care
- Mostly CNA’s with a supervising RN
- RN’s and LPN’s doing shift work (private duty) for chronic ventilator patients
- Pediatric
Who could we hire from Outpatient clinic experience?
Physical Therapists, nurses from Wound Care Clinics
Does Urgent Care treat med/surg?
No, they’re an outpatient clinic.
What words indicate someone worked in a Correctional Facility?
prison, penitentiary, forensic, inmate, corrections, correctional, jail
forensics can sometimes be used as a term in mental health, so doesn’t always apply
Types of Admissions RN’s
- Home health, doing OASIS and first treatments/visits for patients. have med/surg exp
- SNF, Marketer getting patients from hospitals referred to their SNF
- Hospital, doing paperwork like basic patient and insurance info
Preceptor vs Nurse Educator or Staff Development
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
Recert
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.
On-call nurse also called
Triage Nurse, Triage RN, On-call RN
On-call triage decisions for HOME HEALTH:
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.
On Call triage decisions for HOSPICE
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
What can a medical social worker do for someone?
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
What does Business Development mean?
Marketing and Promotion
What’s another name for a discharge planner/case manager in a hospital?
Nurse Navigator
What is another term for Developmentally Delayed?
Special Needs
How many visits per week counts for us as full time?
Starting at or increasing to 20 visits a week
What is a staff nurse or staff therapist?
Hands on, not a manager
What does Bedside mean?
Hands on
Why is it important for us to know what Travel jobs are?
- we do not hire for travel positions
- People in travel positions are used to being payed much more
- They can look like job hoppers because they have a new job every three months
What is another name for a Telemetry unit?
CCVC or CVICU
What’s another name for the TCU?
Rehab Unit
What’s another name for subacute?
Post-acute
Does a Nursing Supervisor or RN Supervisor in a SNF have med/surg experience?
Yes
What is a Unit Manager?
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.
What is a Charge Nurse or Floor Nurse?
A hands-on nurse in a SNF or hospital.
Names for SLP on internship
Graduate Clinician or Graduate Student Clinician
Most common Skilled Nursing skills
Complex wound care (wound vac, dressings), IV, blood draws, medication management, patient education
What setting does a Liaison or Clinical Liaison or Marketer work in?
Home Health or Hospice
What is the name for a Marketer in a SNF?
Admissions RN
CEU
Continuing education unit
WISE
World Institute of Scientology Enterprises
Manager
One who is responsible to make sure that the product of their organization is achieved in volume and quality
Reasons for dead file:
- actually dead
- just insufferable
- three strikes
- black mark on their medical license
- retired
- failed background check
- permanent lifting restriction
- do something REALLY sketchy
Another name for a pelvic floor therapist
Woman’s Health Therapist
Another name for an MDS nurse
RNAC
PTO
Paid time off
Our purpose for our candidates:
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.
Our Purpose for our clients:
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.
Our Purpose for our business:
To help our business expand and prosper (do well economically) in an ever-widening sphere.
Our Purpose for ourselves and our families:
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.
Our Purpose for our communities and the world at large:
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.
For the Patients that we Impact:
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.
Our Goal:
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.
common title for nurse in a prison
Corrections Nurse
