Comm. Vocab Flashcards
Autonomous
Functioning independently without control by others
Certification
Process of testifying to or endorsing that a person has met certain standards
Chronic
Long drawn out . Disease or illness in slow progression
Clinical tasks
Tasks performed at the bedside
Confidential
Entrusted with private or secret matters
Doctor /physician
A person licensed to practice medicine
Hospital departments
Divisions within the hospital that specialize in services such as the dietary dept which plans and prepares meals for patients
Non clinical tasks
Tasks performed away from the bedside
Nursing station
A desk area in a nursing unit
Nursing team
A group of nursing staff who care for patients on a nursing unit
Acute
Having rapid onset. Illness that comes on suddenly
Nursing unit
An area in the hospital with the equipment and nursing personnel to care for patients
Patient or client
A person receiving health care including acute and chronic and all services provided in the continuum of care
Trauma
A physical injury or wound caused by external force or violence
Children’s hospital
Specializes in children
