Definitions / Vocabulary Flashcards
ABS
Admit before Surgery: Patients who need to be admitted 1 or more days prior to surgery.
Admission Orders
Written instructions by the doctor for the care and treatment of the patient upon entry into the hospital.
Aerosol Therapy
Administration of a bronchodilator in the form of a mist.
Blood Transfusion Consent
A patient’s written permission to receive or refuse blood or blood products.
Dialysis
The removal of wastes in the blood usually excreted by the kidneys.
Direct Admission
A patient who was not scheduled to be admitted and is admitted from the doctor’s office, clinic, or emergency room.
Elective Surgery
Surgery that is not emergency or mandatory and can be planned at a convenient time.
Emergent Procedure / Add On
An urgent or emergency surgical procedure not prebooked ex. accident/sudden medical condition
Extubation
Removal of a tube (as in an endotracheal tube)
Intubation
Insertion and placement of a tube (within the trachea).
Invasive Procedure
A procedure in which the body cavity is entered by use of a tube, needle, device, or even ionizing radiation.
Nebulizer
A machine that sprays medicine into the mouth in a very fine mist.
OR Slate
Schedule of surgeries usually received by the unit the day before the surgery.
Oximetry
Oxygen saturation of arterial blood (O2 Sats)
PAC
Pre Admission Clinic: department where patients are scheduled to see the pre-admission nurse, have all necessary lab, x-ray, pre-op tests done and to see the Anesthetist if required prior to their surgical admission date.
Post-operative orders
Orders written immediately after surgery (Postoperative orders cancel preoperative orders)
Pre Admit
The process of obtaining information and partially preparing admitting forms prior to the patient’s arrival at the health care facility.
Pre-operative Orders
Orders written by the doctor before surgery to prepare the patient for the surgical procedure.
Prone position
Lying face down
Pulse Oximetry
A noninvasive method to measure the oxygen saturation of arterial blood.
SAP
Surgical Admission Program: patients who have gone to see the pre-admission nurse, and have all necessary lab, x-ray pre-op tests done prior to their surgical admission date.
SDC
Surgical Day Care: patients who are not staying overnight in the hospital after the surgical procedure.
Supine position
lying face up
Surgical Consent
A patient’s written permission for an operation or invasive procedure.