REVERSE Vocabulary Flashcards
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Plastic card with individual patient information imprinted on it
Adressograph plate
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Used with adressograph card to imprint chart forms and requisition
Adressograph machine
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Forms used only when specific conditions call for their use
Additional chart forms
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Surgery scheduled on day of patient’s arrival at hospital
Admission day surgery
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Written instructions by the doctor for patient care and treatment upon entry to hospital
Admission orders
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Pre assembled packet of standard chart forms to be used upon admission of patient to the unit
Admission packet
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Form initiated by admitting; contains personal and demographic information
Admission-separation form (face sheet)
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Documents that indicate a patient’s wishes should they become unable to make decisions regarding medical care
Advanced directives
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Plastic band on which allergy information is printed, worn by patient for duration of hospital stay
Allergy armband
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Plastic band on which patient ID information is printed; worn for duration of hospital stay
Armband
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When patient’s heart contractions are absent/insufficient to produce pulse
cardiac arrest
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Public officer who investigates the cause of a death not due to natural causes
Coroner
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Unscheduled admission; admitted from doctor’s office, clinic, ER
Direct admission
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Centralized, coordinated, multidisciplinary process to ensure patient has a plan for care after leaving hospital
Discharge planning
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Admission necessitated due to accident or medical emergency
Emergency admission
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The placement of a patient separated from other patients to prevent spread of infection
Isolation
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Form used by nursing staff to maintain current patient profile
Kardex
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Number assigned to a patient on or before admission, used for records identification and used for all subsequent admissions to that hospital
Medical Record Number
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A number assigned to the patient each time they are admitted to hospital
Patient Account Number
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Process of obtaining information and partially preparing admission forms before patient’s arrival at the hospital
Pre Admit
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A patient admission planned in advance (may be urgent or elective)
Scheduled admission
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Placing extra chart forms in patients’ charts so they will be available when required
Stuffing charts
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Supplemental chart forms are added to patient chart accord to specific care needs
Supplemental chart forms
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Notations made in red ink on the doctor’s orders sheet to indicate a step of the transcription procedure is complete
Transcribing symbols