Vocabulary Flashcards
addressograph
A plastic card containing patient information, used to identify patient’s records; it reduces errors and helps with legibility and positive patient identification
admission orders
Written instructions by the doctor for the care and treatment of the patient upon entry into the hospital.
allergy armband (identification bracelet)
A plastic band on which allergy information is printed and that the patient wears throughout the hospitalization
armband (identification bracelet)
A plastic band on which the identification information of a patient is printed and that the patient wears throughout the hospitalization
autopsy
An examination of a body after death; it may be performed to determine the cause of death or for medical research
blood consent
A patient’s written permission to receive or refuse blood or blood products
cardiac arrest
When the patient’s heart contractions are absent or insufficient to produce a pulse or blood pressure
census sheet (activity sheet)
A daily listing of all patient’s activities (admissions, discharges, transfers, and death) within the hospital.
chart pack
A preassembled packet of standard chart forms to be used on the admission of a patient to the nursing unit
communicable disease
A disease that may be transmitted from one person to another
coroner
A Public Officer whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes.
coroner’s case
Performed under certain circumstances by a Coroner to investigate a cause of death.
direct admission
A patient who was not scheduled to be admitted and is admitted from the doctor’s office, clinic or Emergency Room.
Facesheet
Admission-Separation Form
A form initiated by the Admitting Department included in the inpatient medical records, which contains personal and demographic information, usually computer generated at the time of admission.
expiration
A death
