Medical Terminology
Slow Heart Rate
Bradycardia
Fast, Rapid
Tachy
BM
Bowel Movement
3:00am
0300
Metric we use to weight a patient?
Kg
Vomit
Emesis
Blood
Hemo
NPO
Nothing by Mouth
1:00pm
1300
What do you do if you see something abnormal?
Tell the Nurse
What does CAUTI stand for?
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection
Double, Twice
Bi
VS
Vital Signs
10:00pm
2200
Where would you find a procedure to reference?
Baggotstreet /Dynamic Health
To Urinate
Void
To eat, Swallowing
Phagia
PRN
per need; as needed
12:00PM
1200
UAP Role in discharging a patient
Getting belongings together and transferring out of the building
Difficulty Breathing
Dyspnea
Bad, Difficult, Abnormal
Dys
AC
Before meals
12:00am
0000
Where can you transfer a patient?
To a lower level of care