Prefixes/Suffixes
Hepato
What is liver?
AC
What is before meals?
Cholecystectomy
What is the removal of the gallbladder?
Nurse Practitioner Act
What defines the scope of practice?
Dorthea Dix
Who is the pioneer crusader for the elevation of standards of care for the mentally ill? (1801-1887)
Neph/Rheno
What is kidney?
Ad Lib
What is as tolerated?
Thrombosis
Malpractice
What are; Duty, Breach, Harm, and Proximate cause of harm?
Linda Richards
Who is credited with the development of the first nursing and hospital records? (1841-1930)
Stoma
What is mouth or opening?
BRP
What is bathroom privileges?
Dysphagia
What is difficult or abnormal eating?
Standards of Care
What are acts that are permitted or prohibited, provides directions, appropriate measures and universal guidelines?
Mary Eliza Mahoney
Who is the first recognized African American nurse who worked for the acceptance of African Americans in he nursing profession? (1845-1926)
Megaly
What is enlargement?
HS
What is hour(s) of sleep?
Febrile
What is fever?
Patients Bill of Rights
What is a law that protects the expectations of patients?
Florence Nightingale
Who is the Lady of the Lamp?
Emesis
What is vomiting?
NPO
What is nothing by mouth?
Enteritis
What is the inflammation of the intestines?
Duty
Required to report unethical behavior.
Clara Barton
Who is the nurse that developed the American Red Cross in 1881? (1821-1912)