Where am I?
Unit where birth occurs and the phase of cervix dilation
What is L&D?
Time after Surgery
What is After Operation (Post-op)?
What is Emergency Department?
A licensed person who has graduated from an accredited nursing program and has passed state boards, gaining an associate or bachelor's degree
What is an RN (Registered Nurse)?
A testing used to produce pictures of the inside of the chest through small doses of radiation
What is a CXR (Chest X-ray)?
Where surgical operations are held in aseptic (sterilized) environment
What is the OR?
Time Before Surgery
What is Before Operation (Pre-op?)
ICU
What is Intensive Care Unit?
A person that has completed 4 years of college and an additional 4 years of medical school
What is a MD (Medical Doctor)?
A diagnostic test that uses strong magnetic fields to generate images of the organs in the body
What is an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)?
Area attached to OR space to provide care of patients recovering from Anesthesia
What is PACU?
Field of medicine focusing on children's health
What is Peds (Pediatrics)?
phD
What is Doctor of Philosophy?
Provide out of hospital emergency medical care and transport critical and emergent to the ER
They have basic skills to stabilize and transport patients ranging from non-emergency to life threatening emergency
What is a EMT (Emergency Medical Technician)?
Portable device that adds an electric shock through the chest and to the heart
What is an AED (Automated External Defibrillator)?
Level of basic medical care which is used for victims with life threatening illnesses or injuries until full care is given at a hospital
What is BLS?
Emergency procedure combining chest compressions with artificial ventilation to preserve intact brain function and restore blood circulation and breathing for someone in cardiac arrest
What is CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)?
GYN
What is Gynecology?
A physician who provides both the first contact for a person with an undiagnosed health concern as well as continuing care of varied medical conditions
What is a PCP (Primary Care Physician)?
Test that detects abnormalities in your brain waves or in the electrical activity of your brain
What is an EEG (Electroencephalogram)?
Ward that specializes in the care of cardiac conditions that require a continuation of monitoring and treatment
What is CCU?
Assessment and intervention to develop, recover, or maintain meaningful activities, or occupations of individuals (Redefine motor skills and tasks around the house)
What is Occupational Therapy (OT)?
What is Long Term Care?
An advanced practice registered nurse that is trained to assess patient needs, order and interpret diagnostic and laboratory tests, diagnose illness and disease, and prescribe medication
What is a CRNP (Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner)?
Diagnostic test that combines data from several x-rays to produce a detailed image of the structures in the body
What is a CAT (Computerized Axial Tomography) Scan?