Provision of Care
Patient Rights
Abbreviations
Definitions
Potpourri
100
A restraint for acute medical and surgical care that supports medical healing and patient safety.
What is a non-violent restraint?
100

Instructions about the care, treatment and services at the end of life.

What are advance directives?

100

The abbreviation mL is preferred over this error-prone abbreviation

What is cc?

100

The process of sterilization by steam under pressure.

What is autoclaving?

100

This country found the largest-known T-rex dinosaur skeleton 

Where is Canada?

200
Orders are required to be written every four hours.
What is required timeframe to order violent restaints for an adult?
200

The risks, benefits and alternatives are discussed with the patient by the physician prior to blood, procedure, surgery, etc.

What is informed consent?

200

This agency was responsible for administering Medicare and Medicaid, prior to CMS

What is HCFA?

200

The person, persons, board of trustees, directors or other body in whom the final authority and responsibility is vested for conduct of the hospital. 

Who is the Governing Body?

200

These states do not observe Daylight Savings Time

What is Arizona and Hawaii?

300
This patient evaluation is completed no more than 48 hours after surgery or a procedure
What is the requirement for a post-anesthesia evaluation?
300

The two questions that you may ask to determine if a dog is a service animal.

Is the dog a service animal required because of a disability and What work or task has the dog been trained to perform?

300

A common abbreviation for the Latin word for "recipe" meaning "take thus"

What is Rx?

300

A person who is receiving diagnostic, therapeutic or preventive health services or who is under observation or treatment for illness or injury or care during and after pregnancy. 

What is a patient?

300

The first model of the iPhone was released in this year

What is 2007?

400
This is an opportunity for a discussion between the giver and reciever of patient information
What is hand-off communication?
400

A written complaint and/or a complaint of a serious nature.

What is a grievance?

400

It is the Latin term abbreviated PRN which loosely translates to “as needed”

What is "pro re nata"?

400

Controlling a patient's physical activity in order to protect the patient or others from injury by seclusion or mechanical devices. 

What is a restraint?

400

The first woman to win a Nobel Prize

Who is Marie Curie?

500
The hospital provides written information about the patient's treatment, medications and follow-up
What happens at patient's discharged?
500

Laws that protect patient privacy.

What is HIPAA?

500

In TJCs accreditation manual these rules are abbreviated APR

What are Accreditation Participation Requirements? 

500

The performance of surgical procedures with the appropriate staff, space, equipment and supplies. 

What is Surgical Services?

500

The abbreviation BMW (the car) stands for

What is Bavarian Motor Works?

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