Abbreviations
Types of agencies
Lab
Military time
Key terms
100

What does ADL stand for?

Activities of Daily Living

100
What type of facility provides emergency care, surgery, nursing care, x-ray procedures and treatments, and laboratory testing.

Hospitals

100

For how long should you wash your hands?

20 seconds

100

2100

9:00pm

100

A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover

Acute illness

200

What does CDC stand for?

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

200

What type of facility provides complex care for severe health problems?

Skilled nursing facility

200

What is the last step with washing your hands?

Discard paper towel into wastebasket.

200

0100

1:00am

200

An illness or injury from which the person will not likely recover.

Terminal illness

300

What does DON stand for?

Director of Nursing

300

What type of facility provides housing, personal care, support services, health care, and social activities in a home like setting for persons needing help with daily activities?

Assisted Living Residence

300

How much soap do you apply to hands?

About 1 teaspoon

300

1700

5:00pm

300

Those who provide nursing care-RNs, LPNs, and nursing assistants.

Nursing team

400

What does MDRO stand for?

Multidrug-Resistant Organisms

400

A health care agency or program for persons who are dying.

Hospice

400

When making a bed what is the first step?

Wash your hands

400

0300

3:00am

400

Things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your senses; symptoms

subjective data

500

What does SNF stand for? 

Skilled nursing facility

500

Units designed for persons with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

Memory Care Units

500

What is the first thing you do after removing gloves?

Wash your hands

500

0000

12:00am

500

the legal account of a person's condition and response to treatment and care

the medical record