Nursing

Acronyms

100

ADL

Activities of Daily Living

200

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

300

COPD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

400

MSDS

Material Safety Data Sheet

500

CVA

Cerebrovascular Accident

A-D

100

Ambulation

The ability to walk or move 

200

Angina

Chest pain

300

CC's in an ounce

~30

400

Chain of command

CNAs<LPN<RN<Charge Nurse<DON

500

Dyspnea

Difficulty breathing

E-J

100

Edema

Swelling

200

Fowler's

45-60^o

300

Hemiplegia

Half the body is weakened

400

Jaundice

Yellow skin

500

What did Tony do March 12 at 12:34

Make a Jeopardy game that "noone knows how to make but Tony should because he's the Tech Guy"

K-O

100

Log Rolling

Technique for rolling patients when suspected or actual spinal injury

200

Neglect

Failing to care for someone property

300

Ombudsman

Someone who investigates the facilities looking for problems

400

Ostomy Bag

Medical pouch that catches waste after an ostomy procedure

500

Output

Fluid that leaves the body

P-Z

100

Pronation

Inward rotation 

200

RACE

Rescue

Alarm

Confine

Extinguish

300

What, when left up, can cause involuntary seclusion

Safety rails

400

Slander

A false statement to ruin someone's reputation

500

Sputum

Mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract