Term | Definition |
tuning fork | a device used to check hearing |
otoscope | a device used to examine the ears |
opthalmoscope | a device used to examine the eyes |
stethoscope | a device used to listen to the heart |
sphygmomanometer | a device used to take blood pressure |
I.D. band | a plastic bracelet used on every admission |
consultation report | a specialist dictates his findings |
hospital number | a unique number assigned to each client |
materials management | all equipment and supplies, other than those that must be sterilized, are obtained here |
MARS (medical administration records) | any medication given to a client must be recorded |
business office | billing provincial or territorial plans |
acute care | care for a client with an illness expected to run a short course |
pallative care | care for a person with a terminal illness |
choronic care | care from someone with a chronic illness |
admission sheet/ facesheet | chart begins with this |
dictation room | confidential room for doctors to dictate |
cross-coverage | covering two units |
maintenance/ enviromental engineering | ensures tgat equiptment is safe and operational |
shift report | essential client information passed on to the next shift of nurses |
admission interview/ assessment form | gathers a basic health history |
pneumatic tube system | interconnecting tunnles that connet all units |
P.A. system/ intercom/ paging | interal communicaition systems |
nurses notes | kept mostly by nurses |
critically ill | medical crisis |
dumbwaiter | mini-elevator for small objects |
doctor's orders sheets | must be dated and signed each time a new order is given |
risk management/ infection control | oversees infecion control policies and procedures within the facility |
progress note | physician assessment of the clients response to treatment |
hospital card | plastic card imprinted with essential client info |
I.D. labels/ stickers | preprinted with essential client info |
signature sheet | provides a method of tracking initials |
nutritional services | provides all client meals |
health information services/ medical records | responsible for all charts generated within ths hospital |
pharmacy | responsible for all medication used in the hospital |
information services | responsible for communication systems within the hospital |
public relations | responsible for community liaison |
employee health services | responsible for employees' work-related medical needs |
human resources | responsible for recruiting and interview new employees |
SPD/ central supply meterials department | responsible for sterilizing and distributing sterile equipment |
laundry | responsible for supplying client-care units with clean laundry |
purchasing department | responsible for taking inventory |
housekeeping/ environmental services aid | responsible for the cleanliness of the facility |
critical value | result that deviates from normal causes concern |
waiting room/ reception | room for friends and relatives to sit |
client teaching room | room used for teaching outpatients |
clean utility room | stores frequently used supplies |
medication room | stores medication and IV drug solutions |
housekeeping supply room | stores pails, mops, other cleaning supplies |
clean utility room | stores used equipment and supplies |
storage room | stores wheelchairs, IV poles, gurneys etc. |
conference room | team conferences, meetings, client interviews |
scope of practice | the boundaries of a person's responsibilities |
nurses' station | the head office |
clinical secertary/ ward clerk | "the hub of the wheel" |
volunteers/ auxillary services | unpaid workers who visit patients |
treatment room | used to preform examinations and minor procedures |
admitting/ client registration department | usuallt the first point of contact; tracks all admissions and discharges; takes a daily census |
vital signs flow sheet | vitial signs |