Legal document that indicates a patient's wishes in the event that the patient becomes incapacitated and unable to make decisions regarding medical care.

BIBA

Admitting diagnosis, Diet, Activity, Diagnostic tests and procedures, Medications,etc...

Requires the patient to be admitted to the hospital before the surgery day.

A multidisciplinary organization that stresses a holistic approach to the care of patients.......

A form signed on the patient's admission that sets forth the general services that the hospital will provide;

IVDU

The presence of one or more disorders (or diseases) in addition to the primary disease or disorder.

Essential in most health care facilities.

A nursing care delivery model in which one coordinates the patient's care....

An example of an alarm system that includes monitoring software and an ankle bracelet that contains a tiny radio transmitter designed to prevent infants from being removed from a health care facility w/o authorization.

MSSU

In an effort to meet TJC safety goals, hospitals across the United States has adopted.....

Should be checked and signed by nursing personnel

Stores paper charts and manages the electronic charts of patients....

A number assigned to the patient to access insurance information

OBS

It provides an accurate, up-to-date list of occupied and unoccupied hospital beds.

They are monitored carefully after surgery - usually every 4 hours for 24 to 48 hours...

Essential organs in the removal of toxic wastes from the blood.

Orders electronically entered or handwritten by the doctor before the time of surgery to prepare the patient for the surgical procedure.

OPS

Greets the patient and tells the nurse who will be caring for the patient.

Written by the Surgeon to be carried our immediately after surgery?

Indicates to the staff that the allergy information has been checked.