Chapter 1: Health Unit Coordinating Flashcards
Clinical tasks
Tasks performed at the bedside or in direct contact with the patient. Direct patient care.
Computer Physician Order Entry (CPOE)
A computerized program into which physicians directly enter patient orders; replaces handwritten orders on an order sheet or prescription pad.
Doctor
A person licensed to practice medicine. Physician.
Electronic Medical Record
EMR. An electronic medical record of patient health information generated by one or more encounters in any care delivery setting.
Nursing Unit Coordinator
NUC. The health care team member who performs nonclinical patient care tasks for the nursing unit.
Hospital Departments
Divisions within the hospital that specialize in services.
Nonclinical Tasks
Tasks performed away from the bedside. Indirect patient care.
Nurses’ Station
The desk area of a nursing unit.
Nursing Team
A group of nursing staff members who care for patients on a nursing unit.
Nursing Unit
An area within the hospital that includes equipment and nursing personnel available for the care of a given number of patients. (May also be referred to as wing, floor, pod, ward, or station)
Patient
Pt. A person who receives health care, including preventive, promotional, acute, and chronic, and all other services in the continuum of care.
Policies and procedures
Information such as guidelines for practice and hospital regulations found online or in a manual. Policies, procedures and standards of practice.
Transcription
The process used to communicate the doctors’ orders to the nursing staff and other hospital departments; computers and handwritten requisitions are used.
