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| A pathway of upward mobility |
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| The process of testifying to or endorsing that a person has met certain standards. |
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| CERTIFIED HEALTH UNIT COORDINATOR |
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| A Health Unit Coordinator who has passed the national certification examiniation sponsored by the National Association of Health Unit Coordinators (NAHUC). |
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| CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM |
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| Computerized program that provides suggestions or default values for drug doses, routes, and frequencies to the physician at the point of order entry. The program may also perform drug allergy checks, drug-laboratory value checks, drug-drug interaction checks, etc. |
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| Tasks performed at the bedside or in direct contact with the patient. |
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| COMPUTER PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY |
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| A COMPUTERIZED PROGRAM INTO WHICH PHYSICIANS DIRECTLY ENTER PATIENT ORDERS; REPLACES HANDWRITTEN ORDERS ON AN ORDER SHEET OR PRESCRIPTION PAD. |
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| A PERSON LICENSED TO PRACTICE MEDICINE |
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| THE HEALTH CARE THAT A DOCTOR PRESCRIBES IN WRITING FOR A HOSPITALIZED PATIENT. |
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| ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD |
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| AN ELECTRONIC RECORD OF PATIENT HEALTH INFORMATION GENERATED BY ONE OR MORE ENCOUNTERS IN ANY CARE DELIVERY SETTING. |
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| THE HEALTH CARE TEAM MEMBER WHO PERFORMS NONCLINICAL PATIENT CARE TASKS FOR THE NURSING UNIT (ALSO MAY BE CALLED UNIT CLERK OR UNIT SECRETARY). |
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| DIVISIONS WITHIN THE HOSPITAL THAT SPECIALIZE IN SERVICES, SUCH AS THE NUTRITIONAL CARE DEPARTMENT, WHICH PLANS AND PREPARES MEALS FOR PATIENTS, EMPLOYEES, AND VISITORS. |
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| TASKS PERFORMED AWAY FROM THE BEDSIDE. |
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| THE DESK AREA OF A NURSING UNIT. |
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| A GROUP OF NURSING STAFF MEMBERS WHO CARE FOR PATIENTS ON A NURSING UNIT. |
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| 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 A WING, FLOOR, POD, STRATEGIC BUSINESS UNIT, WARD, OR STATION) |
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| A PERSON WHO RECEIVES HEALTH CARE, INCLUDING PREVENTIVE, PROMOTIONAL, ACUTE, CHRONIC, AND ALL OTHER SERVICES IN THE CONTINUUM OF CARE. |
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| POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL |
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| A HANDBOOK THAT PROVIDES SUCH INFORMATION AS GUIDELINES FOR PRACTICE AND HOSPITAL REGULATIONS. |
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| A PROCESS BY WHICH CERTIFIED HEALTH UNIT COORDINATORS EXHIBIT CONTINUED PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND CURRENT COMPETENCY TO PRACTICE IN THE FIELD. |
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| A PROCESS USED TO COMMUNICATE THE DOCTORS' ORDERS TO THE NURSING STAFF AND OTHER HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; COMPUTERS OR HANDWRITTEN REQUISITIONS ARE USED. |
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