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| Level of care a patient would require based on his or her medical condition; used to evaluate staffing needs |
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| A form completed at the beginning of each work shift that indicates the nursing staff member(s) assigned to each pateint on that nursing unit |
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| A registered nurse who assists the nurse manager in coordinating the activities on the nursing unit |
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| Certified Nursing Assistant |
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| A health care giver who performs basic nursing tasks and has been certified by passing a required certification examination |
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| A method of outlining a patient's path of treatment for a specific diagnosis, procedure, or symptom |
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| A registered nurse in charge of nursing services (may be called director of patient services, nursing administrator, or vice president of nursing services) |
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| A graduate of a 1-year school of nursing, who is licensed in the state in which he or she is practicing; provides direct care and functions under the direction of the registered nurse |
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| A registered nurse who assists the director of nursing in carrying out administrative responsibilities and is in charge of one or more nursing units (also may be called unit manager, clinical manager, or patient care manager) |
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| Nursing Service Department |
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| The hospital department responsible for all the nursing care administered to the patients |
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| Nursing Unit Administration |
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| A division within the hospital responsible for non-clinical patient care |
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| Patient Support Associate |
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| Job description as well as title varies among hospitals; may include some patient-admitting responsibilities, coding, or stocking nursing units |
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| A department of the hospital that provides care before (preoperative), during (intraoperative), and after (postoperative) surger. It encompasses total care of the patient during the surgical experience |
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| One nurse provides total care to assigned patients |
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| A graduate of a 2- or 4-year college-based school of nursing or a 3-year hospital-based program, who is licensed in the state in which he or she is practicing; may give direct patient care or supervise patient care given by others |
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| A registered nurse who is responsible for one or more units during his or her assigned shift (also may be called nursing coordinator) |
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| The department responsible for both orientations of new employees and continuing education of employed nursing service personnel (also may be called educational services) |
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| A registered nurse who is in charge of a nursing team (also may be called pod leader) |
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| Consists of a charge nurse and two to three team leaders with four to five team members working under the supervision of each team leader |
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| certified nursing assistant |
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| cardiovascular intensive care unit |
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| medical intensive care unit |
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| neonatal intensive care unit |
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| pediatric intensive care unit |
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| patient support associate |
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| surgical intensive care unit |
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| trauma intensive care unit |
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