Nursing practice

Medical assistant: a trained worker in clinics and offices who does clinical and office tasks under a provider's direction.

Negligence by a professional, such as a nurse or doctor, that harms a client.

A legal duty to report certain things, such as suspected abuse or some diseases, to the proper authorities.

A theory that ranks human needs in five levels, from basic body needs at the bottom to self-fulfillment at the top.

An event, such as a plane crash, an explosion or a building collapse, with more victims than local health care services can handle.

Sorting many injured people quickly by need when there are more victims than staff and supplies can treat at once.

A graduate degree in nursing, earned after a bachelor's degree, that prepares nurses for advanced or specialized roles.

A US health coverage program for certain people with low incomes and special needs, paid for by the states and the federal government together.

The name of a disease or condition, given by a physician or other provider, that explains a client's signs and symptoms.

A doctor, appointed by the government, who investigates deaths that are sudden, unexpected, violent or unexplained.

The everyday hand wash with soap and water that removes dirt and the germs picked up during work, rubbing for at least 20 seconds.

A record of a person's past and present health, illnesses, surgeries, medicines, allergies and family health.

A trained person who changes spoken or signed words from one language to another so clients and health care workers understand each other.

The legal record of a client's health history, care, tests and treatment, also called the chart.

A hospital unit that cares for adults with many kinds of illness and adults recovering from surgery.

The US federal health insurance program for people 65 and older and for people with certain permanent disabilities.

The part of a client's record that lists every ordered drug, dose, route and time, where nurses record each dose given.

A preventable mistake at any step of prescribing, preparing, giving or monitoring a medicine, whether or not it causes harm.

A practice of focusing the mind, such as on the breath, a word or an image, to calm thoughts and reduce stress.

A person's emotional, mental and social well-being, which affects how they think, feel, act and cope.

An experienced colleague who gives long-term guidance on a newer colleague's career and growth, as a role model, adviser and advocate.

The emptying of the bladder; another word for urination or voiding.

The 24-hour clock used in hospitals, with four digits and no AM or PM, so a morning time is never mistaken for an evening one.

Paying calm attention to the present moment, noticing thoughts and feelings without judging them.

In law, a person under the age that state law sets for giving consent, so a parent or legal guardian consents for them.

Using something in the wrong way or for the wrong purpose, such as taking a medicine other than as prescribed.

Something that raises the chance of a disease and that a person can change, such as smoking or physical activity.

To watch, check or measure something again and again over a period of time.

Pairs of wide adhesive straps stuck on each side of a wound and tied together over the dressing, so it can be changed without new tape.

The state of having a disease or health problem, or how often a disease occurs in a group of people.

Illness and death taken together: the complications and the deaths that follow a disease, an injury or an operation.

Death, or the rate of death in a group of people over a period of time.

Military sexual trauma: sexual assault or repeated sexual harassment that happened during military service.

Involving people from several different professions.

The planned use of music, by a trained music therapist, to help a person's physical, emotional or mental health.