NHA Compliance

Chain of command

the formal hierarchy within an organization; a pathway of communication, responsibility, and authority

Organization chart

A graphic representation of the hierarchy of chain of command in an organization

Disometer

A device used to meadure an absorbed dose of ionizing radiation

Cognitive

Relating to all apectes and processes of preveiving, thinking and remembering

respite care

a service that provides time for a family caregiver to leave the home for personal or social matters by sending a responsible individual to care for the patient at home

Advance Directives

a document that communicates a patient's specific wishes for end-of-life care

Prognosis

Prediction of the course of an illness and an estimation of the patient's chances of recovery

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Legislation that established the foundation for privacy of health information and set the standards for the transmission of electronic health information to ensure confidentiality

Electronic Health Record (EHR)

a system-wide computer application for the storage, manipulation, and retrieval of patient information

Angi

blood vessel

Cardi

heart

vas

vessel

ven

Vein

Abdomin

Abdomen

Colo

Colon (Large Intestine)

Dent

Teeth

Enter

Intestines

Gastr

Stomach

Gingiv

Gums

Gloss

tongue

naso

Nose

Proct

Rectum

Pneum

Lungs

Pulm

Lung

Stomat

Mouth

Hem

blood

Phleb

Vein

Throm

Blood clot

Arthr

Joint

Brach

Arm

Cervic

Neck

Cost

Rib

Crani

Skull

Lamin

Vertebrae (Backbones)

My

muscle

Oste

bone

pod

foot

rhin

nose

Adip

fat

anter

in front of

aut

self

bio

life

carcin

cancer

cry

cold

Dextr

To the right

Dors

back

Erythr

Red

gluc, glyc

sugar

Herni

rupture

Hist

tissue

hydr

water

lact

milk

derm

skin

trich

hair

vesic

blister

Cephal

head

cerebr

cerebrum

Encephal

brain

mening

meninges

Myel

spinal cord

myring

eardrum

neur

nerve

ophathalm

eye

ot

ear

later

side

lip

fat

leuk

white

lev

to the left

lith

stone

macr

large

med

middle

melan

black

micr

small

narc

sleep

necr

dead

onc

tumor

path

disease

ped

child

pseud

false

psysch

mind

py

pus

pur

fever, heat

seps, sept, septic

infection

sten

narrowed

tom

section

therm

heat

a-, an-

without

ab-

away, from

ad-

toward

amb-

walk

ambi-

both

anter-

before

anti-

against

bi-

two, twice, double

brady

slow

circum-

around

contra-

against

de-

down

dis-

away from

dys-

painful, abnormal