HOSA Nursing Assisting Vocab 2023-2024

• Advance Directive


  Legal documents that allow people to decide what kind of medical care they want when they cannot make choices
• Civil Law


  A private law
• Criminal law


  Public law
• DNI


  Do not intubate
• Durable power of attorney for healthcare


  Legal document that appoints someone to make medical decisions
• Exploitation


  Taking advantage of a person for personal gain
• HIPPA


  Health Insurance portability and Accountability Act - federal law
• Libel


  defamation in written form
• NATCEP

  Nursing Aid Training and Competency Evaluation Program
• OBRA


  omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act - standards for nursing assistants
• Ombudsman


  A legal advocate for residents in long-term care facilities
• Slander


  Defamation in oral form
• PSDA


  Patient Self Determination Act
• DNR


  Do Not Resuscitate
• CPR


  Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Adverse event


  Unexpected event that causes serious injury or death
• Care conference


  A meeting to share and gather resident info
• Code


  An emergency medical situation
• Edema


  Swelling in the body caused by excess fluid
• MDS


  Minimum Data Set
• ADLs


  Activities of Daily Living
• amb


  Ambulate - walk
• BID


  Twice a day
• BP


  Blood Pressure
• c


  With
• c/o


  Complaints of
• DX


  Diagnosis
• FU


  Follow up
• hr


  Hour
• H2O


  Water
• I&O


  Intake and Output
• isol


  Isolation
• IV


  Intravenous
• min


  Minute
• mL


  Milliliter
• NPO


  Nothing by mouth
• p


  After
• pc


  After meals
• PPE


  Personal Protective Equipment
• PRN


  As necessary