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Therapeutic Communications
Chapter 10
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Nursing
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01/28/2012

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Role
Definition
All behaviors expected from a person who occupies a particular position and status.
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Intradisciplinary communication
Definition
Communication between members of the same health speciality
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Interdisciplinary communication
Definition
Communication between members of difficult health specialities
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Crisis intervention
Definition
Brief therapy to resolve a major crisis in a patient's life
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Consultant
Definition
Temporary advisor on current problems
Term
Collaborators
Definition
Two+ people working together toward a common end
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Referral source
Definition
Another person to supply information or care for the patient
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Formal network
Definition
Team that is apparent/obvious, assembled for exhange thru defined relationships in an organized structure
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Informal network
Definition
Team that is hidden, with no set rules or procedures to follow and no permanent structure
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Turf
Definition
Territorial rights within an area of expertise
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Networking
Definition
Marshalling people, systems, agencies, or resources that a specific person needs at a specific time
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Case conference
Definition
Ad hoc meeting of health care professionals focusing on a specific patient at a specific time
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Task focus
Definition
Outcome toward which team is working
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Hospice
Definition
Support program for terminal patients emphasizing comfort and home care
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Team leader
Definition
Person appointed to head a team
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Health
Definition
Not simply the absence of disease, but a state of complete physical, mental, and social well being
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Acronym
Definition
Series of capital letters standing for a phrase
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HIT
Definition
Health information technology, use of computers in medicine
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EHR
Definition
Electronic health record, information technology replacing old paper physician or hospital chart
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CPOE
Definition
Computerized Physician order entry
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PACS
Definition
Picture archiving and communication system
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E-prescribing
Definition
Electronic means to send prescriptions direct to pharmacy
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Interoperability
Definition
The ability of one computer system or network to interact w/ another
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Legacy
Definition
A system whose design contains hardware and software elements that may be unsupportable in later years when more advanced systems replace it
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