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Occupations | Provides prescribed medical treatment and personal care services to ill, injured, convalescent, and handicapped persons in such settings as hospitals, clinics, private homes, schools, sanitariums, and similar institutions: Takes and records patients' vital signs. Dresses wounds, gives enemas, douches, alcohol rubs, and massages. Applies compresses, ice bags, and hot water bottles. Observes patients and reports adverse reactions to medication or treatment to medical personnel in charge. Administers specified medication, orally or by subcutaneous or intermuscular injection, and notes time and amount on patients' charts. Assembles and uses such equipment as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, and oxygen suppliers. Collects samples, such as urine, blood, and sputum, from patients for testing and performs routine laboratory tests on samples. Sterilizes equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizer, or autoclave. Prepares or examines food trays for prescribed diet and feeds patients. Records food and fluid intake and output. Bathes, dresses, and assists patients in walking and turning. Cleans rooms, makes beds, and answers patients' calls. Washes and dresses bodies of deceased persons. Must pass state board examination and be licensed. May assist in delivery, care, and feeding of infants. May inventory and requisition supplies. May provide medical treatment and personal care to patients in private home settings and be designated Home Health Nurse, Licensed Practical (medical ser.). (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: NURSE, LICENSED PRACTICAL |
| Specialty definitions using "NURSE, LICENSED PRACTICAL": NURSE, PRACTICAL, NURSE, STAFF, COMMUNITY HEALTH ♦ public-health nurs. (references) |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4E 55 52 53 45 2C 4C 49 43 45 4E 53 45 44 50 52 41 43 54 49 43 41 4C |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001110 01010101 01010010 01010011 01000101 00101100 00100000 01001100 01001001 01000011 01000101 01001110 01010011 01000101 01000100 00100000 01010000 01010010 01000001 01000011 01010100 01001001 01000011 01000001 01001100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N U R S E ,   L I C E N S E D   P R A C T I C A L |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 0055 0052 0053 0045 002C 004C 0049 0043 0045 004E 0053 0045 0044 0050 0052 0041 0043 0054 0049 0043 0041 004C |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)485552533914246433739485339382505235375443373546 |
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