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A person with academic qualifications who is employed in a hospital to help children and their parents handle the stress of hospitalization. A health care specialist who helps children and their families cope with illnesses and injuries. Disease or injury poses unique stresses for children, their siblings, and their parents. Child life specialists help reduce…

The title often given to the person in charge of the organization’s management information system (MIS).  

A medical technologist who specializes in chemical analyses.  

A substance produced by chemistry, as distinguished from a biological substance, which is produced by a living organism. Both chemical and biological substances are used in diagnostic procedures and the treatment of disease.  

One of the medical specialties for which residency programs have been approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The study of chemical changes that occur in disease. An alternate term for clinical biochemistry, which delves into the investigation of irregularities manifesting in the chemical composition of diseased bodily tissues and fluids.  

A charting system developed to eliminate lengthy narrative notes. During the nursing assessment, a form is completed which defines all normal parameters for each body system. If the patient meets these, the nurse enters only a check mark on the form. Notes are written only for abnormal findings. A care plan is created and written…

While the Constitution does not guarantee a right to health care, the federal government has linked obligations to treat people unable to pay with government financed health care programs.  

A member of the clergy whose duty is to provide pastoral services to patients and their families, and to the hospital staff.  

An individual who has met the requirements of the Liaison Council on Certification for the Surgical Technologist (LCC), an autonomous board affiliated with the Association of Surgical Technologists (AST).  

An individual who has passed a credential examination given by the National Association of Quality Assurance Professionals (NAQAP).