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Acute Care

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Immediate short term care

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Subacute

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Long term care

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Outpatient Care

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Less than 24 hour care

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Hmos

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Use particular doctor (cost reducing)

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Ppos

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Use network providers to limit cost

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Delegation

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Transfer of responsibility. Nurse is liable

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Obra

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75 hours of training nurse aids must suffer through

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Informed consent

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With doctors help, patients have the right to make decisions about their health care

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Incontinence

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Unable to control bladder

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Impairment

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Loss of function (sight, smell, hearing etc.)

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Expressive aphasia

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Slurred or inability to talk

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Dysphasia

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Difficulty Swallowing

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Autonomy

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Independence

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Chain link causative agent

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Pathogenic microorganisms that cause disease

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Medical asepsis

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Measures used to reduce and prevent spread of pathogens

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Surgical Asepsis

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State of being feee of all microorganisms (sterile technique)

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17
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Standard precautions

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Treating everything as if it’s infected

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18
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Jaundice

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Skin, eyes and mucous are yellow

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19
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A restrained resident must be monitored constantly check on every ____ minutes

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15 minutes

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In case of a fire follow RACE

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Remove Residents
Activate Alarm
Contain Fire
Extinguish

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21
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Heart attack

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Sudden severe pain In chest

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Control Bleeding

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Press down hard directly on wound, do not decrease pressure

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Fainting

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Sitting: Bend forwards, head between knees
Laying: Elevate Legs

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Syncope

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Fainting

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Hypoglycemia/Insulin Reaction
Too much insulin or too little food
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis DKA/ Hyperglycemia
Too little insulin
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Seizures
Involuntary, often violent, contractions of muscles
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Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
Is a warning sign of CVS (Stroke)
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Holistic Care
Caring for the whole person- mind and body
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Spiritual
Means of, or relating to, the spiritual soul
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Not normal changes of aging
``` Signs of depression Loss of ability to think logically Poor nutrition Shortness of breath Incontinence ```
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Developmental disabilities
Disabilities that are present during birth
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Down syndrome
Help teach the resident to perform ALDs by dividing tasks into smaller units
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Signs of Autism
Child does not engage in pretend play Unable to make eye contact Tantrums, repetitive body movements, aggression, short attention span
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Integumentary System watches
Pale, white or reddened or purple areas
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Atrophy
When muscle wastes away, decreases in size, weak
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Contracture
Developes, muscle shortens, becomes inflexible, and Dresden’s
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Nervous System
Controls and coordinates all body functions
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Circulatory and cardiovascular system is made up of
Heart blood vessels and blood
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Systole
Working phase, when the ventricles pump blood through blood vessels
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Diastole
Resting phase, when chambers fill with blood
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Peristalsis
Moving food into stomach through involuntary contractions
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Adrenal hormones
They help the body regulate carbohydrate metabolism
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Supine
Flat on back
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Prone
Lying on stomach
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Lateral
On side
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Fowler’s
Semi-sitting position (45-60 degrees)
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Sims
Left side lying position
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Draw sheet
Extra sheet placed on top of the bottom sheet when bed is made
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Logrolling
Moving a resident as a unit without disturbing the alignment of the body
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Ergonomics
The science of designing equipment, areas and work tasks to make them safer and suit workers abilities
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Ambulatory
Walking
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Residents who have difficulty walking
May use assistive devices (canes, walkers)
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Cane
Placed about 6-12 inches in front in strong hand
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Medicare
Federal
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Medicaid
State
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Sentinel Even
Accident or incident resulting in death
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Person directed care
Emphasizes the individuality of the person who needs care
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Malpractice
Occurs when a person is injured due to professional misconduct, carelessness or lack of skill
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Advanced directives
Legal documents that allow people to choose what medical care they wish to have if they are unable to make decisions
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Living will
Outlines the medical care a person wants or does not want of he or she is unable to make those decisions
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Objective information
What you’ve seen
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Subjective information
What you are told
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Cyanotic
Blue or grey skin. Not enough O2
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PPE
Gloves Masks Goggles

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