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Chapter 1 Vocab: Nursing Assistants in Long Term Care Flashcards

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Long-Term Care

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Giving in long-term care facilities for people wo need 24-hr skills care

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Skilled Care

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medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapists

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Length of stay

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the number of days a person stays in a care facility

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Chronic

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conditions that last a long period of time

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diagnoses

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medical conditions determined by a doctor

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Home health care

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care that is provided in a person’s home

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Assisted living

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facilities are resicendes for people who need some help with daily tasks

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Adult day services

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facilities for people who need some help and supervision during certain hours, but do not live in the facility

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Acute care

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24-hr skilled care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers

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Subacute care

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care given in hospitals or long-term care facilities. Used for people who need less care than for an acute, but more care than for chronis

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Outpatient care

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care given to people who have had treatments, procedures or surgeries, and need short-term skilled care

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Rehabilitation

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care given by specialists.

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Hospice care

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care given in facilities for people who have about 6 months to live

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Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s)

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Personal care: bathing, skin, nail, hair, mouth care - walking, drinking, dressing, transferring, and elimination

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Medicare

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federal health insurance for people over 65 - also covers people with permanent kidney failure or certain disabilities

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Medicaid

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Medical assistance program for low income, and disabilities

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Culture Change

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process of transforming services for elders

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Person-centered care

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emphasizes the individuality of the person who needs care, and recognizes and develops his/her capabilities

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Charting

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the process of documenting daily activities and changes in residents

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CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant

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Performs assisgned tasks; vital signs and providing personal care for residents

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RN- Registered Nurse

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In long term care, coordinates, manages and provides skilled nursing care to residents

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LPN/LVN - Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse

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A nurse who gives medications and treatments to residents

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Physician/Doctor

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Diagnoses desease or disability and prescribes treatment

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Physical therapist

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evaluates a person and develops treatment

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Occupational Therapist

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helps residents learn to adapt to disabilities using assistive/adaptive devices

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Chain of command

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the line of authority in a hospital or facility

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Liability

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legal term: someone can be held responsible for harming someone else

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Scope of Practice

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defines the tasks that heathcare providers are legally allowed to do

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Care plan

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individualized for each resident - helps to achieve goals of care

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Policy

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a course of action that should be taken

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Procedure

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the method to achieve the policy

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Professional

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Pertaining to work or a job

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Personal

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Pertaining to personal life outside of job

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Compassionate

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caring, concerned, empathetic and understanding

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Empathy

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identifying with feelings of others

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Sympathy

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sharing in the feelings of others

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Tactful

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showin sensitivity and having sense of what is appropriate when dealing with others

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Conscientious

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Doing their best

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Dependable

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reliable and commited

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Patient

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does not lose temper easily

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Respectful

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Vauling people’s individuality

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Unprejudiced

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giving the same value of care to all walks of of life

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Tolerant

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respecting other’s beliefs and practices

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Ethics

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knowledge of right and wrong

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Laws

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rules set by the government to help people life peacefully

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OBRA - Omnibus Budget Reconcilliation Act (1987)

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Rules set to determine requirements to be a CNA, training, and testing guidelines

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Cite

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Finding a problem through a survey

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Resident’s rights

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specify how residents must be treated while living in a facility

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Informed Consent

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process by which a person, with help of Dr, makes informed decisions about his/her healthcare

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Abuse

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purposeful mistreatment that casues physical, mental or physical, mental or emotional pain or injury to someone

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Physical Abuse

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any treatment (intentional or not) that casues harm to a person’s body

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Psychological abuse

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Emotional harm caused by threatening, scaring, humiliating, intimidating, isolating, or insulting a person, or by treating him like a child

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Verbal abuse

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use of spoken or written words, pictures, or gestures that threaten, embarras, or insult a person

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Sexual Abuse

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forcing of a person to perform or participate in sexual acts again their will

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Financial abuse

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improper or illegal use of a person’s money, possessions, property or other assets

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Assult

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a threat to harm a person, resulting in a person being fearful

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Batter

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intentional touching of a person without his/her consent

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Domestic violence

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abuse by spouses, intimate partners, or family members. Can be physical, sexual or emotional

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False Imprisonment

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unlawful restraint that affects a person’s freedom of movement

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Involuntary seclusion

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separation of a person from others against their will

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Workplace violence

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abuse of staff by other staff members, residents, or visitors

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Sexual harassment

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any unwelcome sexual advance or behavior that creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment.

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Substance Abuse

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repeated use of legal/illegal drugs, cigarettes, or alcohol in any way that harms themselves or others

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Neglect

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failure to provide needed care that results in physical, mental or emotional harm to a person

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Active neglect

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purposeful failure to provide needed care, resulting in harm to a person

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Passive neglect

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unintentional failure to provide needed care, resulting in harm to person

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Negligence

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actures, or the failure to act or provide the property care for a resident, resulting in unintended insury

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Malpractice

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a person is injured due to professional misconduct through negligence, carelessness or lack of skill

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Omnibudsman

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assigned by law as legal advocate for residents

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Confidentiality

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keeping private things private

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Health Insurance Protability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) (1996)

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law to help keep health information private and secure

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Protected health information (PHI)

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Information that can be used to identify a person and relates to patient’s condition, any health care that the patience has had, and payment for health care

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Minimum Data Set (MDS)

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Detailed form with guidence for assessing residents - also list what to do if resident problems are identified

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Incident

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accident/problem, or unexpected evens during course of care

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