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Home care Aide Terminology Flashcards

Key Terms

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Abandonment

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Leaving or deserting a person without a way or the ability to care for themselves

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Abuse

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A willful action or inaction that leads to harm

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Bias

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An opinion that influences your judgement

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Confidential

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Not revealing any personal information

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Consumer

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The focus of the care team; the person who needs assistance

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Consumer-Directed Care

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Consumers have the right to make their own daily living choices.

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Dignity

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A sense of pride and self respect; feeling worthy of respect from others

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Exploitation

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To take advantage of a person or situation for personal gain

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Grievance

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A formal complaint

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Mandatory Reporter

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A person required by law to report suspected abuse, neglect, financial exploitation and abandonment

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Ombudsman

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A person who advocates for the rights of consumers in long term care facilities

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Privacy

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To screen from view when assisting with personal care; not talking about consumers personal matters

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Vulnerable Adult

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A consumer 60 years or older who is not able to care for themselves because of functional, mental, or physical disabilities. 18 years -adult family home; development disability

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Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)

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Every day personal care activities, including bathing, toileting, dressing, grooming, hygiene, locomotion, and eating

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Assessment Details

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A section of a DSHS care plan that describes the Consumers strengths, limitations, and care task references and provides specific caregiver instructions

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Baseline

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The “normal “ level of functioning of a person (physical, emotional, mental, and social)

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Care Plan

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A written plan that outlines everything the care team is to do to support the consumer

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Care Team

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Everyone who provides care for the consumer including professionals, relatives, and the Consumer

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Case Manager

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Person who helps the Consumer define services that are needed, documents them in the care plan and provides ongoing case management

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Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs)

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Routine tasks performed around the home or in the community such as meal preparation, grocery shopping and housework.

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Personal Care Services

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Tasks done to help Consumer with activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living

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Professional Boundaries

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Appropriate limits in a job relationship

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Restraint

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A device or action that limits or restricts movement of a consumer; the use of restraints is illegal

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Self Neglect

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Occurs when vulnerable adults refuse or are unable to provide goods and services for their physical and mental health, well-being and safety

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Service Summary

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A section of the DSHS care plan that documents contact information, caregivers, schedules and Consumer goals

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Active Listening

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A way of listening that focuses entirely on the other person and makes sure you understood what was said

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Barrier

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A circumstance or obstacle that keeps people or things apart or prevents communication of progress; anything that blocks good communication

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Body Language

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What is communicated through gestures, facial expressions and eye contact

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Culture

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The attitudes and behavior characteristics of a particular social group or organization including views about food, dress, religion, family relationships and roles

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Feedback

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A reaction or response to something

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Nonverbal

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Nonspoken expression, body language, facial expressions and hand gestures

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Objective

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Facts only

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Subjective

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Personal feelings, impressions or interpretations

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Airborne

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Contact with a germ traveling through the air

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Bacteria

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Microscopic organisms (germs) which can cause disease

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Contagious

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Easily spread from one person to another

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Contaminated

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An area or object with a lot of germs

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Disinfecting

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Using a bleach solution or another disinfectant to kill germs

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Droplet

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Contact with germs from an infected person when I cough or sneeze

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Fungus

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A single celled or multicellular germ (microorganisms) such as yeast and mold 

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Germ

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Tiny, microscopic living organisms such as bacteria, virus or fungus

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Immune System

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A collection of cells, chemical messengers, and proteins that work together to protect the body from pathogens

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Immunizations

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A medical treatment given to protect against a particular disease

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Infection

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Growth of harmful germs in the body

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Infection Control

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Stopping germs from spreading and causing infection

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Infectious

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Easily spread; capable of causing infection

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Pathogen

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Any germ causing disease

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Virus

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The smallest known living disease-producing organism

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Blood borne pathogens (BBP)

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Disease-causing germs that spread through contact with blood

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Hepatitis B (HBV)

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A viral infection of the liver

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Hepatitis C (HCV)

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A viral infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis c virus (HCV); causes chronic inflammation with possible scarring and may cause permanent liver damage

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Transmitted

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The process of passing from one person or place to another

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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

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The virus that causes AIDS

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Acquired Immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)

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Disease that attacks the immune system, preventing the body from fighting infection

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Opportunistic Diseases and Infections

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Diseases associated with HIV and AIDS that can only occur when the immune system has been weakened

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Standard Precautions

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Accepted practices used to prevent pathogens being spread through the blood, body fluids, non-intact skin or mucous membranes

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Aging

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Aging is the physical and mental process of growing old

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Body Mechanics

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A way of lifting to prevent injury

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Disorder

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An abnormal physical or mental condition

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Human Development

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How people develop through the aging process that begins at birth and ends at death

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Positioning

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How a consumer is properly placed when sitting or lying down

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Posture

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Position or attitude of the body

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Proper Body Alignment

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Correct positioning of the body, which is also the arraignment
of the body in a straight line

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Ambulation

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The process of walking or moving about

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Assistive devices

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Equipment that helps a person perform a task and maintain or regain independence

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Immobile

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Unable to move

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Locomotion

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How someone moves

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Mobility

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The ability to walk and move about

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Non-ambulatory

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Cannot walk

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Transfers

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Moving a person from one place to another example: bed to wheelchair

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Transfer belt (gait belt)

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A belt worn around the consumer’s waist to aid in transfers and walking

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Transfer board

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A flat board that enables a person to slide from one level surface to another

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Bedpan

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A pan to collect urine or feces while confined to a bed

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Colostomy

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An opening on the surface of the abdomen where the bowel is opened and redirected to the outside of the body

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Perennial care (Peri care)

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The cleansing of the genital and anal areas of the body

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Urethra

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The canal through which the urine is discharged from the bladder and semen is discharged in males

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Urinary catheter

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A tube inserted into the bladder to drain urine

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Urinary Incontinence

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Inability to control bladder function

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Body care

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Hoping the consumer with exercises skin care (including application of non-prescribed appointments or lotions) and changing dry bandages

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Mouth care

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Cleaning of the teeth, gums, and tongue

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Personal hygiene

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Cleaning and grooming other person including hair, teeth, dentures, shaving, and filing nails

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Positioning

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How Consumers appropriately placed when sitting or lying down

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Repositioning

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Changing our consumer is sitting or lying by changing his or her position and either a bed or chair; Repositioning creates proper body alignment and keeps consumers off pressure points

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Pressure Ulcer

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Skin breakdown or injury caused by pressure or friction that damages the skin and underlying muscles

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Range of motion (ROM)

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How much a joint can move

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Skin breakdown

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Any redness, damage or break in the skin creating a risk of infection and further injury

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Cuticle

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The layer of dead or hard skin around the base of a fingernail or toenail that protects against infection

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Emery board

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A piece of cardboard covered with a rough material and use for smoothing and shaping nails

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Knee-high elastic stockings

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A knee high elastic stocking is worn to help with circulation or control swelling in the foot or leg

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Orangewood stick

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A thin, stick, usually Orangewood, with pointed and rounded ends for cleaning under nails

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Allergy

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High sensitivity and reaction to certain substances (certain foods, pollen, bee stings)

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Bacteria

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Microscopic organisms (germs) which can cause diseases

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Complex Carbohydrates

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Substances that break down slowly in the body and help maintain a constant blood sugar level; found in whole grains, starchy vegetables, and dried beans

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Cross contamination

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When germs from raw contaminated food get into other food that are not cooked or reheated before they are eaten

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Dehydration

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Not enough fluid in the body

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Dysphasia

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Difficulty with swallowing

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Foodborne illness

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An illness caused by eating contaminated food

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Hepatitis A virus (HAV)

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If either infection of the liver cost by hepatitis A; Usually by contaminated food or water, little or no symptoms, not blood-borne

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 Nutrients

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Any substance, plants or animals need to live and grow

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Protein

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Substance that builds, maintains and replaces tissues in the body; muscles, organs, immune system are made up of mostly proteins; meat, poultry, fish, nuts, eggs, beans and soy contain proteins

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Saturated Fats

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Fatty substances that raise cholesterol and increase risk of heart disease “BAD FATS”

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Simple Sugars

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Substances that are quickly absorbed into the body, causing blood sugar levels to rise and then dip too fast; found in candy and soda pop

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Temperature Danger Zone

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A zone of temperature where germs grow quickly when potentially hazardous food is kept at those temperatures also called the DANGER ZONE

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Trans Fats

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Fatty substances found in margarine, snack foods, and baked goods; also called “trans fatty acids” and created when hydrogen is added to the oil, causing it to become solid at room temperature, a type of “BAD FAT”

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Unsaturated Fats

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Fatty substance found in plant foods and fish; seen as neutral, or even beneficial, to heart and health; also called “GOOD FATS”

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Drug Interaction

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An interaction between a drug and another substance usually resulting in undesirable side effects and that prevents the drug from performing as expected

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Enabler

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Anything that helps a Consumer take his or her own medication

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Medication

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A chemical substance used to treat a condition or illness

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Medication Route

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The way medication is taken such as oral, topical, rectal, vaginal, inhaled, injected

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Nurse Delegation

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When a RN delegates nursing tasks to qualified NACs or NARs

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Side Effects

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A secondary and usually undesirable side effect of a drug or therapy

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Burnout

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A state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion

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Grief

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A reaction to loss

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Loss

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The disappearance of something cherished or loved

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Stress

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Any situation or thought that makes you feel frustrated, angry or anxious

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Arthritis

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A chronic condition that causes pain in the joints

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Autism

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A disease of the brain which may severely impair language ability or the ability to relate to other people

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Autism Spectrum Disorder

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A complex developmental disorder that normally appears in the first three years of life, affects the brain average development and results in a wide range of behaviors

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Cerebral palsy

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A condition because damage in the developing brain that affects movement, posture, speech. Mat appear at birth, or in the first few years of life and generally does not worsen

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Chromosome 

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The part of a cell that contains the genes that control how an animal or plant grows and what it becomes

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Concussion

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A common traumatic brain injury, usually caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head

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Contractures

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When a muscle tissue becomes shortened because of spasms or paralysis, either temporary or permanent

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Development Disabilities

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A condition beginning before age 18 that is expected to last a person’s lifetime and substantially limits them in some areas: self-care, learning, communication, mobility, self direction, examples: Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism

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Down Syndrome

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A congenital condition caused by chromosomal abnormality where an extra chromosome affects the development of the brain and body

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Fragile X Syndrome

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Caused by a mutation of a gene. Prevents the creation of protein that inhibits proper connections in the brain

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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

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Conditions that occur when a mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy

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Hearing loss or Impairment

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Loss of sound, deafness

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Inflammation

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The body’s reaction to injury or infection. Symptoms include redness, pain, and/or swelling of an area

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Intellectual Disability

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A condition usually diagnosed before age 18 that causes below average reasoning and thinking skills

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Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

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A long lasting, unpredictable and progressive disease of the central nervous system that attacks and destroys tissues of the brain, optic nerve, spinal cord. Symptoms include numbness, impairment of speech, muscular coordination, blurred vision and severe fatigue

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Physical Disability

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Temporary or permanent condition that greatly limits movement and the ability to perform ADLs; from illness or injury

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Relapse

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The reappearance of symptoms after a period of remission

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Remission

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In MS, a remission is a period of recovery time where symptoms improve

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Skull Fracture

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A break in one or more of the 8 bones that form the skull; considered a closed head injury

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Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

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Damage or trauma to the spinal cord that results in lost or impaired function and causes reduced mobility and feeling

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