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Module 2: Intro to Healthcare and Resident's Rights Flashcards

1
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Leaving place of employment without notice to the supervisor.

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Abandonment

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Knowingly causing harm by physical contact or inappropriate use of physical/chemical restraint, medication, or isolation.

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Abuse

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Patient is treated for a brief but severe illness, trauma or surgical procedure.

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Acute Care

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(APS) - a social services program provided by state and local governments serving older adults and adults with disabilities.

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Adult Protective Services

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How we think, feel and act towards others based on age.

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Ageism

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Intentionally making someone fear you will harm them.

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Assault

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Housing and services for people who need some help with daily care.

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Assisted Living

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Intentional touch without permission.

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Battery

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Trained and certified individuals who help nurses by providing non-medical assistance to patients.

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Certified Nursing Assistant

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A human health condition or disease that is persistent or long-lasting.

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Chronic

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Someone for whom services are performed.

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Patient/Client

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The right of patients to keep their records private.

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Confidentiality

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False statements presented as fact that harm someone’s reputation or character.

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Defamation

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Assignment of patient care tasks to assistive personnel while still being repsonsible for the outcome.

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Delegation

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Do Not Resuscitate - If someone has no vital signs, no action is to be taken to save their life.

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DNR

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16
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Moral right and wrong.

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Ethics

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17
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Taking advantage of a resident, for any reason, whether or not the resident is aware of it.

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Exploitation

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Intentionally and unlawfully restricting a patient’s movement.

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False Imprisonment

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Intentional deception or misrepresentation knowing it could result in unauthorized benefit to themselves or someone else.

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Fraud

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A medical specialty focused on providing care for the unique needs of the elderly.

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Geriatrics

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21
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Professionals from various disciplines working together to help a patient recover as fully as possible.

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Healthcare Team

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22
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National standards to prevent sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient’s consent.

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

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23
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Health care services performed at the patient’s home.

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Home Health

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The kind of health care that focuses on a patient who has 6 months or less to live.

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Hospice

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An institution that is built, staffed, and equipped to diagnose and treat the sick and injured.

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Hospital

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A group of health care professionals, with various areas of expertise, working together for client benefit.

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Interdisciplinary

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27
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Statement of work position requirements, qualifications expected, wage range, for the prospective of the employee..

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Job Description

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28
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If a healthcare provider causes harm to patient, they need to pay damage because they are . . .

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Liabile

29
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Type of nurse that performs basic medical tasks, personal cares, and medication administration.

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Licensed Practical Nurse

30
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When an individual need assistance with activities of daily living, and/or medical treatment for an extended period of time or permanently.

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Long-term Care

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Any act or omission by a physician that deviates from accepted norms and causes an injury to the patient.

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Malpractice

32
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Holding a professional position (like social worker, physician, teacher, or counselor) that requires reporting cases of abuse or suspected abuse.

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Mandated Reporter

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Government Health Insurance for the poor and indigent.

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Medicaid

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Doctor of medicine - They treat and diagnose conditions using conventional medical tools like x-rays, prescription drugs, and surgery.

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Medical Doctor (MD)

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Government Insurance for the elderly.

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Medicare

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Deliberate misplacement, exploitation, or wrongful, use of a resident’s belongings without consent.

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Misappropriation of Property

37
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Failure to recognize obvious signs of physical injury, medical illness, or mental health. Not providing needed care, either purposefully or inadvertently.

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Neglect

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Groups of professional and non-professional personnel working together to identify, plan, implement and evaluate client-centered care.

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Nursing Team

39
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Legislation passed by the U.S. Congress in 1987, to improve the quality of care in long-term care facilities and to enhance the life quality of residents.

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Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)

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Someone who helps resolve conflicts and concerns for those in Care Facilities.

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Ombuds or Ombudsman

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The Federal Agency which creates and enforces standards for workplace safety.

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Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)

42
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Professionals who use meaningful activities to help people of all ages prevent, lessen, or adapt to disabilities.

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Occupational Therapist

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Treatment that does not require hospitalization.

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Outpatient Care

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The person who is needing medical treatment.

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Patient

45
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The right to medical care without discrimination.

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Patient Rights

46
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The branch of medicine that involves medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

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Pediatric

47
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The right of a person to be valued and respected for their own sake, and to be treated ethically.

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Personal Dignity

48
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Using qualities of compassion, empathy, respect and responsiveness to the needs expressed by each individual patient.

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Person-directed Care or Person-centered Care

49
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Any information created in the course of providing healthcare, that can be used to identify the patient.

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Protected Health Information (PHI)

50
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Demonstrating respect, compassion, and integrity; regardless of personal standards and beliefs.

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Professionalism

51
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A trained individual who helps people improve their physical movement/function.

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Physical Therapist (PT)

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Someone who has graduated from a state-approved school, passed the NCLEX Exam and received their license.

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Registered Nurse

53
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A set of interventions designed to improve functioning and reduce disability.

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Rehabilitation

54
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The person who is living in a care facility and requiring assistance with ADLs.

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Resident

55
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The right to receive personal care that accommodates physical, medical, emotional and social needs.

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Resident Rights

56
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Health care discipline specializing in pulmonary function, health and wellness.

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Respiratory Therapy

57
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Activities that a person licensed to practice as a health professional is permitted to perform.

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Scope of Practice or Scope of Responsibility

58
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Mistreatment involving sexual overtones, including unwelcome and inappropriate promises of rewards in exchange for sexual favors. Can be physical and/or verbal.

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Sexual Harassment

59
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Skilled nursing care provided by trained registered nurses in a medical setting under a doctor’s supervision.

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Skilled Nursing Facility

60
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Professionals who are devoted to helping vulnerable people and communities work through challenges they face in everyday life.

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Social Worker

61
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Experts in communication. SLPs treat many types of communication and swallowing problems.

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Speech Therapist/Speech Language Pathologist

62
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A patient whose illness will eventually end their life.

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Terminally Ill

63
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Purposeful infliction of injury, confinement, intimidation, or punishment resulting physical harm, pain, or mental anguish.

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Willful infliction of harm.

64
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How we think, feel and act toward others based on age.

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Ageism

65
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The illegal use of money, property or other assets of someone who is physically or mentally unable to care for themselves.

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Exploitation

66
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A written, legal document that outlines medical treatments you would and would not want to be used to keep you alive.

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Living will

67
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To treat someone in a way that is respectful of them as valued individuals.

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Personal dignity

68
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Any information in the medical record that can be used to identify an individual and was created in the course of providing a health care.

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Protected Health Information (PHI)

69
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Diagnoses and treats a wide range of speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing disorders.

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Speech Therapist/Speech-Language Pathologist

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