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Nursing Assist chapters 1-5 Flashcards

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Acute illness

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A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover

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Assisted Living Residence (ALR)

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Provides housing personal care, support services, health care, and social activities in a home-like setting to persons needing help with daily activities

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Case Management

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A nursing care pattern; a case manager an RN coordinates a persons care from admission through discharge and into the home or long term care setting

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Chronic illness

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An ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset; it has no known cruel it can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment

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Functional Nursing

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A nursing care pattern focusing on tasks and hobs; each nursing team member has certain tasks and jobs to do

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Health Team

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The many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the person’s total care; interdisciplinary health care team

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Hospice

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A health care agency or program for persons who are dying

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Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

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A nurse who has completed a 1-year nursing program and has passed a licensing test

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Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

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this is same as LPN just used this way in some states

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Nursing Assistant

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A person who has passed a nursing assistant training and competency evaluation program; performs delegated nursing tasks under the supervision of a licensed nurse

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Nursing team

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Those who provide nursing care RN/LPN/CNA

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Patient-focused care

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A nursing care pattern; services are moved from department to the bedside

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Primary Nursing

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A nursing care pattern; an RN is responsible for the person’s total care

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Registered Nurse (RN)

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A nurse who as completed a 2-3-4 year nursing program and has passed a licensing test

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Team Nursing

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A nursing care pattern; a team of ursine staff is led by an RN who decides the amount and kind of care each person needs

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Terminal Illness

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An illness or injury from which the person will not likely recover

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ALR

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Assisted living residence

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DON

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Director of nursing

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HMO

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Health maintenance organization

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LPN

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Licensed Practical nurse

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LVN

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licensed vocational nurse

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PPO

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Preferred provide organization

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RN

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Registered Nurse

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SNF

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Skilled nursing facility

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Involuntary Seclusion

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Separating a person from other against his or her will, keeping the person to a certain area, or keeping the person away from his or her room without consent

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Ombudsman

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Someone who supports or promotes the needs and interests of another person

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Representative

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Any person who has the legal right to act on the residents behalf when he or she cannot do so for himself or herself

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Treatment

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The care provided to maintain or restore health, improve function, or relieve symptoms

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AHA

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American Hospital Association

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OBRA

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Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987

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Accountable

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Being responsible for ones actions and the actions of others who performed the delegated tasks; answering questions about and explaining one’s actions and the actions of others

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Delegate

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To authorize another person to perform a nursing task in a certain situation

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Job Description

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A document that describes what the agency expects you to do

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Nursing Task

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Nursing care or a nursing function, procedure, activity, or work that can be delegated to nursing assistants when it does not require an RN’s professional knowledge or judgement

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Responsibility

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The duty or obligation to perform some act or function

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CNA

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Certified nursing assistant

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LNA

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Licensed nursing assistant

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LPN

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Licensed Practical nurse

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LVN

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Licensed vocational nurse

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NATCEP

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Nursing assistant training and competency evaluation program

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NCSBN

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National Council of State Boards of Nursing

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OBRA

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Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987

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RN

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Registered Nurse

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RNA

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Registered Nurse Aide

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STNA

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State Tested Nurse Aide

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Abuse

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The willful infliction or injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or punishment that results in physical harm, pain, or mental anguish; depriving the person or the person’s caregiver of the goods or services needed to attain or maintain well being

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Assault

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Intentionally attempting or threatening to touch a persons body without the persons consent

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Battery

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Touching a persons body without his or her consent

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Boundary Crossing

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A brief act or behavior outside of the helpful zone

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Boundary Sign

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An act, behavior, or thought that warns of a boundary crossing or violation

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Boundary Violation

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An act or behavior that meets your needs, not the persons

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Civil Law

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Laws concerned with relationships between people

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Crime

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An act that violates a criminal law

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Criminal Law

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Laws concerned with offenses against the public and society in general

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Defamation

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Injuring a persons name and reputation by making false statements to a third person

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Elder Abuse

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Any knowing, intentional, or negligent act by a caregiver or any other person to an older adult; the act causes harm or serious risk of harm

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Ethics

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Knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct

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False Imprisonment

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Unlawful restraint or restriction of a person freedom of movement

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Fraud

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Saying or doing something to trick, fool, or deceive a person

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Invasion of privacy

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Violating a persons right not to have his or her name, photo, or private affairs exposed or made public without giving consent

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Law

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A rule of conduct made by a government body

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Libel

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Making false statements in print, writing, or through pictures or drawings

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Malpractice

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Negligence by a professional person

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Neglect

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Failure to provide the person with the goods or services needed to avoid physical harm, mental anguish, or mental illness

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Negligence

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An unintentional wrong in which a person did not act in a reasonable and careful manner and a person or the persons property was harmed

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Professional Boundary

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That which separates helpful behaviors from behaviors that are not helpful

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Professional sexual misconduct

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An act, behavior, or comment that is sexual in nature

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Protected Health Information

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Identifying information and information about the persons health care that is maintained or sent in any form

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Self-Neglect

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A persons behaviors and way of living that threaten his or her health, safety, and well being

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Slander

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Making false statements orally

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Standard of Care

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The skills, care, and judgements required by a health team member under similar conditions

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Tort

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A wrong committed against a person or the persons property

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Vulnerable Adult

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A person 18 years old or older who has a disability or condition that makes him or her at risk to be wounded, attacked, or damaged

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Will

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A legal document of how a person wants property distributed after death

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HIPPA

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Health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996

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OBRA

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Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987

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Confidentiality

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Trusting others with personal and private information

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Courtesy

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A polite, considerate, or helpful comment or act

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Gossip

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To spread rumors or talk about the private matters of others

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Harassment

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To trouble, torment, offend, or worry a person by ones behavior or comments

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Mentor

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same as preceptor

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Preceptor

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A staff member who guides another staff member, mentor

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Priority

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The most important thing at the time

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Professionalism

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Following laws, being ethical, having good work ethics, and having the skills to do your work

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Stress

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The response or change in the body caused by any emotional, physical, social, or economic factor

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Stressor

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The event or factor that causes stress

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Teamwork

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Staff members work together as a group; each person does his or her part to provide safe and effective care

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Work ethics

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Behavior in the workplace

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NATCEP

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Nursing assistant training and competency evaluation program

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Rehabilitation starts when the

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Person first seeks health care

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The patient care partnership: understanding expectations, rights, and responsibilities is concerned with

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Hospital care

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OBRA is a

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Federal Law

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A son has the legal right to act on his mothers behalf. The son is his mothers legal

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Representative

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A resident has a phone in his room. He wants to make a phone call. what should you do?

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Leave the room

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REsidents do not have the right to

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A private room

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A person brought furniture and other items from home. they are?

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Labeled with the persons name

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A long term care ombudsman

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investigates resident complaints

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The patient care partnership understanding expectations, rights, and responsibilities is a federal law

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False

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Residents must provide some type of work for the center

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False

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Nursing practice is regulated by

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Nurse practice acts

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What state law affects what nursing assistants can do?

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OBRA

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As a nursing assistant, you?

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need a written job description before employment

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A nurse delegates a task to you. you must

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decide to accept or refuse the task

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Ethics is

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Knowledge of right and wrong conduct

105
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Which is ethical behavior?

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Reporting errors

106
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on your days off, you call the agency to check on a patient. this is

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Boundary sign

107
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these statements are about negligence which is false?

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a prison term is likely

108
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Threatening to touch the persons body without the persons consent is

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Assault

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You fall asleep at work. this is

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Abandonment

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You wear needed eyeglasses. This helps protect the persons safety

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True

111
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Lying on a job application is

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Fraud

112
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You are completing a job application. you should do the following except

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leave spaces blank that do not apply to you

113
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Which of the following do employers look for the most?

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Dependability

114
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A resignation letter should not include?

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Problems you had during your work

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