Terms

Question 0

Adult day program

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Community based program for people with a mental/physical disability or older adults

Question 1

Hospice/palliative care

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Providing care to clients who are terminal and no longer seeking life prolonging care

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Assisted living/independent living

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Residential facility where residents live in own apartments but are provided assistance

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Convalescent care/transitional

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Inpatient care for those recovering from illness/injury/surgery

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Delicates task

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A task the nurse has trained you to do and transferred authority to you to do

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Assigned task

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Daily tasks the support worker performs

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Nursing process

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Method used by nurses and case managers to plan a clients care

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Implementation

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Carrying out or performing the steps in the care plan

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Evaluation

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Assessing and measuring the clients needs

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Assessment

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Collecting information about the client

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Intervention

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Action taken by the health care team to help a client meet the goals

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Care plan

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Document that details the care and services of a client

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Sympathy

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Feeling compassion and understanding for the difficulties of another

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Respect

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Acceptance and regard for another person

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Compassion

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Awareness of the misfortune of another and the desire to help

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Self-esteem

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Thinking well of oneself and being well thought of by others

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Dignity

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The state of feeling worthy or respected

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Acute illness

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Illness or disability that appears suddenly and lasts for only a short period
Less than 3 months

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Chronic illness

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Ongoing illness or disability usually slow/gradual in onset

Cannot be cured

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Mental health services

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Provided to those confronting a mental illness or disorder

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Long term care

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Medical, nursing and support provided over the course of months/years to those who cannot care for themselves

Question 21

Adult day program

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Day time community based program for people with mental/physical health issues or older adults who need assistance

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Nuclear family

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Mother, father and children

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Body language

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Important. Part of non verbal communication that can reveal a persons true feelings

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Nursing process

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Method used by nurses and case managers to plan clients care

Question 25

5 rights if delegation

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``` Right person Right task Right circumstance Right direction and communication Right supervision ```

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Interpersonal communication

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The exchange of information between two people

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Open ended questions

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Questions that invite sharing of thoughts, feelings or ideas

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Closed ended questions

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Questions structured so response is limited to one word

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Case manager/coordinator

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Someone who brings together all the team members needed for a clients care

Question 30

Group homes

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Residential facility which a small number of people with mental or physical disability live together and are provided supervision and support

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Interdependence

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The state if relying on one another

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Respite

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Temporary care of a person who requires a high level of support/supervision Gives care givers a break from their duties

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Scope of practice

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The legal limits of your role

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Accountability

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Willingness to accept responsibility and to explain you actions/inactions/omissions/intentions/decisions

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Case manager

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Someone who brings together all health care team members needed

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Holism

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Concept that considers the whole person | Physical, social, emotional, spiritual, cognitive

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Ethnicity

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Group of people who share a common history

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Culture

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Refers to the characteristics of a group of people

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Prejudice

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Attitude toward or the opinion of a person based upon the membership of a group

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Stereotype

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Overly simple view of a group

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Complex medical care

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Long term care or care for clients with multi-system challenges

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Social activities

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Activities that require interaction with other people

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Retirement residence

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Facility that provides accommodations and supervision to older adults

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Case manager

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Someone who brings together all health care team members needed for a clients care

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Omissions

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Something left out | Not done

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Self actualization

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Experiencing ones own potential

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Cultural beliefs

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Beliefs shared by a group of people

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Inpatient

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Client assigned a bed and admitted to stay over night in a facility

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Flow chart/graphic chart

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Used to record measurements and observations made on every shift

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Body language

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Uses gestures, postures and facial expression to reveal a persons true feelings

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Victoria order of nurses | VON

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Community based services