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Terms to know Flashcards

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ensuring safety of client

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mandated reporter

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a code or standard of behavior that governs what nursing assistant does on the job

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ethics

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private or secret

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confidentiality

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A federal law that went into effect in 1987 which provides guideline for care in a long-term facilities

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OBRA (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act)

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registration

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need-to-know

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A threat to bodily harm or injury

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assault

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touching someone without permission, either violently, roughly, or forcing someone to do something they don’t want to do

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battery

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verbal false statement that damages another person’s reputation

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slander

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a written false statement that damages another person’s reputation

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libel

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Uniform Disciplinary Act

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unlawful restraint (actual or threatened) or restriction of a person’s freedom of movement

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false imprisonment

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a nursing home, skilled facility, convalescent center, or extended care facility,

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long term care facility

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The intentional harming or mistreatment of a person.

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abuse

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Causing harm to someone due to not fulfilling duties and responsibilities

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neglect

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older or elderly people over the age of 65

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geriatric

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a person who represents the client, investigates complaints and helps resolve problems

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ombudsman

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18
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basic needs

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Hierarchy of needs

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client’s bill of rights

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psychosocial losses

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workplace violence

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22
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understanding what clients are experiencing by putting yourself in their shoes

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empathy

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23
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recording the care needed

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Documentation

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written or spoken messages that use words

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verbal communication

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message sent without words

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non-verbal communication

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legal account of a person’s condition

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medical record

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27
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not able to understand speech or not being able to speak effectively

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aphasia

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28
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information you were told about and not able to observe directly

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subjective reporting

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anything you can see, touch, smell, or hear

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objective reporting

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calibrated

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31
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the measure of heat in body

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temperature

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signs that are vital to life and condition of client

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vital signs

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respiration

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33
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pulse

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blood pressure

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35
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oral temperature

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axillary temperature

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tympanic temperature

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38
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rectal temperature

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39
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electronic thermometer

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40
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carotid pulse

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brachial pulse

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radial pulse

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apical pulse

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44
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stethoscope

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45
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sphygmomanometer

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systolic BP

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diastolic BP

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hypotension

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49
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respirations

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50
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a thermometer w/ temperature ranging from 96 degrees F to 106 degrees F

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Fahrenheit

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51
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Celsius measurement of temp, freezing point = 0 degrees and boiling point = 100 degrees C

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centigrade

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diaphragm of stethoscope

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a person w/ elevated body temperature

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febrile

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bradycardia

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tachycardia

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dyspnea

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signaling device

57
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things a person does when they get up in the morning and that keeps them going through the day

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ADL

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emesis basin

59
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artificial teeth

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dentures

60
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cleaning the external genitalia and the rectal area

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perineal care

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used to clean under nails

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orange stick

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wash mitt

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emery board

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oral hygiene

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gangrene

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decubitus ulcer

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pressure area

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necrosis

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bedpan

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commode

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urinal

72
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areas where bone is close to the skin surface

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bony preminences

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dental floss

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perinium

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care given upon arising in the morning and getting ready for breakfast

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am care

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care given in the evening in preparation for sleep

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pm care

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atrophy

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rehabilitation

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rehabilitation team

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assistive devices

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disuse syndrome

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the way joints move

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range of motion

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passive range of motion

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active range of motion

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foot board

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splints

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hand roll

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contracture

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airborne precautions

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to be free of microorganisms

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asepsis

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absence of symptoms

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asymptomatic

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microorganisms such as E. Coli, streptococcus, staphylococcus, etc.

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bacteria

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disease causing microorganisms transmitted by blood, such as hepatitis B and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

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blood borne pathogen

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blood, semen, vaginal secretions, sputum, saliva, wound drainage, etc.

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body fluids

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uncontaminated

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clean

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clostridium difficile

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Covid-19

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disease that can be transmitted (passed on) from one person to another

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communicable disease

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contact precautions

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contaminated, soiled

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dirty

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the

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disinfect

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droplet precautions

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E. Coli

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health care associated infections

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immunity

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infection

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isolation

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medical asepsis techniques

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microorganisms

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MRSA

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pathogen

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PPE

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standard precautions

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sterilize

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tuberculosis

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vaccination

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Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus

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specimen

119
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an analysis or study

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urinalysis (UA)

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Urine culture and sensitivity (C&S)

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clean catch and mid-stream urine specimen

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anti-embolism, compression stocking

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24hr urine specimen

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sputum specimen

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stool specimen

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dyspnea

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pulse oximetry

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