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7-14-20 Flashcards
LNA Course
28
Health Care
Not Applicable
07/14/2020

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Term
Ethics
Definition
What you should do
Term
Laws
Definition
What you have to do
Term
OBRA
Definition
Requires NA to complete 75 hours of training for licensing
Term
MDS
Definition
Detailed form with guidelines for assessing residents
Term
Residents' Rights
Definition
Specify how residents must be treated while leaving in a facility.
Term
Informed Consent
Definition
Process where person makes informed decisions with help of the doctor
Term
Neglect
Definition
Failure to provide needed care that results in harm
Term
Negligence
Definition
Failure to provide proper care which results in unintended injury
Term
Malpractice
Definition
When injury occurs due to professional misconduct (negligence, carelessness, lack of skill)
Term
Workplace Violence
Definition
Abuse by staff or anyone else in the work place
Term
Substance Abuse
Definition
Repeated use of legal or illegal drugs
Term
Mandatory Reporters
Definition
people legally required to report suspected or observed abuse
Term
Durable Power of Attorney
Definition
document that appoints someone to make health care decisions for a person if he is unable to do so.
Term
DNR
Definition
document that orders medical staff not to perform CPR
Term
POLST
Definition
Order that specifies treatments to be used when a person is very ill
Term
Verbal Communication
Definition
Words, spoken or written
Term
Nonverbal Communication
Definition
Unspoken communication
Term
Objective Information
Definition
information collected by the senses
Term
Subjective Information
Definition
Information based on what resident reported
Term
Cyanotic
Definition
skin that's blue or gray
Term
Incident
Definition
accident, problem or unexpected event that occurs during the course of care
Term
Impairment
Definition
loss of function or ability
Term
Near-sightedness
Definition
ability to only see things that are near
Term
CVA: cerebrovascular accident
Definition
stroke
Term
Hemiplegia
Definition
paralysis on one side of the body
Term
Hemiparesis
Definition
weakness on one side of the body
Term
Aphasia
Definition
trouble communicating or understanding written or spoken words
Term
Dysphagia
Definition
difficulty swallowing
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