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| answerable for one's actions |
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| activities of daily living (ADLs) |
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| personal daily care tasks, including bathing, skin, nail, and hair care, walking, eating and drinking, mouth care, dressing, transferring, and toileting |
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| 24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries; generally given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers |
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| special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled perform activities of daily living; also called assistive devices |
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| care for people who need some assistance or supervision during certain hours, but who do not live in the facility where care is given |
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| animal-assisted therapy (AAT) |
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| the practice of bringing pets into a facility or home to provide stimulation and companionship |
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| residences for people who do not need skilled, 24-hour care, but do not require some help with daily care |
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| special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled perform activities of daily living, also called adaptive devices |
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| the group of people with different kinds of education and experience who provide resident care |
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| the order of authority within a facility |
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| charge nurse (nurse-in-charge) |
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| a nurse responsible for a team of healthcare workers |
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| long-term or long-lasting |
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| in a long-term care facility, to find a problem through a survey |
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| guided by a sense of right and wrong; principled |
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| an ongoing coordination of a resident's care over time, during which the care team is regularly exchanging information and is working toward shared goals |
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| polite, kind, considerate |
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| transferring responsibility to a person for a specific task |
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| the serious loss of mental abilities, such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating |
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| the identification of disease or other problems by its signs and symptoms and from the results of different tests |
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| identifying with and understanding another's feelings |
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| a way of classifying or categorizing someone or something at the first meeting |
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| method of care that involves assigning specific tasks to each team member |
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| care that involves the whole person; this includes his or her physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs |
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| care that takes place in a person's home |
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| care for people who have approximately six months or less to live; care is available until the person dies |
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| mixing children and the elderly in the same care setting |
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| a not-for-profit organization that evaluates and accredits different types of healthcare facilities |
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| the number of days a person stays in a healthcare facility |
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| a legal term that means a person can be held responsible for harming someone else |
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| licensed practical nurse (LPN) or licensed vocational nurse (LVN) |
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| a licensed nurse who administers medications their treatments, and may supervise daily care of residents |
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| 24-hour care provided for people with ongoing conditions who are generally unable to manage their activities of daily living |
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| a medical assistance program for people with low incomes, as well as for people with disabilities |
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| a federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, are disabled, or are ill and cannot work |
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| person who performs assigned nursing tasks and gives personal care |
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| care given to people who have had treatments, procedures, or surgery and do not require an overnight stay in a hospital or other care facility |
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| a type of care that places the emphasis on the person needing care and his or her individuality and capabilities |
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| a course of action to be followed |
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| a method of care in which the registered nurse gives much of the daily care to residents |
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| a method, or way, of doing something |
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| the act of behaving properly for a certain job |
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| a licensed nurse who assesses residents, creates the care plan, monitors progress, provides skilled nursing care, gives treatments and medications, and supervises the care given by nursing assistants and other members of the care team |
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| a program of care given by a specialist or a team of specialists to restore or improve function after an illness or injury |
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| a person living in a long-term care facility |
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| people responsible for the care of both their children and aging relatives |
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| medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist |
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| care for an illness or conditions given to people who need less care than for an acute (sudden onset, short-term) illness or injury but more than for chronic (long-term) illness |
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| a nurse in charge of a group of residents for one shift of duty |
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| method of care in which a nurse acts as a leader of a group of people giving care |
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| deserving the trust of others |
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