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| Are the knowledge of right and wrong |
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| Tell people what they must do and are based on ethics |
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| Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, are the minimum standards of care, which included standardized training of nursing assistant |
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| Minimum Data Set, is a detailed form with guidelines for assessing residents. |
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| specify how residents must be treated while living in a facility |
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| is the process by which a person, with the help of a doctor, makes informed decisions about his or her health care |
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| is the failure to provide needed care that result in physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person. |
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| means actions, or the failure to act or provide the proper care for a resident, resulting in unintended injury |
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| occurs when a person is injured due to professional misconduct through negligence, carelessness, or lack of skill |
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| is abuse of staff by other staff members, residents, or visitors. |
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| is the repeated use of legal or illegal drugs, cigarrettes, or alcohol in a way that harms oneself or others |
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| are people who are legally required to report suspected or observed abuse or neglect because they have regular contact with vulnerable populations, such as the elderly in care facilities |
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| Durable Power of Attorney |
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| Also called health care proxy, is a signed, dated, and witnessed legal document that appoints someone else to make the medical decisions fro a person in the event he or she becomes unable to do so |
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| do not resuscitate order, is another tool that helps medical providers honor a person's wishes about health care |
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| physician orders for life sustaining treatment, this order specifies treatments to be used when a person is a very ill. |
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| involves the use of words, spoken or written |
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| is communicating without using words |
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| is based on what a person sees, hears, touches, or smells |
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| is something a person cannot or did not observe, but is based on something that the resident reported, and it may or may not be true |
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| skin that is blue or gray |
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| medical term for stroke, is a cerebrovascular accident |
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| Paralysis on one side of the body |
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| Weakness on one side of the body |
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| is an accident, problem, or unexpected event during the course of care |
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| is a loss of function or ability |
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| Myopia, is the ability to see things near but not far |
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| trouble communicating thoughts through speech or writting |
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| Difficulty understanding spoken or written words |
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