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| are the knowledge of right and wrong |
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| tell them what to do and based on Ethics. Set rules are to keep order and safety. |
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Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)
Minimum standards set fir care. |
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| Minimum Data Set (MDS) resident assessment system. Detailed form with guidelines for assessing residents. |
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| specify how residents must be treated |
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| a person, with the help of a doctor, makes informed decisions about his or her health care. |
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| the failure to provide needed care that results in physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person. |
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| actions, or the failure to act or provide the proper care. |
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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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| the abuse of staff by other staff members, residents, or visitors. |
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| is the repeated use of legal or illegal drugs, cigarettes, or alcohol in a way that harms oneself or others. |
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| Mandatory Reporters or mandated reporters |
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| are people who are legally required to report suspected or observed abuse, or neglect because they have regular contact with a vulnerable population. |
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| Durable Power Of Attorney |
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| or health care proxy. a legal document that appoints someone else to make the medical decisions for a person in the even they are unable to. |
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| Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order is a medical order that instructs medical professionals not to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) |
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| Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment. List of treatments a person wants to receive. |
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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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| based on what a person sees, hears, touches, or smells. |
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| 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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| is an accident or problem, or unexpected event during the course of care. |
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| is a loss of function or ability it can be partial or complete loss. |
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| Near-sightedness (myopia) |
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| the ability to see things near but not far. |
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| A cerebrovascular accident sometimes called brain attack or stroke, the Blood supply to the brain is blocked, blood vessel leaks or ruptures. |
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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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| Aphasia expressive/receptive |
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| difficulty communicating thoughts through speech or writing/ difficulty understanding spoken or written words. |
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