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| in medicine, places where healthcare is delivered or administered, including hospitals, long care facilities, and treatment centers. |
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| care given in long term care facilities for people that need 24-hour skilled care. |
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| a disease or condition that is long term or long lasting and requires management of symptoms. |
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| Health maintenance organizations (HMO) |
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| a form of health insurance in which the cost of care is covered only when a person uses a particular doctor or group of doctors except in case of emergency; seeing specialists generally requires referrals from primary doctor. |
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| emphasizes the individuality of the person who needs care, and recognizes and develops the person capabilities. |
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| SLP (Speech Language Pathologist) |
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| identifies communication disorders, addresses factors involved in recovery. and develops a plan of care to meet improvement or recovery goals. |
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| APRN (Advanced Practice Registered Nurse) |
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| a licensed practical nurse or licensed vocational nurse administers medications and gives treatments. |
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| identifying with feelings of others. |
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| 24-hour skilled care given in hospital and ambulatory surgical centers for people who require short-term, immediate care for illness and injuries. |
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| Preferred provider organization (PPO) |
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| a form of health insurance in which patients are encouraged to receive care from a network of approved providers, but can see other providers at additional costs; patients can usually choose their providers, including specialists, without being referred by another doctor. |
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MD (Medical Doctor) or DO
(Doctor of Osteopathy) |
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| a doctor is a licensed professional who diagnoses disease or disability and prescribe treatment and medication. |
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| MSW (Medical Social Worker) |
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| a medical social worker determines residents needs and helps get them support services, such as counseling and financial assistance. |
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| a physician assistant is a licensed professional who diagnoses disease or disabilities and develops treatment plans, as prescribes medication. |
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| sharing in the feelings and difficulties of others. |
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| defines the tasks that healthcare providers are legally allowed to do as permitted by state or federal law. |
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| in a long-term care facility, a registered nurse coordinates, manages, and provides skilled nursing care. |
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| a general term that refers to serious, progressive loss of mental abilities such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating. |
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| RD (Registered Dietitian) |
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| a registered dietitian or registered dietician nutritionist assesses a resident's nutritional status and develops a treatment plan to improve health and manage illness. |
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| ADL'S (Activities of Daily Living) |
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| all these daily personal care task like bathing, skin care, nail and hair care mouth care, assisting with walking, eating and drinking, dressing, transferring and elimination. |
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| PT or DPT (Physical Therapist) |
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| a physical therapist evaluates a person and develops a treatment plan to increase movement, improve circulation, promote healing, reduce pain, prevent disability, and regain or maintain mobility. |
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LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) or LVN
(Licensed Vocational Nurse) |
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| a licensed practical or licensed vocational nurse administers medication and gives treatment. |
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| the quality or state of being in accordance with the law. |
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| medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist. |
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| a disease or condition that will eventually cause death. |
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| a system or strategy of managing health care in a way that controls cost. |
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| a term given to the process of transforming services for elders so that they are based on the values and practices of the person receiving care; core values include choice, dignity, respect, self-determination,and purposeful living. |
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| Resident and Resident Family |
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| the resident is an important member of the care team. providing person centered care is means placing the residents wellbeing at first and giving the right to make decisions and choices about their own care. |
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