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| the knowledge of right and wrong |
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Residence Rights |
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| numerous rights identified in the OBRA law that relate to how residents must be treated while living in a facility; provides an ethical code of conduct for healthcare workers |
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| injury to a person due to professional misconduct through negligence, carelessness, or lack of skill |
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Durable Power of Attorney |
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| a signed, dated, and witnessed legal document that appoints someone else to make the medical decisions for a person in the event they become unable to do so |
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Nonverbal Communication |
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Definition
| communication without using words ; body language or tone of voice |
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| an accident, problem, or unexpected event during the course of care that isn't part of the normal routine |
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| paralysis on one side of the body |
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| rules set by the government to help people live peacefully together and to ensure order and safety |
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Informed Consent |
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| the process in which a person, with the help of a doctor, makes informed decisions about their health care |
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Workplace Violence |
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Definition
| verbal, physical, or sexual abuse of staff by other staff members, residents, or visitors |
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Do-Not-Resuscitate
(DNR) |
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Definition
| a medical order that instructs medical professionals not to perform CPR in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest |
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Objective Information |
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Definition
| information based on what a person sees, hears, touches, or smells; aka signs |
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Definition
| a loss of function or ability |
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Definition
| weakness on one side of the body |
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Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
(OBRA) |
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Definition
| a law passed by the federal government that includes minimum standards for NA's training, staffing requirements, resident assessment instructions, and information on rights for residents |
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Definition
| failure to provide needed care that results in physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person |
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| the repeated use of legal or illegal substances in a way that is harmful to oneself or others |
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Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment
(POLST) |
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| a medical order that specifies the treatments a person wishes to receive, not what they wish to avoid, when they are very ill; decisions are based on conversations between the patient and their healthcare providers |
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Subjective Information |
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Definition
| information that a person cannot or did not observe, but is based on something reported to the person that may or may not be true; aka symptoms |
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Near-Sightedness
(Myopia) |
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Definition
| the ability to see things near but not far |
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Definition
| a language disorder that affects a person's ability to communicate |
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Minimum Data Set
(MDS) |
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Definition
| a detailed form with guidelines for assessing residents in LTC facilities |
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Definition
| actions, or the failure to act or provide the proper care, that result in unintended injury to a person |
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Mandatory Reporters |
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Definition
| people who are legally required to report suspected or observed abuse or neglect because they have regular contact with vulnerable populations |
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Verbal Communication |
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Definition
| communication involving the use of spoken or written words or sounds |
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Cerebrovascular Accident
(CVA)
(Stroke) |
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Definition
| a condition that occurs when blood supply to a part of the brain is blocked or a blood vessel leaks or ruptures within the brain |
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