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| the knowledge of right and wrong |
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| tells people what they must do |
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| Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act; requires minimum standards for nursing assistant training |
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| Minimum Data Set; resident assessment system/form requirements |
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| specify how residents must be treated while living in a facility |
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| the process in which 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 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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| abuse of staff by other staff members, residents, or visitors. Can be physical, verbal, or sexual |
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| repeated use of legal or illegal drugs, cigarettes, or alcohol in a way that harms oneself or others |
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| people who are legally required to report suspected or observed abuse or neglect because they have regular contact with vulnerable populations, such as elderly care in facilities |
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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 he or she becomes unable to do so |
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| Do Not Resuscitate; another tool that helps medical providers honor a person's wishes about health care |
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| Physical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment; specifies treatments to be used when a person is very ill |
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| involves the use of words, spoken or written |
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| 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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| an accident, problem, or unexpected event during the course of care |
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| a loss of function or ability; can be a partial or complete loss |
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| myopia; is the ability to see things near but not far |
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| cerebrovascular accident; a stroke |
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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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| expressive: trouble communicating thoughts through speech or writing; receptive: difficulty understanding spoken or written words |
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