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AM Care

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personal activities done in the morning that incluse toileting, face/hand wash, and mouth care before/after breakfast

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Activities of Daily Living (ADL)

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term used in health care to describe everyday things that a resident routinely does, such as hygiene and grooming, dressing, eating, toileting, and transferring

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Acute Illness

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becomes ill suddenly and is expected to recover

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Basic Nurse Skills

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essential skills required of nurse aides to deliver competent care to residents in health care settings

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Chronic Illness

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begins slowly, has no cure, but with proper treatment can be controlled and complications prevented

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Client

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person being cared for at home

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Cognition

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the manner in which messages from the five senses are collected, storred in memory, recovered from memory, and later used to answer questions, respond to requests, and perform tasks

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Contagious Disease

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easily spread

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Delegation

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the process of assigning part of one's responsibility to another qualified person in a specific situation; transferring responsibility for the performance of an activity or task while retaining accountability for the outcome

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Grooming

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tasks done to maintain the person's appearance, such as caring for fingernails and hair

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Hygiene

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tasks done to keep bodies clean and healthy, such as bathing and brushing teeth

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Intermediate Care Facility (ICF)

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RN 8 hours a day

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Interpersonal Skills

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in a health care setting, generally refers to a health care provider's ability to get along with others, whilr getting the job done

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Liability

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a person can be held responsible for harming someone. It is important for NAs to follow instructions and perform only tasks within their scope of practice according to policy and procedures

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Long-Term-Care (LTC)

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facility providing 24 hour care

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North Carolina Board of Nursing(NCBON)

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regulatory body that provides list of tasks that fall within the range of function for nurse aides in North Carolina

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North Carolina Board of Nursing Administrative Code

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defines range of function for nurse aides in North Carolina

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North Carolina Health Care Personnel Registry Section

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section of the State of North Carolina that provides services for unlicensed health care workers, their employers, and their instructors and maintains NC Nurse Aide 1 Registry

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North Carolina Nurse Aide 1 Registry

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a registry of all people who meet state and federal training and testing requirements to perform Nurse Aide 1 tasks, in the State of North Carolina

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Nursee Aide 1 in the State of the North Carolina

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a valued, unliicensed ember of the health care team, responsible for providing delegated nursing tasks, within a defined range of function, for residents (patients/clients), in a variety of settings, and who is listeed on the NC Nurse Aide 1 Registry

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OBRA ( Omnimbus Budget Reconciliation Act) of 1987

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Federal Law, enacted by Congress, in 1987, to improve quality of life of residents living in a nursing home environment

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Patient

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person being cared for in hospital

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PM Care

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personal activities done in the evening that include toileting , face/hand wash, snack, mouth care, and backrub

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Personal Care Skills

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tasks that deal with a person's body, appearance, and hygiene, typically done on a daily basis

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Resident

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person being cared for in long-term-care facility

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Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)

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RN/LPN 24 hours a day

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Team

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a group of people, with a common purpose, assigned tasks, and coordinated effort, to get a job done

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Terminal Illness

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eventually results in death

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Work Ethic

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is behavior in workplace that includes appearance, communication skills, treatment of others, choices, judgement, and teamwork

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Aerobic

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required oxygen to survive

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Airborne Precautions

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a transmission based precaution that prevents spread orf harmful germs that travel in the air at a distance, using Standard Precautions, plus a respirator, depending on specific disease

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Anaerobic

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does not need oxygen to survive

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Aseptic

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clean

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Bloodborne Pathogens

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harmful germs found in human blood and can cause infection and disease

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Body Fluids

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blood, pus, liquid from sores, urine, stool, tears, spit, droplets from sneezes and coughs, and sputum

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Carriers

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people who have harmful germs living on or in their body, but are not visibly sick

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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an agency of the federal government that is in charge of the control and prevention of disease, in our country

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Chain of Infection

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way to explain how infection is passed around from one host to another host by using a picture of a chain

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Contact Precautions

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a transmission based precaution that prevents spread of harmful germs by direct contact, using Standard Precautions, plus gowns and gloves

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Direct Contact

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mutual touching of two things, people or organisms which may cause the spread of harmful germs

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Droplet Precautions

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a transmission based precaution that prevents spread of harmful germs that travel by droplets in the air, using Standard Precautions, plus mask and gloves

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Droplets

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particles of liquids that are sprayed from the nose or mouth when a person sneezes, coughs, sings, talks or laughs

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Goggles

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personal protective equipment used to protect eyes from harmful germs

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Gloves

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personal protective equipment used to protect skin on hands from harmful germs

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Gowns

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personal protective equipment used to protect skin and clothes from harmful germs

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Hand Hygiene

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washing hands with soap and water or alcohol-based hand rubs

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Healthcare-assocciateed infection (HAI)

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an infection that a resident gets while staying or living in a health care setting

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Hepatitis B

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a disease of the liver caused by a virus

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Host

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an animal or a person

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Indirect Contact

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harmful germs spread by an object that has touched body fluids from infected person

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Infection

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a disease or condition of the body that occurs when harmful germs get into the body and grow in number

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Infection Prevention

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all of the thing that people do to control and prevent the spread of infection

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Infectious Agent

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a contagious respiratory illness

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Influenza (Flu)

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a contagious respiratory illness

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Localized Infection

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an infection found in one part of the body with symptoms noted at that one part of the body

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Masks

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personal protective equipment used to protect mouth and nose from harmful germs

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Medical Asepsis (clean technique)

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practice used to remove or destroy germs and to prevent their spread from one person or place to another person or place

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Microorganisms

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small living plant or animal that can only be seen with a microscope also called germs that live almost everywhere and may cause problems or diseases

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Mode of Transmission

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how harmful germs travel or get around from place to place

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Mucus Membranes

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linings of natural body openings, such as mouth, nose, rectum, genitals and eyes

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Non-intact Skin

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cuts, scratches, and sores of the skin

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Non-Pathogen

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miroorganism that will not cause illness, infection, or disease

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Normal Flora

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non-pathogens that live and grow in certain areas that benefit us by maintaining a balance in our environment

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Norovirus

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a contagious gastrointestinal illness

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Outbreak

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more illness in more residents than what is expected or what is normal for the facility of a healthcare associated infection

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Pathogen

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microorganism that may cause illness, infection, or diesease

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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

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a group ofr items used to block harmful germs from getting on skin and clothes

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Point of Care

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refers to the place where three elements occur together: the resident, the nurse aide, and the care or treatment involving resident contact; most point of care occurrs in resident's roon

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Portal of Entry

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a body opening of a person that allows harmful germs to enter into the body

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Portal of Exit

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any way that harmful germs escape from reservoir

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Reservoir

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place where harmful germs live, grow, and increase in numbers

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Sharps

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items that have corners, edges, or projections that can cut or pierce the skin, such as needles and razor blades

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Sharps Container (needle disposal container or sharps box)

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hard and leak-proof biohazard continer used only for sharps

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Shields

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personal protective equipment used to protect the whole face from harmful germs

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Sputum

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mucous coughed up from lungs

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Standard Precautions

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the first of two levels to prevent/control infections; the basic tasks that health care workers must do in order to prevent and control spread of infection, whereby all body fluids, non-intact skin, and mucus membranes are treated as if they were infected

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Susceptible Host

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person who does not have an infection now, but is at risk for becoming infected from harmful germs

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Systemic Infection

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an infection that affects an entire body part or whole body system

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Transmission Based Precautions

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the second of two levels to prevent/control infections; specific tasks and measures that health care workers must do when caring for residents who are infected or may be infected with specific types of infections

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World Health Organization (WHO)

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an organization within the United Nations whose purpose is to aid in the achievement of highet level of health for all of the world's people

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Biohazard Symbol

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identifies a container for potentially infectious materials

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Dysphagia

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difficulty swallowing

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Hazard

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anything in the resident's environment that may cause illness or injury

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Medical Emergency

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a dire sitution when a person's health or life is at risk

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PASS

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acronym to remember during the use of a fire extinguisher- Pull the pin, Aim at the base of the fire when spraying, Squeeze the handle, Sweep back and forth at the base of the fire (or fire department will extinguish fire)

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RACE

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acronym to remember in case of fire- Remove residents from danger, Activate alarm, Contain the fire by closing all doors and windows, and if possible, Extinguish the fire (or fire department will extinguish fire)

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Resident's Environment

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the area of a long-term care center that a resident calls home, designed to provide comfort, safety, and privacy for the resident

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Resident Unit

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the personal space, furniture, and equipment provided for the resident by the long-term care center

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Safety in the Resident's Environment

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when a resident has little risk of illness or injury in the environment to which he/she lives

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Aphasia

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inability to speak

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Communication

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successfully getting and recieving messages

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Culture

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is a view of the world as well as a set of values, beliefs, and traditions that are handed down from generation, is different from religion

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Non-verbal Communication

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body positions and actions that send an unspoken message along with the spoken message; the concious or unconcious signals that a person's body sends, are more accurate than verbal

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Therapeutic Communication

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a type of communication that health care providers conciously use when talking with residents in order to influence residents or help residents to a better understanding

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Verbal Communication

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the act of sending/recieving the spoken message

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Abuse

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willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation or punishment with resulting physical harm, pain, or mental anguish

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Assault

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act of threatening to touch, or attempting to touch a person, without proper consent

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Basic Human Rights

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are protected by the Constitution of the United States and state that a person has the right to be treated with respect, live in dignity, pursue a meaningful life and be free of fear

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Battery

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touching a person without consent

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Civil Law

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law that deals with relationships between people

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Code of Ethics

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rules of conduct for particular group, may differ from one facility to another, but revolves around idea that resident is valuable person who deserves ethical care

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Confidentiality

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not disclosing or telling information that is personal or private about a resident, except to authorized people

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Consent

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the right to decide what will be done to the body and who can touch the body, may be written consent,verbal consent, or implied consent

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Criminal Law

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offenses against the public and society

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Defamation

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false statement made to a third person that causes a person shame or ridicule, or ruins their reputation; written is called libel; verbal is called slander

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Disclosure

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making known to the public

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Diversion of Drugs

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unauthorized taking or use of any drug

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False Imprisonment

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unlawful restraining or restricting a person's movement

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Fraud

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an intentional deception or misrepresentation made by a person with knowledge that deception could result in some unauthorized benefit to self or some other person

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HIPAA

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Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act passed in 1996 sets standards for protectiong the privacy patients' health information

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Invasion of privacy

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violation of right to control personal information or the right to be left alone

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Laws

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rules made by government to help protect public

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Malpractice

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giving care for which you are not allowed legally to perform

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Misappropiation of Property

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illegal or improper use of resident's money, property, assets; by another, without consent, for personal gain

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Neglect

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a failure to provide goods and services necessary to avoid physical harm, mental anguish, or mental illness

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Negligence

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actions or failure to act or give proper care resulting in injury

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Nondisclosure

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not making known to the public

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Ombudsman

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the resident's legal advocatee

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Privacy

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the personal responsibility and activities don to prevent the intrusion of one person onto another

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Resident's Rights

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rights that have been written into Federal law (OBRA) that identify how a resident must be treated while living in a long-term facility

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Vulnerable Adults

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adults who are at risk for abuse or mistreatment because they are not able to protect selves from harm due to mental, emotional, developmental disability; or brain damage; or changes from aging

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Dignity

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quality or state of being worthy of esteem or self-respect

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Empathy

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identifying with and understanding the feelings of another, without feeling sorry for the person

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Pity

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feeling sorry for other person

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Communication with the Health Care Team

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the exchange of information, either verbally or in written form, between and among members of the health care team

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HIPAA

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law that protects privacy of resident's health information and identifies certain health information that must be kept private and confidential

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Medical Reccord

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is a legal document that organizes all the information about care of a single resident in one document and allows each discipline involved in the care to know what all disciplines are doing

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Objective Data

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observations using the senses

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Recording

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is the written account of care done by the nurse aide and observations noted, in pen and paper form or electronic form (using computers)

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Reporting

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is the oral account of care done and observations noted, given to aother members of health care team

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Subjective Data

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information told to the nurse aide

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Assessment

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first step of nursing process; collecting information about a resident

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Evaluation

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fifth step of nursing process; deciding if nursing measures worked or were effective, and whether goal was met

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Implementation

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fourth step of nursing process; nursing measures carried out during resident care

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Kardex

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a type of card file that includes information important to the care of residents and includes drugs, treatments, diagnoses, routine care measures, and special needs

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Nursing Care Plan

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individualized, written plan of care for residents based on nursing process written by the nurse and used for coordination and continuity of care

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Nursing Diagnosis

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second step of nursing process; a health problem that nurses can treat using nursing measures

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Planning

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third step of nursing process; setting of resident goals that are prioritized

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Nursing Process

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method used by nurses to plan and deliver nursing care to the resident

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Incident Reports

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method of documenting facts surrounding any unexpected event in healthcare setting

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Critical Thinking

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safely providing resident care in a variety of situations based on facts learned and bedside observations, or the ability to think on one's feet

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Family

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a group of individuals related by blood, marriage, or a feeling of closeness

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Family Support

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offers of encouragement, assurance, and sense of connection for the resident offered by blood relatives or group of individuals close to the resident

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