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15 Cards in this Set
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Acute Illness
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An illness with sudden onset from which the resident is expected to recover
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Chart
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another name for the residents record
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Chronic Illness
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an illness slow or gradual in onset, for which there is no known cure, the illness can be controlled and complications prevented
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Diagnosis
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the art or method of identifying or recognizing a disease
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Empathy
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ability to accept the feelings of others as if they were one's own feelings, without losing objectivity, and to accept others' experiences on their terms
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Hospice
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special facility or arrangement to provide care for the terminally ill residents
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Job description
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describes who is to do what
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Resident Care Plan
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A written guide that gives direction about the care a resident should recieve
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Observation
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using the senses of sight, hearing, touch and smell to collect information about the resident
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Policy
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describes what will be done
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Procedure
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describes how something is to be done
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Reporting
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A verbal account of resident care and observations
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Scope of Practice
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The extent or range of permissible activities
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Terminal
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Final, life ending stage
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Tact
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sensitive to what to do or say to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
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