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50 Cards in this Set
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HIPPA
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includes rules covering administrative simplification, including making health care delivery more efficient. It also provides standardization of electronic transmittal of billing and claims information. It also increases and standardizes confidentiality and security of health data. Information is limited only to those authorized, and that only the info necessary for a task be available. Personal health info must be protected and kept confidential
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Hospital clinic
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a hospital department that provides care to pts who do not need to stay overnight
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Medicaid
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covers health for persons with very low incomes
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Medicare
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covers health for people over 65 or of any age who are disabled or have permanent kidney failure
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Personal care assistant
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assists elderly or disabled adults with ADL at the person’s home or in a daytime non-residential facility
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Referral process
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allows one member of the healthcare system to recommend to other members that a person needs their kind of specialized care.
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Specialized hospital
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a facility that provides care for people with only certain types of diseases or illnesses
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Subacute care
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care provided to residents who are stable and not acutely ill. usually requires special services such as rehab, ventilator care, wound treatments; usually requires a higher skill level staff than in a traditional nursing facility
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OBRA '87
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an abbreviation for the 1987 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, which provides certain standards for nursing homes and home health care.
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Patient-focused care
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treating each patient as an individual when providing care
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Principles of care
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basic rules of caregiving that guide caregivers in making decisions about providing individualized care for each person
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Advance medical directive
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document that allows a person to express written wishes regarding health care decisions to be used when and if the person is unable to speak for himself or herself
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advocate
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a person who speaks on behalf of someone else;...or to speak on behalf of someone else
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client rights
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document listing the rights and expectations provided to a resident. must be signed by the client
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durable power of attorney
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type of advance directive that gives someone power to make health care decisions for another person
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endangerment
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placement of an individual in a life-threatening situation that the person cannot respond to
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ethical
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that which is morally and professionally correct
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ethical dilemma
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a problem or situation in which a nurse assistant must decide what is the correct, moral and professional thing to do
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exploitation
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the act of taking advantage of someone
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grievance process
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procedure in which a person may make a complaint about services or care received
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health care proxy
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a legal document that names a person to make health care decisions if the person receiving care is unable to
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incapacitated
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being unable to act for oneself
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informed consent
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permission given after full disclosure of the facts
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legal right
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a privilege that is protected by law
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living will
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legal document, prepared by a person receiving care, that directs which measures to take or not take to prolong life when death seems likely
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ombudsman
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a person who acts as a mediator between a resident and the nursing facility
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resident council
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a group made up of nursing facility residents and residents' family members, who work together to sole problems or disagreements
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human development
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the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive changes a person experiences as he/she grows older
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esteem
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high regard for someone
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intimacy
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need and ability to feel closeness to another person and to have that closeness returned
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life cycle
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the stages of aging and development experienced as a person grows older
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sensuality
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awareness and/or enjoyment in the way one's body looks, feels and behaves
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sexuality
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a basic human need for sexual pleasure and sexual expression
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sex
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being male or female
not the same as gender |
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sexualization
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using sex or sexuality to control other people
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communication elements
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sender - the person who wants to communicate
message - the info the sender sends channel - the way the message is sent - verbally, non verbally, or in writing receiver - the person to whom the message is sent confirmation - the way the receiver lets the sender know that he has received the message |
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tactile sensitivity
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physical touch can be very disturbing to individuals with specific neurological disorders or conditions.
this should not be taken personally by the caregiver |
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abrasion
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a tiny cut or scrape
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aspirate
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to breathe in. the breathing of fluid or an object into the lungs...choking
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depilatory cream
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a lotion that dissolves hair and removes it from the surface of the skin
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diabetes
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a disease in which the pancreas does not secrete enough insulin and the body is not able to use all the carbohydrates, resulting in a high concentration of glucose in the blood
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therapeutic diet
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a special diet that helps a person regain his or her health. Eg. Cardiac diet
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turgor
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the ability of the skin to return to its normal shape when it is squeezed or gently pinched
poor skin turgor is a sign of dehydration. |
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NCS
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no concentrated sweets for diabetic diet
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enema
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a solution introduced into the rectum and lower colon to relieve fecal impaction or constipation
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incontinence
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the inability to control the release of urine or feces
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void
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to urinate
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distended abdomen
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"hard" feeling in the abdomen. symptom of constipation
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disimpaction
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manual removal of stool
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meatus cleaning
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cleaning between clitoris and vagina?
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