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32 Cards in this Set
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BIFOCAL
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TWO DIFFERENT PRESCRIPTIONS IN ONE EYEGLASS LENS
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CATARACT
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CLOUDING OF THE LENS OF THE EYE
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GLAUCOMA
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INCREASED PRESSURE IN THE EYE, DUE TO INABILITY OF THE FLUID IN THE EYE (VITEROUS HUMOR) TO CIRCULATE PROPERLY
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MYOPIA
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DIFFICULTY SEEING THINGS THAT ARE FAR AWAY
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PRESBYOPIA
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DECREASE IN THE ABILITY OF THE EYE TO FOCUS
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PRESBYCUSIS
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HEARING LOSS FOR HIGH PITCHED SOUNDS
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ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
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A PROGRESSIVE DISEASE OF THE BRAIN THAT VERY SLOWLY DESTROYS ALL ABILITY TO THINK OR FUNCTION
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DEMENTIA
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A MENTAL STATE IN WHICH THE MIND NO LONGER FUNCTIONS PROPERLY
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SUNDOWNING
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THE TENDENCY OF PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA TO GROW MORE CONFUSED IN THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING
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OBSERVATION
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NOTICING A FACT OR EVENT (ACTIVITIES, LOOKS, SPEECH, BEHAVIOR)
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ORIENTED
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KNOWING THE MONTH, DAY, YEAR, YOUR NAME, AND WHERE YOU ARE
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PERTINENT
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION RELATED TO THE OBSERVATION
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CHART
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THE CHART CONTAINS THE HEALTHCARE PLAN, THE PHYSICAN'S ORDERS, AND ALL THE HEALTH INFORMATION ON ONE PARTICULAR PATIENT. IT IS A LEGAL DOCUMENT AND MUST BE MAINTAINED PROPERLY
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DOCUMENTATION
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WRITTEN INFORMATION IN THE MEDICAL CHART
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NURSING CARE PLAN (OR RESIDENT CARE PLAN)
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THE COMPLETE PLAN OF CARE FOR EACH RESIDENT
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OBJECTIVE OBSERVATION
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OBSERVATION BASED ON FACTS YOU CAN SEE
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SUBJECTIVE OBSERVATION
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OBSERVATION BASED ON WHAT YOU THINK.
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ADMISSION
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STEPS FOLLOWED WHEN A RESIDENT IS FIRST BROUGHT TO THE FACILITY
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BASELINE ASSESMENT
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FIRST OBSEVATIONS MADE ON A NEW RESIDENT
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DISCHARGE
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STEPS FOLLOWED WHEN A RESIDENT IS RELEASED FROM THE FACILITY
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HOME CARE
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CARE PROVIDED IN A PERSONS HOME
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HOME HEALTH ASSISTANT (HOME HEALTH CARE AIDE)
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A NURSING ASSISTANT WHO GOES TO THE PATIENTS HOME TO PROVIDE CARE
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TRANSFER
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STEPS FOLLOWED WHEN A RESIDENT IS MOVED TO ANOTHER UNIT. THE MOVE MAY BE TO ANOTHER ROOM INSIDE YOUR FACILITY OR TO ANOTHER BUILDING
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ABNORMALITY
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CONDITION DIFFERENT FROM THE NORMAL
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ATROPHY
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THE WASTING AWAY OF UNUSED MUSCLE TISSUE
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CONTRACTURE
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THE PERMANANT SHORTENING OF A MUSCLE
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MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
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A CHRONIC DEGENERATIVE DISEASE OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO MOVE
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BASE OF SUPPORT
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THE AREA ON WHICH AN OBJECT RESTS. RELATING TO YOUR BODY, THE BASE OF SUPPORT IS YOUR FEET WHEN STANDING AND YOUR HIPS WHEN SITTING
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GAIT BELT
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A BELT PLACED AROUND THE RESIDENTS WAIST TO ASSIST IN TRANSFER
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AMBULATION
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TO WALK IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION, TO ASSIST SOMEONE TO WALK
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INCAPACITATE
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DISABLE
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WALKER
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A PORTABLE FRAME THAT A PERSON CAN MOVE ALONG AS HE OR SHE WALKS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT
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