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Resident
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people who receive care in a nursing home/assisted living facility. Also: client (business), patient (not in social care), recipients, consumer
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Activity Coordinator
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plans events for the residents (CNA carries out the events)
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BNA
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Basic Nursing Assistant (preceeding certification)
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Chaplain
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assists with spiritual needs
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CNA
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Certified Nursing Assistant: completed training, written/manual skills tests, assists licensed nurses. Allowed tasks: bathing, dressing, transferring, ambulating, feeding, toileting +
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Dietitian
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works with kitchen staff and physicians to meet diet needs of resident
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LPN
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Licensed Practical Nurse: one year nursing program, supervises nursing assistants, less training then RN
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OT
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Occupational Therapist: working on activities from the waist up
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PT
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Physical Therapist: gross motor skills, tasks from the waist down
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Regulations
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laws governing CNA's work and care facility operations
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RN
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Registered Nurse: 2-4 year schooling program, national licensing exam, plans/evaluates resident care, supervises LPNs and CNAs, educators
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Social Service Coordinator
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helps with emotional, family and future care needs. Focus for resident to return home or to lesser care facility.
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Speech Therapist
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regaining speak/swallow abilities after stroke. determines proper food consistancy with physician. Helps with special tools for eating
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Resident Rights
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Feel safe. Privacy. Dignity. Respect. Feel loved. Be valued. Comfort.
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Acute Illness
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A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover.
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Chronic Illness
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An ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset; it has no known cure; the illness can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment.
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Hospice
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A health care agency or program for persons who are dying.
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Nursing Team
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Those who provide nursing care: RNs, LPNs/LVNs, CNAs
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Terminal Illness
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An illness or injury for which there is no reasonable expectation of recovery.
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Ambulating
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Moving about and walking.
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Ambulating
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Moving about and walking
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Assistive Devices
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tools to assist with difficult physical tasks
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Authorized Duties
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Things CNA's allowed to do
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Bathing
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any part and method for cleaning the body
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Client
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word used in regulations and some work settings to mean, resident
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Grooming
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all activities in making appearance neat, clean and trim
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Mobility
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any movement of body or parts of the body from place to place
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Abduction
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moving away from the midline of the body
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Adduction
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Moving toward the midline of the body
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Atrophy
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the decrease in size or the wasting away of tissue
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Contracture
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the lack of joint mobility caused by abnormal shortening of a muscle
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Deconditioning
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the loss of muscle strength from inactivity
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Dorsiflexion
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bending the toes and foot up at the ankle
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Extension
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straightening a body part
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External Rotation
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turning the joint outward
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Flexion
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Bending a body part
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Footdrop
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the foot falls down at the ankle; permanent plantar flexion
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Hyperextension
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excessive straightening of a body part
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Internal Rotation
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turning the joint inward
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Orthostatic hypotension
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abnormally low (hypo) blood pressure when the person suddenly stands up (ortho and static); postural hypotension
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Plantar Flexion
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the foot (plantar) is bent (flexion); bending the foot down at the ankle
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Postural Hypotension
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Orthostatic hypotension
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Pronation
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turning the joint downward
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Rotation
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turning the joint
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ROM
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Range of Motion; the movement of a joint to the extent possible without causing pain
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Supination
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turning the joint upward
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Syncope
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a brief loss of consciousness; fainting
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Confidentiality
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trusting others with personal and private information
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Courtesy
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a polite, considerate, or helpful comment or act
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Gossip
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to spread rumors or talk about the private matters of others
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Harassment
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to trouble, torment, offend, or worry a person by one's behavior or comments
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Preceptor
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a staff member who guides another staff member
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Professionalism
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following laws, being ethical, having good work ethics, and having the skills to do your work
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Stress
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the response or change in the body caused by any emotional, physical, social or economic factor.
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Work Ethics
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proper behavior in the workplace
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Accountable
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being responsible for one's actions and the actions of others who performed the delegated tasks; answering questions about and explaining one's actions and the actions of others
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Delegate
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to authorize another person to perform a nursing task in a certain situation
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Job Description
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a document that describes what the agency expects you to do
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Nursing Task
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Nursing care or a nursing function, procedure, activity, or work that can be delegated to nursing assistants when it does not require an RN's professional knowledge or judgement
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Responsibility
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The duty or obligation to perform some act or function
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Bill of Rights
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list of individual's rights; resident rights
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Code of Ethics
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set of principles; guide for certain situations
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Ethics
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set of principles of right conduct; doing the right thing; morals and making choices about right and wrong; Golden Rule.
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Golden Rule
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
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Cognitive
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any functions of the brain
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Confidentiality
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to keep private
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De-escalation
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preventing or managing a crisis situation or aggressive behavior
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Delayed Egress
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a security device on an exit door that keeps the door from unlocking right away
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Dementia
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a decline in memory, attention, language and problem solving abilities due to damage or disease in the brain
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ESL
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English as a Second Language
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Grievance
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a formal complaint made against someone, usually in a superior position
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Impairment
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loss of normal ability or functioning
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Mandatory Reporter
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required by law to report mistreatment or abuse
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Ombudsman
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a government appointed person who represents the interests of the public
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Retaliation
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action taken in response to another's actions
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Bedrail
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along side of the bed; guard or barrier
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Bill of Rights
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document that protects the rights of the resident
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Confidentiality
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used for information to be kept private
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Grievance
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formal complaint made against someone
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Incompetent
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unable to perform; lacking the ability or knowledge to perform certain tasks
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Ombudsman
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government appointed person representing the interests of the public; investigates complaints made against the facility
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Rehabilitative Care
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helping to restore resident to best possible level of physical, psychological, social and economical function
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Restraint
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any manual method to restrict physical movement; inhibits freedom of movement
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Adaptive equipment
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tools to help you do more without help
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ADL
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Activities of Daily Living
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Ambulation
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moving about, walking
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Anti-embolus stockings
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"sock" used to help keep blood from pooling in legs/veins
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Bed Cradle
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tool to keep covers from pushing down on a resident's feet
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Briefs
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Adult diapers
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Coccyx
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tailbone
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Decubitus Ulcer
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pressure sore/pressure ulcer/bed sore; open sore on skin caused by pressure and not enough blood flow to the area
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Extremity Elevation
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keeping legs and feet higher than the heart to prevent blood pooling in legs/veins
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Foot Board
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board at end of bed to support feet
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Gait Belt
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fastened around person's waist to help steady person without grabbing arms/hands
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Incontinent
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unable to control bowl or bladder
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Perineal
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area between legs
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Positioning
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moving, turning, adjusting to prevent pressure sores, help breathing, improve circulation
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Pressure Sore
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Decubitus Ulcer
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Semi-supine Position
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both on back and side
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Prone Position
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lying on stomach
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Supine Position
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lying on back
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Walker
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portable frame to stabilize walking
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Abuse
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any behavior that is harmful to another
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Physical Abuse
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menacing, assault, battery, rough handling, burning, physically disrespectful actions, physically restraining, drug restraining, force feeding
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Emotional Abuse
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blaming/scapegoating, name-calling/yelling, insulting/ridiculing, cursing at, harassing, humiliating, intimidating, threatening punishments, threatening to take away things, ignoring/isolating, be condescending, punishing with unusual methods
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Neglect
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insufficient supervision/monitoring, not enough water/food, not assisting, abandoning, denying care, delaying care, not enough help, physically restraining
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Self-neglect
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not taking care of self
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Financial Abuse
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Lying to get money from a resident; stealing; handling money without legal authority
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Healthcare abuse
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taking money falsely charged, abuse in a health care environment
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Culture
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blend of language, race, religion, values; societal factors that affect us
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Dominant Language
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language spoken most often with most comfort
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Ethnicity
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how one identifies with a particular area of culture
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Race
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a group of persons related by common descent and heredity
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Cardiovascular System
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circulates blood through body; heart, veins, arteries
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Digestive System
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Breaks up food so that cells can absorb nutrients; mouth, pharynx (throat), stomach, intestines
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Parastolsis
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movement of food through the intestines
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Endocrine System
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includes all organs and tissues that produce hormones
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Muscular System
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helps/lets the body move
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Nervous System
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the body's communication network
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Pneumonia
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disease causing lungs to fill with fluid
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Respiratory System
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system that supplies cells with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide; pharynx, trachea, bronchus, lungs, alveoli, pleura, diaphram
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Skeletal System
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all bones that hold up the body
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Skin
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the body's largest organ; regulates body tempurature, protects
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Urinary System
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removes waste, keeps body's water in balance; kidneys, bladder, urethra
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Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
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progressive, degenerative brain disease; decline in memory, judgement, general cognitive, language/communication abilities
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Anemia
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reduction of number of red blood cells below normal; often symptom of other diseases
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Cancer
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growth of cells is fast and out of control in an area
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Cardiopulmonary Disease
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all diseases related to the heart and lungs
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Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
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stroke; blood supply to the brain is interrupted
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Chronic Infection
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invasion of micro organisms in the body tissues that continues over a long period of time
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
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group of diseases affecting the lungs and breathing; most common cause is smoking
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Congestive Heart Failure
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heart isn't pumping well; body retains salt and water to increase blood volume; heart beats faster and enlarges
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Constipation
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digestive system complication; stool is hard, dry and passes infrequently
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Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
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coronary arteries harden and narrow; heart gets less oxygen and blood
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Diabetes
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pancreas cannot produce enough insulin or the body cannot use insulin correctly
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Epilepsy
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disease of brain or nervous system resulting in seizures
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Fracture
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breaking of bone; stress, injury, osteoperosis
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
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esophagus and valve to the stomach; back flow of stomach acid and other juices into the esophagus
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Hypertension
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blood vessels narrow, heart pumps harder; high blood pressure
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Kidney Disease
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can't clean toxins and waste products from the blood; renal and kidney mean the same
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Liver Disease
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interferes with liver function; caused by another disease, exposure to toxins or by chronic alcoholism
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Malignant Tumor
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tumor invades/destroys nearby tissue and can spread; cancer
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Metastasis
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spreading of cancer
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
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worse over time; nervous system; affects nerve signals affecting muscle coordination, strength, sensation, vision
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Myocardial Infarction (MI)
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heart attack; blood flow to the heart is interrupted usually by a clot or coronary artery disease
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Obesity
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excess body weight; excess accumulation of fat
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Osteoarthritis
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degenerative joint disease; hands, hips, knees, spine
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Parkinson's Disease
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affects movement part of brain; hand shaking - obvious symptom
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Substance Abuse
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overindulgence in/dependency on, addictive substances
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Viral Infection
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viruses; spread by direct contact
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