Medical Definitions

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Abuse Registry

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Allegation of substantiated patient neglect, abuse, or misappropriation of property by CNA

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Certification

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Grants recognition to individuals who have met certain qualifications by the state

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Department of health

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Cabinet level department of the U.S. Federal government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human sevices

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Knowledge exam

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A written test consists of multiple choice questions testing on the competencies of the CNA Program

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OBRA

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An act passed in 1987 to improve the quality of life for people who live in long term care facilities by making sure that residents have a certain standard of care

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Renewal

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OBRA requires Nurse Assistants to be certified every two years

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Skills Exam

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Demonstrating selected skills learned in the training program

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UNAR

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Provides certification, renewal, and reciprocity services for CNA in Utah. Also approves and oversees all nursing assistant training programs and instructors. Created because of OBRA

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Abandonment

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To leave or desert someone. To withdraw one’s support or help from, especially inspire of duty, allegiance, or responsibility

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Abuse

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The repetitive and deliberate infliction of injury to another person

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Acute care

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Where a patient receives active but short term treatment for a severe injury or episode of illness

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APS

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Government agency that oversees the welfare of the elderly

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Assisted Living

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Provides care for people who are able to provide most of their own care but need limited help with medications, transportation, meals, and housekeeping. A type of long term care facility.

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Assault

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Threatening or attempting to touch a person without their consent, causing that person to fear bodily harm

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Battery

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Touching a person without their consent

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Care plan

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Outlines the nursing care to be provided

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CNA

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A person who assists patients with healthcare needs and cares for a patient who is ill or recovering from a surgery or disease

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Chronic

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Used to describe a disorder that is ongoing and often needs to be controlled through continuous medication or treatment.

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Client

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A person who is being cared for in their home

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Confidentiality

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Ensuring that information is accessible only to this authorized.

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Defamation

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Making untrue statements that hurt another person’s reputation.

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Delegation

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to authorize another person to perform tasks on your behalf

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DNR

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A legal order written to withhold cardiopulmonary resuscitation in respect of the wishes of a patient in case their heart were to stop or they were to stop breathing

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Ethics

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Moral principles or standards that govern conduct

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False imprisonment

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Confining another person against their will.

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Incident Report

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A record that details of an unusual event that occurs at the facility such as an injury to a patient

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Medical record

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A legal document where information about a patient’s or resident’s current condition, the measures that have been taken by the medical and nursing staff to diagnose and treat the condition, and the patient’s response to the treatment and care provided is recorded. Also called a medical chart

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Message

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Information being sent out

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Nonverbal communication

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A way of communicating that uses facial expressions, gestures, and body language, instead of written or spoken language

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Objective

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Information that is obtained directly, through measurements or by using one of the five senses.

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Receiver

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Person for whom information is intended.

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Reporting

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The spoken exchange of information between healthcare team members

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Sender

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Person with information to share

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Signs

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Objective observations, observations based on information that is obtained directly through measurements or by using one of the 5 senses.

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Signs

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Objective observations, observations based on information that is obtained directly through measurements or by using one of the 5 senses.

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Subjective

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Information that cannot be objectively measured or assessed.

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Symptoms

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Subjective observations, Obsercations that are based on information that cannot be measured or observed first had, such as a patient’s complaints of pain

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Verbal communication

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A way of communication that uses written or spoken language