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20 Cards in this Set
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acute
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sudden, short term
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degeneration
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breakdown, deteriorate
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dysphagia
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difficulty swallowing
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geriatrics
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study of elderly/aging
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ethics
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stands of behavior: right or wrong
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sign
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evidence of something abnormal in the body which is observed by the nursing team through seeing, listening, touching, or smelling
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neglect
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failure to provide goods and services necessary to avoid physical harmor mental anguish
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involuntary
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not able to control
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defecate
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bowel movement
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dementia
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progressive deterioration of mental function
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ethnicity
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special customs, language, national origin and/or heritage
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pathogen
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disease causing microorganisim; germ
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incontinence
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inability to control urine or stool
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ambulatory
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able to walk
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validation therapy
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the caregiver accepts value and beliefs of the resident with dementia, even though they may differ from reality
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standard precautions
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refers to infection prevention practiced that apply to all residents, regardless of suspected or confirmed diagnosis or presumed infection status
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exploitation
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illegal use of vulnerable adult's property, or personal items
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cognition
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the ability to think, reason, make and remember decisions
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void
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urination
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shearing
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force skin over a bone when the bone moves but the skin stays at a point of contact
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