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Informed Consent
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an agreement by a client (patient) to accept a course of treatment or a procedure after complete information, including the risks of treatment and facts relating to it, has been provided by the physician.
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3 Elements of informed consent
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Consent must be given voluntarily
-The consent must be given by an individual capable of understanding The client must be given enough information to be the ultimate decision maker |
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Accountability
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ability to answer for one’s own actions
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Therapeutic baths
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Given for a physical effect (soothe irritated skin(oatmeal), medicines may be added, or to soothe hemorrhoids, or to promote healing of surgical incisions on the perineum)
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Cleansing baths
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Complete bed bath
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Surgical Asepsis
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includes all procedures used to eliminate all microorganisms including pathogens and spores from an area or object. This is also known as sterile technique.
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Asepsis
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the freedom from infection, infectious material, or disease-causing organisms
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Induration
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an area of localized edema under the skin.
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Medical Asepsis
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includes all practices intended to confine a specific microorganism to a specific area, limiting the number, growth, and transmission of microorganisms
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