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12 Cards in this Set
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Advance Directives
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Document authorizing another person to make desicions for person unable to make or communicate decisions regarding health care.
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Client
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Person who purchases health care services, term often used by social workers and home health agencies.
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Confidentiality
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Holding in trust, keeping private, not sharing spoken and written words about a resident.
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Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
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Document authorizing another person to make desicions for person unable to make or communicate decisions regarding health care.
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Ethincs
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Standards of behavior and moral judgement to evaluate right and wrong.
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Ombudsman
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An advocate or representative who speaks or writes in support of residents for their cause or complaint.
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Etiquette
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Acceptable manners or social behavior in public or work places.
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Job Description
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Duties and responsibilities involved in a work position.
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Living Will
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Document authorizing another person to make health care decisions according to document instructions in terminal conditions when a person is unable to make or communicate decisions.
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Patient
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Person having physical or emotional illness who receives care from health care workers.
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Resident
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Person living in long term care facility; often elderly; usually a permanent home.
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Team Work
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Joint action by a group of people with individual and group skills to coordinate efforts to efficiently complete tasks.
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