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B2 Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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Purposeful mistreatment that causes physical, mental, or emotional pain or injury to someone

A

Abuse

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2
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the action of abandoning a helpless
senior; this can be illegal.

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Abandonment

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3
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24-hour skilled care for short-term
illnesses or injuries; generally given in hospitals
and ambulatory surgical centers

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Acute Care

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4
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: are social
services provided to abused, neglected, or exploited
older adults and adults with significant disabilities

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Adult Protection Services (APS)

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5
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a threat to harm a person, resulting in the
person feeling fearful that he or she will be harmed

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Assault

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6
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residences for people who do not
need skilled, 24-hour care, but do require some help
with daily care

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Assisted-Living

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7
Q

the intentional touching of a person
without his or her consent

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Battery

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8
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: is a person
who assists patients with healthcare needs and cares
for a patient who is ill or recovering from a surgery
or disease. CNA’s duties are assigned by a nurse.

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Certified Nurses Assistant (CNA)

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9
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long-term or long-lasting; constant

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Chronic

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10
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a person receiving home health care, as
opposed to patient in a hospital and resident in a
long term care facility

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Client

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11
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the legal and ethical principle of
keeping information private

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Confidentiality

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12
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any communication, written or
spoken, that is untrue and that injures the good
name or reputation of another or that in any way
brings that person into disrepute

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Defamation

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13
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: the act or process of delegating or
being delegate

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Delegation

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14
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is the creation of a digital or
analog record detailing a medical treatment,
medical trial or clinical test

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Documentation

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15
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a plan developed for each resident to
achieve certain goals; it outlines the steps and tasks
that the care team must perform

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Care Plan

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16
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the knowledge of right and wrong

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Ethics

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17
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unlawful restraint that affects
a person’s freedom of movement; includes both the
threat of being physically restrained and actually
being physically restrained

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False Imprisonment

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18
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A deception that could cause harm to
another person.

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Fraud

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19
Q

the branch of medicine or social
science dealing with the health and care of old
people

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Geriatrics

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20
Q

: is an increasingly diverse field
where many specialties interact to provide patient
care

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Health Care Team

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21
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: Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act; a federal law that requires
health information be kept private and secure and that organizations must take special steps to protect
this information

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HIPPA

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22
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care that is provided in a person’s
home

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Home Health

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23
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an institution providing medical and
surgical treatment and nursing care for sick or
injured people

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Hospital

24
Q

is a form that is filled out in order
to record details of an unusual event that occurs at
the facility, such as an injury to a patient.

A

Incident Report

25
Q

relating to more than one branch
of knowledge

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Interdisciplinary

26
Q

: a formal account of an
employee’s responsibilities

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Job Description

27
Q

: a legal term that means someone can be held responsible for harming someone else

A

Liability

28
Q

Licensed nurse
who has completed one to two years of education;
gives treatments and supervises daily care of
residents

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Licensed Practical Nurse

29
Q

care given in long-term care
facilities for people who need 24-hour, skilled care.

A

Long Term Care

30
Q

injury to a person due to professional
misconduct through negligence, carelessness, or
lack of skill

A

Malpractice

31
Q

a person with regular contact
with vulnerable people and is therefore legally
required to ensure a report is made when abuse is
observed or suspected

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Mandated Reporter

32
Q

(also called a physician) is
a person who uses medicine to treat illness and
injuries

A

Medical Doctor

33
Q

a record of a patient’s medical
information (as medical history, care or treatments received, test results, diagnoses, and medications
taken)

A

Medical Record

34
Q

a federal health insurance program for
people who are 65 or older, are disabled, or are ill and cannot work

A

Medicare

35
Q

: The deliberate misplacement, exploitation, wrongful use, or damage of belongings or money without consent.

A

Misappropriation of Property

36
Q

the failure to provide needed care that
results in physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person.

A

Neglect

37
Q

is a model in which a group of
healthcare professionals, including nurses, care for a group of patients in the acute care or inpatient
setting

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Nursing Team

38
Q

law passed by the federal government that includes minimum standards for nursing assistant training, staffing requirements, resident assessment
instructions, and information on rights for residents

A

OBRA

39
Q

a legal advocate for residents in
long-term care facilities; helps resolve disputes and settle conflicts

A

Ombudsman

40
Q

care given for less than 24 hours
for people who have had treatment or surgery and need short-term skilled care

A

Outpatient Care

41
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a person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment

A

Patient

42
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encompasses legal and ethical
issues in the provider-patient relationship, including the patient’s right to privacy, the right to quality medical care without prejudice, the right to make informed decisions about care and treatment options, and the right to refuse treatment

A

Patient Rights

43
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: having to do with the branch of medicine dealing with children and their disease

A

Pediatric

44
Q

a type of care that places the emphasis on the person needing care and his or her individuality and capabilities

A

Person-Directed Care

45
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how a person behaves when he is
on the job; it includes how a person dresses, the words he or she uses, and the things he or she talks about.

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Professionalism

46
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A licensed health care professional who has completed two or more years of education in the care of residents and patients.

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Registered Nurse (RN)

47
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A patient residing in a log-term health
care facility

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Resident

48
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numerous rights identified in the
OBRA law that relate to how residents must be treated while living in a facility; they provide an ethical code of conduct for healthcare workers

A

Resident Rights

49
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professional who administers therapy that is concerned with the maintenance or improvement of respiratory functioning (as in patients with pulmonary disease)

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Respiratory Therapist (RT)

50
Q

defines the tasks that healthcare
providers are legally allowed to do and how to do them correctly

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Scope of Practice

51
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Range of responsibilities
that an employee is reasonably expected to carry out or fulfill within his or her job or position.

A

Scope of Responsibility

52
Q

any unwelcome sexual advance or behavior that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment

A

Sexual Harassment

53
Q

An inpatient healthcare facility with the staff and equipment to provide skilled care, rehabilitation and other related
health services to patients who need nursing care, but do not require hospitalization

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Skilled Nursing Facility (NSF)

54
Q

is a professional concerned
with helping individuals, families, groups and
communities to enhance their individual and
collective well-being

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Social Worker (SW)

55
Q

training to help people with
speech and language problems to speak more clearly

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Speech-Language Pathologist/Speech Therapist

56
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Unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or punishment with
resulting physical harm, pain, or mental anguish.

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Willful Infliction of Harm

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