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Long-term care (LTC)

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

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Skilled care

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Is medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist it is available 24 hours a day
It is ordered by doctor and involves a treatment plan

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Length of stay

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The number of days, a person‘s stay in a healthcare facility. It may be short such as a few days or months or longer than six months

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Terminal illness

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This means that the illness will eventually cause death

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Chronic conditions

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This means that the condition last along period of time even a lifetime
Ex) heart disease, dementia

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Diagnosis

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Medical conditions determined by a doctor

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Home healthcare

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Healthcare provided in a person‘s home usually given to older or chronically ill people

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Assisted-living

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These are for people who need help with daily task is showering meals, and dressing as well as medications they do not need 24 hour care

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Adult day services

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Are used for people who need help and supervision during certain hours, but do not need full care

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Acute care

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24 hour skilled caregiver in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers

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Subacute care

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Care given in hospitals or long-term care facilities

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Outpatient care

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Is given to people who have had treatments, procedures or surgeries and needs short term skilled care

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rehabilitation

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Is care given by specialist and professionals, physical, occupational and speech therapist to help restore or improve function after an illness or injury

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Hospice care

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Is given in facilities or homes for people who have six months or less to live

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Activities of daily living( ADLs)

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Personal care includes bathing, skin, nail and hair, care, mouth care, and assistance with walking eating and drinking dressing transferring an elimination

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Person centered care

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Emphasizes The individuality of the person who needs care and recognizes and develops the person’s capabilities

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Trauma informed care

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Is an approach to patient care that recognizes that people may have experienced trauma in their lives trauma can come from witnessing or experiencing abuse or neglect, violence, prison, or military combat

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Medicare

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Four people 65 or older also covers people with permanent kidney failure or certain disabilities

1) helps pay for care in a hospital or skilled nursing facility
2) helps pay for doctor services and other medical services and equipment
3) allows, private health insurances companies to provide Medicare benefits
4) helps pay for medication’s prescribed for treatment

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Medicaid

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People who have low income or disabilities
People must qualify for this program

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Charting

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Recording important information about the resident

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Nursing assistant

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Performs tasks assigned her such as measuring vital signs also providing or assisting with personal care such as bathing and elimination needs

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Registered nurse or RN

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Coordinate managers and provide skilled nursing care, giving special treatments and medication’s as prescribed by a doctor also assigned task and supervise his daily care of residence

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Licensed practical nurse

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Gives medication’s and treatments

Has completed one to two years of education, has passed a national licensing exam

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Advanced practice, registered nurse
(APRN)

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In advance practice, registered nurse who has completed training at the postgraduate level, can make diagnosis and prescribed treatments

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Physician or doctor
Is a licensed professional, who diagnosis, disease or disability and prescribes treatment and medication
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Physician assistant
A licensed professional, who diagnosis, disease or disability and develop treatment plans as well as prescribed medication Have received masters degree and have to pass the national licensing exam before they can practice
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Physical therapist or PT
Evaluate a person and develops a treatment plan to increase movement and improve circulation promote healing, reduce pain, prevent disability and grain or maintain mobility
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Occupational therapist
Helps residents learn to adapt to disabilities
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Assistive devices
Walkers, wheelchairs
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Speech, language, pathologist or SLP
Identifies communication disorders addresses factors involved in recovery and develop a plan of care to make goals Teaches exercises to help residence improve or overcome speech problems
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Registered dietitian
Assesses a residence, nutritional status and develops a treatment plan to improve health and manage illnesses
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Medical social worker
Determines residence needs and helps them do you need help get support services such as counseling and financial assistance
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Activities director
Plans activities for residence to help them socialize and stay active. These activities are meant to improve or maintain resident or being able to prevent for complications from illness or disability.
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Chain of command
Describes the line of authority and helps to make sure that residents get proper healthcare
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Liability
Means that someone can be held responsible for harming someone else
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Scope of practice
Defines the tasks that healthcare providers are legally allowed to do according to the state or federal law
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Care plan
Individualized for each resident it is developed to help achieve the goals of care and meet the resident specific needs The care plan is a guide to help the residence be as healthy as possible
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Policy
Is a course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs
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Procedure
Is a method or way of doing something for example of facility has a procedure for reporting information about residence
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Compassionate
Means being caring, concern, empathetic, and understanding
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Empathy
Means identifying with feelings of others
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Sympathy
Means sharing in the feelings and difficulties of others
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Tactful
Means showing a sensitivity and having a sense of what is appropriate when dealing with others
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Conscientious
Guided by sense of right and wrong
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Patient
People who are patient do not lose their temper easily. They do not act, irritated or complain when things are hard.
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Respectful
Being respectful means following other people’s individuality
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Unprejudiced
Give each resident the same quality care, regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, gender, identity, religion, race, ethnicity, or condition
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Proactive
Anticipating potential problems and needs before they occur
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Ethics
Are the knowledge of right and wrong
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Laws
Our rules set by the government to help people live peacefully together and assure order and safety
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Residence rights
Specifies how residents must be treated while living in the facility
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Inform consent
Is the process by which person with the help of a doctor makes informed decisions about their healthcare
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Abuse
Is purposefulness treatment that causes physical mental or emotional pain or injury to someone?
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Physical abuse
Is any treatment intentional or not that causes harm to a person’s body?
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Psychological abuse
Is emotional harm caused by threatening, scarring, accumulating, intimidating, isolating, or insulating a person or treating an adult as a child
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Verbal abuse
Is the use of spoken or written words, pictures, adjusters that threaten, embarrass or insult a person
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Sexual abuse
Is non-consensual sexual contact of any type
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Financial abuse
Is improper legal use of a person’s money, possessions, property, or other assets
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Assault
Is a threat to harm a person, resulting in the person feeling fearful that they will be harmed
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Battery
Is the intentional touching of a person without their consent?
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Domestic violence
Is abuse by spouses intimate partners or family members it can be physical, sexual or emotional
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False imprisonment
Is unlawful restraint, the effects of persons freedom of movement
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Involuntary seclusion
Is the separation of a person from others against the persons will
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Workplace violence
Is abuse of staff by other staff members residence or officers that can be verbal, physical or sexual
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Sexual harassment
Is any unwelcome sexual advances or behavior that creates an intimidating hostile or offensive working environment?
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Substance abuse
Is there repeated use of legal or illegal drug cigarettes, or alcohol away that harm oneself or others
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Neglect
Is the failure to provide needed care that results in physical, mental or emotional harm to a person?
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Negligence
Means actions or failure to act or provide the proper care for a resident resulting in unintended injury
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Malpractice
Occurs when a person is injured due to professional misconduct or negligence, carelessness, or lack of skill
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Ombudsman
Is assigned by law as a legal advocate for residence Visits facilities and listen to residence then decide what action to take if there are problems
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Confidentiality
Means to keep private things private
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Health insurance, portability, and accountability act or HIPAA
Help keep health information, private and secure HIPAA applies to all healthcare providers, including doctors, nurses, nursing assistance, and any other member of the care team
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Protected health information or PHI
Is information that can be used to identify a person and relates to the patients condition any healthcare that the person has had and payments for the healthcare Ex) name address, telephone number Social Security number email address or medical record number
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Minimum data set or MDS
Is a detailed form with guidelines for assessing patients it also lists what to do for residents if problems are identified
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Incident
Is an accident problem or unexpected event during the course of care Ex) resident Falls and breaks something makes a mistaken care resident or family member makes a request that is outside and a scope of practice. Resident or family member makes sexual advances or remarks injury on job and is exposed to blood or body fluids

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