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Long-term care (LTC)

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Variety of services designed to meet a patients health or personal care needs when they can no longer perform everyday activities on their own.

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Point-of-care tests

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test performed at the patients bedside

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Charting

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Noting and recording important information about the patient

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Assisted living facilities

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Residences for people who need some help with daily care, such as showering, meals, and dressing.

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Dementia

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Serious loss of mental abilities, such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating.

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Home health care

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Care provided in a person’s home, often given to people who are older and are chronically ill but who are able to and wish to remain at home.

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Patient care technician (PCT)

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Unlicensed healthcare worker who performs assigned tasks, such as measuring vital signs, and provides or assists with personal care, such as bathing patients and helping with elimination needs.

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Registered nurse (RN)

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Licensed healthcare professional who coordinates, manages, and provides skilled nursing care.

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Licensed practical nurse (LPN) or licensed vocational nurse (LVN)

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Licensed healthcare professional who administers medications and gives treatments. They have completed 1 to 2 years of education and has passed a national licensure examination.

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Advanced practice registered nurse (APRN)

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Registered nurse who has completed training at a postgraduates level (master’s or doctoral).

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Physician/Doctor (MD/DO [Doctor of osteopathy])

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Doctor-licensed professional who diagnoses disease or disability and prescribes treatment and medication.

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Physician assistant (PA)

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Licensed healthcare professional who diagnoses disease or disability and develops treatment plans, as well as prescribes medication.

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Pharmacist (RPh)

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Licensed healthcare professional who prepares and dispenses prescribed medications.

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Physical therapist (PT or DPT)

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Licensed healthcare professional who evaluates a person and develops a treatment plan to increase movement, improve circulation, promote healing, reduce pain, prevent disability, and regain or maintain mobility.

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Occupational therapist (OT)

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Licensed healthcare professional who helps patients learn to adapt t disabilities.

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Speech-language pathologist (SLP)

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Licensed healthcare professional who identifies communication disorders, addresses factors involved in recovery and develops a plan of care to meet improvement or recovery goals.

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Registered dietitian (RD)/ registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN)

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Assesses a patient’s nutritional status and develops a treatment plan to improve health and manage illnesses.

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Medical social worker (MSW)

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Licensed healthcare professional who determines patients’ needs and helps them get support services.

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Person-centered care

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Placing the patients well being first, and giving them the right to make decisions about their care.

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Chain of command

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PCT carries out instructions given to them by a nurse. The nurse is acting on the instructions of a doctor or other member of the care team.

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Liability

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Legal term that means someone can be held responsible for harming someone else.

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Scope of practice

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The roles, responsibilities and procedures that are within the knowledge, training, and legal definition of a profession.

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Delegation

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Transferring responsibility to a person for a specific task.

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Professional

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Having to do with work or a job.

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Personal
Life outside a job, such as family, friends, and home life.
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Professionalism
Behaving properly when on the job.
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Policy
Course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs
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Confidential
Patients information remaining private.
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Procedure
A method or way of doing something.
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Compassionate
Being caring, concerned, considerate, empathetic, and understanding.
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Empathy
Identifying with the feelings of others.
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Sympathy
Sharing in the feelings and difficulties of others.
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Tactful
Showing sensitivity and having a sense of what is appropriate when dealing with others.
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Conscientious
People who are alert, observant, accurate, and responsible.
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Continuing education (CE)
Once certified, the PCT must maintain certification through annual training.
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Ethics
Knowledge of right and wrong.
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Laws
Tell them what they must do.
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Advance directives
Legal documents that allow people to decide what kind of medical care they wish to have in the event they are unable to make those decisions themselves.
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Patient-self determination act (PSDA)
Requires that facilities provide patients with information about advance directives.
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Living will
Document that outlines specific medical care a person wants or does not want to receive.
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Do not resuscitate (DNR)
Advance directive stating the patient does not want cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed in case of cardiac or respiratory arrest.
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Do not intubate (DNI)
No breathing tube will be placed in the person, even though some CPR measures and medications may be used.
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Durable power of attorney for health care
Advance directive can also name a person other than the patient to make medical decisions if the patient becomes I'll or disabled.
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Physician orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLST)
A document a seriously ill patient may work on with a doctor.
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Health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA)
In 1996 congress passed HIPAA to help keep health information private and secure.
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Protected health information (PHI)
Information that can be used to identify a person and that relates to the patient's physical or mental condition, any health care the person has had , and payment for that health care.
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Genetic information nondiscrimination act (GINA)
Bans discrimination in employment and healthcare coverage based on genetic information.
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Electronic health records (EHR)
Increases the penalties for sharing or accessing PHI and makes it easier to enforce these penalties.
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Centers for Medicare and medicaid services (CMS)
Federal agency within HHS. CMS runs 2 national healthcare programs: Medicare and Medicaid.
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Medicare
Federal health insurance program that was established in 1965 for people aged 65 or older.
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Medicaid
Medical assistance program for people who have a low income as well as for people with disabilities.
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Clinical laboratory improvement amendments (CLIA)
Law that makes sure tests are done by qualified workers who use the correct methods.
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Joint commission
Independent, not-for-profit organization that evaluates and accredits healthcare organizations.
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Clinical and laboratory standards institute (CLSI)
Not-for-profit organization related to qualify of care at healthcare facilities.
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Americans with disabilities act (ADA)
Federal law passed in 1990 that prohibits discrimination because of a disability.
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Emergency medical treatment and labor act (EMTALA)
Requires hospitals to provide necessary emergency medical treatment to patients even if they cannot pay.
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Hospital consumer assessment of healthcare providers and systems (HCAHPS)
Asks patients to report how often they experience certain important parts of hospital care.
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Criminal law
Offenses considered to harm all of society.
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Civil law
Disputes between individuals.
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Negligence
Civil offense describing actions, or the failure to act, that result in injury to a patient.
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Abuse
Purposeful mistreatment that causes physical, mental, or emotional pain or injury to someone.
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Assault
Use of words or actions to cause another person to feel fearful of being harmed.
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Battery
Intentional touching of a person without permission.
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Mandated reporters
Healthcare workers are legally required to report suspected or observed abuse or neglect.
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Neglect
Failure to provide needed care that results in physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person.
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Exploitation
Act of taking advantage of a person for personal gain.
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Incident
An accident, problem, or unexpected event during the course of care.
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Sentinel event
An unexpected occurrence that results in death or in serious physical or psychological injury.
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Communication
The process of exchanging information with others.
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Verbal communication
Involves the use of words, spoken or written.
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Nonverbal communication
Communicating without using words.
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Diversity
Refers to the variety among people.
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Bias
Whether it is negative or positive, prevents a PCT from treating a patient as an individual.
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Race
Physical characteristics shared by people with common ancestry.
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Ethnicity
Combination of race, culture, nationality, language, and other factors.
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Culture
Tied to race, ethnicity, or nationality.
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Gender identity
Deeply felt sense of one's gender.
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Sexual orientation
A person's physical, emotional, and/or romantic attraction to another person.
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Gay/lesbian
people attracted to the same gender.
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Straight
people attracted to the opposite gender.
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Bisexual/pansexual
people attracted to either their own or other genders.
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Asexual
People may also relate to emotional or romantic partners of any gender in a nonsexual way.
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Objective information
Based on what a person sees, hears, touches, or smells.
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Subjective information
Something a person cannot or did not observe.
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Cyanotic
Skin that is blue or gray.
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Electronic medical records (EMR)
A system that can only be accessed by a single healthcare facility.
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Physiology needs
Relate to the processes and activities that keep living things alive.
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Psychosocial needs
Human beings have social interaction, emotions, intellect, and spiritual needs.
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Holistic care
Caring for the whole person, the mind as well as the body.
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Cognitive
Related to thinking and learning.
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Menopause
The end of menstruation-occurs when a woman has not had a menstrual period for 12 months
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Mental health
Normal functioning of emotional and intellectual abilities.
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Mental health disorder
Produces signs and symptoms and affects the body's ability to function.
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Anxiety
Uneasiness, worry, or fear, often about a situation or condition.
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Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
Characterized by chronic anxiety and worry even when there is no reason for concern.
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Panic disorder
Characterized by panic attacks.
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Social anxiety disorder
Intense anxiety and extreme discomfort in social situations.
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Phobia
Intense, irrational fear of our anxiety about an object, place, or situation.
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Disorder characterized by recurring intrusive behavior or thoughts that cause anxiety or stress.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
A disorder caused by experiencing or witnessing a traumatic experience, such as being a victim of violence.
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Major depressive disorder-(depression)
Characterized by a loss of interest in everything a person once cared about, and may interfere with a person's ability to work, sleep, and eat.
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Bipolar disorder
Causes a person to have mood swings and changes in energy levels and the ability to function.
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Schizophrenia
Mental health disorder that affects a person's ability to think and communicate clearly.
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Hallucination
False or distorted sensory perceptions.
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Delusions
Persistent false beliefs.
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Psychotherapy
A method of treating mental health disorders that involves working with trained, licensed professionals.
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Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
Type of psychotherapy that is often used to treat anxiety disorders and depression.
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Substance use disorder
The repeated or uncontrolled use of legal or illegal substances in a way that is harmful to oneself or others.
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Chemical dependency
Needing greater amounts of the drug to get the same effect and having symptoms when the drug is stopped (withdrawal).
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Infection prevention
The set of methods practiced in healthcare facilities to prevent and control the spread of disease.
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Microorganism (MO)-microbe
A living thing that is so small that it is only visible under a microscope.
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Infections
It occurs when harmful microorganisms invade and multiply within the body.
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Pathogens
Harmful microorganisms.
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Localized infection
An infection that is limited to a specific location in the body.
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Systemic infection
Affects the entire body.
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Healthcare-associated infection (HAI)
An infection that is acquired in a healthcare setting during the delivery of medical care.
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Chain of infection
A way of describing how the disease is transmitted from one patient to the other.
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