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Charlatans   people with no medical training that offered worthless "snake oil" cures  
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Family Doctor   18th-early 20th century health care provider trainind in general healthcare skills who treated patients in their home  
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Holistic approach to healthcare   focuses on treating the whole person, physical and emotional needs are met  
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Hospital   type of HC organization, usually for acute care, can be general or specific - take care of patients  
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Sub-acute Care Units   Skilled nursing units, can be within a hospital, rehab facility - patients require recovered enough to leave the hospital but not enough to go home - take care of patients  
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Long-term Care Facility   Nursing home - for people unable to care for themselves at home - take care of residents  
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Assited Living Facility   Type of long-term care facility for people who need limited help - take care of residents  
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Home Health Care   Provide skilled care in a person's home - take care of clients  
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Hospice Organiztions   Provide care for people who are dying and their families. Receive services when 3-6 months to live  
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DON   Director of Nursing - supervises RN's, LPN's and CNA's  
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Who is the focus of the healthcare team?   the patient or resident  
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US Department of Health and Human Services   primary government agency responsible for protecting the nation's health - DHHS  
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OBRA   Omnibus Budget Reconcilliation Act of 1987 - law passed to protect people living in long term care facilities by ensuring a certain standard of care  
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FDA   Food and Drug Administration - ensures safety of the nation's drugs, medical devices, food and cosmetics  
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CDC   Centers for Disease Control  
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The Joint Commission   private independent agency that can certify (or accredidate) a facility's healthcare standards or quality  
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OSHA   Occupational Safety and Health Administration - government agency responsible for protecting workers ensuring their safety  
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Medicare   federally funded insurance for 65 and older or younger diabled people  
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Medicaid   federally funded state regulated insurance plan for low income people  
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CNA Training   OBRA requires minimum 75 hours of classroom training, hands on and clinical experience and a competency evaluation(test)and skills test  
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What does OBRA require each state to maintain?   OBRA requires states to maintain a registry of people who have successfully completed the training  
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y.o.   year old  
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Dx   diagnosis  
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CVA   cerebral vascular accident  
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Fx   fracture  
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ADL   activities of daily living  
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amb   ambulate  
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HOH   hard of hearing  
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gtt   drop  
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gtts   drops  
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r   right  
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l   left  
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bid   twice a day  
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prn   as needed or as necessary  
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Hx   history  
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DM   diabetes mellitus  
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FBS   fasting blood sugar  
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ac   before meals  
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q   every  
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HS   hour of sleep  
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c/o   complain of  
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b/p   blood pressure  
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ECG   electrocardiogram  
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wnl   within normal limits  
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HOB   head of bed  
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   with  
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bm   bowel movement  
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qd   every day/daily  
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LVN   licensed vocational nurse  
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LPN   licensed practical nurse  
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RN   registered nurse  
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Charge Nurse   RN or LPN/LVN who supervises other nurses on a shift  
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Scope of Practice   range of tasks a CNA is legally permitted to perform  
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Five Rights of Delegation   Right Task - is it legally allowed Right Circumstance - can it be performed safely Right Person - am I trained for this Right Direction - do I have clear directions Right Supervision - is the nurse available to supervise and answer questions  
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Patients' Rights   Respectful, information, decision power, specify wishes, privacy, confidentiality, ability review records, suggest alternatives, informed of business relationships, agree or decline studies, informed of otions, payment options  
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Residents' Rights   care decisions, privacy, free from abuse, visitors and share room w/spouse, personal pocessions, finances, informed Medicare-aid, facility compliance, stay in facility, join groups, advocacy groups, right to work or volunteer at the facility  
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Advanced Directive   Document that allows wishes regarding healthcare to be known  
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Durable Power of Attorney   transfers responsibility for healthcare decisions to someone else - healthcare agent to make decisions on the persons behalf  
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Living Will   allows person to give on end of life medical treatments - what they want and do not want done  
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Civil Law   laws concerned with relationships between individuals  
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Criminal Law   laws concerned with relationship between individual and society  
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Unintentional Tort   harm or injury occurs without intent - negligent  
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Tort   a wrong  
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Intentional Tort   harm or injury that is intentional - ex. defamation, assault, battery, fraud, larceny  
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Defamation   making untrue statements that hurt another's reputation - oral=slander, written=libel  
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Ethics   moral principals or standards that govern behavior  
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Communication   exchange of information  
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Describe the Process of Communication   Sender creates a message, sender delivers a message, receiver receives a message, receiver provides feedback  
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Verbal Communication   uses language - spoken, written or signed  
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Non-verbal Communication   uses facial expressions, gestures, body language, tone of voice - tends to be more subtle  
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Open ended questions   effective way to communicate to get people to talk and make sure that they understand you  
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Objective Data   information that you obtain directly through measurement or your 5 senses  
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Subjective Data   information that is a symptom told by the patient, cannot be measure directly or assessed  
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Reporting   required by nursing assistants - report - observations,patient/resident complaints of pain or discomfort, refusal of treatment or request for clergy  
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Recording/Charting   communicating about a patient/resident to their healthcare team members in written ruler  
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Steps of the Nursing Process   1. Assessment 2. Diagnosis 3. Planning 4. Implementation 5. Evaluation  
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Steps to correct error in a medical report   Draw a line through the error, write error above, write correct data and initial  
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Acute Illness   condition characterized by rapid onset and short recovery time  
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Chronic Illness   ongoing condition that needs continuous treatment and or medication  
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Terminal Illness   illness or condition from which recovery is not expected  
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Stages of Growth and Development   infancy-birth to 1yr, toddler- 1 to 3yrs, preschool- 3 to 5yrs, school age-5 to 12yrs, adolescence- 12-20yrs, young adulthood- 20 to 40yrs, middle adulthood-40 to 65yrs, later adulthood-65 to 75yrs, old adulthood-75+yrs  
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs   visual hierarchy that low level needs must be met before higher level needs can be addressed  
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TB   Tuberculosis - airborne disease  
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TB Infection   person is infected but does not show signs of the disease - your immune system is protecting you from getting sick  
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TB Disease   immune system has failed, person needs treatment and medication  
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