KEY TERMS Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Activity Director | An individual that plans activities for residents and assists them to socialize and stay physically anf mentally active. |
Acute | A current illness that has sudden symptoms and may be a result of a sudden onset |
Assisted living | Facilities where residents live who need limited assistance m, but do not require skilled care. |
Chronic | The disease or condition or condition is long tern or will be long lasting |
Cultural differences | Beliefs, values, habits, diet and health practices that relate to ones religion |
Cultural diversity | The variety of people living and working together in a facility |
Culture | A system of behaviors people learn from the people of which they are surrounded |
Culture change | A philosophy that focus on providing "person centered" care to residents and creating a positive work environment for health care workers |
Denial | Rejection of a though or feeling |
Dependant | Requires staff assistant to carry out activities of Daily living |
Displacement | Transferring a strong negative feeling to something or someone else |
Interdisciplinary team | Professionals from each discipline within the birsinh facility who meet and discuss the plan of a resident |
Long term care | Care for persons who require 24 hour care |
Medical Director | Physician who provides oversite to the nursing staff regarding the residents |
Non-verbal comminication | Communication without using words, such as facial communication, to be of voice, posture, gesture, touch, body language, etc. |
Objective information | Information bases on what is factually seen, heard, touched or smelled. A direct observation. |
Ombudsmen | Resident advocate who investigated complaints and assists to achieve agreement between parties, usually defending the rights of residents |
Palliative care | Care,that focuses on the comfort and dignity rather than curing him or her |
Person centered care | A philisophical approach to nursing home that honors and respects the voice of elders and those working closest to them. It involves a cobt uing process if listening, trying new things, seeing how they work and changing them in an effort to individualized |
Projection | Seeing feelings in others,that are actually your own |
Rationalization | Making excuses to justify a situation |
Repression | Blocking painful painful thoughts or feelings from the mind |
Scope of practice | The task for which a nurse aid is trained to do, allowed to do. |
Skilled care | Medically necessary care given by a nurse or therapist |
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