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unit one
introdustion to healthcare
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01/26/2013

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function of a team
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Together-care is provided in a coirdinated effort
Everyone-all members of a team support eachother
Achieves-goals are made set and accomplished

More-care is productive and more goals are met
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Advance Directives
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a document that makes a persons wishes known regarding life support issues in the event they are unable to speak for themselves
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expoitation
Definition
illegal use of vulnerable adults property or personal items
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productive work habits
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all care is provided under direct supervision of a licensed nurse
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Becomind a Nursing Assistant
Definition
pass the national nursins assistant competency exam correctly complecte the job application
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involuntary seclustion
Definition
seperation of a resident from other residents or from his/her room or confienement to his/her (with or without roomate) against the residents leagal reresentaive.
emergency or short term monitored seperation from other residents will not be considered involuntary
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etiquette
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acceptable standers of behavior among members of society as the function in public or work, good manners
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Vulnerable adult law
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MN law which provides for protection of adults considered vulnerable due to physical, mental, or emotional impairment
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Chain of command
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a list of who re[orts or answers to whom
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patient
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a person having physical or emotional illness that is receiving care from health care workers
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ethics
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standards of behavior developer by a persons concept of right from wrong
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durable power
of attornet
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advanced directive authorizing another person to make a variety of lega decision for a person that person is unable to make or communicate a decision. this document unually includes decisions about heath care
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team work
Definition
joint action by a group of people with individual and group skills to coordinate efforts to efficiently perform tasks
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ombudsman
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an advaocate or representative who speaks or writes in support of the residents causes or somplaints
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living will
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an advance directive document that outlines end-of-life care wishes by the resident
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neglect
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failure to provide goods and services necessary to avoid physical harm or mental anguish
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abuse
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the willful infliction of injury, unreasonable sonfinement, intimidation, or punishment with resultion physical harm, pain or mental anguish
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Job description
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duties and resonsibilities involved in a work position
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confidentiality
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not sharing spoken and or written words about resident
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employer expectation
Definition
be on tim
focus on the resident
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resident
Definition
[erson living in a long term care facility, often elderly; may be a permanent home for aperson
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aphasia
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a brain injury that impairs the expression and understanding of launguage as well as reading and writing
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keeping your job
Definition
work atleast 8 hours every 24 months doing NA work for licensed health care provider for pay
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compare institutionalize care with individualized care
Definition
institutionalize care is task oriented one-size-fits-all individualized care is resident cantered residents are involved
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describe the vulnerable adult law
Definition
MN law which provides for protection of adults considered calnerable due to physical mental or emotional empairment
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describe the patient self determination act
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PSDA
federal law which reuires federally finded facilities to inform residents about their rights to make treatment choices residents must be asked if they have living will or durable power of attorney for health care
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\discuss legal implications for the nursing assitant
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neglect physical harm mental anguish
liability expected responsibility according to the law knowing the standards of care and saftey as they pertain to you qualifications
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describe how the federal&state relate to the nursing assistant
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NA's and HHA's must do annual backround study law that identifies skills& minimum requirements
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describe the nursing home residents Bill of Rights
Definition
rights are preserved when NA's use skills which maintaion & protect the residents dignity and basic human rights
all members of the care team must respect the Bill of Rights
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incorporate personal values with ethics and etiguette
Definition
ethics are the rules and principles that assist one to make decisions right from worng
promote heathe safty respect
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