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| a sudden illness from which the person is expected to recover |
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| assisted living residence (ALR) |
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| provides housing, personal care, support services, health care, and social activities in a home-like setting to persons needing help with daily activities |
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provides a room, meals, laundry, and supervision
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| an on-going illness that is slow or gradual in onset; it has no known cure; it can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment |
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| the many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the person's total care; interdisciplinary health care team |
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| an agency or program for persons who are dying |
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| licensed practical nurse (LPN) |
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| a nurse who has completed a 1-year nursing program and has passed a licensing test; called licensed vocational nurse (LVN) in some states |
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| a person who has passed a nursing assistant training and copmpetency evaluation program; performs delegated nursing tasks under the supervision of a licensed nurse |
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| a long-term care center that provides health care services to persons who need regular or continuous care; nusing facility or nursing home |
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| those who provide nursing care- RNs. LPNs/LVNs, and nursing assistants |
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| someone who supports or promotes the needs and interests of another person |
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| Omnibus Budgegt Reconcilliation Act of 1987 (OBRA) |
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| a federal law requiring that nursing centers provide care in a manner and in a setting that maintains or improves each person's quality of life, health, and safety |
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| a nurse who has completed a 2-, 3-, or 4-year nursing program and has passed a licensing test |
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| skilled nursing facility (SNF) |
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| a long-term care center that provides complex care for severe health problems |
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| complex medical care or rehabilitation when hospital care is no longer needed |
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| an illness or injury from which the person will not likely recover |
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