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| Ethics is what promotes compassion, values, prioritization, etc.., in the health care field |
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| Rights that are set up for residents to be respected and taken care of regarding those rights |
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| Legal term that applies to a negligence of a patient caused by a healthcare professional |
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| Durable Power of Attorney |
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| A legal document that authorizes another person to make legal or health decisions for a patient that is unable to do it for themselves |
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| A different form of communication such as hand signals, body movements, eye contact without using words |
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| An unexpected event that may have harmed a patient or staff member |
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| Complete loss to one side of the body |
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| A request made by the patient to not perform life saving measures if they go into cardiac arrest |
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| A branch in law that deals with all aspects of healthcare to protect both rights of patients and staff |
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| Being able to make your own choices in your medical care and what treatments you want to receive |
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| Acts of violence occurring at a workplace either involving workers or patients |
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| Do not resuscitate (DNR) is a legal order telling health care staff that you do not want lifesaving treatments |
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| information that can be visual with just observation or through physical examination |
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| Loss of body function or structure |
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| A one-sided muscle weakness usually being a brain related issue |
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| Do not hospitalize (DNH) an order from the patient to not get hospitalized when it's their end of life |
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| Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) is the act that improved the quality of residnets care |
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| The failure of a staff member failing to give patients care properly |
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| The use of substances such as alcohol, drugs, etc... |
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| Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) is a medical record that goes with you at any facility showing your treatment preferences |
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| Information given by the patient or family about the patients health history |
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| A condition which affects your eyesight to see objects from a distance |
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| A speech disorder that is a result of damage caused to a part of the brain |
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| A speech disorder that is a result of damage caused to a part of the brain |
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| Multiple disorders caused by unnormal formed blood cells |
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| Health Care professionals fail to provide correct service or to fulfill their duties |
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| People that required by law to report any sign or suspicion of neglect or abuse towards a patient |
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| Use of body language, tone, or facial expressions to communicate |
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| Use of body language, tone, or facial expressions to communicate |
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| A heart disease that causes discoloration to the skin due to lack of oxygen in the blood |
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| A medical term for a stroke caused by blood flow to the brain is stopped |
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| A condition in which it causes difficulty to swallow food or drink liquids |
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