Chapter 1 Vocab - Sheet1.pdf

care given in long-term care facilities for people who Long-term care (LTC) need 24-hour skilled care. medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or Skilled care therapist. Length of stay the number of days a person stays in a care f...

care given in long-term care facilities for people who Long-term care (LTC) need 24-hour skilled care. medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or Skilled care therapist. Length of stay the number of days a person stays in a care facility. Terminal illness a disease or condition that will eventually cause death. Chronic long-term or long-lasting. Diagnoses medical conditions determined by a doctor. Home health carehealth care that is provided in a person’s home. residences for people do not need 24-hour skilled Assisted living care, but do require some help with daily care. care for people who need some help during certain hours, but who do not live in the facility where care is Adult day servicesprovided. 24-hour skilled care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers for people who require short-term, Acute care immediate care for illnesses and injuries. care given in hospitals or in long-term care facilities for people who need less care than for an acute illness, Subacute care but more care than for a chronic illness. care given to people who have had treatments, procedures, or surgeries and need short-term skilled Outpatient care care. care that is given by specialists to help restore or Rehabilitation improve function after an illness or injury. holistic, compassionate care given to people who have approximately six months or less to live. Hospice care Medicaid a medical assistance program for people who have a low income, as well as for people with disabilities. Medicare a federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, have certain disabilities or permanent kidney failure, or are ill and cannot work. charting documenting information and observations about residents. assistive devices special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to perform activities of daily living. chain of commandthe line of authority within a facility. liability a legal term that means someone can be held responsible for harming someone else. scope of practice the range of tasks that healthcare providers are legally allowed to do according to state or federal law. care plan a plan developed for each resident to achieve certain goals; it outlines the steps and tasks that the care team must perform. policy a course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs. procedure a method or way of doing something. professional having to do with work or a job. personal relating to life outside one’s job, such as family, friends, and home life. professionalism the act of behaving properly when working. compassionate being caring, concerned, considerate, empathetic, and understanding. empathy identifying with the feelings of others. sympathy sharing in the feelings and difficulties of others. tactful showing sensitivity and having a sense of what is appropriate when dealing with others. conscientious guided by a sense of right and wrong; principled. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation law passed by Act the (OBRA) federal government that includes minimum standards for nursing assistant training, staffing requirements, resident assessment instructions, and information on rights for residents. cite in a long-term care facility, to find a problem through a survey. Residents’ Rightsnumerous rights identified in the OBRA law that relate to how residents must be treated while living in a facility; they provide an ethical code of conduct for healthcare workers. informed consent the process in which a person, with the help of a doctor, makes informed decisions about his health care. abuse purposeful mistreatment that causes physical, mental, or emotional pain or injury to someone. physical abuse any treatment, intentional or not, that causes harm to a person’s body. psychological abuse emotional harm caused by threatening, scaring, humiliating, intimidating, isolating, or insulting a person, or by treating him as a child. verbal abuse the use of spoken or written words, pictures, or gestures that threaten, embarrass, or insult a person.