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- 7. health care professionals who specialize in therapy for those recovering from a physical or mental illness. This therapy helps patients regain skills needed to carry out tasks and activities in daily life
- 9. this certification takes about a year to complete and does not require the whole nursing program. They provide basic nursing care.
- 12. the kinds of actions that a medical professional can be held responsible for to carry out
- 13. federal government health insurance for people 65 and older, have disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease
- 17. allow natural death. Do not attempt CPR or lifesaving acts when a patient has coded
- 18. Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act.
- 20. the act of suddenly leaving something or someone without warning or delegating responsibility to another person
- 21. healthcare that is focused on relieving the symptoms and suffering caused by terminally ill patients, specifically when they have been given less than six months to live.
- 23. a person who identifies people and communities in need of help, assess the needs, situations, strengths, and support networks to determine goals
- 25. active but short-term treatment for severe injury, episode of illness, urgent medical condition, or surgery recovery.
- 27. a list of guarantees for those receiving care such as: patient information, fair treatment, and autonomy over medical decisions etc
- 29. law passed by the federal government that includes minimum standards for nursing assistant training, staffing requirements, resident assessment instructions, and information on rights for residents
- 31. housing facilities for people with disabilities or who can not or choose not to live independently (can be long term or short term)
- 33. social services provided For abused, neglected, or exploited older adults, especially those with significant disabilities
- 35. patients participate in their own medicaltreatment along with health professionals.
- 36. the action of destroying or tainting someone's reputation, can be written or oral
- 37. someone who is required by law to report any suspicion of abuse
- 39. a physician who treats disabilities or ailments by physical methods such as massage, heat treatment, and exercise instead of drugs or surgery (may also be used as a resource alongside drugs and surgery)
- 42. a patient who is in end stage illness disease that can not be cured and is likely to result in someone's death.
- 43. care such as diagnosis, observation, consultation, treatment, intervention, and rehabilitation services that are given without being admitted to the hospital
- 44. services which help meet the medical and non - medical needs of people with a chronic illness or disability who can not care for themselves for long periods.
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- 1. a nurse who had graduated from a nursing program and met the requirements outlined to obtain the nursing license. They provide and coordinate patient care and educate patients and the public about various health conditions
- 2. a medical assistance program for those with low income as well as people with disabilities
- 3. purposeful or willful, unwelcome sexual advancements, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature.
- 4. the unlawful restraint that affects a person's freedom of movement; includes both the threat of being physically restrained and actually being physically restrained.
- 5. work directly with patients and nurses helping with a lot of the physical and complex tasks for patient care.
- 6. someone appointed to advocate for elderly patients/residents
- 8. a healthcare provider trained in cardio-pulmonary medicine in order to work with people who have severe, suddenly onset critical conditions and cardiac and pulmonary diseases
- 10. a patient who lives in a long term care facility.
- 11. being responsible for something specifically by law
- 14. keeping information about a patient secure and secretive for their safety and comfortability
- 15. a physician who is trained to help people with speech language and people who have difficulty speaking.
- 16. Practice procedures, actions, and processes that a healthcare practitioner is allowed to undertake according to the terms of their medical license.
- 19. the right to receive personal care that accommodates physical, medical, emotional, and social needs
- 22. have the power to come in and inspect a workplace to make sure it is safe to work/reside/visit.
- 24. when a health care professional who has legal authority to perform a controlled act transfers that authority to an unauthorized person
- 26. moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity
- 28. failure to take action which results in unnecessary pain, suffering, misery, or harm to the patient
- 30. criminal deception intended to result in financial gain or personal gain
- 32. a branch of healthcare/medicine that deals with elderly people
- 34. the act of restoring someone's health or normal life through training and therapy after trauma, specific illness or addiction
- 38. failure to provide or allow care as recommended by a health care practitioner
- 40. Facility an in-patient rehab and medical treatment center staffed with trained medical professionals
- 41. health or supportive care given by a professional caregiver within the patient's home