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28 Cards in this Set
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active listening |
a way of communicating that involves giving a person one's full attention while he is speaking and encouraging him to give information and clarify ideas. |
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barrier |
a block or an obstacle. |
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body language |
all of the conscious or unconscious messages a person's body sends as she communicates, such as facial expressions and shrugging her shoulders. |
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care conference |
a meeting to share and gather information about a resident in order to develop a care plan. |
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care plan |
a plan for each resident created by the nurse that outlines the tasks that team members must perform to help the resident reach his or her goals of care. |
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charting |
the act of noting care and observations; documenting. |
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code |
in health care, an emergent medical situation in which specially-trained responders provide the necessary care. |
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code status |
formally written status of the type and scope of care that should be provided in the event of a cardiac arrest, other catastrophic organ failure, or terminal illness. |
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critical thinking |
the process of reasoning and analyzing in order to solve problems; for the nursing assistant, critical thinking means making careful observations and promptly reporting all potential problems. |
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culture |
a set of learned beliefs, values, traditions, and behaviors shared by a social or ethnic group. |
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edema |
swelling in body tissues caused by excess fluid. |
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incident |
an accident, problem, or unexpected event during the course of care. |
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incident report |
a report documenting an incident and the response to the incident; also known as an occurrence, accident, or event report. |
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medical chart |
legal record of all medical care a patient, resident, or client recieves. |
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Minimum Data Set (MDS) |
a detailed form with guidelines for assessing residents in long-term care facilities; also details what to do if resident problems are identified. |
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nonverbal communication |
communication without using words, such as through gestures and facial expressions. |
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nursing process |
an organized method used by nurses to determine residents' needs, plan the appropriate care to meet those needs, and evaluate how well the plan of care is working; five steps are assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. |
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objective information |
factual information collected using the senses of sight, hearing, smell, and touch; also called signs. |
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orientation |
a person's awareness of person, place, and time. |
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prefix |
a word part added to the beginning of a root to creat a new meaning. |
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prioritize |
to place things in order of inportance. |
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root |
the main part of a word that gives it meaning. |
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rounds |
physical movement of staff from room to room to discuss each resident and his or her care plan. |
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sentinel event |
an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury. |
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subjective information |
information collected from residents, their family members, and their friends; information may or may not be true, but is what the person reported; also called symptoms. |
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suffix |
a word part added to the end of a root or a prefix to create a new meaning. |
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verbal communication |
communication involving the use of spoken or written words or sounds. |
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vital signs |
measurements---temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, pain level---that monitor the functioning of the vital organs of the body. |