◆ The rates or values of a person’s temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood
pressure
◆ Height and weight
◆ Fluid intake and output
◆ Changes in condition
➔ Infection control (hand hygiene)
➔ Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)- mask, gloves, protective eyewear, and gown
➔ Electronic Medical Record (EMR)- documenting resident information electronically
➔ Specimens- sputum, urine, feces
,Chapter 2: Understanding Healthcare
➔ Healthcare- prevention, diagnosis, treatment of diseases
➔ Vaccines- injections or oral medications that introduce a mild form of a disease so the
body builds immunity, or resistance, to the disease.
➔ Level of care- the type of care needed for a particular resident
➔ Primary Care: the initial medical care a person receives at a doctor’s office or a medical
clinic.
➔ Primary Care Provider- a doctor, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant
➔ Secondary Care: care that only focuses on the prevention of disease or the promotion of
health and wellness (public health clinic or pharmacy)
➔ Tertiary Care: highly-specialized care, such as treating trauma, burns, cancer.
➔ Acute care- serious, critical, or surgical care
➔ Subacute cure- provided to a person who has a moderate-to-severe illness, injury, or
recurrence of a disease
➔ Chronic care- those who have a long-term disease or illness that may never go away
➔ Dementia- severe loss of mental capacity
➔ Ratio- number of residents in a healthcare facility to each member of the healthcare staff
➔ Verbal communication- the use of spoken words to convey a message
➔ Nonverbal communication- the use of gestures, facial expressions, tone of voice, or
body movements to convey a message
, Chapter 3: Legal and Ethical Practice
➔ Regulations- rules or requirements that are based on laws and that healthcare facilities
and staff must follow
➔ Accreditation- determines that a healthcare facility meets predetermined professional
and community standards
➔ Defamation of character- false statements made about a person that damage his or her
reputation
➔ Libel- false written statements made about a person that damage his or her reputation
Chapter 4: Maintaining a Safe Environment and Practice
➔ Minimum Data Sets (MDSs)- a complete assessment by the case are licensed nursing
staff of a resident’s mobility, transfer skills, and ADLs, which is used to identify health
problems.
➔ Culture of safety- the shared commitment of a healthcare facility’s leadership and staff
to ensure a safe work environment
➔ Always events- routine activities and processes that are so important they must always be
performed consistently and without error
➔ Never events- actions or errors that lead to serious resident harm, disability, or death
➔ Clinically adverse events- medical errors
➔ Quality of care and safety are connected. A healthcare facility must use safe practices to
achieve required quality standards and measures.
◆ Be aware and mindful of safety at all times
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