Medication
Aide
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medication
aide
(MA)
-
ANS
a
healthcare
worker,
usually
first
trained
as
a
nursing
assistant,
whose
main
task
is
administering
medications
to
residents
in
a
long-term
care
facility.
long-term
care
facilities
-
ANS
a
facility
in
which
residents
live
and
are
able
to
receive
24-hour
skilled
care.
documenting
-
ANS
keeping
a
record
of
care
provided.
PRN
-
ANS
abbreviation
meaning
as
needed.
professional
-
ANS
having
to
do
with
work
or
a
job.
personal
-
ANS
relating
to
life
outside
one's
job,
such
as
family,
friends,
and
home
life.
professionalism
-
ANS
the
act
of
behaving
properly
when
working.
person-centered
care
-
ANS
a
type
of
care
that
places
the
emphasis
on
the
person
needing
care
and
his
or
her
individuality
and
capabilities.
confidential
-
ANS
private.
chain-of-command
-
ANS
the
line
of
authority
within
a
facility
or
agency.
conscientious
-
ANS
guided
by
a
sense
of
right
and
wrong;
principled.
delegate
-
ANS
to
transfer
responsibility
to
a
person
for
a
specific
task. liability
-
ANS
a
legal
term
that
means
someone
can
be
held
responsible
for
harming
someone
else.
scope
of
practice
-
ANS
defines
the
tasks
that
healthcare
providers
are
legally
allowed
to
do
as
permitted
by
state
or
federal
law.
nursing
process
-
ANS
an
approach
to
providing
effective
care
for
a
resident
on
an
ongoing
basis;
involves
assessment,
diagnosis,
planning,
implementation,
and
evaluation.
verbal
communication
-
ANS
communication
involving
the
use
of
spoken
or
written
words
or
sounds.
nonverbal
communication
-
ANS
communication
without
using
words.
clichés
-
ANS
phrases
that
are
used
over
and
over
again
and
do
not
really
mean
anything.
policy
-
ANS
a
course
of
action
that
should
be
taken
every
time
a
certain
situation
occurs.
procedure
-
ANS
a
method
or
way
of
doing
something.
ethics
-
ANS
a
knowledge
of
right
and
wrong.
law
-
ANS
a
rule
set
by
the
government
to
help
people
live
peacefully
and
to
ensure
safety.
controlled
substance
-
ANS
a
drug
that
is
more
likely
than
others
to
be
abused
or
to
cause
addiction.
assessing
-
ANS
in
medication
administration,
to
make
a
medical
determination
about
a
resident's
response
to
a
drug;
this
is
a
nurse's
or
doctor's
role.
glucose
-
ANS
natural
sugar.
subcutaneous
-
ANS
a
type
of
injection
given
under
the
skin,
in
the
fat
layer
above
the
muscle.
insulin
-
ANS
a
hormone
that
works
to
move
glucose
from
the
blood
and
into
the
cells
for
energy
for
the
body.
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