medication aide (MA) - answer-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 - answer-a facility in which residents live and are able to receive 24-hour skilled c...
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medication aide (MA) - answer-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 - answer-a facility in which residents live and are able to
receive 24-hour skilled care.
documenting - answer-keeping a record of care provided.
PRN - answer-abbreviation meaning as needed.
professional - answer-having to do with work or a job.
personal - answer-relating to life outside one's job, such as family, friends, and
home life.
professionalism - answer-the act of behaving properly when working.
person-centered care - answer-a type of care that places the emphasis on the
person needing care and his or her individuality and capabilities.
confidential - answer-private.
chain-of-command - answer-the line of authority within a facility or agency.
conscientious - answer-guided by a sense of right and wrong; principled.
delegate - answer-to transfer responsibility to a person for a specific task.
liability - answer-a legal term that means someone can be held responsible for
harming someone else.
scope of practice - answer-defines the tasks that healthcare providers are legally
allowed to do as permitted by state or federal law.
nursing process - answer-an approach to providing effective care for a resident on
an ongoing basis; involves assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and
evaluation.
verbal communication - answer-communication involving the use of spoken or
written words or sounds.
nonverbal communication - answer-communication without using words.
,clichés - answer-phrases that are used over and over again and do not really mean
anything.
policy - answer-a course of action that should be taken every time a certain
situation occurs.
procedure - answer-a method or way of doing something.
ethics - answer-a knowledge of right and wrong.
law - answer-a rule set by the government to help people live peacefully and to
ensure safety.
controlled substance - answer-a drug that is more likely than others to be abused or
to cause addiction.
assessing - answer-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 - answer-natural sugar.
subcutaneous - answer-a type of injection given under the skin, in the fat layer
above the muscle.
insulin - answer-a hormone that works to move glucose from the blood and into the
cells for energy for the body.
Residents' Rights - answer-rights related to how residents must be treated while
living in a facility; they provide an ethical code of conduct for healthcare workers.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - answer-a federal law
that requires that health information be kept private and secure and that
organizations take special steps to protect this information.
protected health information (PHI) - answer-a person's private health information,
which includes name, address, telephone number, social security number, email
address, and medical record number.
abuse - answer-purposeful mistreatment that causes physical, mental, or emotional
pain or injury to someone.
neglect - answer-the failure to provide needed care that results in physical, mental,
or emotional harm to a person.
mandated reporters - answer-a person who is legally required to report suspected or
observed abuse or neglect because they have regular contact with vulnerable
populations, such as the elderly in care facilities.
negligence - answer-an action, or the failure to act or provide the proper care, that
results in unintended injury to a person.
, malpractice - answer-injury to a person due to professional misconduct through
negligence, carelessness, or lack of skill.
diversion - answer-removing medications prescribed for a resident for the purpose
of personal use or sale to another person.
fraud - answer-deception or misrepresentation of truth; in health care this can
involve falsely documenting care.
Controlled Substances Act (CSA) - answer-a law defining drugs that pose a risk for
addiction or abuse.
ethics - answer-a knowledge of right and wrong.
law - answer-a rule set by the government to help people live peacefully and to
ensure safety.
controlled substance - answer-a drug that is more likely than others to be abused or
to cause addiction.
assessing - answer-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 - answer-natural sugar.
subcutaneous - answer-a type of injection given under the skin, in the fat layer
above the muscle.
insulin - answer-a hormone that works to move glucose from the blood and into the
cells for energy for the body.
Residents' Rights - answer-rights related to how residents must be treated while
living in a facility; they provide an ethical code of conduct for healthcare workers.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - answer-a federal law
that requires that health information be kept private and secure and that
organizations take special steps to protect this information.
protected health information (PHI) - answer-a person's private health information,
which includes name, address, telephone number, social security number, email
address, and medical record number.
abuse - answer-purposeful mistreatment that causes physical, mental, or emotional
pain or injury to someone.
neglect - answer-the failure to provide needed care that results in physical, mental,
or emotional harm to a person.
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