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Adult day services

people who need some help and supervision during certain hours but do not live in a facility

Assisted living

facilities are residences for people who need some help with daily task

Home health care

provided in a persons home

acute care

24 hour skilled care given in hospitals or ambulatory surgical centers

acute care

those who require short term, immediate care for illnesses or injuries

subacute care

care given in hospitals or long term care facilities

what type of people need subacute care

chronic illnesses

personal care includes what

bathing, skin, hair, nail, mouth, etc.)

All these daily personal care tasks are called

activities of daily living

share same treatment

in the same unit together

person centered care

the individuality of the person who needs care, and recognizes and develops the person capbilites

medicare

for people aged 65 years and older and with permanent kidneyv failure or certain disabilties

medicaid

is for those who have low income as well for people with disabilities

OBRA

to report poor care and abuse in long term care facilities

cite

to document a probelm through a survery

ethics

knowledge of right and wrong

unprejudiced

givnig the same quiality of care to everyone regardless of backgrounds

battery

intentional touching of a person wihtout their consent

involunatry inclusion

is the seperation of a person fro others against that persons will

neglect

failure to provided need care like refusing water, food, leaving them for long period of time

negligence

means actions or the failure to act or provide the proper care

comabtive

violent or hostile behavior

abrasion

is an injury that rubs off the surface of the skin

OSHA

federal government agency that makes rules to protect workers from hazards on the job

abdominal thrust

are a method of attempting to remove an object from the airway of someone who is choking

shock

when the organs and tissues in the body do not recieve an adequate blood supply

what can lead to shock

bleeding, heart attack, sever infection, and falling blood pressure

myocardial infarction

it is known as a heart attack

heart attack

when the heart muscle does not receive enough oxugen because blood vessels are blocked

fainting is also known as

syncope

syncope occurs when

result of decreased blood flow to the brain, causing a loss of conciousness

hypoglycemia

low blood glucose

insulin reaction results from

too much insulin or little amount of food

signs of insulin reaction

hunger, headache, rapid pulse, low blood pressure,confusion

diabetic ketoacidosis

having too little insulin in the body

seizures

involuntary often violent contraction of the muscles

hemiplegia

paralysis on one side of teh body

hemiparesis

numbness or weakness espically on one side of the body

expressive aphasia

slurred speech or inability to speak

receptive aphasia

inability to understand spoken or written words

cerebrovascular accident (cva) is also known as

stroke

CVA

blood supply to a part of the brain is blocked or a blood vessel leaks or ruptures within the brain

Transient ischemic attack TIA

warning sign of CVA

what is the acronym for stroke signs

FAST

FAST

face arms speech time

when responding to a stroke what is the most important

time

emesis

also known as vomiting

infection prevention

set of methods practiced in healthcare facilities to prevent and control the spread of disease

infection pathogens

invade the body and multiply

localized infection

limited to a specific location in the body

systematic infection

affects the entire body

healthcare associated infection

a type of infection that can be loaclized or systematic

HAI is aqcuried

in a healthcare setting during the delivery of medical care

causative agent

pathogenic organism that causes diseases

reservoir

where the pathogen lives and multiplies

portal exit

body opening on an infected person that allows pathogens to leave

indirect contact

touching an object contaminated by the infected person

suscpetible host

an unifected person who could get sick

sputum

coughed up mucus