Resident Right's
Acronyms
Definitions
Military time
Just because
100

Legal rights must be explained in a language that is understood.

What is the right to be fully informed about rights and services?

100

DKA

Diabetic Ketoacidosis

100

People assigned by law as the legal advocate

Who is an Ombudsman?

100

2400

12AM (midnight)

100

OBRA was passed in response to...

What are reports of poor care and abuse in LTC facilities?

200

Residents have the right to manage their own finances.

What is the right to security of possessions?

200

CVA

Cerebrovascular Accident

200

Slurred speech or inability to speak

What is expressive aphasia?

200

0730

7:30 AM

200

unconscious behaviors used to release tension or cope with stress

What are Defense mechanisms?

300

The right to participate in Resident Council.

What is the right to make independent choices?

300

OBRA

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

300

Inspections to help make sure that ltc facilities follow state and federal regulations

What are surveys?

300

1426

2:26 PM

300

The inability to control the bladder or bowels

What is incontinence?

400

Residents have the right to be told of the changes in their condition.

What is the right to participate in their own care?

400

HIPPA

Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act

400

Difficulty breathing

Dyspnea

400

1904

7:04 PM

400

-itis

What is the suffix that means inflammation?

500

A baseline careplan must be developed within 48 hours of admission.

What is the right of Services and activites to maintain a high level of wellness?

500

MRSA

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

500

Information based on what a person sees, hears, touches or smells

Objective information

500

2156

9:56 PM

500

-pathy

What is the suffix that means disease?

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