Health care System
Holistic, compassionate care given to people who have approximately six months or less to live.
Hospice Care
Purposeful mistreatment that causes physical, mental, or emotional pain or injury to a person.
Abuse
Identifying with the feelings of others.
Empathy
A legal advocate for residents in long-term care facilities who helps resolve disputes and settle conflicts.
Ombudsman
LTC
Long Term Care
Residences for people who do not need 24-hour skilled care, but do require some help with activities of daily living.
Assisted Living
The intentional touching of a person without their consent.
Battery
The knowledge of right and wrong.
Ethics
A team consisting of an RN, LPN, and CNA.
Nursing Team
SNF
Skilled Nursing Facility
The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease in older and elderly adults, as well as problems related to aging.
Geriatrics
Intentional, illegal use of property.
Misappropriation of property
A person who is being cared for in his or her home
Client
A form that summarizes a person’s health conditions, specific care needs, and current treatments.
Care Plan
PHI
Protected Health Information
The action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
Exploitation
Unacceptable or improper behavior
Misconduct
Culturally or legally specified rights due to a person receiving healthcare services. Some are guaranteed by federal law, such as the right to get a copy of their medical records, and the right to keep them private, etc.
Patients (Residents) Rights
Transferring responsibility to a person for a specific task.
Delegation
A medical order that specifies the treatments a person wishes to receive, not what he wishes to avoid, when he is very ill; decisions are based on conversations between the patient and his healthcare providers.
POLST
24-hour skilled care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers for people who require short-term, immediate care for illnesses and injuries
Acute Care
Making untrue statements that hurt another person’s reputation.
Defamation
People who are 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.
Mandated Reporter
A group that consists of specialists from several fields combining skills and resources to present guidance and information. The IDT writes the care plan.
Interdisciplinary Team
RT
Respiratory Therapist