Abbreviations
EHR
electronic health record
an unlicensed healthcare worker who performs assigned nursing tasks and gives personal care.
nursing assistant (NA)
health care that is provided in a person’s home.
home health care
the repeated use of legal or illegal drugs, cigarettes, or alcohol in a way that causes harm to oneself or others
substance abuse
rights identified in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) that relate to how residents must be treated while living in a long-term care facility; they provide an ethical code of conduct for healthcare workers
Residents’ Rights
PHI
protected health information
the use of proper standards of behavior at work and in work-related settings
professionalism
24-hour skilled care provided in long-term care facilities for people with ongoing conditions.
long-term care (LTC)
any unwelcome sexual advance or behavior that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment
sexual harassment
a legal advocate for residents in long-term care facilities
ombudsman
IPV
intimate partner violence
deserving the trust of others.
trustworthy
holistic, compassionate care for people who have approximately six months or less to live; care is available until the person dies
hospice care
verbal, physical, or sexual abuse of staff by other staff members, residents, or visitors.
workplace violence
legal documents that allow people to decide what kind of medical care they wish to have in the event they are unable to make those decisions themselves.
advance directives
DNI
do not intubate
being able to identify with and understand the feelings of others.
empathetic
care for people who need some assistance or supervision during certain hours, but who do not live in the facility where care is given.
adult day services
professional misconduct that results in damage or injury to a person
malpractice
a legal document that appoints someone to make the medical decisions for a person in the event he becomes unable to do so.
durable power of attorney for health care
AAT
animal-assisted therapy
guided by a sense of right and wrong; principled
conscientious
care given in hospitals or in long-term care facilities for people who need less care than for an acute (sudden onset, short-term) illness or injury but more than for a chronic (long-term) illness
subacute care
actions, or the failure to act or provide proper care for a person, resulting in unintended injury
negligence
a group of residents who meet regularly to discuss issues related to the long-term care facility
Resident Council