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DHHS Department of Health and Human Services
an independent, not-for-profit organization that
The Joint Commission
evaluates and accredits healthcare organizations
Accreditation official authorization or approval for conforming to a specified
standard
Health insurance for people aged 65 or older and those
Medicare
with permanent kidney failure or certain disabilities, 4
parts A B C D, covers 80% of bill
a report that focuses on the degree of assistance or
Minimum Data Set MDS
skilled care that each resident of a long-term care
facility needs
a medical assistance program for low-income people,
Medicaid
eligibility determined by income and special
circumstances
Interdisciplinary care plan Plan of care developed with the patient and all members of the
health care team
Nursing care plan Plan of care for each patient developed by the nursing team
Process that allows members of the team to
Nursing process
communicate with each other regarding patients needs
Delegate The authorize another person to perform a task for you
Scope of practice the range of tasks that a nursing assistant is legally permitted to
do
The ability of a patient to understand the information
Decision making capacity you are providing, coupled with the ability to process
that information and make an informed choice regarding
medical care
A legal document designed to indicate a person's wishes
Advance directives
regarding care in case of a terminal illness or during
, the dying process
a signed and dated legal document that appoints
Durable power of attorney for
health care someone to make the medical decisions for a person in
the event he or she becomes unable to do so
outlines the medical care a person wants, or does not
Living will
want, in case he or she becomes unable to make
those decisions
Civil: issues between two individuals
Civil vs criminal laws
Criminal: laws were broken, a crime was committed
Negligence failure to take proper care in doing something
Malpractice Negligence by a professional person
Slander spoken defamation
Libel written defamation
Permission granted after receiving a full explanation of
Informed consent
treatment or procedure from a healthcare