What does OBRA do?
(Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act)
*requires a minimum of 75 hours of training
*must pass a competency evaluation (Headmaster testing)
*12 hours of training are required annually
Negligence
failing to follow the recognized standard of care and causing preventable harm to a patient
Malpractice
professional negligence by act or omission by a healthcare provider in which the treatment provided falls belo
accepted standard of practice in the medical community and causes injury or death to the patient, with most
involving medical error
Abuse
any knowing or intentional act on the part of a caregiver or any other person which results in physical injury, u
confinement, cruel punishment, sexual abuse, or sexual exploitation of a vulnerable adult
Assault
,the intentional act of making someone fear that you will cause them harm. threatening verbally or pretending
both considered assault in a nursing home
Battery
the intentional infliction of serious harm onto a patient in a medical setting
subjective data
anecdotal information that comes from opinions, perceptions, or experiences EX: a patient's pain level or the
of symptoms
objective data
factual information that professionals gather through observation or measurement that is true regardless of th
opinions of the person presenting or receiving the information EX: blood pressure and heart rate
open-ended questions
allows to give a free-form text answer
, closed-ended questions
Questions that can be answered in short or single word responses.
Flexion
medical term for bending an arm or leg; a physical position that decreases the angle between the bones of th
joint; occurs when the muscles contract and move your bones and joints to a bent position
extension
straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts
rotation
the action or process of rotating on or as if on an axis or center; specifically: the turning of a body part about
as if on a pivot
Abduction
the motion of a limb or appendage away from the midline of the body
Adduction
(Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act)
*requires a minimum of 75 hours of training
*must pass a competency evaluation (Headmaster testing)
*12 hours of training are required annually
Negligence
failing to follow the recognized standard of care and causing preventable harm to a patient
Malpractice
professional negligence by act or omission by a healthcare provider in which the treatment provided falls belo
accepted standard of practice in the medical community and causes injury or death to the patient, with most
involving medical error
Abuse
any knowing or intentional act on the part of a caregiver or any other person which results in physical injury, u
confinement, cruel punishment, sexual abuse, or sexual exploitation of a vulnerable adult
Assault
,the intentional act of making someone fear that you will cause them harm. threatening verbally or pretending
both considered assault in a nursing home
Battery
the intentional infliction of serious harm onto a patient in a medical setting
subjective data
anecdotal information that comes from opinions, perceptions, or experiences EX: a patient's pain level or the
of symptoms
objective data
factual information that professionals gather through observation or measurement that is true regardless of th
opinions of the person presenting or receiving the information EX: blood pressure and heart rate
open-ended questions
allows to give a free-form text answer
, closed-ended questions
Questions that can be answered in short or single word responses.
Flexion
medical term for bending an arm or leg; a physical position that decreases the angle between the bones of th
joint; occurs when the muscles contract and move your bones and joints to a bent position
extension
straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts
rotation
the action or process of rotating on or as if on an axis or center; specifically: the turning of a body part about
as if on a pivot
Abduction
the motion of a limb or appendage away from the midline of the body
Adduction
