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1. Abuse (1) Willful intent to cause harm. Abuse may be resident to resident or staff to
resident harm.(2) Fraud committed against a public program such as Medicare
or Medicaid
2. Access The ability of a person needing services to obtain those services.
3. Acquired Im- AIDS develops when a person infected with the human immunodeficiency virus
mune Deficiency (HIV) undergoes a breakdown and becomes susceptible to serious illness and
Syndrome (AIDS) death from other viruses, parasites, fungi, and bacteria.
4. Activities Refer to any endeavor, other than routine activities of daily living, in which a
resident participates that is intended to enhance his/her sense of well-being and
to promote or enhance physical, cognitive, and emotional health. These include,
but are not limited to, activities that promote self-esteem, pleasure, comfort,
education, creativity, success, and independence.
5. Activities of Daily Individual self-performance skills needed in everyday life such as ambulation/lo-
Living comotion, eating, toileting, grooming/personal hygiene, and bathing.
6. Activity Therapist An allied health professional trained to develop and provide leisure time activities
(AT) for facility residents (patients).
7. Acuity The level of severity of a patient's condition. For example, patients who require
intensive services are referred to as those having a higher level of acuity in relation
to those who require less care.
8. Acute Care Short-term, intense medical care for an episode of illness or injury often requiring
hospitalization.
9. Acute Conditions Episodic conditions that require short-term but intensive medical interventions.
10. Administer The direct application of a vaccine or prescribed drug or device, whether by
injection, ingestion or any other means, to the body of a resident (patient).
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11. Administrator See NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR/NURSING FACILITY ADMINISTRATOR
12. Admission A contract that spells out the services the nursing home will provide and the cost
Agreement of those services.
13. Adult Day Care A daytime program of nursing, rehabilitation therapies, supervision and socializa-
tion that enables elderly people to remain in the community and live with family.
Services are generally provided on weekdays from 7 am to 6 pm to individuals
who return home in the evening.
14. Advance Direc- Written instructions from residents (patients) about the management and pro-
tive vision of care if they become incapacitated (e.g., living wills, do not resuscitate
orders, durable power of attorney for healthcare).
15. Adverse Drug Re- Any unintended response to a drug which is injurious or harmful to health and
action (ADR) which occurs at normal doses.
16. Aged People who by definition in their culture have reached an advanced age during
which they may become less productive. In the U.S. they are often referred to as
senior citizens, especially after reaching age 65.
17. Ageism Prejudicial treatment of the elderly based on stereotypes and misconceptions.
18. Aging-in-place Accommodating the changing needs of older adults while living in familiar sur-
roundings.
19. Agitation Verbal, vocal, and motor activities that are repetitive and outside of socially accept-
able norms.
20. Allopathic Medi- Medical approach--as practiced by physicians trained as doctors of medicine
cine (MDs)--that views medical treatment as active intervention to produce a coun-
teracting reaction in an attempt to neutralize the effects of disease.
21.
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Alzheimer's Dis- A progressive degenerative disease of the brain, producing memory loss, confu-
ease sion, irritability, and severe functional decline. The disease becomes progressively
worse and eventually results in death.
22. Ambulation Moving about.
23. Ambulatory Able to walk with or without difficulty or help.
24. Ambulatory Care Services that require the patients to come and receive needed services at a
(Ambulatory Ser- community-based location. In a broader context, ambulatory care can be any
vices) outpatient services such as a visit to the physician's office or clinic or outpatient
surgery.
25. Annual Assess- An annual assessment of a resident's (patient's) physical, mental, emotional,
ment cognitive, and functional status.
26. Antianxiety Med- Psychoactive medications given to reduce anxiety (e.g., Ativan, Valium, Xanax)
ication
27. Antisepsis Removing or destroying microorganisms.
28. Aphasia Impaired ability to communicate.
29. Apraxia A speech disorder in which the tongue, lips, and vocal chords are unable to work
together. As a result, the person is unable to say what he or she wants to say.
30. Asepsis Absence of harmful micro-organsms called pathogens. It refers to the practice of
clean procedures, such as hand-washing.
31. Aspiration The inhaling of foreign objects, such as food or beverages if swallowed incorrectly
into the lungs; results in introduction of bacteria from the mouth and stomach into
the lungs which can lead to pulmonary bacterial infection known as aspiration
pneumonia.
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32. Assessment The process by which health care professionals attempt to reliably characterize the
patient's physical health, functional abilities, cognitive functioning, psychological
state, social well-being, and past and current use of formal services.
33. Audiologist A health care professional who is specially trained and licensed to provide direct
clinical services to individuals with hearing or balance disorders.
34. Autism A complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three
years of life and is the result of a brain disorder. It affects the person's social
interaction and communication.
35. Autonomy A cluster of notions that include self-determination, freedom, independence, and
liberty of choice or actions.
36. Bed-hold When a patient is temporarily out of the facility (at a hospital or with family), but
the bed is being held and must be paid for.
37. Bedsore See PRESSURE SORE/ULCER
38. Behavioral Inter- Non-drug interventions used to change the resident's (patient's) behavior or
vention environment to lessen or accommodate the resident's (patient's) behavioral
symptoms.
39. Biophilia The human tendency to pay attention to, affiliate with and respond positively to
nature.
40. Boarding Home A facility that offers room and board and sometimes supervision of daily activities.
It does NOT offer health care.
41. Cardiologist A physician who specializes in the treatment of heart diseases.
42. Care Plan A plan designed to meet all of a resident's (patient's) identified physical, mental,
emotional, cognitive, and functional needs. The care plan is generally the result of
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1. Abuse (1) Willful intent to cause harm. Abuse may be resident to resident or staff to
resident harm.(2) Fraud committed against a public program such as Medicare
or Medicaid
2. Access The ability of a person needing services to obtain those services.
3. Acquired Im- AIDS develops when a person infected with the human immunodeficiency virus
mune Deficiency (HIV) undergoes a breakdown and becomes susceptible to serious illness and
Syndrome (AIDS) death from other viruses, parasites, fungi, and bacteria.
4. Activities Refer to any endeavor, other than routine activities of daily living, in which a
resident participates that is intended to enhance his/her sense of well-being and
to promote or enhance physical, cognitive, and emotional health. These include,
but are not limited to, activities that promote self-esteem, pleasure, comfort,
education, creativity, success, and independence.
5. Activities of Daily Individual self-performance skills needed in everyday life such as ambulation/lo-
Living comotion, eating, toileting, grooming/personal hygiene, and bathing.
6. Activity Therapist An allied health professional trained to develop and provide leisure time activities
(AT) for facility residents (patients).
7. Acuity The level of severity of a patient's condition. For example, patients who require
intensive services are referred to as those having a higher level of acuity in relation
to those who require less care.
8. Acute Care Short-term, intense medical care for an episode of illness or injury often requiring
hospitalization.
9. Acute Conditions Episodic conditions that require short-term but intensive medical interventions.
10. Administer The direct application of a vaccine or prescribed drug or device, whether by
injection, ingestion or any other means, to the body of a resident (patient).
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11. Administrator See NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR/NURSING FACILITY ADMINISTRATOR
12. Admission A contract that spells out the services the nursing home will provide and the cost
Agreement of those services.
13. Adult Day Care A daytime program of nursing, rehabilitation therapies, supervision and socializa-
tion that enables elderly people to remain in the community and live with family.
Services are generally provided on weekdays from 7 am to 6 pm to individuals
who return home in the evening.
14. Advance Direc- Written instructions from residents (patients) about the management and pro-
tive vision of care if they become incapacitated (e.g., living wills, do not resuscitate
orders, durable power of attorney for healthcare).
15. Adverse Drug Re- Any unintended response to a drug which is injurious or harmful to health and
action (ADR) which occurs at normal doses.
16. Aged People who by definition in their culture have reached an advanced age during
which they may become less productive. In the U.S. they are often referred to as
senior citizens, especially after reaching age 65.
17. Ageism Prejudicial treatment of the elderly based on stereotypes and misconceptions.
18. Aging-in-place Accommodating the changing needs of older adults while living in familiar sur-
roundings.
19. Agitation Verbal, vocal, and motor activities that are repetitive and outside of socially accept-
able norms.
20. Allopathic Medi- Medical approach--as practiced by physicians trained as doctors of medicine
cine (MDs)--that views medical treatment as active intervention to produce a coun-
teracting reaction in an attempt to neutralize the effects of disease.
21.
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Alzheimer's Dis- A progressive degenerative disease of the brain, producing memory loss, confu-
ease sion, irritability, and severe functional decline. The disease becomes progressively
worse and eventually results in death.
22. Ambulation Moving about.
23. Ambulatory Able to walk with or without difficulty or help.
24. Ambulatory Care Services that require the patients to come and receive needed services at a
(Ambulatory Ser- community-based location. In a broader context, ambulatory care can be any
vices) outpatient services such as a visit to the physician's office or clinic or outpatient
surgery.
25. Annual Assess- An annual assessment of a resident's (patient's) physical, mental, emotional,
ment cognitive, and functional status.
26. Antianxiety Med- Psychoactive medications given to reduce anxiety (e.g., Ativan, Valium, Xanax)
ication
27. Antisepsis Removing or destroying microorganisms.
28. Aphasia Impaired ability to communicate.
29. Apraxia A speech disorder in which the tongue, lips, and vocal chords are unable to work
together. As a result, the person is unable to say what he or she wants to say.
30. Asepsis Absence of harmful micro-organsms called pathogens. It refers to the practice of
clean procedures, such as hand-washing.
31. Aspiration The inhaling of foreign objects, such as food or beverages if swallowed incorrectly
into the lungs; results in introduction of bacteria from the mouth and stomach into
the lungs which can lead to pulmonary bacterial infection known as aspiration
pneumonia.
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32. Assessment The process by which health care professionals attempt to reliably characterize the
patient's physical health, functional abilities, cognitive functioning, psychological
state, social well-being, and past and current use of formal services.
33. Audiologist A health care professional who is specially trained and licensed to provide direct
clinical services to individuals with hearing or balance disorders.
34. Autism A complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three
years of life and is the result of a brain disorder. It affects the person's social
interaction and communication.
35. Autonomy A cluster of notions that include self-determination, freedom, independence, and
liberty of choice or actions.
36. Bed-hold When a patient is temporarily out of the facility (at a hospital or with family), but
the bed is being held and must be paid for.
37. Bedsore See PRESSURE SORE/ULCER
38. Behavioral Inter- Non-drug interventions used to change the resident's (patient's) behavior or
vention environment to lessen or accommodate the resident's (patient's) behavioral
symptoms.
39. Biophilia The human tendency to pay attention to, affiliate with and respond positively to
nature.
40. Boarding Home A facility that offers room and board and sometimes supervision of daily activities.
It does NOT offer health care.
41. Cardiologist A physician who specializes in the treatment of heart diseases.
42. Care Plan A plan designed to meet all of a resident's (patient's) identified physical, mental,
emotional, cognitive, and functional needs. The care plan is generally the result of
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