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Director of Nursing - ANSWER -Nurse who supervises the care of all
the patients at a health care facility
Medicare - ANSWER -Federal health insurance for people who are 65
or older, and certain people with disabilities
Medicaid - ANSWER -Health care program that assists low income
families or individuals in paying for long term me3dicals and custodial
care cost
Confidentiality - ANSWER -Trusting others with personal and private
information
Accountability - ANSWER -The fact or condiction of being responsible
Delegate - ANSWER -To authorize another person to perform a
nursing task in a certain situation
Ethics - ANSWER -Knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong
conduct
Professional Boundaries - ANSWER -That which separates helpful
behavior from behaviors that are not helpful
False Imprisonment - ANSWER -Unlawful restraint or restriction of a
persons freedom of movement
, Abuse - ANSWER -The willful infliction of injury, unreasonable
confinement, intimidation, or punishment that results in physical harm
Assault - ANSWER -Intentionally attempting or threatening to touch a
persons body without the persons consent
Battery - ANSWER -Touching a persons body without his or her
consent
Malpractice - ANSWER -Negligence by a professional person
Negligence - ANSWER -An unintentional wrong in which a person did
not act in a reasonable and careful manner and a persons property was
harmed
Communication - ANSWER -The exchange of information
Medical Record - ANSWER -The legal account of a persons info found
in the medical record
Kardex - ANSWER -The type of card file that summarizes info about
specific clients
Anterior - ANSWER -At or toward the front of the body or body part
Posterior - ANSWER -At or toward the back of the body or body part
Medial - ANSWER -At or near the middle or mid line of the body part