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Becoming || a || Home || Health || Aide || (HOSA) ||
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Activities || of || Daily || Living || - || ✔✔the || activities || necessary || for || the || client || to || fulfill || basic || human || needs Acute || Illness || - || ✔✔an || illness || that || arises || quickly, || requires || immediate || care, || and || can || be || expected || to || go || away || quickly Adult || Day || Care || - || ✔✔a || facility || that || provides || care || for || adults || who || need || minimal || care || or || supervision || during || the || day Affordable || Care || Act || - || ✔✔this || act || put || consumers || in || charge || of || their || care. || This || law || requires || that || nearly || everyone || have || a || health || insurance. Assisted || Living || Center || - || ✔✔Facility || that || provides || supervised || medication || programs, || cleaning, || and || laundering || services, || meal, || and || minor || assistance || for || activities || of || daily || living. || Clients || pay || only || for || services || they || elected || to || have. Background || Information || Disclosure || Information || - || ✔✔a || form || that || is || completed || by || a || potential || employee || to || show || that || there || is || no || evidence || of || caregiver || abuse || after || the || age || of || 18 || in || his || or || her || legal || record. Case || Manager || (CM) || - || ✔✔a || professional || member || of || the || health || care || team || who || coordinates || all || the || services || requires || in || the || home. || Commonly || a || social || worker || or || a || registered || nurse. Certified || Home || Health || Aide || - || ✔✔a || caregiver || who || has || completed || a || formalized || education || program || and || passes || the || certification || exam || for || home || health || aide
Certified || Nursing || Assistant || (CNA) || - || ✔✔a || caregiver || who || has || completed || a || formalized || education || program || and || passes || the || certification || exam Chaplain || - || ✔✔a || member || of || the || healthcare || team || who || tends || to || the || religious || needs || of || the || child Chronic || Illness || - || ✔✔a || long || term || condition Companion || - || ✔✔a || person || hired || to || keep || a || client || company || or || maintain || safety. || Usually || does || not || provide || personal || or || homemaking || services Culture || - || ✔✔the || behavior || patterns, || art, || beliefs, || institutions, || and || all || other || products || of || human || work || and || thought || as || expressed || in || a || particular || community || or || period Developmentally || Disabled || - || ✔✔the || person || has || severe, || chronic || emotional || or || physical || disability || that || occurs || before || the || age || of || 22 Diversity || - || ✔✔the || quality || of || being || diverse, || different; || referring || to || the || variety, || having || many || shapes || and || forms Enterostomal || Therapist || (RN,ET) || or || Wound || Ostomy, || Continent || Nurse || (WOCN) || - || ✔✔a || professional || who || works || with || clients || who || have || ostomies Health || Care || Provider || - || ✔✔a || general || term || for || an || agency, || or || member || of || the || health || care || team || who || provides || medical || care || for || the || consumer Home || Health || Aide || - || ✔✔Person || who || performs || personal || and || nursing || care || skills, || such || as || bathing || the || client || under || the || supervision || of || a || registered || nurse
Nurse || Practitioner || (RN,NP) || - || ✔✔nurse || with || advanced, || specialized || training || in || physical || examination || and || assessment || who || works || under || a || health || care || provider's || supervision. || Area || of || specialization || are || with || children, || infants, || pregnancy, || the || elderly || and || cancer || clients. Occupational || Therapist || - || ✔✔a || form || of || therapy || for || those || recuperating || from || physical || or || mental || illness || that || encourages || rehabilitation || through || the || performance || of || activities || required || in || daily || life. Outcome || and || Assessment || Information || Set || (OASIS) || - || ✔✔law || that || regulates || the || education || and || certification || of || home || health || aides' || work || in || home || health || agencies || and || certified || hospices Personal || Care || Worker || - || ✔✔person || who || assist || with || a || minimal || level || of || daily || living || activities, || such || as || companionship || and || meal || preparation Physical || Therapist || (PT) || - || ✔✔a || professional || who || evaluates || the || client's || ability || to || stand, || walk, || climb || stairs, || transfer, || and || do || other || activities || related || to || strength, || and || endurance,and || who || works || with || clients || to || improve || these || abilities Physician || Assistant || (PA) || - || ✔✔a || medical || professional || who || takes || histories, || examines || and || treats || clients, || orders || and || interprets || lab || tests || and || x-rays || and || make || diagnosis Prospective || Payment || System || - || ✔✔Medicare || reimburses || home || health || agencies || with || a || predetermines || base || payment || for || each || 60 || day || episode || of || care Registered || Dietitian(RD) || - || ✔✔a || professional || who || provides || information || regarding || dietary || needs || of || the || client. || Assists || in || meal || planning || for || the || clients. Respiratory || Therapist || (RRT) || - || ✔✔a || professional || who || assists || the || client || in || breathing || problems || and || oxygen || equipment
Respite || Care || - || ✔✔short || term || care || for || a || client || when || the || main || care || given || needs || a || break || to || do || errand || or || rest Skilled || Long || Term || Care || Facility || - || ✔✔a || center || that || offers || skilled || nursing || care Social || Worker || (BSW,MSW) || - || ✔✔a || professional || who || treats || individuals, || families, || or || groups || with || social || and || emotional || problems Speech || Therapist || - || ✔✔a || professional || who || assess || a || client's || ability || to || speak, || hear, || understand, || write, || and || swallow, || and || work || with || clients || to || improve || these || abilities. Terminal || Illness || - || ✔✔a || fatal || illness
