Introduction to Healthcare Crossword

– personal daily care tasks including, bathing, dressing, caring for teeth and hair, toileting, eating and drinking.
a current illness that has severe symptoms and maybe as a result of a sudden onset.
– care given at a facility during day time hours; generally for individuals who need some assistance and/or supervision but are not seriously ill or disabled; usually reside outside of the facility.
– facilities where residents live who need limited assistance, but do not require skilled care.
– means to communicate to staff a need for assistance. The call light should be available to the resident at all times.
– the disease or condition is long term or will be long lasting.
– phrases that are used frequently and which often have a different meaning, making it difficult for the resident to understand.
– the process of exchanging information with others.
– beliefs, values, habits, diet and health practices that relate to a person’s culture or religion.
– the variety of people living and working together in the facility
– a system of behaviors people learn from the people by which they are surrounded.
– a philosophy that focuses on providing “person-centered” care to residents and creating a positive work environment for healthcare workers
-rejection of a thought or feeling.
– requires staff assistance to carry out activities of daily living.
– transferring a strong negative feeling to something or someone else.
– law that requires health information to be kept secure (protected) and private. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
– care provided in a person’s home.
– care for individuals who have an estimated six months or less to live; hospice provides physical and emotional care and comfort.
– able to carry out activities of daily living without staff assistance
– care for persons who require 24 hour care and assistance.
– communication without using words, such as facial expressions, tone of voice, posture, gestures, touch, body language, etc.
– information based on what is factually seen, heard, touched or smelled. A direct observation
– care that focuses on the comfort and dignity of the person rather than on curing him or her
– a philosophical approach to nursing home care that honors and respects the voice of elders and those working closest with them; it involves a continuing process of listening, trying new things, seeing how they work, and changing things in an effort to individualize care and de-institutionalize the nursing home environment.
– a course of action determined by the facility that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs.
– the steps to be taken to carry out a task; a particular way of doing something.
– how a person behaves when he/she is on the job.
– seeing feelings in others that are really one’s own.
– making excuses to justify a situation.
– going back to an old immature behavior.
– blocking painful thoughts or feelings from the mind.