| A | B |
|---|
| aid | to help, assist |
| aim | to point at |
| anticipate | talk about future needs |
| alternative | a different choice |
| abuse | the intentional mistreatment or harm of another person |
| appear | the way others see you |
| approach | a way to handle something, or walk towards someone |
| appropriate | the right way, correct way of doing something |
| assess | observe and decide; make a judgement about a person or situation after thinking carefully about it. |
| assist | help someone |
| attempt | try to do something |
| notify | tell, inform, report information |
| observe | look at, check |
| protect | keep safe |
| routine | to do regularly |
| vulnerable | a person who needs help to be safe and healthy |
| well-being | feeling good about yourself |
| promptly | on time, not late |
| Qualities of a Nursing assistant | honesty, responsibility, dependable, caring... |
| Cognitive Impairment | The gradual loss of memory, reasoning, understanding. It is the most common illness of residents in long-term care |
| Quality of life | The health care team works together to maintain and/or improve the residents quality of life |
| OBRA | A bill passed by the federal government in 1987 to regulate the care of Nursing Homes. |
| Safety | The most important role of the nurse assistant, both for the resident and nurse assistant |
| Cognitive function | thinking, reasoning, understanding, remembering |
| task | a job |
| delegate | to authorize someone to do a task they are qualified to do |
| negligence | to do something wrong at work. It may not be done on purpose, but it is your fault |
| neglect | to not care for your patient or resident as they need |
