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What is open-ended communication
Questions that allow the client to be as descriptive as possible
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What is beneficence
When you try to do the most good for your clients
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What is the PSW
Provides assistance with activities of daily living
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What is long-term care
A place where clients go when they may need 24-hour care over a long period of time
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What is an advanced care directive
A document with what treatment a client would want if they were unable to make their own decisions
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What is closed-ended communication
Questions that don’t allow the client to expand on their feelings
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What is justice
When you try to treat your clients fairly
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What is the Nurse
Administers medications, provides treatments, and delegates tasks
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What is acute care
A place where clients go with injuries needing to be treated
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What is documentation
A record of what care you perform in a day
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What is a mixed message
When your gestures don’t match the words
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What is non-maleficiece
When you try not to do anything that might harm your clients
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What is the supervisor
Can help you when you have tried to address an issue with a colleague, but need more support
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What is hospice care
A place where clients may go at the end-of-life for pain management and support
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What is a care plan or chart
A place you can go to find more client information
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