In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. §
36-401
and
R9-10-101, the
following definitions apply in this Article unless otherwise specified:
1. "Administrator" has the same meaning as in
A.R.S. §
36-446.
2. "Care plan" means a documented description
of physical health services and behavioral health services expected to be
provided to a resident, based on the resident's comprehensive assessment, that
includes measurable objectives and the methods for meeting the
objectives.
3. "Direct care" means
medical services, nursing services, or social services provided to a
resident.
4. "Director of nursing"
means an individual who is responsible for the nursing services provided in a
nursing care institution.
5. "Full-time" means 40 hours or
more every consecutive seven calendar days.
6.
5.
"Highest practicable" means a resident's optimal level of functioning and
well-being based on the resident's current functional status and potential for
improvement as determined by the resident's comprehensive assessment.
7. "Interdisciplinary team" means
a group of individuals consisting of a resident's attending physician, a
registered nurse responsible for the resident, and other individuals as
determined in the resident's comprehensive assessment.
8.
6. "Intermittent" means not on a regular
basis.
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7. "Nursing care institution services" means medical
services, nursing services, behavioral care, health-related services, ancillary
services, social services, and environmental services provided to a
resident.
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8. "Resident group" means residents or residents'
family members who:
a. Plan and participate in
resident activities, or
b. Meet to
discuss nursing care institution issues and policies.
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9.
"Secured" means the use of a method, device, or structure that:
a. Prevents a resident from leaving an area
of the nursing care institution's premises, or
b. Alerts a personnel member of a resident's
departure from the nursing care institution.
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10.
"Social services" means assistance provided to or activities provided for a
resident to maintain or improve the resident's physical, mental, and
psychosocial capabilities.
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11. "Total health
condition" means a resident's overall physical and psychosocial well-being as
determined by the resident's comprehensive assessment.
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12.
"Unnecessary drug" means a medication that is not required because:
a. There is no documented indication for a
resident's use of the medication;
b. The medication is duplicative;
c. The medication is administered before
determining whether the resident requires the medication; or
d. The resident has experienced an adverse
reaction from the medication, indicating that the medication should be reduced
or discontinued.
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13. "Ventilator" means
a device designed to provide, to a resident who is physically unable to breathe
or who is breathing insufficiently, the mechanism of breathing by mechanically
moving breathable air into and out of the resident's lungs.
