Chapter 1 Flashcards
accountable
Being responsible for one’s actions and the actions of others who performed delegated tasks; answering questions about and explaining one’s actions and the actions of others
acute illness
A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover
Alzheimer disease (AD)
A disease that affects brain tissue; memory loss and confusion increase until the person cannot tend to simple personal needs
assisted living residence (ALR)
Provides housing, personal care, support services, health care, and activities in a homelike setting
board and care home
Provides rooms, meals, laundry, and supervision to independent residents in a homelike setting, also called group home
case management
A nursing care pattern; a case manager (an RN) coordinates a person’s care from admission through discharge and into the home setting
chronic illness
An ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset; it has no cure; the illness can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment
delegate
To authorize another person to perform a nursing task in a certain situation
hospice
A healthcare agency or program for persons who are terminally ill
independence
Not relying on or requiring care from others
interdisciplinary team
The many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the person’s total care; health team
job description
A document that describes what the center expects you to do
licensed practical nurse (LPN)also called licensed vocational nurse (LVN) ‘
A nurse who has completed a 1-year nursing program and has passed a licensing test; called licensed vocational nurse (LVN) in some states
nursing task
Nursing care or a nursing function, procedure, activity, or work that can be delegated to nursing assistants when it does not require an RN’s professional knowledge or judgment
nursing team
Those who provide nursing care—RNs, LPNs/ LVNs, and nursing assistants
registered nurse (RN)
A nurse who has completed a 2-, 3-, or 4-year nursing program and has passed a licensing test
