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
responsibility
The duty or obligation to perform some act or function
skilled nursing facility (SNF)
Provides health care and nursing care for residents who have many or severe health problems or who need rehabilitation; may be part of a nursing center or a hospital
AD
Alzheimer disease
ALR
Assisted living residence
CNA
Certified nursing assistant, certified nurse aide
DON
Director of nursing
HMO
Health maintenance organization
LNA
Licensed nursing assistant
LPN
Licensed practical nurse
LVN
Licensed vocational nurse
NATCEP
Nursing assistant training and competency evaluation program
NCSBN
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
OBRA
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
PPO
Preferred provider organization
RN
Registered nurse
RNA
Registered nurse aide
SNF
Skilled nursing facility
STNA
State-tested nursing assistant
UAP
Unlicensed assistive personnel
examples of communicable diseases
common cold and flu; these are prevented from spreading
rehabilitation and restorative care helps a person return to
their highest possible level of physical and mental function
long-term care
focus is the resident—the person needing care.
LONG-TERM CARE CENTERS
provide health care to persons who can not care for themselves at home. do not need hospital care. often referred to as residents. They usually are not called patients.
Assisted living units
In assisted living units, the term tenant is used for the people who receive care.
Long-term care serves to
promote physical and mental health.; provide quality care and promote persons quality of life
Quality of life includes promoting
Independence
