Chapter 1

Question 1

accountable

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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

Question 2

acute illness

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A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover

Question 3

Alzheimer disease (AD)

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A disease that affects brain tissue; memory loss and confusion increase until the person cannot tend to simple personal needs

Question 4

assisted living residence (ALR)

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Provides housing, personal care, support services, health care, and activities in a homelike setting

Question 5

board and care home

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Provides rooms, meals, laundry, and supervision to independent residents in a homelike setting, also called group home

Question 6

case management

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A nursing care pattern; a case manager (an RN) coordinates a person’s care from admission through discharge and into the home setting

Question 7

chronic illness

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An ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset; it has no cure; the illness can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment

Question 8

delegate

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To authorize another person to perform a nursing task in a certain situation

Question 9

hospice

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A healthcare agency or program for persons who are terminally ill

Question 10

independence

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Not relying on or requiring care from others

Question 11

interdisciplinary team

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The many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the person’s total care; health team

Question 12

job description

Answer 12

A document that describes what the center expects you to do

Question 13

licensed practical nurse (LPN)also called licensed vocational nurse (LVN) ‘

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A nurse who has completed a 1-year nursing program and has passed a licensing test; called licensed vocational nurse (LVN) in some states

Question 14

nursing task

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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

Question 15

nursing team

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Those who provide nursing care—RNs, LPNs/ LVNs, and nursing assistants

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registered nurse (RN)

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A nurse who has completed a 2-, 3-, or 4-year nursing program and has passed a licensing test

Question 17

responsibility

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The duty or obligation to perform some act or function

Question 18

skilled nursing facility (SNF)

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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

Question 19

AD

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Alzheimer disease

Question 20

ALR

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Assisted living residence

Question 21

CNA

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Certified nursing assistant, certified nurse aide

Question 22

DON

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Director of nursing

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HMO

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Health maintenance organization

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LNA

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Licensed nursing assistant

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LPN

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Licensed practical nurse

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LVN

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Licensed vocational nurse

Question 27

NATCEP

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Nursing assistant training and competency evaluation program

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NCSBN

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National Council of State Boards of Nursing

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OBRA

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Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987

Question 30

PPO

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Preferred provider organization

Question 31

RN

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Registered nurse

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RNA

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Registered nurse aide

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SNF

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Skilled nursing facility

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STNA

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State-tested nursing assistant

Question 35

UAP

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Unlicensed assistive personnel

Question 36

examples of communicable diseases

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common cold and flu; these are prevented from spreading

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rehabilitation and restorative care helps a person return to

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their highest possible level of physical and mental function

Question 38

long-term care

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focus is the resident—the person needing care.

Question 39

LONG-TERM CARE CENTERS

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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.

Question 40

Assisted living units

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In assisted living units, the term tenant is used for the people who receive care.

Question 41

Long-term care serves to

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promote physical and mental health.; provide quality care and promote persons quality of life

Question 42

Quality of life includes promoting

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Independence