chapter 1, 2, 3 Flashcards
nursing care pattern where the RN is responsible for the persons total care
primary nursing
person who performs delegated nursing tasks under the supervision of an RN or LPN/LVN is a
nursing assistant
when an illness or injury has no reasonable expectation of recovery for the person
terminal illness
a nurse who has completed a 1 year nursing program and has passed a licensing test
LPN
those who provide nursing care- RN, LPN/LVN, and nursing assistants
nursing team
sudden illness from which the person is expected to recover
acute illness
when a nursing care pattern focuses on tasks and jobs, and each nursing team member has certain tasks and jobs to do
functional nursing
provides housing, personal care, support services, health care, and social activities in a homelike setting to persons needing help with daily activities
ALR
when an illness or injury is ongoing, slow or gradual in onset, and has no known cure
chronic illness
health care agency or program for persons who are dying
hospice
LPNs are also called
LVNs
nursing care pattern in which a case manager coordinates a persons care from admission through discharge and into the home setting
case management
nurse who has completed 2- 3- 4- year nursing program and has passed a licensing test
rn
many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the persons total care
health team
nursing care pattern in which a team of nursing staff is led by an RN who decides the amount and kind of care each person needs
team nursing
when services are moved from departments to the bedside this is a nursing care pattern called
patient focused care
DON
director of nursing
HMO
health maintenance organization
