Chapter 1

Question 1

Accountable

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover

Question 3

Alzheimer Disease (AD)

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Assisted living residence (ALR)

Answer 4

Provides housing, personal care, support services, healthcare, and activities in a home like setting

Question 5

Board and care home

Answer 5

Provides rooms, meals, laundry, and supervision to independent residence in a home like setting, group home

Question 6

Case management

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Chronic illness

Answer 7

And 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

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Group home

Answer 9

See “board and care home”

Question 10

Hospice

Answer 10

A healthcare agency or program for persons who are terminally ill

Question 11

Independence

Answer 11

Not relying on or requiring care from others

Question 12

Inter-disciplinary team

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Job description

Answer 13

A document that describes what the center expects you to do

Question 14

Licensed practical nurse (LPN)

Answer 14

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 15

Licensed vocational nurse (LVN)

Answer 15

See “licensed practical nurse”

Question 16

Medicaid

Answer 16

A healthcare payment program sponsored by the federal government and operated by the states

Question 17

Medicare

Answer 17

A federal health insurance program for persons 65 years of age or older and younger people with certain disabilities

Question 18

Nursing assistant

Answer 18

A person who gives basic nursing care under the supervision of a licensed nurse; nurse aide, nursing attendant, orderly, unlicensed assistive personnel, and health care assistant are some other titles

Question 19

Nursing center

Answer 19

Provides health care and nursing care to persons who need regular or continuous care; licensed nurses are required; nursing facility or nursing home

Question 20

Nursing facility (NF)

Answer 20

See “nursing center”

Question 21

Nursing home

Answer 21

See “nursing center”

Question 22

Nursing task

Answer 22

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 23

Nursing team

Answer 23

Those who provide nursing care—RN’s, LPN’s, LVN‘s and nursing assistants

Question 24

Registered nurse (RN)

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Responsibility

Answer 25

The duty or obligation to perform some act or function

Question 26

Skilled nursing facility (SNF)

Answer 26

Provides health care and nursing care for residents who have many or severe health problems or who need rehabilitation; maybe part of a nursing center or a hospital