Chapter 1 Nursing

Question 1

Acute

Answer 1

Sudden onset illness or injury. Good chance of recovery.

Question 2

Assisted living resident ALR

Answer 2

Provides housing personal care support services healthcare and social activities and homelike setting or persons needing help with daily activities

Question 3

Chronic illness

Answer 3

And ongoing illness, slow or gradual and onset; it has no cure; it can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment, diabetes is an example

Question 4

Health team

Answer 4

The many staff/healthcare workers who skills and knowledge focus on the person’s total care; interdisciplinary health team. Team leader. RN leads the team

Question 5

Hospice

Answer 5

A healthcare agency or program for persons who are dying

Question 6

Licensed practical nurse LPN

Answer 6

A nurse who has completed 1-year nursing program and has passed a licensing test; called licensed vocational nurse in some states LVN. Works under the RN

Question 7

LVN

Answer 7

Same as LPN licensed vocational nurse One year nursing program and has passed A licensing test. Works under the RN

Question 8

Nursing assistant

Answer 8

A person who has passed a nursing assistant training and competency evaluation program; preforms delegated nursing tasks under the supervision of a licensed nurse. Work under a licensed nurse

Question 9

Nursing team

Answer 9

Those who provide nursing care–RN/LPN/LVN’s, and nursing assistance. All focus on the physical social emotional and spiritual needs of person and family.

Question 10

Registered nurse RN

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Terminal illness

Answer 11

And illness or injury from which the person will not likely recover. Late stage cancer severe devastating

Question 12

Chronic illness

Answer 12

And ongoing illness that is slow or gradual and onset. There is no cure. The illness can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment. Diabetes is an example.

Question 13

DON

Answer 13

The director of nursing
is an RN
Responsible for the entire nursing staff and the caregiving

Question 14

Nursing supervisors/nurse managers

Answer 14

Oversee a work shift, a nursing area, or a certain function. This includes staff development, restorative nursing, infection control, and continuous quality care.responsible for all nursing care and the actions of all nurse staff in their area.

Question 15

Nursing area

Answer 15

Nursing areas have charge nurses for each shift, usually RNs. Responsible for all nursing care and for actions of nursing staff during that shift. Staff are in his report to the charge nurse LPNs report to staff RNs or to the charge nurse CNEs report to the nurse supervising your work

Question 16

Functional nursing

Answer 16

Focuses on tasks and jobs. Each team member has certain tasks for jobs to do. One gets all drugs another all treatments nursing assistance give baths make beds and serve meals

Question 17

Team nursing

Answer 17

Involves a team of nurses led by an RN we are in delegates the care of certain purses two other nurses and nursing assistance. Delegation is based on the person’s needs and team members and abilities.

Question 18

Primary nursing

Answer 18

Involves total care. And are in is responsible for a persons total care. PRN teaches and councils the person and family. We are in Gibbs nursing care and makes discharge plans

Question 19

Care management

Answer 19

Like primary nursing, and are in coordinates a persons care from admissions or discharges and into the home or long term care setting. They communicate with the doctor and health team. Also insurance companies if needed.heart disease diabetes and cancer

Question 20

Patient focused care

Answer 20

When services are moved from departments to the bedside. The nursing team performs basic skills usually done by other health team members. To reduce costs the number of people caring for each person is reduced