Chapter 1 terms Flashcards
Accountable
Answerable for ones actions
Activities Of Daily Living (ADLs)
Daily personal Care Tasks; bathing, caring for skin, eating and drinking, dressing, walking, etc.
Acute Care
24-hour skilled care, Located at the hospital
Adult Day Services
Care for people who need assistance during certain hours
Allergies
A condition when the immune response is triggered to an allergen.
Symptoms of Allergies
Sneezing, Difficulty breathing, and skin issues.
Animal - Assisted Therapy (AAT)
Bringing pets into a facility to provide stimulation
Assisted Living
They don’t need 24-hour service but still require daily care
Assistance Devices
Equipment that helps an ill or disabled person perform activities
Care Team
People with different education levels and experiences that provide care
Chain of Command
The order of authority within a facility
Charge Nurse
A nurse responsible for a team of healthcare workers
Chronic
Long-term or long-lasting
Cite
Find a problem through a survey
Conscientious/Ethics
Sense of right or wrong; principled
Continuity of care
Coordination of a resident’s care over time
Courteous
Polite, kind, and considerate
Delegation
Transferring responsibility to a person for specific tasks
Dementia
Loss of mental abilities, such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating.
Diagnosis
Identification of disease or condition by the signs and symptoms.
Empathetic
Able to identify with and understand the feelings of others
First Impression
The first meeting of someone and classifying them
Functional Nursing
Method of nursing care that is assigning tasks to each team member
Holistic Care
Care of the patience as a whole body
Home Health Care
Provided in someone’s home
Hospice Care
Roughly six months or less to live, and care until they die.
Intergenerational Care
Caring for children and the elderly in the same setting
Joint Commission
Non-profit organization that and evaluates facilities
Length of Stay
The number of days a person stays in a healthcare facility
Liability
A legal term that means a person can be held responsible for harming someone else
LPN, LVN
A licensed nurse who provides care and gives treatments.
Long-Term Care
24-hour care in long-term facilities
Medicaid
For people with low incomes, and disabilities
Medicare
65 years or older, or permanent kidney failure
Nursing Assistant
A person who performs assigned nursing tasks and gives personal care
Outpatient care
The care given to people who have had treatments, procedures, or surgeries, is short-term care.
Person-centered care
An emphasis on the person needing care and his or her individuality and capabilities
Policy
A course of action to be followed every time a certain situation occurs
Primary nursing
A method of care where registered nurses provide a lot of daily care.
Procedure
A method or way of doing something
Registered Nursing (RN)
Assesses residents, creates care plans, monitors progress, etc.
Professionalism
The use of proper standards of behavior at work and in work-related settings
Rehabilitation
Care is given to restore functions after illness or injury
Resident
A person living in a long-term care facility
Sandwich Generation
People responsible for the care of both their children and aging relatives
Skilled Care
Medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist
Subacute Care
The care given in hospitals or long-term care needs less care than for an acute condition.
Team Leader
A nurse in charge of a group of residents for one shift of duty
Team Nursing
Method of nursing in which a nurse acts as a leader of a group of people giving care
Trustworthy
Deserving the trust of others
