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Chapter 1 Vocab The Nursing Assistant In Long Term Care Flashcards

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Accountable

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Answerable for one’s actions

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Activity of daily living (ALDs)

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Daily personal care tasks

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Acute care

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24 hr skilled care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers for short term, immediate illnesses or injuries

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Adult day services

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Care for people who need some assistance or supper vision during certain hours, but who do not live in the facility where care is given

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Allergies

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A condition in which the body’s immune response is triggered after exposure to a substance called an allergen; reaction such as sneezing, difficulty breathing, and skin issues may result

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Animal-assisted therapy (AAT)

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The practice of bringing pets into a facility or home to provide stimulation and companionship

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Assisted living

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Residents for people who do not need 24-hr skilled care, but who do require some help with daily care

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Assisted devices

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Special equipment that helps a person who is I’ll or disabled preform ALD

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Care team

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Group of people with different kinds of education and experience who provide resident care

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Chain of command

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The order of authority within a facility

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Charge nurse

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Nurse responsible for a team or health care workers

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Chronic

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Long term or long lasting

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Cite

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In a long term care facility, to find a problem through a survey

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Conscientious

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Guided by a sense of right and wrong

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Continuity of care

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An ongoing coordination of a resident’s care over time, during which the care team regularly exchanges information and works towards shared goals

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Courteous

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Polite, kind,and considerate

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Delegation

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Transferring responsibility to a person for a specific task

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Dementia

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The serious loss of mental ability such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating

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Diagnosis

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The he identification of a disease or condition by its signs and symptoms and through test results

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Empathetic

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Being able to identify with and understand the feelings of others

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First impressions

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A way of classifying or categorizing someone or something at first meeting

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Functional nursing

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Method of nursing care that involves assigning specific tasks to each team member

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Holistic care

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Care that involves the whole person; this includes his or her physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs

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Home health care

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Health care that is provided in a person’s home

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Hospice care

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Holistic, compassionate care for people who have approximately six months or less to live

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Intergenerational care

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Caring for children and elderly in the same setting

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Joint commission

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An independent, not for profit organization that evaluates and accredits different types of health care facilities

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Length of stay

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The number of days a person stays in a health care facility

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Liability

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A legal term that means a person can be held responsible for for harming someone else

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License practical nurse (LPN) or licensed vocational nurse (LVN)

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A license nurse who provides skilled nursing care and gives treatments and medications

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Long term care

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25-he skilled care provided in long term care facilities for people with ongoing conditions

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Medicaid

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Medical assistance programs for people who have low income, as well as for people with disabilities

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Medicare

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A federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, have certain disabilities or permanent kidney failure or I’ll and cannot work

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Nursing assistant (NA)

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A person who performs assigned nursing tasks and gives personal care

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Outpatient care

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Care given to people who have had treatments, procedures,or surgeries and need short term care

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Person centered care

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A type of care that takes place the emphasis on the person needing care and his or her individuality and capabilities

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Policy

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A course of action to be followed every time a certain situation occurs

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Primary nursing

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A method of nursing care in which the registered nurse provides much of the daily care to residents

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Procedure

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A method or way of doing something

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Professionalism

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The use of proper standards of behavior at work and in work related settings

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Registered nurse (RN)

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A license nurse who assesses residents, creates care plans, monitors progress, provides skilled nursing care, administers treatments and medications, and supervises the care given by nursing assistants and other members of the care team

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Rehabilitation

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A program of care given by specialists, such as physical therapists, to restore or improve function after a illness or injury

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Resident

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A person living in a long term care facility

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Sandwich generation

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People responsible for the care of both their children and aging relatives

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Skilled care

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Medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist

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Subacute care

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care given in hospitals or in long term care facilities for people who need less care than for an acute

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Team leader

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A nurse in charge of a group of residents for one shift or duty

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Team nursing

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Method of nursing care in which one nurse acts as a leader of a group of people giving care

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Trustworthy

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Deserving the trust of others

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