Chapter 1 Vocab The Nursing Assistant In Long Term Care Flashcards
Accountable
Answerable for one’s actions
Activity of daily living (ALDs)
Daily personal care tasks
Acute care
24 hr skilled care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers for short term, immediate illnesses or injuries
Adult day services
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
Allergies
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
Animal-assisted therapy (AAT)
The practice of bringing pets into a facility or home to provide stimulation and companionship
Assisted living
Residents for people who do not need 24-hr skilled care, but who do require some help with daily care
Assisted devices
Special equipment that helps a person who is I’ll or disabled preform ALD
Care team
Group of people with different kinds of education and experience who provide resident care
Chain of command
The order of authority within a facility
Charge nurse
Nurse responsible for a team or health care workers
Chronic
Long term or long lasting
Cite
In a long term care facility, to find a problem through a survey
Conscientious
Guided by a sense of right and wrong
Continuity of care
An ongoing coordination of a resident’s care over time, during which the care team regularly exchanges information and works towards shared goals
Courteous
Polite, kind,and considerate
Delegation
Transferring responsibility to a person for a specific task
Dementia
The serious loss of mental ability such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating
Diagnosis
The he identification of a disease or condition by its signs and symptoms and through test results
Empathetic
Being able to identify with and understand the feelings of others
First impressions
A way of classifying or categorizing someone or something at first meeting
Functional nursing
Method of nursing care that involves assigning specific tasks to each team member
Holistic care
Care that involves the whole person; this includes his or her physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs
Home health care
Health care that is provided in a person’s home
Hospice care
Holistic, compassionate care for people who have approximately six months or less to live
Intergenerational care
Caring for children and elderly in the same setting
Joint commission
An independent, not for profit organization that evaluates and accredits different types of health care facilities
Length of stay
The number of days a person stays in a health care facility
Liability
A legal term that means a person can be held responsible for for harming someone else
License practical nurse (LPN) or licensed vocational nurse (LVN)
A license nurse who provides skilled nursing care and gives treatments and medications
Long term care
25-he skilled care provided in long term care facilities for people with ongoing conditions
Medicaid
Medical assistance programs for people who have low income, as well as for people with disabilities
Medicare
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
Nursing assistant (NA)
A person who performs assigned nursing tasks and gives personal care
Outpatient care
Care given to people who have had treatments, procedures,or surgeries and need short term care
Person centered care
A type of care that takes place the 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 nursing care in which the registered nurse provides much of the daily care to residents
Procedure
A method or way of doing something
Professionalism
The use of proper standards of behavior at work and in work related settings
Registered nurse (RN)
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
Rehabilitation
A program of care given by specialists, such as physical therapists, to restore or improve function after a 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
care given in hospitals or in long term care facilities for people who need less care than for an acute
Team leader
A nurse in charge of a group of residents for one shift or duty
Team nursing
Method of nursing care in which one nurse acts as a leader of a group of people giving care
Trustworthy
Deserving the trust of others
