Chapter 1- Working in Long-Term Care Flashcards
Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
A disease that affects brain tissue; memory loss and confusion increase until the person cannot tend to simple personal needs
Acute illness
A sudden illness from which a person a is expected to recover
Assisted living residence
Provides housing, personal care, support services, healthcare, and activities in home-like settings
Board and care home
Provides rooms, meals, laundry, and supervision to independent residents in a home like setting; group home
Case management
A nursing care pattern; a case manager (RN) coordinates a person’s care from admission through discharge and into the home setting
Chronic illness
An ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset; it has no cure; the illness can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment
Functional nursing
A nursing care pattern focusing on tasks and jobs; each nursing team member has certain tasks and jobs to do
Hospice
A health care agency or program for persons who are dying
Independence
Nt relying on or requiring care from others
Interdisciplinary health care team
The many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the person’s total care; health team
Licensed practical nurse (LPN/ LVN)
A nurse who has completed a 1- year program and has passed a licensing test
Medicaid
A health care payment program sponsored Blythe federal government and operated by the states
Medicare
A federal health insurance program for persons 65 years of age or older and younger people with certain disabilities
Nursing assistant
A peon who gives basic nursing are under the supervision of a licensed nurse; nurse aide, nursing attendant, and health care assistant are some other titles
