Chapter 2

Question 1

Activities of daily living (ADLs)

Answer 1

Daily personal care tasks, such as bathing; caring for skin, nails, hair, and teeth; dressing; toileting; eating and drinking; walking; and transferring.

Question 2

Assistive or adaptive devices

Answer 2

Special equipment the helps a person who is ill or disabled to perform activities of daily living

Question 3

Charting

Answer 3

Writing down important information and observations about residents.

Question 4

Professional

Answer 4

Having to do with work or a job

Question 5

Personal

Answer 5

Relating to life outside one’s job, such as family, friends, and home life

Question 6

Professionalism

Answer 6

How a person behaves when on the job; it includes how a person dressed, the words he uses, and the things he talks about

Question 7

Compassionate

Answer 7

Being caring, concerned, considerate, empathetic, and understanding.

Question 8

Empathy

Answer 8

Entering into the feelings of others

Question 9

Sympathy

Answer 9

Sharing in the feelings and difficulties of others

Question 10

Tactful

Answer 10

Showing sensitivity and having a sense of what is appropriate when dealing with others

Question 11

Conscientious

Answer 11

Guided by a sense of right and wrong; having principles.

Question 12

Chain of command

Answer 12

The line of authority within a facility or agency

Question 13

Liability

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Scope of practice

Answer 14

Defines the things that healthcare providers are legally allowed to do and how to do them correctly

Question 15

Delegation

Answer 15

Transferring responsibility to a person for a specific task