Chapter 2 terms Flashcards
Nursing Assistant/Certified Nursing Assistant
performs assigned tasks, measures vital signs, provides or assists with personal care such as bathing residents and helping with elimination needs.
Registered Nurse
coordinates, manages and provides skilled nursing care
Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse
administers medications and gives treatments who has completed two years of education
Physician/doctor
diagnoses disease or disability and prescribes treatment
physical therapist
evaluates a person and develops a treatment plan to increase movement, improve circulation, reduce pain
occupational therapist
helps residents learn to adapt to disabilities
Speech-Language Pathologist
identifies communication disorders, addresses factors and develops a plan of care
Registered Dietitian
assesses a resident’s nutritional status and develops a treatment plan to improve health and manage illness.
Medical Social Worker
determines resident’s needs and helps get them support services such as counseling and financial assistance
Activities Director
helps residents socialize and stay physically and mentally acctive
Resident and residents family
helps plan care/treatment
charting
documenting
compassionate
caring, concerned, considerate, empathetic and understanding
empathy
identifying with the feelings of others
sympathy
sharing in the feelings and difficulties of others
honest
tells the truth and can be trusted
tactful
showing sensitivity and having a sense of what is appropriate.
conscientious
guided by a sense of right and wrong
dependable
make and keep commitments
patient
do not lose their tempers easily
respectful
values others individuality and personal beliefs
unprejudiced
giving equal care regardless of differences
tolarent
respecting others beliefs and practices without judging them
chain of command
describes the line of authority so that residents get proper health care
liability
someone can be held responsible for harming someone else
scope of practice
tasks that healthcare providers are legally allowed to do as permitted by state or federal law.
five rights of delegation
right task, right circumstance, right person, right direction/communication, right supervision/evaluation
five steps to manage time
plan ahead, prioritize, make a schedule, combine activities, get help