chapter 3 vocab

Question 1

authorize another person to preform a nursing task in a certain situation

Answer 1

delegate

Question 2

nursing care of nursing procedure or work that can be delegated to nursing assistants when it doesn’t require a RNs knowledge or judgement

Answer 2

nursing task

Question 3

being responsible for ones actions and of others who preform delegated tasks

Answer 3

accountable

Question 4

duty or obligation to preform some act or function

Answer 4

responsibility

Question 5

document that describes what the agency expects you to do

Answer 5

job description

Question 6

LNA

Answer 6

licensed nursing assistant

Question 7

OBRA

Answer 7

omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1987

Question 8

NATCEP

Answer 8

nursing assistant training and competency evaluation program

Question 9

NCSBN

Answer 9

national council of state boards of nursing

Question 10

hospitals make effort to reduce cost with staffing mix. nursing care is given by

Answer 10

RN
LPN
CNA

Question 11

nurse practice acts 
defines 
describes the scope and 
describes the education and 
protects public from

Answer 11

RN LPN
practice for LPN and RN
licensing requirements for LPN & RN
practicing without license

Question 12

nursing assistant registry has info on

Answer 12

full name 
last known home address 
register # and expo date 
date of birth 
last known employment 
date competency passed 
info about former neglect/abuse

Question 13

how many hours does OBRA require

Answer 13

12 to insure CNA have current knowledge and skills for safe care

Question 14

competency evaluation has two parts

Answer 14

written and skills test

Question 15

how many times can u take competency test

Answer 15

3

Question 16

OBRA does ??

Answer 16

sets minimum training and competency evaluation requirements for nursing assistants

Question 17

nursing practice act

Answer 17

protects public welfare and safety by regulating nursing practice in the state

Question 18

NATCEP ??

Answer 18

each state must have one