Day 1 Flashcards
Acute illness
An illness that comes on suddenly and is generally short of duration
Activities of daily living
Every day activities including eating, dressing, bathing, and toilet ink
Care plan
A written plan that provides directions for each patients care.
Chain of command
The lines of authority in an organization
Chronic illness
An illness that develops slowly and continues for a long period of time
Diagnosis related groups (DRG)
A system of payment rates to health care providers in which illnesses are grouped into related types
Interdisciplinary team
A group consisting of various health care professionals and non professionals who work together in the care of an individual
Kardex
A card filing system that allows quick reference to a patients care plan
Managed care
A program in which the cost of appropriate health care goods and services are controlled
Confidentiality
The principle of not revealing private info to others
False imprisonment
The illegal confinement or restraint of a person against his or her will
Hygiene
The maintenance of health and cleanliness
Incident
Any unusual event such as an accident or a situation that could cause an accident
Job description
The list of duties and responsibilities that go with a particular job
Liable
Legally responsible
Malpractice
Negligence committed by a professional person
Negligence
A failure to provide the care that a nursing assistant should be reasonably expected to provide, which causes harm to a patient or property
Scope of practice
The range of activities that can legally be performed within a particular health occupation
Standards of care
A set of guidelines that serves as a model for good CNA care
Stress
Pressure or strain that disturbs a person’s mental or physical well-being
Apical pulse
Pulse taken with a stethoscope on the left side of the chest u dear the breastbone which measures the heartbeat at the apex or bottom of the heart
Axillary
Relating to or located in the axilla or armpit
Baseline
The initial recording of vital signs taken when a patient is admitted to a healthcare facility
Blood pressure
The force of blood as it is pushed against the walls of the arteries
Hospital
Provide complex care for people who are too ill to be treated elsewhere
Specialty hospitals and centers
Treat specific age groups or services
Subacute care facilities
After discharge from hospital some patients require continued medical management in less expensive facility
Long term care facilities
Permanently disabled individuals
Home health agencies
Patients prefer to remain in homes and less expensive with same care
Hospice
For the terminally ill primarily to provide comfort and improved quality of life
RN
Plans and coordinates patient care
LPN
Works under an RN and has a license
CNA
Help nurses carry out patient care and perform basic nursing functions under direction of RN
Primary nursing
One RN takes charge of planning and implementing All care for a particular patient
Team nursing
Head nurse divides staff into teams and assigns group of patients to team. Each team has a leader who distributes assignments
Functional nursing
Head nurse directs nursing staff in care if all patients and assigns tasks to staff members
Body temperature
The measurement of the amount of heat in the body
Centigrade
Aka Celsius a scale for measuring and recording temperature
Diastolic pressure
The pressure of the blood vessels between the contractions of the heart, when the heart relaxes or when the pressure decreases
Fahrenheit
Scale generally uses In the U.S. For measuring temp
Hypertension
High BP
Hypotension
Low BP
Pulse
The beat of the heart felt as the rhythmic pressure of the blood against the walls of an artery
Pulse deficit
The difference between he apical pulse rate and the radial pulse rate
Respiration
Breathing
Respiratory rate
The number of respirations in one minute
Sphygmomanometer
An instrument that along with a stethoscope is used to measure blood pressure aka blood pressure cuff
Systolic pressure
The pressure of the blood when the heart contracts and pumps blood into the arteries. The point when greatest pressure is put on the artery walls
Vital signs
The measurement of T,R, BP
Factors that affect vital signs
Time of day Activity Meds Eating,drinking,smoking Emotions Weight, age, condition Illness Position
Normal temp
36-37 oral
Normal Pulse
60-100
Normal respirations
12-20
Things to look for in respirations
Irregular, deep, shallow, gasping, wheezing, pain, cyanosis
Blood pressure normal ranges
90-140/60-90
