Midterm Flashcards
Acute illness
a sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover
assisted living residence (ALR)
provide housing, personal care, support in a home like setting to persons needing help with daily activities
case management
a nursing care pattern; a case manager coordinates a persons care from admission to discharge
chronic illness
ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset, has no known cure but can be controlled
functional nursing
a nursing care pattern focusing on tasks and jobs
health team
the team of health care workers
hospice
health care agency or program for dying persons
LPN/LVN
nurse who has completed a 1 year nursing program
Nursing assistant
a person who passed NA training and evaluation exam
nursing team
RN’s, LPN/LVN
primary nursing
RN is responsible for persons total care
terminal illness
illness or injury from which the person will not likely recover
Involuntary seclusion
separating a person from others against his or her will
ombudsman
someone who supports or promotes the needs and interests of another person
representative
any person who has the legal right to act on the residents behalf when he or she cannot do so for him/herself
treatment
the care provided to maintain or restore health, function, or relieve symptoms
OBRA
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
Accountable
being responsible for ones actions
delegate
to authorize another person to perform a nursing task
job description
a document that describes what the agency expects you to do
nursing task
nursing care or a nursing function, procedure, activity, or work that can be delegated to CNA
responsibility
the duty or obligation to perform an act or function
abuse
willful infliction of injury to a person
assault
intentionally attempting or threatening to touch a person without persons consent
battery
touching a persons body without consent
boundary crossing
a brief act or behavior outside of the helpful zone
boundary sign
act, behavior, or thought that warns of a boundary crossing or violation
boundary violation
and act or behavior that meets your needs, not the person’s
civil law
laws concerned with relationships between people
crime
an act that violates a criminal law
criminal law
laws concerned with offenses against the public or society in general
defamation
injuring a person’s name and reputation by making false statements to a third person
elder abuse
any knowing, intentional, or negligent act by a caregiver or any other person to an older adult
ethics
knowledge of what is right and wrong conduct
false imprisonment
unlawful restraint or restriction of a persons freedom of movement
fraud
saying or doing something to trick, fool, or deceive a person
invasion of privacy
violating a persons rights not to have his or her name, photo, or private affairs exposed or made public with out consent
law
a rule of conduct made by the government
libel
making false statements in print, writing or through pictures or drawings
malpractice
negligence by a professional person
negligence
an unintentional wrong in which the person did not act in a reasonable and careful manner and a person or belongings were harmed
professional sexual misconduct
an act, behavior, or comment that is sexual in nature
professional boundary
separates the helpful behaviors from those that are not
protected health information
identifying info that is maintained or sent in any form
self-neglect
a persons behaviors and way of living that threaten his or her health, safety, and well-being
slander
making false statements orally
standard of care
the care required by a health tem member
tort
a wrong committed against a person or their property
vulnerable adult
a person 18 years or older that has a disability
will
a legal document of how a person wants property distributed after death
confidentiality
trusting others with personal and private information
courtesy
a polite, considerate, or helpful comment or act
gossip
to spread rumors or talk about private matters of others
harassment
to trouble, torment, offend, or worry a person by ones behavior or comments
mentor
a staff member who guides another staff member
priority
most important thing at the time
professionalism
following laws, being ethical, having good work ethics, and having skills to do your work
stress
the response or change in the body caused by an emotional, physical, social, or economic factor
stressor
the event or factor that causes stress
teamwork
staff members working together as a group
work ethics
behavior in the workplace
abbreviation
a shortened form of a word or phrase
anterior
at or toward the front of the body; ventral
chart/medical record/clinical report
a written or electronic account of a persons condition and treatment
communication
the exchange of info
conflict
a clash between opposing interests or ideas
distal
a part farthest from the center or from the point of attachment
Posterior/dorsal
at or toward the back of the body
end-of-shift report
a report that the nurse gives at the end of the shift tot the oncoming shift
Kardex
a type of card file
lateral
away from the mid-line
prefix
a word element placed before the root
proximal
part nearest to the center or the point of attachment