nursing assistant vocab Flashcards
accountable
answerable for ones actions
chronic
long term or long lasting
ADLs
personal daily care tasks: bathing, hair, eating, transfering and toileting ect.
acute care
24 hour skilled care for short term illnesses or injuries
adaptive devices
special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled perform activites
adult day services
care for people who need assistance during certain hours but also do not live in the facility where care is given
animal assisted therapy
bringing pets into a facility or home to provide stimulation and companionship
assisted living
residence for people who do not need 24 hour care but do need some help with daily care
care team
group of people with different kinds of education and experience who provide resident care
chain of command
the order of authority within a facility
charge nurse
a nurse responsible for a team of health care wokers
cite
a long term care facility to find a problem through a survery
conscientious
guided by a sense of right and wrong
continuity of care
ongoing coordination of a resident, care is regularly exchanged and is working toward shared goals
courteous
polite, kind, considerate
delegation
transferring responsibility to a person for a spacific task
dementia
loss of mental abilities, thinking, remembering, reasoning and communicating
diagnosis
identification of disease from results of different tests
empathetic
identifying with and understanding another persons feelings
first impression
way of classifying with someone or something at the first meeting
functional nursing
method of care that involves assigning specific tasks to each team member
holistic
care that involves the whole person: mentally physically and emotionally
home health care
care that takes place in the persons home
hospice care
care for people who have approximately 6 months or less to live
inter-generational care
mixing children and elderly in the same care setting
joint commission
not for profit organization that evaluates and accredits different types of health care facilities
length of stay
the number of days a person stays in a healthcare facility
LPN
a licensed nurse who administers medications, gives treatment and supervise daily care of residents
long term care
24 hour care provided for people with ongoing conditions
medicaid
medical assistance program for people with low income and people with disabilities
medicare
federal health insurance program for people 65 and older and with disabilities
CNA
person who performs assigned nursing, tasks, and gives personal care
outpatient care
care for people who have had treatments, procedures\, or surgery and do not require an overnight stay
person-centered care
type of care that places the emphasis on the person needing care and his or her individuality and capabilitied
policy
a course of action to be followed
primary nursing
method of care in which the registered nurse gives much of the daily care to residents
procedure
a method or way of doing something
professionalism
the act of behaving properly for a certain job
RN
lisensed nurse who assess residents creates the care plan, monitors progress provides skilled nursing care, treatments and medications
rehabilitation
program of care given by a specialist or a team of specialist or a team of specialists to restore or improve function after an illness
resident
person living in a long term care facility
sandwich generation
people responsible for the care of both their children adn aging relatives
skilled care
medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist
subacute care
care for an illness or condition given to people who need less care then for a acute illness or injury but more than for a chronic illness
team leader
nurse in charge of a group of residents for one shift of duty
team nursing
method of care in which a nurse acts as a leader of a group of people giving care
trustworthy
deserving the trust of others
