Vocabulary Flashcards
Assisted living residence (ALR)
Provides housing, personal care, support services, health care, social activities in a home like setting to help people with their daily living activities
Acute illness
A sudden illness in which a person is expected to recover
Case management
A nursing care pattern; a case manager (RN) coordinates a persons care from admission through discharge and Into the home or long term care setting
Chronic illness
An ongoing illness, slow or gradual onset. It has no known cure. It can be controlled and complications are prevented with proper treatment
Functional nursing
A nursing care pattern focusing on tasks and jobs. Each nursing team member has a certain task and job to do
Health team
The many healthcare workers who skills and knowledge focus on the persons total care. Interdisciplinary healthcare team
Hospice
That healthcare agency or program for persons who are dying
Licensed practical nurse (LPN)
A nurse who has completed a one year nursing program and has passed a licensing test. It it is also called license vocational nurse in some states
Nursing assistant
A person who has passed a nursing assistant training and competency evaluation program. Performs delegated nursing test under the supervision of a licensed nurses
Nursing team
Those who provide nursing care
Patient focused care
A nursing care pattern. Services are moved from departments to the bedside
Primary nursing
A nursing care pattern. Oh you registered nurse is responsible for the persons total care
Registered nurse
A nurse who has completed a two, three, or four year nursing program and has passed the licensing test
Terminal illness
An illness or injury from which the person will not likely recover
DON
Director of nursing
HMO
Health maintenance organization
PPO
Preferred provider organization
SNF
Skilled nursing facility
Involuntary seclusion
Separating a person from others against his or her will, keeping the person to a certain area, or keeping the person away from his or her room without consent
Ombudsman
Someone who supports our promotes the needs and interests of another person
Representative
Any person who has the legal right to act on the residence behalf when he or she cannot do so for him or herself
Treatment
The care provided to maintain or restore health, improve function, or relieve symptoms
AHA
American health association
OBRA
Omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1987
Accountable
Being responsible for one’s actions and the actions of others who will perform delegated tasks
Delegate
To authorize another person to perform a nursing task in a certain situation
Nursing task
Nursing care or a nursing procedure, activity, or work that can be delegated to nursing assistants when it does not require a registered nurses professional knowledge or judgment
Responsibility
The duty or obligation to perform some act or function
Job description
A document that describes with the Asians he expects you to doe
Elder abuse
Any knowing, intentional, or neglect act by a caregiver or any other person to an older adults
Law
A rule or conduct made by a government body
Defamation
Injuring a persons name and reputation by making false statements to a person
Professional sexual misconduct
An act behavior or comment that is sexual in nature
Battery
Touching a persons body w/o his or her consent
Criminal law
Laws concerned with offenses against the public and society in general
Neglect
Failure to provide the person with the goods or services needed to avoid physical harm mental anguish or mental illness
Boundary sign
And act behavior or thought that warns of a boundary crossing or violation
Standard of care
The skills care and Dutchmans required but help team member under similar conditions
Will
A legal document of how a person wants property distributed after death
Fraud
Saying or doing something to trigger for deceive a person
Negligence
Unintentional wrong in which a person did not act in a reasonable and careful manner and it causes harm to a person or the person’s property
Abuse
The intentional miss treatment or harm of another person
Self-neglect
A person’s behavior that puts him or her at high risk for harm. health and safety are threatened
Tort
A wrong committed against a person or the person’s property
Boundary crossing
A brief actor behavior outside of the helpful zone
Libel
Making false statements and print, writing, or through pictures or drawings
Crime
Act that violates criminal law
CNA
Certified nurses assistant
LNA
Licensed nursing assistant
NATCEP
Nursing assistant training and competency evaluation program
NCSBN
National Council of State boards of nursing
RNA
Registered nursing assistant
STNA
State tested nurse aid
