front 1 Acute Illness | back 1 An illness of rapid onset and short duration; the person is expected to recover |
front 2 Assisted living residence (ALR) | back 2 Provides housing, personal care, support services, health care, and social activities in a home-like setting to persons needing some help with daily activities |
front 3 Case management | back 3 a nurse care pattern; services for the person's care needs are obtained and monitored from admission through discharge and into the home or long-term care setting |
front 4 Chronic Illness | back 4 A long-term health condition that may not have a cure; it can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment |
front 5 Functional nursing | back 5 A nursing care pattern focusing on tasks and jobs; each nursing team member is assigned certain tasks and jobs |
front 6 Health team | back 6 the many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the person's total care; interdisciplinary health care team |
front 7 Hospice | back 7 a healthcare agency or program that promotes comfort and quality of life for the dying person and their family |
front 8 Licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN or LVN) | back 8 a nurse who has completed a practical nursing program and has passed a licensing test |
front 9 nursing assistant | back 9 a person who has passed ____ training and competency evaluation program (NATCEP); performs delegated nursing tasks under the supervision of a licensed nurse |
front 10 nursing team | back 10 those who provide nursing care; includes RNs, LVNs, and nursing assistants |
front 11 patient-focused care | back 11 a nurse care pattern; services are moved from departments to the bedside |
front 12 primary nursing | back 12 a nurse care pattern; an RN is responsible for the person's total care |
front 13 registered nurse (RN) | back 13 a nurse who has completed a 2,3, or 4 year nursing program and has passed a licensing test |
front 14 survey | back 14 the formal review of an agency through the collection of facts and observations |
front 15 surveyor | back 15 a person who collects information by observing and asking questions |
front 16 team nursing | back 16 a nursing care pattern; an RN leads a team of nursing staff; the RN decides the amount and kind of care each person needs |
front 17 terminal illness | back 17 an illness or injury from which the person will not likely recover from |
front 18 certification | back 18 official recognition by a state that standards or requirement have been met |
front 19 endorsement | back 19 a state that recognizes the certificate, license, or registration issued by another state; reciprocity or equivalency |
front 20 job description | back 20 a document that describes what the agency expects you to do |
front 21 misappropriation | back 21 the dishonest use of property |
front 22 nursing task | back 22 nursing care or a nursing function, procedure, skill, or activity |
front 23 accountable | back 23 to answer to one's self and others about their choices |
front 24 delegate | back 24 to authorize or direct a nursing assistant to perform a nursing task that may not be routinely completed by a CNA |
front 25 delegated nursing responsibility | back 25 a nursing task that a nurse transfers to a nursing assistant when it does not require a nurse's professional knowledge or judgment |
front 26 nursing task | back 26 nursing care or a nursing function, procedure, skill, or activity |
front 27 routine nursing task | back 27 a nursing task that is part of a nursing assistant's routine job description and commonly assigned to the CNA; a nursing task that was learned in training and NATCEP |