CNA Final

CNA Final a nursing care pattern where the RN is responsible for the person's total care - Primary Nursing a person who performs delegated nursing tasks under the supervision of an RN or LVN/LPN - Nursing Assistant an illness or injury from which the person will not likely recover - Terminal Illness a nurse who has completed a practical nursing program and has passed a licensing test - Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) those who provide nursing care - RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and NAs - Nursing Team a sudden illness from which the person is expected to recover - Acute Illness when a nursing care pattern focuses on tasks and jobs, and each nursing team member has certain tasks and jobs to do - Case Management provides housing, personal care, support services, health care, and social activities in a home-like setting to persons needing help with daily activities - Assisted Living Resident (ALR) when an illness or injury is on-going, is slow or gradual in onset, and has no known cure - Chronic Illness a health care agency or program for persons who are dying - Hospice another term for LPNs - LVNs a nursing care pattern in which a case manager (an RN) coordinates a person's care from admission through discharge and into the home setting - Functional Nursing a nurse who has completed a 2,3,or4 year nursing program and has passed a licensing test - Registered Nurse (RN) the many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the person's total care - Health Team a nursing care pattern in which a team or nursing staff is led by an RN who decides the amount and kind of care each person needs - Team Nursing when services are moved from departments to the bedside - Patient-Focused Care a person who collects information by observing and asking questions - Surveyor the person - When health care agencies offer services, the focus of care is always