Hartman's Nursing assistant Care The Basics
Chapter 1 Questions With Correct Answers.
2024/2025
Long-term care
Given in long term care facilities for persons who need 24-hour skilled care
Skilled care
Medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist
Length of stay
Number of days a person stays in a care facility
Terminal illness
An illness that will eventually cause death
Chronic condition
A condition lasting a long period of time, even a lifetime
Diagnoses
Medical conditions determined by a doctor
Home health care
Provided in a person's home
Assisted living
Residences for people who need some help with daily care
Adult day services
people who need some help and supervision during certain hours
Acute care
24 hour skilled care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers.
Subacute care
Care given in a hospital or in a long-term care facility
Outpatient care
Usually given for less than 24 hours
, Rehabilitation
Care given by specialists to help restore or improve function after an illness or injury.
Hospice care
Given in facilities or homes for people who have about six months or less to live
ADL's
Activities of Daily Living
Culture change
A term given to the process of transforming services for elders so they are based on the values and
practices of the person receiving care
Person-directed care
Emphasizes the individuality of the person who needs care and seeks to build community by recognizing
and developing each person's capabilities
Assistive or Adaptive Devices
Equipment to assist in ADL's
Chain of command
Describes the line of authority and helps to make sure that residents get proper health care
Scope of practice
Tasks that health-care providers are allowed to do and how to do them correctly
Medicare
A federal health insurance program established in 1965 for people aged 65 or older, also covers people
of any age with permanent kidney failure or certain disabilities
Medicaid
Medical assistance program for low-income people as well as for people with disabilities.
Care plan
Developed to achieve the goals of care
Policy
A course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs
Procedure
A method, or way, of doing something
Professionalism
Chapter 1 Questions With Correct Answers.
2024/2025
Long-term care
Given in long term care facilities for persons who need 24-hour skilled care
Skilled care
Medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist
Length of stay
Number of days a person stays in a care facility
Terminal illness
An illness that will eventually cause death
Chronic condition
A condition lasting a long period of time, even a lifetime
Diagnoses
Medical conditions determined by a doctor
Home health care
Provided in a person's home
Assisted living
Residences for people who need some help with daily care
Adult day services
people who need some help and supervision during certain hours
Acute care
24 hour skilled care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers.
Subacute care
Care given in a hospital or in a long-term care facility
Outpatient care
Usually given for less than 24 hours
, Rehabilitation
Care given by specialists to help restore or improve function after an illness or injury.
Hospice care
Given in facilities or homes for people who have about six months or less to live
ADL's
Activities of Daily Living
Culture change
A term given to the process of transforming services for elders so they are based on the values and
practices of the person receiving care
Person-directed care
Emphasizes the individuality of the person who needs care and seeks to build community by recognizing
and developing each person's capabilities
Assistive or Adaptive Devices
Equipment to assist in ADL's
Chain of command
Describes the line of authority and helps to make sure that residents get proper health care
Scope of practice
Tasks that health-care providers are allowed to do and how to do them correctly
Medicare
A federal health insurance program established in 1965 for people aged 65 or older, also covers people
of any age with permanent kidney failure or certain disabilities
Medicaid
Medical assistance program for low-income people as well as for people with disabilities.
Care plan
Developed to achieve the goals of care
Policy
A course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs
Procedure
A method, or way, of doing something
Professionalism
