Mosby's Textbook for Nursing Assistants - Chapter 1 (Workbook)

Primary nursing - ANS _____ _____ is a nursing care pattern where the RN is responsible for the person's total care nursing assistant - ANS A person who performs delegated nursing tasks under the supervision of an RN or LPN/LVN is a _____ _____. terminal illness - ANS An illness or injury from which the person will not likely recover is a _____ _____. licensed practical nurse - ANS A nurse who has completed a practical nursing program and has passed a licensing test is a _____ _____ _____. nursing team - ANS The _____ are those who provide nursing care--RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nursing assistants. acute illness - ANS A sudden illness from which the person is expected to recover is an _____ _____. functional nursing - ANS When a nursing care pattern focuses on tasks and jobs, and each nursing team member has certain tasks and jobs to do, it is called _____ _____. assisted living residence (ALR) - ANS An _____ _____ _____ provides housing, personal care, support services, health care, and social activities in a home-like setting to persons needing help with daily activities. chronic illness - ANS When an illness or injury is on-going, is slow or gradual in onset, and has no known cure, it is a _____ _____. Hospice - ANS _____ is a health care agency or program for persons who are dying. LVNs - ANS LPNs are sometimes called _____. Case management - ANS _____ _____ is 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. registered nurse (RN) - ANS A _____ _____ is a nurse who has completed a 2-, 3-, or 4-year nursing program and has passed a licensing test. health team - ANS The many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the person's total care are called _____ _____. Team nursing - ANS _____ _____ is a nursing care pattern in which a team of nursing staff is led by an RN who decides the amount and kind of care each person needs. patient-focused care - ANS When services are moved from departments to the bedside, this is a nursing care pattern called _____-_____ _____. surveyor - ANS A person who collects information by observing and asking questions is a _____. The person - ANS When health care agencies offer services, the focus of care is always Learning about healthy living - ANS Health promotion includes Detection and treatment of disease - ANS Diagnostic tests, physical exams, surgery, emergency care, and drugs are used in Returning persons to their highest possible level of physical and psychological functioning - ANS The goal of rehabilitation and restorative care is A hospital - ANS A person with an acute illness will probably be treated in Care that falls between hospital care and long-term care - ANS Sub-acute care is needed when the person needs May be older with chronic diseases, poor nutrition, or poor health - ANS Persons in a long-term care center Provide more complex care than do nursing centers - ANS Skilled nursing facilities An assisted living facility - ANS A person may have an apartment and receive help with personal care when living in Long-term care center - ANS Persons who have problems dealing with life events may be treated in a Physical therapy, rehabilitation, and food services - ANS Home care agencies provide Provide care to persons who no longer respond to treatments aimed at cures - ANS Hospices Agencies that join together as 1 provider of care - ANS Health care systems Janitor - ANS All of these are members of the health team except An RN with a bachelor's or master's degree (DON) - ANS The person responsible for nursing service is Basic nursing skills needed to begin employment as a nurse - ANS Nursing education staff may teach all of these except 4 years - ANS A registered nurse who completes a university program will be in school for Assesses, makes nursing diagnoses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care - ANS An RN Assists RNs in caring for acutely ill persons and with complex procedures - ANS An LPN/LVN Team nursing - ANS When a team leader delegates the care of certain persons to other nurses, the nursing care pattern is called One nurse gives all treatments - ANS An example of functional nursing is