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Accountable - Answer: answerable for one's actions
activities of daily living (ADLs) - Answer: personal daily care task, including bathing, skin, nail, and hair
care, walking, eating and drinking, mouth care, dressing, transferring, and toileting
acute care - Answer: 24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries; generally given in hospitals
and ambulatory surgical centers
adaptive devices - Answer: special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to perform ADLs;
also called assistive devices.
adult day services - Answer: care for people who need some assistance or supervision during certain
hours, but who do not live in the facility where care is given
animal-assisted therapy (AAT) - Answer: the practice of bringing pets into a facility or home to provide
stimulation and companionship
assistive devices - Answer: Special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to perform ADLS;
also called adaptive devices.
care team - Answer: the group of people with different kinds of education and experience who provide
resident care
chain of command - Answer: the order of authority within a facility
charge nurse (nurse-in-charge) - Answer: a nurse responsible for a team of healthcare workers
chronic - Answer: long-term or long-lasting
,cite - Answer: in a long-term care facility, to find a problem through a survey
conscientious - Answer: guided by a sense of right and wrong; principled
continuity of care - Answer: an ongoing coordination of a resident's care over time, during which the
care team is regularly exchanging information and is working toward shared goals
courteous - Answer: polite, kind, considerate
Delegation - Answer: transferring responsibility to a person for a specific task
Dementia - Answer: the serious loss of mental abilities, such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and
communicating
diagnosis - Answer: the identification of disease or other problems by its signs and symptoms and from
the results of different tests
empathetic - Answer: identifying with and understanding another's feelings
first impression - Answer: a way of classifying or categorizing someone or something at the first meeting
functional nursing - Answer: method of care that involves assigning specific tasks to each team member
holistic care - Answer: care that involves the whole person; this includes his or her physical, social,
emotional, and spiritual needs
home health care - Answer: care that takes place in a person's home
, hospice care - Answer: care for people who have approximately six months or less to live; care is
available until the person dies
inter-generational care - Answer: mixing elderly and children in the same care setting
Joint Commission - Answer: a not-for-profit organization that evaluates and accredits different types of
healthcare facilities
length of stay - Answer: the number of days a person stays in a healthcare facility
liability - Answer: a legal term that means someone can be held responsible for harming someone else
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or licensed vocational nurse (LVN) - Answer: a licensed nurse who
administers medications, gives treatment, and may supervise daily care of residents
long term care - Answer: 24-hour care provided for people with ongoing conditions who are generally
unable to manage their ADLs
Medicaid - Answer: a medical assistance program for low-income people, as well as for people with
disabilities
Medicare - Answer: the federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, are disabled
or are ill and cannot work
Medicare Part A - Answer: helps pay for care in a hospital or skilled nursing facility or for care from a
home health agency or hospice
Medicare Part B - Answer: helps pay for doctor services and other medical services and equipment
Medicare Part C - Answer: combines insurance