Nursing assistant study guide
acute illness - Correct Answers-A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover
assisted living residence - Correct Answers-provides housing personal care, support services,
health care, and social activities in a home-like setting to persons needing help with daily
activities
case management - Correct Answers-A nursing care pattern; a case manager { an RN}
coordinates a persons care from admission through discharge and into the home or long-term
care setting
chronic illness - Correct Answers-An ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset; it has no known
cure; it can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment
functional nursing - Correct Answers-A nursing care pattern focusing on tasks and jobs; each
nursing team member has certain tasks and jobs to do
health team - Correct Answers-The many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus
on the persons total care; interdiscipliniary health care team
hospice - Correct Answers-A health care agency or program for persons who are dying
licensed practical nurse - Correct Answers-A nurse who has completed a 1-year nursing program
and has passed a licensing test; called licensed vocational nurse LVN in some states
licensed vocational nurse LVN - Correct Answers-see licensed practical nurse LPN
acute illness - Correct Answers-A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover
assisted living residence - Correct Answers-provides housing personal care, support services,
health care, and social activities in a home-like setting to persons needing help with daily
activities
case management - Correct Answers-A nursing care pattern; a case manager { an RN}
coordinates a persons care from admission through discharge and into the home or long-term
care setting
chronic illness - Correct Answers-An ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset; it has no known
cure; it can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment
functional nursing - Correct Answers-A nursing care pattern focusing on tasks and jobs; each
nursing team member has certain tasks and jobs to do
health team - Correct Answers-The many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus
on the persons total care; interdiscipliniary health care team
hospice - Correct Answers-A health care agency or program for persons who are dying
licensed practical nurse - Correct Answers-A nurse who has completed a 1-year nursing program
and has passed a licensing test; called licensed vocational nurse LVN in some states
licensed vocational nurse LVN - Correct Answers-see licensed practical nurse LPN
