SRNA COURSE EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
acute illness - Answers :a sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover
alzheimer's disease - Answers :a disease that affects brain tissue; memory loss and
confusion increase until the person cannot tend to simple personal needs
assisted living residence - Answers :provides housing, personal care, support services,
health care, and activities in a home-like setting
board and care home - Answers :provides rooms, meals, laundry, and supervision to
independent residents in a home-like setting; group home
case management - Answers :a nursing care pattern; a case manager (an RN)
coordinates a person's care from admission through discharge and into the home
setting
chronic illness - Answers :an ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset; it has no cure;
the illness can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment
functional nursing - Answers :a nursing care pattern focusing on tasks and jobs; each
nursing team member has certain tasks and jobs to do
group home - Answers :board and care home
hospice - Answers :a health care agency or program for persons who are dying
independence - Answers :not relying on or requiring care from others
interdisciplinary health care team - Answers :the many health care workers whose skills
and knowledge focus on the person's total care; health team
licensed practical nurse - Answers :a nurse who has completes a one-year nursing
program and has passed a licensing test; called licensed vocational nurse in some
states
medicaid - Answers :a health care payment program sponsored by the federal
government and operated by the states
medicare - Answers :a federal health insurance program for persons 65 years of age or
older and younger people with certain disabilities
acute illness - Answers :a sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover
alzheimer's disease - Answers :a disease that affects brain tissue; memory loss and
confusion increase until the person cannot tend to simple personal needs
assisted living residence - Answers :provides housing, personal care, support services,
health care, and activities in a home-like setting
board and care home - Answers :provides rooms, meals, laundry, and supervision to
independent residents in a home-like setting; group home
case management - Answers :a nursing care pattern; a case manager (an RN)
coordinates a person's care from admission through discharge and into the home
setting
chronic illness - Answers :an ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset; it has no cure;
the illness can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment
functional nursing - Answers :a nursing care pattern focusing on tasks and jobs; each
nursing team member has certain tasks and jobs to do
group home - Answers :board and care home
hospice - Answers :a health care agency or program for persons who are dying
independence - Answers :not relying on or requiring care from others
interdisciplinary health care team - Answers :the many health care workers whose skills
and knowledge focus on the person's total care; health team
licensed practical nurse - Answers :a nurse who has completes a one-year nursing
program and has passed a licensing test; called licensed vocational nurse in some
states
medicaid - Answers :a health care payment program sponsored by the federal
government and operated by the states
medicare - Answers :a federal health insurance program for persons 65 years of age or
older and younger people with certain disabilities
