A nurse who has completed a 1-year nursing program and has passed a licensing test - Answers licensed
practical nurse (LPN)
Provides health care and nursing care to persons who need regular or continuous care - Answers nursing
center/nursing home
A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover - Answers acute illness
a facility that provides nursing care for residents who have many or severe health problems or who need
rehabilitation - Answers skilled nursing facility
ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset, that has no cure but can be managed and complications
prevented with proper treatment - Answers chronic illness
provides housing, personal care, supportive services, health care, and social activities in a home-like
setting - Answers assisted living residence (ALR)
who makes up the nursing team? - Answers RNs, LPNs, and nursing assistants
being responsible for one's actions and the actions of others who performed tasks - Answers
accountable
a disease that affects the brain tissue
- increasing memory loss and confusion - Answers Alzheimer's disease
to authorize another person to performa nursing task in a certain situation - Answers delegate
a federal health insurance plan to persons 65+ and younger people with certain disabilities - Answers
Medicare
provides rooms, meals, laundry, and supervision to independent residents in a home-like setting; group
home - Answers board and care home
a person who has completed a 2, 3, or 4 year nursing program and has passed a licensing test - Answers
registered nurse (RN)
nursing care that can be delegated to nursing assistants when it does not require an RN's professional
knowledge or judgment - Answers nursing task
nursing care pattern where an RN coordinates a person's care - Answers case management
gives basic nursing care under the supervision of a licensed nurse - Answers nursing assistant
health care payment program sponsored by state and federal governments - Answers Medicaid