2024\2025 A+ Grade
activities of daily living (ADLs)
- correct answer personal daily care tasks, including bathing, skin, nail, and hair care, walking, eating and
drinking, mouth care, dressing, transferring, and toileting
acute care
- correct answer 24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries; generally given in hospitals and
ambulatory surgical centers
adult day services
- correct 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
assisted living
- correct answer residences for people who do not need skilled, 24-hour care, but do require help with
daily care
care team
- correct answer the group of people with different kinds of education and experience who provide
resident care
chain of command
- correct answer the order of authority within the facility
charge nurse
- correct answer a nurse responsible for a team of healthcare workers
chronic
- correct answer long lasting or long term
, cite
- correct answer in a long term care facility, to find a problem through a survey
delegation
- correct answer transferring responsibility to a person for a specific task
dementia
- correct answer the serious loss of mental abilities, such as thinking and remebering
functional nursing
- correct answer method of care that involves assigning specific tasks to each team member
holistic
- correct answer care that involves the whole person; this includes his physical, social, emotional, and
spiritual needs
home health care
- correct answer care that takes place in the home
hospice care
- correct answer care for people who have approximately six months or less to live; care is available until
the person dies
Joint Commission
- correct answer a not-for-profit organization that evaluates and accredits different types of healthcare
facilities
licensed practical nurse (LPN) or licensed vocational nurse (LVN)
- correct answer a licensed nurse who administers medications, gives treatments, and may supervise
daily care of residents
long term care
- correct answer 24-hour care provided for people with ongoing conditions who are generally unable to
manage their activities of daily living