Acute illness - ANSWER A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover
Chronic illness - ANSWER And ongoing illness slow or gradual and onset it has no known
cure. It can be controlled and prevented with proper treatment
Health team - ANSWER The many healthcare workers who skills and knowledge focus on
the person's total care
Hospice - ANSWER Health agency or program for persons who are dying
Licensed practical nurse (LPN) - ANSWER A nurse who has completed a one year nursing
program and has passed a license test
Patient focused care - ANSWER A nursing care pattern services are moved from depart-
ments to the bedside
Registered nurse (RN) - ANSWER A nurse who has completed 2, 3 or 4 year nursing pro-
gram and passed a license test
Terminal illness - ANSWER And illness or injury from which the person will not likely re-
cover
Assisted living residence (ALR) - ANSWER Provides housing personal care support services
healthcare and social activities that I home like setting for persons needing help with daily
activities
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, Who is responsible for the entire nursing staff? - ANSWER The DON
During a nursing shift who is in charge of them? - ANSWER The RN
Nursing team - ANSWER It involves those who provide nursing care; RNs, LPNs, LVN's,
nursing assistants
Functional nursing - ANSWER They focus on tasks and jobs
Team nursing - ANSWER It involves a team of nursing staff led by an RN called the team
leader. The RN decides the amount and any kind of care each person needs
Primary nursing - ANSWER They are responsible for the persons total care
Case management - ANSWER It's just like primary nursing! A case manager coordinates a
person's care from admission through discharge and into the home or long term care setting
Medicare - ANSWER A federal health insurance program for person 65 years of age or
older
Medicaid - ANSWER Healthcare payment program operated by the states
Is nursing part of the Health team? - ANSWER Yes
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA) - ANSWER Applies to all 50 states,
they require nursing centers to provide care in a manner and in a setting that maintains or
improves each person's quality of life, health and safety (residents have rights)
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Chronic illness - ANSWER And ongoing illness slow or gradual and onset it has no known
cure. It can be controlled and prevented with proper treatment
Health team - ANSWER The many healthcare workers who skills and knowledge focus on
the person's total care
Hospice - ANSWER Health agency or program for persons who are dying
Licensed practical nurse (LPN) - ANSWER A nurse who has completed a one year nursing
program and has passed a license test
Patient focused care - ANSWER A nursing care pattern services are moved from depart-
ments to the bedside
Registered nurse (RN) - ANSWER A nurse who has completed 2, 3 or 4 year nursing pro-
gram and passed a license test
Terminal illness - ANSWER And illness or injury from which the person will not likely re-
cover
Assisted living residence (ALR) - ANSWER Provides housing personal care support services
healthcare and social activities that I home like setting for persons needing help with daily
activities
1
, Who is responsible for the entire nursing staff? - ANSWER The DON
During a nursing shift who is in charge of them? - ANSWER The RN
Nursing team - ANSWER It involves those who provide nursing care; RNs, LPNs, LVN's,
nursing assistants
Functional nursing - ANSWER They focus on tasks and jobs
Team nursing - ANSWER It involves a team of nursing staff led by an RN called the team
leader. The RN decides the amount and any kind of care each person needs
Primary nursing - ANSWER They are responsible for the persons total care
Case management - ANSWER It's just like primary nursing! A case manager coordinates a
person's care from admission through discharge and into the home or long term care setting
Medicare - ANSWER A federal health insurance program for person 65 years of age or
older
Medicaid - ANSWER Healthcare payment program operated by the states
Is nursing part of the Health team? - ANSWER Yes
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA) - ANSWER Applies to all 50 states,
they require nursing centers to provide care in a manner and in a setting that maintains or
improves each person's quality of life, health and safety (residents have rights)
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