BNA Final Exam Terms – Study Guide and Key Vocabulary
Review
certification - ANS ✔✔Official recognition by a state that standards or requirements have been
met
endorsement (equivalency/reciprocity) - ANS ✔✔A state recognizes the certificate, license, or
registration issued by another state; reciprocity or equivalency
job description - ANS ✔✔a document that describes what the agency expects you to do
Misappropriation - ANS ✔✔dishonest use of property
nursing task - ANS ✔✔nursing care or a nursing function, procedure, activity, or work that can
be delegated to nursing assistants when it does not require an RN's professional knowledge or
judgement
accountable - ANS ✔✔to answer to one's self and others about his or her choices, decisions,
and actions
delegate - ANS ✔✔to authorize or direct a nursing assistant to perform a nursing task
delegated nursing responsibility - ANS ✔✔a nursing task that a nurse transfers to a nursing
assistant when it does not require a nurse's professional knowledge or judgement
delegation - ANS ✔✔the process a nurse uses to direct a nursing assistant to perform a nursing
task
,nursing task - ANS ✔✔nursing care or a nursing function, procedure, activity, or work that can
be delegated to nursing assistants when it does not require an RN's professional knowledge or
judgement
routine nursing task - ANS ✔✔A nursing task that is part of a nursing assistant's routine job
description and commonly assigned to the nursing assistant; a nursing task that was learned in a
nursing assistant training and competency evaluation program (NATCEP)
abuse - ANS ✔✔willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation or
punishment with resulting physical harm, pain, or mental anguish
assault - ANS ✔✔intentionally attempting or threatening to touch a person's body without the
person's consent
battery - ANS ✔✔touching a person's body without his or her consent
boundary sign - ANS ✔✔An act, behavior, or thought that warns of a boundary crossing or
violation
boundary violation - ANS ✔✔an act or behavior that meets your needs, not the person's
civil law - ANS ✔✔laws concerned with relationships between people
code of ethics - ANS ✔✔Rules, or standards of conduct, for group members to follow
crime - ANS ✔✔An act against the law
Criminal Law - ANS ✔✔laws concerned with offenses against the public and society in general
,defamation - ANS ✔✔injuring a person's name and reputation by making false statements to a
third person
intimate partner violence (IPV) - ANS ✔✔physical violence, sexual violence, stalking and
psychological aggression by a current or former intimate partner
libel - ANS ✔✔Making false statements in print, writing, or through pictures or drawings
malpractice - ANS ✔✔Negligence by a professional person
negligence - ANS ✔✔unintentional wrong doing
tort - ANS ✔✔a wrong committed against a person or the person's property
bullying - ANS ✔✔Repeated attacks or threats of fear, distress, or harm by a bully toward a
victim
burnout - ANS ✔✔A job stress resulting in being physically or mentally exhausted, having
doubts about your abilities, and having doubts about the value of your work
Confidentiality - ANS ✔✔trusting others with personal and private information
conflict - ANS ✔✔a clash between opposing interests or ideas
courtesy - ANS ✔✔A polite, considerate, or helpful comment or act
, gossip - ANS ✔✔to spread rumors or talk about the private matters of others
harrassment - ANS ✔✔to trouble, torment, offend, or worry a person by one's behavior or
comments
priority - ANS ✔✔The most important thing at the time
professionalism - ANS ✔✔following laws, being ethical, having good work ethics, and having the
skills to do your work
stress - ANS ✔✔response or change in body caused by by emotional, physical or psychological
stressor - ANS ✔✔The event or factor that causes stress
teamwork - ANS ✔✔staff members work together as a group; each person does his or her part
to provide safe and effective care
work ethics - ANS ✔✔behavior in a work place
bariatrics - ANS ✔✔The field of medicine focused on the treatment and control of obesity
body language - ANS ✔✔messages sent through facial expressions, gestures, posture, hand and
body movements, gait, eye contact, and appearance
comatose - ANS ✔✔being unable to respond to stimuli
communication - ANS ✔✔to exchange of information
Review
certification - ANS ✔✔Official recognition by a state that standards or requirements have been
met
endorsement (equivalency/reciprocity) - ANS ✔✔A state recognizes the certificate, license, or
registration issued by another state; reciprocity or equivalency
job description - ANS ✔✔a document that describes what the agency expects you to do
Misappropriation - ANS ✔✔dishonest use of property
nursing task - ANS ✔✔nursing care or a nursing function, procedure, activity, or work that can
be delegated to nursing assistants when it does not require an RN's professional knowledge or
judgement
accountable - ANS ✔✔to answer to one's self and others about his or her choices, decisions,
and actions
delegate - ANS ✔✔to authorize or direct a nursing assistant to perform a nursing task
delegated nursing responsibility - ANS ✔✔a nursing task that a nurse transfers to a nursing
assistant when it does not require a nurse's professional knowledge or judgement
delegation - ANS ✔✔the process a nurse uses to direct a nursing assistant to perform a nursing
task
,nursing task - ANS ✔✔nursing care or a nursing function, procedure, activity, or work that can
be delegated to nursing assistants when it does not require an RN's professional knowledge or
judgement
routine nursing task - ANS ✔✔A nursing task that is part of a nursing assistant's routine job
description and commonly assigned to the nursing assistant; a nursing task that was learned in a
nursing assistant training and competency evaluation program (NATCEP)
abuse - ANS ✔✔willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation or
punishment with resulting physical harm, pain, or mental anguish
assault - ANS ✔✔intentionally attempting or threatening to touch a person's body without the
person's consent
battery - ANS ✔✔touching a person's body without his or her consent
boundary sign - ANS ✔✔An act, behavior, or thought that warns of a boundary crossing or
violation
boundary violation - ANS ✔✔an act or behavior that meets your needs, not the person's
civil law - ANS ✔✔laws concerned with relationships between people
code of ethics - ANS ✔✔Rules, or standards of conduct, for group members to follow
crime - ANS ✔✔An act against the law
Criminal Law - ANS ✔✔laws concerned with offenses against the public and society in general
,defamation - ANS ✔✔injuring a person's name and reputation by making false statements to a
third person
intimate partner violence (IPV) - ANS ✔✔physical violence, sexual violence, stalking and
psychological aggression by a current or former intimate partner
libel - ANS ✔✔Making false statements in print, writing, or through pictures or drawings
malpractice - ANS ✔✔Negligence by a professional person
negligence - ANS ✔✔unintentional wrong doing
tort - ANS ✔✔a wrong committed against a person or the person's property
bullying - ANS ✔✔Repeated attacks or threats of fear, distress, or harm by a bully toward a
victim
burnout - ANS ✔✔A job stress resulting in being physically or mentally exhausted, having
doubts about your abilities, and having doubts about the value of your work
Confidentiality - ANS ✔✔trusting others with personal and private information
conflict - ANS ✔✔a clash between opposing interests or ideas
courtesy - ANS ✔✔A polite, considerate, or helpful comment or act
, gossip - ANS ✔✔to spread rumors or talk about the private matters of others
harrassment - ANS ✔✔to trouble, torment, offend, or worry a person by one's behavior or
comments
priority - ANS ✔✔The most important thing at the time
professionalism - ANS ✔✔following laws, being ethical, having good work ethics, and having the
skills to do your work
stress - ANS ✔✔response or change in body caused by by emotional, physical or psychological
stressor - ANS ✔✔The event or factor that causes stress
teamwork - ANS ✔✔staff members work together as a group; each person does his or her part
to provide safe and effective care
work ethics - ANS ✔✔behavior in a work place
bariatrics - ANS ✔✔The field of medicine focused on the treatment and control of obesity
body language - ANS ✔✔messages sent through facial expressions, gestures, posture, hand and
body movements, gait, eye contact, and appearance
comatose - ANS ✔✔being unable to respond to stimuli
communication - ANS ✔✔to exchange of information
