Chapter 1 - Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care - The
Basics (6th edition)
1. Long-term care: 24-hour care provided for people with ongoing conditions who are
generally unable to manage their ADLs
2. Skilled care: medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist
3. replacements for the term nursing homes: Long-term care facilities
Skilled nursing facilities
Rehabilitation centers
Extended care facilities
4. length of stay: the number of days a person stays in a healthcare facility
5. terminal illness: a disease or condition that will eventually cause death
6. chronic: Long-standing, constant. Opposite of acute
7. examples of chronic conditions: physical disabilities, heart disease, and dementia
8. diagnoses: medical conditions determined by a doctor
9. home health care: Provides nursing, therapy, personal care, or housekeeping services
in patient's own home
10. assisted living facilities: allow individuals who can care for themselves to rent or
purchase an apartment in the facility
11. Adult day services: care for people who need some assistance or supervision
during certain hours, but who do not live in the facility where care is given
12. acute care: 24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries; generally given
in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers
13. subacute care: care given in a hospital or in a long-term care facility for people
who need less care than for an acute illness, but more care than for a chronic illness
14. outpatient care: care given to people who have had treatments, procedures, or
surgery and do not require an overnight stay in a hospital or other care facility
15. rehabilitation: care given by specialists and professionals. Physical, occupational,
and speech therapists help restore or improve function after an illness or injury
16. hospice care: Given in facilities or homes for people who have about six months or
less to live
17. activities of daily living (ADLs): basic self-care tasks such as eating, bathing,
toileting, walking, and dressing
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, 18. person centered care: a type of care that places the emphasis on the person
needing care and his or her individuality and capabilities
19 Trauma-Informed Care (TIC): systematic approach that seeks to recognize,
understand, and respond to the effects of trauma
20. medicare: A federal program of health insurance for persons 65 years of age and
older
21. Medicaid: the government insurance program for low-income individuals & familys
that is funded both by the federal government & each individual state
22. Medicare vs. Medicaid: medicare- pay premiums (insurance-like)
Medicaid- do not pay (assistance-like)
23. common nursing assistant duties: bathing toileting
ROM and ambulation
Transferring
Measuring vital signs
Assisting with
meals Dress and
undress backrubs
oral care
making and changing beds
caring for supplies and
equipment
24. charting: documenting important information and observations about residents
25. responsibility for residents: All residents are the responsibility of each nursing
assistant
26. Nursing assistant: person who performs assigned nursing tasks and gives personal
care
27. registered nurse: A nurse who has completed a 2-, 3-, or 4-year nursing program
and has passed a licensing test
28. LPN or LVN: a licensed nurse who administers medications, gives treatments, and
may supervise daily care of residents - 1-2 years
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Basics (6th edition)
1. Long-term care: 24-hour care provided for people with ongoing conditions who are
generally unable to manage their ADLs
2. Skilled care: medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist
3. replacements for the term nursing homes: Long-term care facilities
Skilled nursing facilities
Rehabilitation centers
Extended care facilities
4. length of stay: the number of days a person stays in a healthcare facility
5. terminal illness: a disease or condition that will eventually cause death
6. chronic: Long-standing, constant. Opposite of acute
7. examples of chronic conditions: physical disabilities, heart disease, and dementia
8. diagnoses: medical conditions determined by a doctor
9. home health care: Provides nursing, therapy, personal care, or housekeeping services
in patient's own home
10. assisted living facilities: allow individuals who can care for themselves to rent or
purchase an apartment in the facility
11. Adult day services: care for people who need some assistance or supervision
during certain hours, but who do not live in the facility where care is given
12. acute care: 24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries; generally given
in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers
13. subacute care: care given in a hospital or in a long-term care facility for people
who need less care than for an acute illness, but more care than for a chronic illness
14. outpatient care: care given to people who have had treatments, procedures, or
surgery and do not require an overnight stay in a hospital or other care facility
15. rehabilitation: care given by specialists and professionals. Physical, occupational,
and speech therapists help restore or improve function after an illness or injury
16. hospice care: Given in facilities or homes for people who have about six months or
less to live
17. activities of daily living (ADLs): basic self-care tasks such as eating, bathing,
toileting, walking, and dressing
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, 18. person centered care: a type of care that places the emphasis on the person
needing care and his or her individuality and capabilities
19 Trauma-Informed Care (TIC): systematic approach that seeks to recognize,
understand, and respond to the effects of trauma
20. medicare: A federal program of health insurance for persons 65 years of age and
older
21. Medicaid: the government insurance program for low-income individuals & familys
that is funded both by the federal government & each individual state
22. Medicare vs. Medicaid: medicare- pay premiums (insurance-like)
Medicaid- do not pay (assistance-like)
23. common nursing assistant duties: bathing toileting
ROM and ambulation
Transferring
Measuring vital signs
Assisting with
meals Dress and
undress backrubs
oral care
making and changing beds
caring for supplies and
equipment
24. charting: documenting important information and observations about residents
25. responsibility for residents: All residents are the responsibility of each nursing
assistant
26. Nursing assistant: person who performs assigned nursing tasks and gives personal
care
27. registered nurse: A nurse who has completed a 2-, 3-, or 4-year nursing program
and has passed a licensing test
28. LPN or LVN: a licensed nurse who administers medications, gives treatments, and
may supervise daily care of residents - 1-2 years
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