CNA: chapters 1-8 ALREADY PASSED
Primary nursing - =A nursing care pattern; an RN is responsible for the person's total care
Nursing assistant - =Person who performs assigned nursing tasks and gives personal care under
the supervision of an RN or LPN/LVN
Terminal illness - =An illness or injury from which the person will not likely recover
Licensed practical nurse - =A nurse who has completed a practical nursing program and has
passed a licensing test
Nursing team - =Those who provide nursing care--RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nursing assistants
Acute illness - =A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover
Functional nursing - =When a nursing care pattern focuses on tasks and jobs and each nursing
team member has certain tasks and jobs to do
Assisted living residence - =Housing, meals, and help with personal care
Chronic illness - =Illness or injury is ongoing is slower gradual and onset and has no known cure
Hospice - =a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill
License vocational nurse - =Referred to as sometimes an LPN
Case management - =Nursing care pattern in which a case manager coordinates a person scare
from admission through discharge and into home setting
, Registered nurse - =Nurse who has completed a 2, 3 or four year nursing program and has passed
a licensing test
Health team - =The healthcare workers who skill and knowledge focus on the persons total care
Team nursing - =an RN leads a team of other nurses and NAP's, team members provide direct
patient care under the RN.
Patient focused care - =A nursing care pattern; services are moved from departments to the
bedside
Surveyor - =A person who collects information by observing and asking questions
What do surveyors look for - =Infection control, safety, and residents rights
Representative - =A person who has the legal right to act on the residence behalf when he or she
cannot do so for himself or herself
Involuntary seclusion - =separation of a resident from others, from his/her room, or confinement
against his/her will
Treatment - =Kara provided to maintain a restore health, improve function, or relieve symptoms
Ombudsman - =Someone who supports our promotes the needs and interests of another person
Accountable - =Expected to answer for one's actions; responsible, liable, answerable
Delegate - =Authorize another person to preform a nursing task in a certain situation
Primary nursing - =A nursing care pattern; an RN is responsible for the person's total care
Nursing assistant - =Person who performs assigned nursing tasks and gives personal care under
the supervision of an RN or LPN/LVN
Terminal illness - =An illness or injury from which the person will not likely recover
Licensed practical nurse - =A nurse who has completed a practical nursing program and has
passed a licensing test
Nursing team - =Those who provide nursing care--RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nursing assistants
Acute illness - =A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover
Functional nursing - =When a nursing care pattern focuses on tasks and jobs and each nursing
team member has certain tasks and jobs to do
Assisted living residence - =Housing, meals, and help with personal care
Chronic illness - =Illness or injury is ongoing is slower gradual and onset and has no known cure
Hospice - =a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill
License vocational nurse - =Referred to as sometimes an LPN
Case management - =Nursing care pattern in which a case manager coordinates a person scare
from admission through discharge and into home setting
, Registered nurse - =Nurse who has completed a 2, 3 or four year nursing program and has passed
a licensing test
Health team - =The healthcare workers who skill and knowledge focus on the persons total care
Team nursing - =an RN leads a team of other nurses and NAP's, team members provide direct
patient care under the RN.
Patient focused care - =A nursing care pattern; services are moved from departments to the
bedside
Surveyor - =A person who collects information by observing and asking questions
What do surveyors look for - =Infection control, safety, and residents rights
Representative - =A person who has the legal right to act on the residence behalf when he or she
cannot do so for himself or herself
Involuntary seclusion - =separation of a resident from others, from his/her room, or confinement
against his/her will
Treatment - =Kara provided to maintain a restore health, improve function, or relieve symptoms
Ombudsman - =Someone who supports our promotes the needs and interests of another person
Accountable - =Expected to answer for one's actions; responsible, liable, answerable
Delegate - =Authorize another person to preform a nursing task in a certain situation
