NAB Domain 1 Resident Care/Quality of Life
Q&A
Abuse - =The willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or punishment
with resulting physical harm, pain, or mental anguish
Access - =The ability of a person needing services to obtain those services
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) - =a disease in which there is a severe loss of
the body's cellular immunity, greatly lowering the resistance to infection and malignancy.
Activities - =Any endeavor, other than routine activities of daily living, in which a resident
participates, that is intended to enhance his/her sense of well-being and to promote or enhance
physical, cognitive, and emotional health. These include, but are not limited to, things that
promote self-esteem, pleasure, comfort, education, creativity, success, and independence.
activities of daily living (ADLs) - =Individual self-performance skills needed in everyday life
such as ambulation/locomotion, eating, toileting, grooming/personal hygiene, and bathing.
Activity Therapist - =An allied health professional trained to develop and provide leisure time
activities for residents.
Acuity - =The level of severity of a patient's condition. For example, residents who require
intensive services are referred to as those having a higher level of this in relation to those who
require less care.
Acute Care - =Short-term, intense medical care for an episode of illness or injury often requiring
hospitalization
Acute conditions - =Episodic conditions that require short-term but intensive medical
interventions.
,Admission Agreement - =A contract that spells out the services a nursing home will provide and
the cost of those services.
Adult Day Care - =A daytime program of nursing, rehab therapies, supervision and socialization
that enables elderly people to remain in the community and live with family. Services are
generally provided weekdays from 7 a to 6 p to individuals who return home in the evening.
Advance Directive - =Written instructions from residents about the management and provision of
care if they become incapacitated (e.g. living wills, DNR orders, durable power of attorney for
healthcare) Came out of the PSDA - Patient Self Determination Act
Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) - =Any unintended response to a drug which is injurious or
harmful to health and which occurs at normal doses. (Differs from a side -effect)
Aged - =People who, by definition, in their culture have reached and advanced age during which
they may become less productive. In the U.S. they are often referred to as senior citizens,
especially after reaching age 65.
Ageism - =Prejudicial treatment of the elderly based on stereotypes and misconceptions.
Aging-in-place - =Accommodating the changing needs of older adults while living in familiar
surroundings.
Agitation - =Verbal, vocal, and motor activities that are repetitive and outside of socially
acceptable norms.
Allopathic medicine - =Medical approach—as practiced by physicians trained as doctors of
medicine (MDs)—that views medical treatment as active intervention to produce a counteracting
reaction in an attempt to neutralize the effects of disease.
Alzheimer's disease (AD) - =A progressive, degenerative disease of the brain, producing
memory loss, confusion, irritability, and severe functional decline. The disease becomes
progressively worse and eventually results in death. (Plaques and tangles -- key words).
, Ambulatory Care/Services - =Services that require the patients to come and receive needed
services at a community-based location. Can be any outpatient services such as a physician visit,
clinic visit, or outpatient surgery.
Annual Assessment - =An annual assessment of a resident's physical, mental, emotional,
cognitive and functional status
Antisepsis - =Removing or destroying microorganisms
Aphasia - =Impaired ability to communicate
Apraxia - =A speech disorder in which the tongue, lips, and vocal chords are unable to work
together. The person is unable to say what they want to say.
Asepsis - =Absence of harmful micro-organisms called pathogens. It refers to the practice of
clean procedures, such as hand- washing.
Aspiration - =The inhaling of foreign objects, such as food/drink if swallowed incorrectly into
the lungs; introduction of bacteria from the mouth and stomach into the lungs which can lean to
pulmonary bacterial infection known as aspiration pneumonia.
Assessment - =The process by which health care professionals attempt to reliably characterize
the patient's physical health, functional abilities, cognitive functioning, psychological well-being,
and past/current use of formal services.
Audiologist - =A health care professional who is specially training and licensed to provide direct
clinical services to individuals with hearing or balance disorders.
Autism - =A complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years
of life and is the result of a brain disorder. It affects the person's social interaction and
communication.
Q&A
Abuse - =The willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or punishment
with resulting physical harm, pain, or mental anguish
Access - =The ability of a person needing services to obtain those services
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) - =a disease in which there is a severe loss of
the body's cellular immunity, greatly lowering the resistance to infection and malignancy.
Activities - =Any endeavor, other than routine activities of daily living, in which a resident
participates, that is intended to enhance his/her sense of well-being and to promote or enhance
physical, cognitive, and emotional health. These include, but are not limited to, things that
promote self-esteem, pleasure, comfort, education, creativity, success, and independence.
activities of daily living (ADLs) - =Individual self-performance skills needed in everyday life
such as ambulation/locomotion, eating, toileting, grooming/personal hygiene, and bathing.
Activity Therapist - =An allied health professional trained to develop and provide leisure time
activities for residents.
Acuity - =The level of severity of a patient's condition. For example, residents who require
intensive services are referred to as those having a higher level of this in relation to those who
require less care.
Acute Care - =Short-term, intense medical care for an episode of illness or injury often requiring
hospitalization
Acute conditions - =Episodic conditions that require short-term but intensive medical
interventions.
,Admission Agreement - =A contract that spells out the services a nursing home will provide and
the cost of those services.
Adult Day Care - =A daytime program of nursing, rehab therapies, supervision and socialization
that enables elderly people to remain in the community and live with family. Services are
generally provided weekdays from 7 a to 6 p to individuals who return home in the evening.
Advance Directive - =Written instructions from residents about the management and provision of
care if they become incapacitated (e.g. living wills, DNR orders, durable power of attorney for
healthcare) Came out of the PSDA - Patient Self Determination Act
Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) - =Any unintended response to a drug which is injurious or
harmful to health and which occurs at normal doses. (Differs from a side -effect)
Aged - =People who, by definition, in their culture have reached and advanced age during which
they may become less productive. In the U.S. they are often referred to as senior citizens,
especially after reaching age 65.
Ageism - =Prejudicial treatment of the elderly based on stereotypes and misconceptions.
Aging-in-place - =Accommodating the changing needs of older adults while living in familiar
surroundings.
Agitation - =Verbal, vocal, and motor activities that are repetitive and outside of socially
acceptable norms.
Allopathic medicine - =Medical approach—as practiced by physicians trained as doctors of
medicine (MDs)—that views medical treatment as active intervention to produce a counteracting
reaction in an attempt to neutralize the effects of disease.
Alzheimer's disease (AD) - =A progressive, degenerative disease of the brain, producing
memory loss, confusion, irritability, and severe functional decline. The disease becomes
progressively worse and eventually results in death. (Plaques and tangles -- key words).
, Ambulatory Care/Services - =Services that require the patients to come and receive needed
services at a community-based location. Can be any outpatient services such as a physician visit,
clinic visit, or outpatient surgery.
Annual Assessment - =An annual assessment of a resident's physical, mental, emotional,
cognitive and functional status
Antisepsis - =Removing or destroying microorganisms
Aphasia - =Impaired ability to communicate
Apraxia - =A speech disorder in which the tongue, lips, and vocal chords are unable to work
together. The person is unable to say what they want to say.
Asepsis - =Absence of harmful micro-organisms called pathogens. It refers to the practice of
clean procedures, such as hand- washing.
Aspiration - =The inhaling of foreign objects, such as food/drink if swallowed incorrectly into
the lungs; introduction of bacteria from the mouth and stomach into the lungs which can lean to
pulmonary bacterial infection known as aspiration pneumonia.
Assessment - =The process by which health care professionals attempt to reliably characterize
the patient's physical health, functional abilities, cognitive functioning, psychological well-being,
and past/current use of formal services.
Audiologist - =A health care professional who is specially training and licensed to provide direct
clinical services to individuals with hearing or balance disorders.
Autism - =A complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years
of life and is the result of a brain disorder. It affects the person's social interaction and
communication.
