Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care: The Basics - Chapter 1 Definitions and Explanations, Exams of Nursing

Download Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care: The Basics - Chapter 1 Definitions and Explanations and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! HARTMAN'S NURSING ASSISTANT CARE THE BASICS CHAPTER 1 Long-term care - Answers-Given in long term care facilities for persons who need 24- hour skilled care Skilled care - Answers-Medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist Length of stay - Answers-Number of days a person stays in a care facility Terminal illness - Answers-An illness that will eventually cause death Chronic condition - Answers-A condition lasting a long period of time, even a lifetime Diagnoses - Answers-Medical conditions determined by a doctor Home health care - Answers-Provided in a person's home Assisted living - Answers-Residences for people who need some help with daily care Adult day services - Answers-people who need some help and supervision during certain hours Acute care - Answers-24 hour skilled care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers. Subacute care - Answers-Care given in a hospital or in a long-term care facility Outpatient care - Answers-Usually given for less than 24 hours Rehabilitation - Answers-Care given by specialists to help restore or improve function after an illness or injury. Hospice care - Answers-Given in facilities or homes for people who have about six months or less to live ADL's - Answers-Activities of Daily Living Culture change - Answers-A term given to the process of transforming services for elders so they are based on the values and practices of the person receiving care Person-directed care - Answers-Emphasizes the individuality of the person who needs care and seeks to build community by recognizing and developing each person's capabilities Assistive or Adaptive Devices - Answers-Equipment to assist in ADL's Chain of command - Answers-Describes the line of authority and helps to make sure that residents get proper health care Scope of practice - Answers-Tasks that health-care providers are allowed to do and how to do them correctly Medicare - Answers-A federal health insurance program established in 1965 for people aged 65 or older, also covers people of any age with permanent kidney failure or certain disabilities Medicaid - Answers-Medical assistance program for low-income people as well as for people with disabilities. Care plan - Answers-Developed to achieve the goals of care Policy - Answers-A course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs Procedure - Answers-A method, or way, of doing something Professionalism - Answers-Behaving properly when on the job Compassionate - Answers-Being caring, concerning, empathetic, and understanding Empathy - Answers-Identifying with feelings of others Sympathy - Answers-Sharing in the feelings and difficulties of others Tactful - Answers-Showing sensitivity and having a sense of what is appropriate when dealing with others Conscientious - Answers-Trying to do your best, guided by a sense of right and wrong. Ethics - Answers-Knowledge of right and wrong Laws - Answers-Rules set by the government to help people live peacefully together and to ensure order and safety Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act - Answers-Requires that the Nurse Aid Training and Competency Evaluation Program set minimum standards for nursing assistant training Residents' Rights - Answers-An ethical code of conduct for healthcare workers, relates to how residents must be treated while living in a facility