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med. ch. 1
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| interdisciplinary health care team | the many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the person's total care. |
| alzheimer's disease | a disease that effects brain tissue. persons suffer from increang memory loss and confusion until they cannot meet their simplest personal needs. |
| assisted living facility | provides housing, personal care, supportive services, health care, and social activities in a home-like setting |
| board and care home | a facility that provides custodial care to a few independent residents, often in a home setting; no licensed nurse is required; also called a residential care facility. |
| case management | a method of organizing nursing care. a case mananger an RN coordinates the person's care from admission through discharge and into the home setting. |
| chronic illness | an illness, slow or gradual in onset, for which there is no known cure. the illness can be controled and complications prevented |
| deconditioning | the process of becoming weak from illness or lack of exercise. |
| functional nursing | a method of organizing nursing care; nursing staff perform specific tasks for all assigned residents |
| group insurance | an insurance plan bought by a group for individuals |
| hospice | a health care agency or program |
| interdisciplinary health care team | the many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the person's total care |
| licensed practical nurse (LPN) | an individual who has compleated a 1 year nursing program andwho has passed the licensing test for practical nurses; is called (LVN) in some states |
| licensed vocational nurse (LVN) | licensed practical nurse |
| medicaid | a health care payment program sponsored by state and federal governments. |
| medicare | the federal health insurance program for persons 65 years of age or older and younter people with certain disabilities. |
| nurse practitioner (NP) | a registered nurse with additional education in physical examination and assessemnt; some states allow them to diagnose and prescribe under a doctor's supervision |
| nursing assistant | a person who gives basic nursing care under the supervision of a nurse; |
| nursing center | a ficility that provides health care survices to residents who require regular of continuous care; licensed nursing staff is required |
| nursing team | the individuals involved in providing nursing care; RNs LPNs and nursing assistants |
| ombudsman | an advocate; someone who supports or promotes the needs and interests of another person |
| omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1987 (OBRA) | a federal law concerned with the quality of life,health,and safety of residents |
| primary nursing | a method of organizing nursing care; a nurse is resopnsible for the total care of specific resident on a 24 hour basis |
| private insurance | insurance bought by individuals and families |
| registered nurse (RN) | an individual who has studied nursing for 2 3 or 4 years and who has passed a licensing test for RN's |
| residential care facility | a board and care home |
| skilled nursing facility (SNF) | a facility that provides nursing care for residents who need comples care but do not need hospital services; may be a part of a nursing center or a hospital |
| supportive care | care given on a 24 hour basis that meets a person's basic needs |
| team nursing | a method of organizing nursing care; assigns other nurses and nursing assistants to care for certain residents |
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