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Question | Answer |
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Where can Nurse Aid's work? | Psychatric Facilities, LTC, Home Care, Homes For Aged, Rehab Center, Hospitals, and Clinics |
What does LTC stand for? | Long Term Care |
What does Diagnostic mean? | Identification of a medical condition or disease as determined by a physician A statement of what is wrong with a resident |
What does Therapeutic mean? | Pertains to treating, fixing, or correcting a medical or surgical problem |
What does medical mean? | Pertaining to the science of treatment that includes drugs, diet, excercise and other non-surgical means |
What does Surgical mean? | Pertains to the treatment of injury, deformity, and disease by manual and instrumental operations |
What does Emergency mean? | Sudden occurrence of a serious and urgent nature that demands immediate attention Life threatening |
What is Urgent Care? | When someone can wait a couple hours Not life threatening |
What is Acute Care? | Sudden Expected to heal or go away Short term |
What is Chronic Care? | Goes on forever No known cure, illness can be controlled Ex. Diabetes |
What is Terminal Care? | Expected to die No recovery Given Palliative care |
What does Palliative Care mean? | Patient/Resident is made comfotable Someone does everything for them, Hospice care |
What are the services provided during LTC? | Medical, Nursing, Nutritional, Recreational, and Rehabilitation |