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Cna ch 1-3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| primary nursing | is a nursing care pattern where the RN is responsible for the person's total care |
| nursing assistant | a person who performs delegated nursing tasks under the supervision of an RN or LPN/LVN |
| terminal illness | when an illness or injury has no reasonable expectation of recovery |
| LPN | a nurse who has completed a year nursing program a hs passed a licensing test |
| nursing team | are those who provide nursing care-RN,LPN/LVN and nursing assistants |
| acute illness | a sudden illness from which the person is expected to recover |
| functional nursing | when a nursing care pattern focuses on task and jobs and each nursing team member has certain tasks and jobs to do |
| assisted living residence | provides housing, personal support services, health care and social activities in a homelike setting |
| chronic illness | when an illness or injury is ongoing,is slow or gradual in onset and has no know cure |
| hospice | is a health care agency or program for persons who are dying |
| LVN | LPN are sometimes called |
| case managment | is a nursing care pattern in which a case manager(RN) coordinates a person's care from admission through discharge and into home setting |
| RN | is a nurse who has completed 2,3 or 4 years nursing program and has passed a licensing test |
| health team | many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the person's |
| team nursing | is an nursing care pattern in which a team of nursing staff is led by an RN who decides the amount and kind of care each person needs |
| patient focused care | when services are moved from departments to the bedsides this is a nursing pattern called |
| delagate | means to authorize another person to perform nursing task in a certain situation |
| nursing task | is nursing care or a nursing procedure activity or work that can be delegated to nursing assistants when it does not require and RN professional knowledge or judgment |
| accountable | being responsible for one's action and the actions of others who perform delegated task is being |
| responsibility | is the duty or obligation to perform some act or function |
| job description | is a document that describes what the agency expects you to do |
| law | a rule of conduct made by a government body is a |
| defamation | injuring a person’s name and reputation by making false statements to a third person |
| professional sexual misconduct | an act, behavior or comment that is sexual in nature |
| battery | touching a person’s body without his or her consent is |
| criminal law | laws concerned with offenses against the public and society in general |
| neglect | failure to provide the person with the goods or services needed to avoid physical harm, mental anguish or mental illness |
| boundary sign | an act, behavior or thought that warns of a boundary crossing or violation |
| standard of care | is the skills, care, and judgments required by a health team member under similar conditions |
| will | legal document of how a person wants property distributed after death |
| fraud | saying or doing something to trick, foo, or deceive a person |
| abuse | intentional mistreatment or harm of another person |
| negligence | unintentional wrong in which a person did not act in a reasonable and careful manner and was harmed is a person or to the person’s property |
| self-neglect | person behaviors that puts him or her at high risk for harm;health and safety are threatened |
| tort | a wrong committed against a person or the person’s property |
| boundary crossing | brief act or behavior outside of the helpful zone |
| libel | making false statements in print, writing or through pictures or drawing |
| crime | an act that violates a criminal law |
| ethics | knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct |
| invasion of privacy | violating a person’s right not have his or her name, photo or private affairs exposed or made public without giving consent |
| protected health information | identifying information and information about the person’s health care that is maintained or sent in any form |
| vulnerable adult | is a person 18 years old or older who has a disability or condition that makes him or her at risk to be wounded, attacked or damaged |
| boundary violation | is an act or behavior that meets your needs not the persons |
| malpractice | negligence by a professional person |
| slander | making false statements orally |
| civil law | are laws concerned with relationship between people |
| professional boundary | is that which separates helpful behaviors from behaviors that are not helpful |
| false imprisonment | unlawful restraint or restriction of a person's freedom of movement |
| assault | is intentionally attempting or threatening to touch a person's body without the person's consent |