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Week 1 Assessment
Pre-CNA Course Assessment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acute Care | Care that is provided for a short period of time to treat an illness. |
| Adult Care Home | Residence that offers housing and personal care services such as meals and transportation. Also known as a group home. |
| Ambulatory Care | All health services that are provided on an outpatient basis instead of in the home or in a clinical setting. |
| Assisted Living Facility | Residences that provide a "home with services". Residents may be located in self-contained apartment units or single/shared rooms with a bathroom. |
| Skilled Care | Institutional care that is less intensive than hospital care but includes procedures that require the training and skill of an RN for administration. |
| Skilled Nursing Facility | Institution that offers 24 hour care to individuals who are no longer able to live independently. |
| Rehabilitation | The process of restoration of skills by a person who had an illness or injury to regain maximum self-sufficiency and function. |
| Home Health Care | Services provided to patients in their home. |
| Hospice Care | A special way of caring for people with terminal illnesses by keeping them as comfortable as possible by relieving pain and other symptoms. |
| Long Term Care | Care that includes a variable range of rehabilitative, restorative, and health maintenance services that assist people with ADLs. |
| Palliative Care | The total care of patients with progressive, incurable illness. The focus of care is on quality of life. |
| Continuum of Care | Encompasses the different care services needed over the full course of an illness. |