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TermDefinition
Treatment The care provided to maintain or restore health improve function or relieve symptoms
Representative A person with the legal right to act on the patients were residence a half when they are not able to do so by themselves
Ombudsman Someone who supports or promotes the needs in interest of another person
Involuntary seclusion Separating a person from others against his or her will keeping the person to a certain area or away from the room without consent
Terminal illness An illness or injury from which the person will not likely recover
Team nursing A nurse care pattern. A team of nursing staff is led by in a registered nurse who decides the amount and kind of care each person needs
Surveyor A person who collects information by observing in asking questions
Registered nurse also known as RN A nurse who has completed a 2-3or four year nursing program and has passed a licensing test
Primary nursing A nursing care pattern. In RN is responsible for the persons total care
Patient focused care A nursing care pattern. Services are moved from departments to bedside
Nursing team Those who provide nursing care RN, LPN, LVN, and clinical nurses assistant
Nursing assistant A person who has passed a nursing assistant training and competency evaluation program performs delegated nursing task under the supervision of a licensed nurse
License vocational nurse License practical nurse
Licensed practical nurse A nurse who has completed a practical nursing program and has passed a licensing test called licensed vocational nurse(Lvn) in California and Texas
Hospice A health care agency or program for people who are dying
Health team The many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the persons total care interdisciplinary health care team
Functional nursing A nursing care pattern focusing on tasks and jobs each nursing team member has certain tasks and jobs to do
Chronic illness An ongoing illness that is slow or gradual in onset it has no known cure it can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment
Acute illness A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover
Assisted living residence (ALR) Provides housing personal care support services health care and social activities in a home like setting to persons needing help with daily activities
Case management A nursing case manager coordinates the care of specific groups of patients from admission through discharge and into the home or long term care setting
Certification Official recognition by a state that standard or requirements have been met
Endorsement A state recognizes the certificate license or registration issued by another state reciprocity one equivalency
Job description A document that describes what the agency expects you to do
Nursing task Nursing care or a nursing function procedure activity or work that can be delegated to nursing assistants when it does not require a nurses professional knowledge or judgement
Accountable Being responsible for ones actions and the actions of others who performed the delegated task
Competent Having the necessary ability,knowledge , or skill to perform a task safely and successfully
Delegate To authorize another person to perform a nursing task in a certain situation
Nursing task Nursing care or a nursing function , procedure ,activity, or work that can be delegated to nursing assistants when it does not require an RNs professional knowledge or judgement
Responsibility The duty or obligation to perform some act or function
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