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CNA- Unit 1
Successful Nursing Assistant Care by Diana Dugan
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| accountable | answerable for one's actions |
| activities of daily living (ADLs) | personal daily care tasks, including bathing, dressing, mouth care, hair care toileting, and eating, and drinking |
| acute care | 24-hour skilled care for temporary illnesses or injuries; generally given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers |
| adaptive devices | special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled perform ADLs; also called assisted devices |
| adult daycare | care given to adults at a facility during daytime work hours |
| assistive devices | special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled perform ADLs; also called adaptive devices |
| assisted living | a setting for people who require some help with daily care, but who need less care than a long-term care facility offers |
| care team | the group of people with different kinds of education and experience who provide resident care |
| chain of command | the order of authority within a facility |
| charge nurse (nurse-in-charge) | a nurse responsible for a team of healthcare workers |
| chronic | the term for an illness or condition that is long-term or long-lasting |
| cite | to find a problem through a survey |
| conscientious | guided by a sense of right and wrong; principled |
| continuity of care | coordination of care for a resident over time, during which the care team is always exchanging information about the resident and working toward shared goals |
| courteous | polite, kind, considerate |
| delegation | transferring authority to a person for a specific task |
| dementia | the loss of mental abilities, such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating |
| diagnosis | the identification of a disease by its signs and symptoms and from the results of different tests |
| empathetic | identifying with and understanding another's feelings |
| first impression | a way of classifying or categorizing people at the first meeting |
| functional nursing | method of care assigning specific tasks to each team member |
| holistic | care that involves the whole person; this includes his or her physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs |
| home health care | care that takes place in a person's home |
| hospice care | care for people who have six months or less to live |
| inter-generational care | mixing children and the elderly in the same care setting |
| Joint Commission | a non-profit organization that evaluates and accredits different types of healthcare facilities |
| length of stay | the number of days a person stays in a healthcare facility |
| liability | a legal term that means a person can be held responsible for harming someone else |
| licensed practical nurse (LPN) or licensed vocational nurse (LVN) | licensed nurse who has completed one to two years of education; LPN/LVN passes medications, gives treatments, and may supervise daily care of residents |
| long-term care | 24-hour care provided usually in nursing homes for people with ongoing conditions |
| nurse practitioner (CNP) | a registered nurse with advanced education who is able to see patients and write prescriptions |
| nursing assistant | an important member of the care team who performs assigned nursing tasks and gives personal care |
| outpatient care | care usually given for less than 24 hours to people who have had treatments or surgery |
| pet therapy | the practice of bringing pets into a facility or home to provide stimulation and companionship |
| policy | a course of action to be followed |
| primary nursing | method of care in which the registered nurse gives much of the daily care to residents |
| procedure | a method, or way, of doing something |
| professionalism | the act of behaving properly for a certain job |
| registered nurse (RN) | a licensed nurse who had completed two to four years of education; RNs assess residents, monitor progress, provide skilled nursing care, give treatments, and supervise the care given by nursing assistants and other members of the care team |
| rehabilitation | a program of care given by a specialist to restore or improve function after an illness or injury |
| resident | a person living in a long-term care facility |
| resident-focused care | method of care in which the resident is the primary focus; team members are cross-trained in skills, allowing residents to see many of the same people performing their care |
| sandwich generation | people responsible for the care of both their children and aging relatives |
| skilled care | medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist |
| subacute care | care given in a nursing home or a hospital; used for people who need a higher level of care and observation than some long-term care facilities can give |
| team leader | a nurse in charge of a group of residents for one shift of duty |
| team nursing | method of care in which a nurse acts as a leader of a group of people giving care |
| trustworthy | deserving the trust of others |
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