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C.1
Working in Long-Term Care
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A sudden illness from which a person should recover | acute illness |
| A disease that affects brain tissue; there is increasing memory loss and confusion until the person cannot tend to simple personal needs. | Alzheimer's disease(AD) |
| Provieds housing, personal care, support services, health care, and activities in a home-like setting | assisted living facility |
| Provides rooms, meals, laundry, and supervision to a few independent resident, often in a home setting, residential care facility | board and care home |
| A nursing care pattern; a case manager (an RN) coordinates a person's care from admissino through discharge and into the home setting | case management |
| An ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset; it has no cure; the illness can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment | chronic illness |
| The process of becoming weak from illness or lack of exercise | deconditioning |
| A nursing care pattern focusing on tasks and jobs; each nursing team member has certain tasks and jobs to do | functional nursing |
| A health care agency or program for persons who are dying | hospice |
| Not relying on or requiring care | independence |
| The many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the person's total care; health teamm | interdisciplinary health care team |
| Seperating a person from others against his or her will; confining a person from others against his or her will; confining a person to a certain area; keeping a person away from his or her room without consent | involuntary seclusion |
| A nurse who has completed a 1-year nursing program and has passed a licensing test; called licensed vocational nurse (LVN) in some states | licensed practical nurse (LPN) |
| A health care payment program sponsored by the federal government and operated by the states | Medicaid |
| A federal health insurance program for persons 65 years of age or older and younger people with certain disabilities | Medicare |
| A person who gives basic nursing care under the supervision of a licensed nurse; nurse aid nursing attendant or health care assistant | nursing assistant |
| Provides health care and nursing care to persons who need regular or continuous care; licensed nurses are required; nursing home or nursing facility | nursing center |
| nursing cener or nursing home | nursing facility (NF) |
| Nursing facility or nursing center | nursing home |
| those who provide nursing care- RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nursing assistants | nursing team |
| someone who supports or promotes the needs and interest of another person | ombudsman |
| A federal law that requires nursing centers to provide care in a manner and in a setting that maintains or improves each person's quality of life, health, and safety | Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA) |
| A nursing care pattern: an RN is responsible for a berson's total care | primary nursing |
| A nurse who has completed a 2-, 3-, or 4-year nursing program and has bassed a licensing test | registered nurse (RN) |
| a board and care home | residential care facility |
| Provides health care and nursing care for residents who have many or severe health problems or who need rehabilitation; may be part of a nursing center or a hsopital | skilled nursing famility (SNF) |
| a nursing care pattern; a team of nursing staff is led by an RN who decides the amount and kind of care each person needs | team nursing |
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