CNA chapter 1-5 Questions and Answers

CNA chapter 1-5 Questions and Answers Acute illness Sudden illness from which the person is expected to recover chronic illness On-going illness that is slow or gradual in onset. There is no known cure. The illness can be controlled and complications can be prevented with proper treatment Terminal illness the person will likely not recover Assisted living residence (ALR) Provides housing, personal care, support services, health care, and social activities in a home-like setting for persons needing help with daily activities Health team Many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on a person's total care Hospice Health care program/agency for people who are dying Nursing team Provide nursing care -RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and CNAs Registered nurse (RN) Complete a 2,3,4 year nursing program and has passed the licensing test Licensed practical nurse (LPN) 1 year nursing program and passed licensing test Nursing assistant Passed a nursing assistant training and competency program. Perform a delegated tasks under the supervision of a licensed nurse Involuntary seclusion Separating a person from others against his or her own will, keeping the person to a certain Are or keeping the person away from his or her room w/o consent Ombudsman someone who supports or promotes the needs and interests of another person Representative A person who has the legal right to act on the patients or residents behalf when he or she cannot do so for him or herself Treatment The care provided to maintain or restore health, improve function, or relieve symptoms Abuse The willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or punishment that results in physical harm, pain, or mental anguish; depriving the person of the goods or services needed to attain or maintain well-being Assault Intentionally attempting or threatening to touch a person's body without the person's consent Battery Touching a person's body without consent Boundary crossing A brief act or behavior outside of the helpful zone Boundary sign An act, behavior, or thought that warns of a boundary crossing or boundary violation Boundary violation An act or behavior that meets your needs, not the person's Civil law Laws concerned with relationships between people Crime An act that a criminal law Criminal law Laws concerned with offenses against the public and society in general Defamation Injuring a person's name or reputation by making false statements to a third person Delegate TO authorize another person to perform a nursing task in a certain situation Elder abuse Any knowing, intentional, or negligent act by a caregiver or any person to an older adult; the act that causes harm or serious risk of harm False imprisonment Unlawful restraint or restriction of a person's freedom of movement Fraud Saying or doing something to trick, fool, or deceive a person Invasion of privacy Violating a person's right not to have his or her name, photo, or private affairs exposed or made public w/o giving consent Job description A document that describes what the agency expects you to do Law A rule of conduct made by government body Libel Making false statements in print, in wiriting, or through pictures or drawings Malpractice Negligence by a professional person Neglect Failure to provide the person with goods or services needed to avoid Nursing task Nursing care or nursing function, procedure, activity, or work that can be delegated to nursing assistance when it does not require and RNs professional knowledge or judgment Professional boundary Which separates helpful behaviors from behaviors that are not helpful Professional sexual misconduct An act, behavior, or comment that is sexual nature Protected health information Identifying information and information about the person's health care that is maintained or sent in any form Self neglect A person's behaviors and way of living that threatens his or her health, safety, and well-being Slander Making false statement orally Vulnerable adult Person 18 years or older who has a disability or condition that makes him or her at risk to be wounded, attacked, or damaged Confidentiality Trusting others with personal and private information Gossip To spread rumors or talk about the private matters of others Harassment To trouble, torment, offend, or worry a person by ones behavior or comments Preceptor A staff who guides another staff member; mentor Priority The most important thing at the time Professionalism Following laws, being ethical, having good work ethics, and having the skills to do your work Stress The response or change in the body caused by an emotional, physical, social, or economic factor Teamwork Staff members work together as a group; each person does his or her part to provide safe and effective care Work ethics Behavior in the workplace Communication The exchange of information- a message sent is received and correctly interpreted by the intended person End-of-shift report Report that the nurse gives at the end of the shift to the on-coming shift Medical record Legal account of a person's condition and response to treatment and care Nursing care plan Written guide about a persons nursing care Nursing diagnosis A health problem that can be treated by nursing measures Nursing process Method nurses use to plan and deliver nursing care Objective data Info that is seen, heard, felt, or shared by an observer; signs Subjective data things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your senses; symptoms Recording Written account of care and observations