Mosby-s Textbook for Long-
Term Care Nursing Assistant
questions and answers
Accountable - ANSWER-Being responsible for one's actions and the actions of
others who performed delegated tasks; ANSWERing questions about and
explaining one's actions and the actions of others
Acute illness - ANSWER-A sudden illness from which a person is expected to
recover
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) - ANSWER-A disease that effects brain tissue; memory
loss and confusion increase until the person cannot tend to simple personal needs
Assisted living residence (ALR) - ANSWER-Provides housing, personal care, support
services, health care, and activities in a homelike setting
Board and care home - ANSWER-Provides rooms, meals, laundry, and supervision
to independent residents in a homelike setting; group home
Case management - ANSWER-A nursing care pattern; case manager (an RN)
coordinates a person's care from admission through discharge and into the home
setting.
, Chronic illness - ANSWER-An ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset; it has no
cure; the illness can be controlled and complications prevented with proper
treatment
Delegate - ANSWER-To authorize another person to perform a nursing task in a
certain situation
Hospice - ANSWER-A health care agency or program for persons who are
terminally ill
Independence - ANSWER-Not relying on or requiring care from others
Interdisciplinary team - ANSWER-The many healthcare workers whose skills and
knowledge focus on the person's total care; health team
Job description - ANSWER-A document that describes what the center expects you
to do
Licensed practical nurse (LPN) - ANSWER-A nurse who has completed a 1-year
nursing program and has passed a licensing test; called licensed vocational nurse
in some states
Medicaid - ANSWER-A health care payment sponsored by the federal government
and operated by the states
Term Care Nursing Assistant
questions and answers
Accountable - ANSWER-Being responsible for one's actions and the actions of
others who performed delegated tasks; ANSWERing questions about and
explaining one's actions and the actions of others
Acute illness - ANSWER-A sudden illness from which a person is expected to
recover
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) - ANSWER-A disease that effects brain tissue; memory
loss and confusion increase until the person cannot tend to simple personal needs
Assisted living residence (ALR) - ANSWER-Provides housing, personal care, support
services, health care, and activities in a homelike setting
Board and care home - ANSWER-Provides rooms, meals, laundry, and supervision
to independent residents in a homelike setting; group home
Case management - ANSWER-A nursing care pattern; case manager (an RN)
coordinates a person's care from admission through discharge and into the home
setting.
, Chronic illness - ANSWER-An ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset; it has no
cure; the illness can be controlled and complications prevented with proper
treatment
Delegate - ANSWER-To authorize another person to perform a nursing task in a
certain situation
Hospice - ANSWER-A health care agency or program for persons who are
terminally ill
Independence - ANSWER-Not relying on or requiring care from others
Interdisciplinary team - ANSWER-The many healthcare workers whose skills and
knowledge focus on the person's total care; health team
Job description - ANSWER-A document that describes what the center expects you
to do
Licensed practical nurse (LPN) - ANSWER-A nurse who has completed a 1-year
nursing program and has passed a licensing test; called licensed vocational nurse
in some states
Medicaid - ANSWER-A health care payment sponsored by the federal government
and operated by the states
