Hartman’s Nursing Assistant Care Vocabulary [2026/2027]
Updated Version | Verified Terms & Detailed Rationales
(GUARANTEED PASS)
protected health information (PHI) - VERIFIED ANSWER - information that
can be used to identify a person and relates to the patient's condition, any
health care that the person has had, and payment for that health care;
examples include a person's name, address, telephone number, social
security number, email address, and medical record number.
electronic health records (EHR) - VERIFIED ANSWER - an electronic
version of a patient's medical record that can be shared between
healthcare organizations; includes information such as medical history,
diagnoses, treatment plans, medications, immunization records, vital
signs measurements, and imaging, test, and laboratory results.
advance directives - VERIFIED ANSWER - legal documents that allow
people to decide what medical care they wish to have in the event they
are unable to make those decisions themselves.
,living will - VERIFIED ANSWER - a document that outlines the medical care
a person wants, or does not want, in case he becomes unable to make
those decisions.
durable power of attorney for health care - VERIFIED ANSWER - a signed,
dated, and witnessed legal document that appoints someone else to make
the medical decisions for a person in the event they become unable to do
so.
Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) - VERIFIED
ANSWER - a medical order that specifies the treatments a person wishes
to receive, not what he wishes to avoid, when he is very ill; decisions are
based on conversations between the patient and his healthcare providers.
do not resuscitate (DNR) - VERIFIED ANSWER - a medical order that
instructs medical professionals not to perform cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest.
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) - VERIFIED ANSWER - medical
procedures used when a person's heart or lungs have stopped working.
,do not intubate (DNI) - VERIFIED ANSWER - a medical order that tells
medical professionals not to place a breathing tube in a person.
do not hospitalize (DNH) - VERIFIED ANSWER - a medical order that states
that a person should not be sent to a hospital for treatment; treatment,
however, is continued where the person is residing.
communication - VERIFIED ANSWER - the process of exchanging
information with others by sending and receiving messages.
verbal communication - VERIFIED ANSWER - communication involving the
use of words or sounds, spoken or written.
nonverbal communication - VERIFIED ANSWER - communication without
using words.
cultural diversity - VERIFIED ANSWER - the different groups of people with
varied backgrounds and experiences who live together in the world.
Nursing Assistant (NA)/Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - VERIFIED
ANSWER - performs assigned tasks, 75 hours of training
, Registered Nurse (RN) - VERIFIED ANSWER - coordinates, manages and
provides skilled-nursing care
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)/Licensed Vocational Nurse - VERIFIED
ANSWER - administers meds and gives treatments
Physician or Doctor (MD [medical doctor] or DO [doctor of osteopathy]) -
VERIFIED ANSWER - diagnose disease or disability and prescribe
treatment
Physical Therapist - VERIFIED ANSWER - evaluates a person and develops
a treatment plan to increase movement, improve circulation, promote
healing, reduce pain, prevent disability, and help the resident regain or
maintain mobility
Occupational Therapist - VERIFIED ANSWER - helps residents learn to
adapt to disabilities
assistive/adaptive devices - VERIFIED ANSWER - helps resident with
disabilities complete ADL's
Updated Version | Verified Terms & Detailed Rationales
(GUARANTEED PASS)
protected health information (PHI) - VERIFIED ANSWER - information that
can be used to identify a person and relates to the patient's condition, any
health care that the person has had, and payment for that health care;
examples include a person's name, address, telephone number, social
security number, email address, and medical record number.
electronic health records (EHR) - VERIFIED ANSWER - an electronic
version of a patient's medical record that can be shared between
healthcare organizations; includes information such as medical history,
diagnoses, treatment plans, medications, immunization records, vital
signs measurements, and imaging, test, and laboratory results.
advance directives - VERIFIED ANSWER - legal documents that allow
people to decide what medical care they wish to have in the event they
are unable to make those decisions themselves.
,living will - VERIFIED ANSWER - a document that outlines the medical care
a person wants, or does not want, in case he becomes unable to make
those decisions.
durable power of attorney for health care - VERIFIED ANSWER - a signed,
dated, and witnessed legal document that appoints someone else to make
the medical decisions for a person in the event they become unable to do
so.
Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) - VERIFIED
ANSWER - a medical order that specifies the treatments a person wishes
to receive, not what he wishes to avoid, when he is very ill; decisions are
based on conversations between the patient and his healthcare providers.
do not resuscitate (DNR) - VERIFIED ANSWER - a medical order that
instructs medical professionals not to perform cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest.
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) - VERIFIED ANSWER - medical
procedures used when a person's heart or lungs have stopped working.
,do not intubate (DNI) - VERIFIED ANSWER - a medical order that tells
medical professionals not to place a breathing tube in a person.
do not hospitalize (DNH) - VERIFIED ANSWER - a medical order that states
that a person should not be sent to a hospital for treatment; treatment,
however, is continued where the person is residing.
communication - VERIFIED ANSWER - the process of exchanging
information with others by sending and receiving messages.
verbal communication - VERIFIED ANSWER - communication involving the
use of words or sounds, spoken or written.
nonverbal communication - VERIFIED ANSWER - communication without
using words.
cultural diversity - VERIFIED ANSWER - the different groups of people with
varied backgrounds and experiences who live together in the world.
Nursing Assistant (NA)/Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - VERIFIED
ANSWER - performs assigned tasks, 75 hours of training
, Registered Nurse (RN) - VERIFIED ANSWER - coordinates, manages and
provides skilled-nursing care
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)/Licensed Vocational Nurse - VERIFIED
ANSWER - administers meds and gives treatments
Physician or Doctor (MD [medical doctor] or DO [doctor of osteopathy]) -
VERIFIED ANSWER - diagnose disease or disability and prescribe
treatment
Physical Therapist - VERIFIED ANSWER - evaluates a person and develops
a treatment plan to increase movement, improve circulation, promote
healing, reduce pain, prevent disability, and help the resident regain or
maintain mobility
Occupational Therapist - VERIFIED ANSWER - helps residents learn to
adapt to disabilities
assistive/adaptive devices - VERIFIED ANSWER - helps resident with
disabilities complete ADL's
