Ch. 1-2 Hartman's Nursing Assistant
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Professional Prep | Grade A+
• Long term care (LTC) - ✓✓care given in long-term care facilities for people who
need 24-hour, skilled care
• skilled care - ✓✓medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist
• length of stay - ✓✓the number of days a person stays in a healthcare facility
• terminal illness - ✓✓a disease or condition that will eventually cause death
• chronic - ✓✓long-term or long-lasting
• diagnosis - ✓✓physician's determination of an illness
• home health care - ✓✓care that is provided in a person's home
• assisted living - ✓✓Residents for people who do not need skilled, 24-hour care,
but do require some help with daily care
• Adult Day Services (ADS) - ✓✓care for people who need some assistance or
supervision during certain hours, but who do not live in the facility where care is
given
, • Acute care - ✓✓24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries; generally
given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers
• subacute care - ✓✓care given in a hospital or in a long-term care facility for
people who need less care than for an acute illness, but more care than for a
chronic illness
• outpatient care - ✓✓Care given for less than 24 hours for people who have had
treatments or surgery and need short-term skilled care.
• Rehabilitation - ✓✓care that is given by specialists to help restore or improve
function after an illness or injury
• hospice care - ✓✓holistic, compassionate care given to dying people and their
families
• activities of daily living (ADLs) - ✓✓daily personal care tasks, such as bathing;
caring for skin, nails, hair, and teeth; dressing; toileting; eating and drinking;
walking; and transferring.
• culture change - ✓✓a term given to the process of transforming services for
elders so that they are based on the values and practices of the person receiving
care; core values include choice, dignity, respect, self-determination, and
purposeful living.
• person-directed care - ✓✓a type of care that places the emphasis on the person
needing care and his or her individuality and capabilities
Care Latest Questions and Answers |
Professional Prep | Grade A+
• Long term care (LTC) - ✓✓care given in long-term care facilities for people who
need 24-hour, skilled care
• skilled care - ✓✓medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist
• length of stay - ✓✓the number of days a person stays in a healthcare facility
• terminal illness - ✓✓a disease or condition that will eventually cause death
• chronic - ✓✓long-term or long-lasting
• diagnosis - ✓✓physician's determination of an illness
• home health care - ✓✓care that is provided in a person's home
• assisted living - ✓✓Residents for people who do not need skilled, 24-hour care,
but do require some help with daily care
• Adult Day Services (ADS) - ✓✓care for people who need some assistance or
supervision during certain hours, but who do not live in the facility where care is
given
, • Acute care - ✓✓24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries; generally
given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers
• subacute care - ✓✓care given in a hospital or in a long-term care facility for
people who need less care than for an acute illness, but more care than for a
chronic illness
• outpatient care - ✓✓Care given for less than 24 hours for people who have had
treatments or surgery and need short-term skilled care.
• Rehabilitation - ✓✓care that is given by specialists to help restore or improve
function after an illness or injury
• hospice care - ✓✓holistic, compassionate care given to dying people and their
families
• activities of daily living (ADLs) - ✓✓daily personal care tasks, such as bathing;
caring for skin, nails, hair, and teeth; dressing; toileting; eating and drinking;
walking; and transferring.
• culture change - ✓✓a term given to the process of transforming services for
elders so that they are based on the values and practices of the person receiving
care; core values include choice, dignity, respect, self-determination, and
purposeful living.
• person-directed care - ✓✓a type of care that places the emphasis on the person
needing care and his or her individuality and capabilities
