Hartmans Nursing Assistant Care Chapter 1
Questions and Answers (2026/2027) |
Updated Review | A+ Verified
• length of stay -✓✓the number of days a person stays in a healthcare facility
• skilled care -✓✓medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist
• terminal illness -✓✓a disease or condition that will eventually cause death
• chronic illness -✓✓lasts a long period of time even a lifetime
• diagnosis -✓✓medical conditions determined by a doctor
• home health care -✓✓care that is provided in a person's home
• assisted living -✓✓residences for people who do not need skilled, 24-hour care,
but do require some help with daily care tasks
• Adult day services -✓✓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 given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical
centers for people who require short-term, immediate care for illnesses or injuries
, • 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 to people who have had treatments, procedures, or
surgeries and need short term skilled care
• Rehibilitation -✓✓care that is given by specialists to help restore or improve
function after an illness or injury
• hospice care -✓✓holistic, compassionate care given to people who have
approximately six months or less to live
• 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-centered care -✓✓a type of care that places the emphasis on the person
needing care and his or her individuality and capabilities
• core values of culture change -✓✓choice, dignity, respect, self-determination,
and purposeful living
• Medicaid -✓✓Federal program that provides medical benefits for low-income
persons.
Questions and Answers (2026/2027) |
Updated Review | A+ Verified
• length of stay -✓✓the number of days a person stays in a healthcare facility
• skilled care -✓✓medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist
• terminal illness -✓✓a disease or condition that will eventually cause death
• chronic illness -✓✓lasts a long period of time even a lifetime
• diagnosis -✓✓medical conditions determined by a doctor
• home health care -✓✓care that is provided in a person's home
• assisted living -✓✓residences for people who do not need skilled, 24-hour care,
but do require some help with daily care tasks
• Adult day services -✓✓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 given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical
centers for people who require short-term, immediate care for illnesses or injuries
, • 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 to people who have had treatments, procedures, or
surgeries and need short term skilled care
• Rehibilitation -✓✓care that is given by specialists to help restore or improve
function after an illness or injury
• hospice care -✓✓holistic, compassionate care given to people who have
approximately six months or less to live
• 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-centered care -✓✓a type of care that places the emphasis on the person
needing care and his or her individuality and capabilities
• core values of culture change -✓✓choice, dignity, respect, self-determination,
and purposeful living
• Medicaid -✓✓Federal program that provides medical benefits for low-income
persons.
