Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care The Basics, 5th Edition (Vocabulary): 2026
Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care: The Basics, 5th Edition (Vocabulary)
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1. Long-Term Care Care given in long-term care facilities for people who need 24-hour, skilled care.
(LTC)
2. Skilled Care Medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist.
3. Length of Stay The number of days a person stays in a healthcare facility.
4. Terminal Illness A disease or condition that will eventually cause death.
5. Chronic Long-term or long-lasting.
6. Diagnoses Physicians' determinations of an illness.
7. Home Health Care Care that is provided in a person's home.
8. Assisted Living Residences for people who do not need skilled, 24-hour care, but do require
some help with daily care.
9. Adult Day Services Care for people who need some help during certain hours, but who do not live
in the facility where care is given.
10. Acute Care 24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries; generally given in
hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers.
11. 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.
12. Outpatient Care Care given for less than 24 hours for people who have had treatment or surgery
and need short-term skilled care.
13. Rehabilitation Care that is given by specialists to help restore or improve function after an
illness or injury.
14. Hospice Care Holistic, compassionate care given to dying people and their families.
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Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care: The Basics, 5th Edition (Vocabulary)
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_bfi4id
1. Long-Term Care Care given in long-term care facilities for people who need 24-hour, skilled care.
(LTC)
2. Skilled Care Medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist.
3. Length of Stay The number of days a person stays in a healthcare facility.
4. Terminal Illness A disease or condition that will eventually cause death.
5. Chronic Long-term or long-lasting.
6. Diagnoses Physicians' determinations of an illness.
7. Home Health Care Care that is provided in a person's home.
8. Assisted Living Residences for people who do not need skilled, 24-hour care, but do require
some help with daily care.
9. Adult Day Services Care for people who need some help during certain hours, but who do not live
in the facility where care is given.
10. Acute Care 24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries; generally given in
hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers.
11. 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.
12. Outpatient Care Care given for less than 24 hours for people who have had treatment or surgery
and need short-term skilled care.
13. Rehabilitation Care that is given by specialists to help restore or improve function after an
illness or injury.
14. Hospice Care Holistic, compassionate care given to dying people and their families.
4/6/2026, 2:55:13 PM 4/6/2026, 2:55:11 PM 4/6/2026, 2:55:10 PM
