Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care
long-term care (LTC) - Answers -care given in long-term care facilities for people who
need 24-hour, skilled care.
skilled care - Answers -medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist.
length of stay - Answers -the number of days a person stays in a healthcare facility.
chronic - Answers -long-term or long-lasting.
diagnoses - Answers -physicians' determinations of an illness.
home health care - Answers -care that is provided in a person's home.
assisted living - Answers -residences for people who do not need skilled, 24-hour care,
but do require some help with daily care.
adult day services - Answers -care for people who need some help during certain hours,
but who do not live in the facility where care is given.
acute care - Answers -24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries; generally
given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers.
subacute care - Answers -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 - Answers -care is given for less than 24 hours for people who have had
treatment or surgery and need short-term skilled care.
rehabilitation - Answers -care that is given by specialists to help restore or improve
function after an illness or injury.
activities of daily living - Answers -daily personal care tasks such as bathing; caring for
skin, nails, hair, and teeth; dressing; toileting; eating and drinking; walking, and
transferring.
culture change - Answers -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 - Answers -a type of care that places the emphasis on the person
needing care and his or her individuality and capabilities.
Medicare - Answers -a federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older,
are disabled, or are ill and cannot work.
Medicaid - Answers -a medical assistance program for people with low incomes, as well
as for people with disabilities.
charting - Answers -documenting important information and observations about
residents
assistive devices - Answers -special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled
to perform activities of daily living; also called adaptive devices.
chain of command - Answers -the line of authority within a facility.
liability - Answers -a legal term that means someone can be held responsible for
harming someone else.
scope of practice - Answers -defines the tasks that healthcare providers are legally
allowed to do and how to do them correctly.
care plan - Answers -a plan developed for each resident to achieve certain goals; it
outlines the steps and tasks that the care team must perform.
policy - Answers -a course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation
occurs
professional - Answers -having to do with work or a job
procedure - Answers -a method, or way, of doing something.
personal - Answers -relating to life outside one's job, such as family, friends, and home
life.
professionalism - Answers -how a person behaves when he is on the job; it includes
how a person dresses, the words he uses, and the things he talks about.
ethics - Answers -the knowledge of right and wrong.
laws - Answers -rules set by the government to help people live peacefully together and
to ensure order and safety.
, Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) - Answers -a law passed by the federal
government that includes minimum standards for nursing assistant training, staffing
requirements, resident assessment instructions, and information on rights for residents.
cite - Answers -in a long-term care facility, to find a problem through a survey.
Residents' Rights - Answers -numerous rights identified in the OBRA law that relate to
how residents must be treated while living in a facility; they provide an ethical code of
conduct for healthcare workers.
informed consent - Answers -the process in which a person, with the help of a doctor,
makes informed decisions about his or her health care
abuse - Answers -purposeful mistreatment that causes physical, mental, or emotional
pain or injury to someone.
neglect - Answers -the failure to provide needed care that results in physical, mental, or
emotional harm to a person.
physical abuse - Answers -any treatment, intentional or not, that causes harm to a
person's body.
psychological abuse - Answers -emotional harm caused by threatening, scaring,
humiliating, intimidating, isolating, or insulting a person, or by treating him as a child;
also includes verbal abuse.
verbal abuse - Answers -the use of spoken or written words, pictures, or gestures that
threaten, embarrass, or insult a person.
sexual abuse - Answers -the forcing of a person to perform or participate in sexual acts
against his or her will; includes unwanted touching, exposing oneself, and the sharing of
pornographic material.
financial abuse - Answers -the improper or illegal use of a person's money,
possessions, property, or other assets.
assault - Answers -a threat to harm a person, resulting in the person feeling fearful that
he or she will be harmed.
battery - Answers -the intentional touching of a person without his or her consent.
domestic violence - Answers -physical, sexual, or emotional abuse by spouses, intimate
partners, or family members.
long-term care (LTC) - Answers -care given in long-term care facilities for people who
need 24-hour, skilled care.
skilled care - Answers -medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist.
length of stay - Answers -the number of days a person stays in a healthcare facility.
chronic - Answers -long-term or long-lasting.
diagnoses - Answers -physicians' determinations of an illness.
home health care - Answers -care that is provided in a person's home.
assisted living - Answers -residences for people who do not need skilled, 24-hour care,
but do require some help with daily care.
adult day services - Answers -care for people who need some help during certain hours,
but who do not live in the facility where care is given.
acute care - Answers -24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries; generally
given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers.
subacute care - Answers -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 - Answers -care is given for less than 24 hours for people who have had
treatment or surgery and need short-term skilled care.
rehabilitation - Answers -care that is given by specialists to help restore or improve
function after an illness or injury.
activities of daily living - Answers -daily personal care tasks such as bathing; caring for
skin, nails, hair, and teeth; dressing; toileting; eating and drinking; walking, and
transferring.
culture change - Answers -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 - Answers -a type of care that places the emphasis on the person
needing care and his or her individuality and capabilities.
Medicare - Answers -a federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older,
are disabled, or are ill and cannot work.
Medicaid - Answers -a medical assistance program for people with low incomes, as well
as for people with disabilities.
charting - Answers -documenting important information and observations about
residents
assistive devices - Answers -special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled
to perform activities of daily living; also called adaptive devices.
chain of command - Answers -the line of authority within a facility.
liability - Answers -a legal term that means someone can be held responsible for
harming someone else.
scope of practice - Answers -defines the tasks that healthcare providers are legally
allowed to do and how to do them correctly.
care plan - Answers -a plan developed for each resident to achieve certain goals; it
outlines the steps and tasks that the care team must perform.
policy - Answers -a course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation
occurs
professional - Answers -having to do with work or a job
procedure - Answers -a method, or way, of doing something.
personal - Answers -relating to life outside one's job, such as family, friends, and home
life.
professionalism - Answers -how a person behaves when he is on the job; it includes
how a person dresses, the words he uses, and the things he talks about.
ethics - Answers -the knowledge of right and wrong.
laws - Answers -rules set by the government to help people live peacefully together and
to ensure order and safety.
, Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) - Answers -a law passed by the federal
government that includes minimum standards for nursing assistant training, staffing
requirements, resident assessment instructions, and information on rights for residents.
cite - Answers -in a long-term care facility, to find a problem through a survey.
Residents' Rights - Answers -numerous rights identified in the OBRA law that relate to
how residents must be treated while living in a facility; they provide an ethical code of
conduct for healthcare workers.
informed consent - Answers -the process in which a person, with the help of a doctor,
makes informed decisions about his or her health care
abuse - Answers -purposeful mistreatment that causes physical, mental, or emotional
pain or injury to someone.
neglect - Answers -the failure to provide needed care that results in physical, mental, or
emotional harm to a person.
physical abuse - Answers -any treatment, intentional or not, that causes harm to a
person's body.
psychological abuse - Answers -emotional harm caused by threatening, scaring,
humiliating, intimidating, isolating, or insulting a person, or by treating him as a child;
also includes verbal abuse.
verbal abuse - Answers -the use of spoken or written words, pictures, or gestures that
threaten, embarrass, or insult a person.
sexual abuse - Answers -the forcing of a person to perform or participate in sexual acts
against his or her will; includes unwanted touching, exposing oneself, and the sharing of
pornographic material.
financial abuse - Answers -the improper or illegal use of a person's money,
possessions, property, or other assets.
assault - Answers -a threat to harm a person, resulting in the person feeling fearful that
he or she will be harmed.
battery - Answers -the intentional touching of a person without his or her consent.
domestic violence - Answers -physical, sexual, or emotional abuse by spouses, intimate
partners, or family members.
