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Acute illness -CORRECT ANSWER a sudden illness from which a person is expected
to recover
Chronic illness -CORRECT ANSWER an on-going illness, slow or gradual in onset; it
has no known cure; it can be controlled and complications prevented with proper
treatment
Health team -CORRECT ANSWER the many health care workers whose skills and
knowledge focus on the person's total care
Licensed practical nurse (LPN) -CORRECT ANSWER a nurse who has completed a
one year nursing program and has passed a licensing test
Nursing assistant -CORRECT ANSWER a person who has passed a nursing assistant
training and competency evaluation program; performs delegated nursing tasks under
the supervision of a licensed nurse
Nursing team -CORRECT ANSWER those who provide nursing care- RNs, LPNs, and
nursing assistants
Terminal illness -CORRECT ANSWER an illness or injury from which the person will not
likely recover
DON -CORRECT ANSWER director of nursing
LPN -CORRECT ANSWER licensed practical nurse
RN -CORRECT ANSWER Registered Nurse
Nurse Team Hierarchy (from most control to least) -CORRECT ANSWER
DON....nursing supervisors/managers...charge nurse....staff RNs...LPNs....nursing
assistants
The governing body of a hospital -CORRECT ANSWER board of directors (or board of
trustees)
,Medicare -CORRECT ANSWER federal health insurance program for persons 65 years
of age or older
Medicaid -CORRECT ANSWER health care payment program sponsored by federal
government
Involuntary seclusion -CORRECT ANSWER separating a person from others against
his or her will, keeping the person to a certain area or keeping the person away from his
or her room without consent
ombudsman -CORRECT ANSWER someone who supports or promotes the needs and
interests of another person (for resident/patient)
Representative -CORRECT ANSWER a person who has the legal right to act on the
patient's or resident's behalf when he or she cannot do so for himself or herself
OBRA -CORRECT ANSWER Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (federal)
Rights of patients and residents -CORRECT ANSWER the right to information
to refuse treatment
to personal privacy
to make their own choices
to voice concerns, questions, and complaints about treatment/care
to work or perform services if he/she wants to do so
to form and take part in resident groups
to keep and use personal items
to be free from verbal, sexual, physical, and mental abuse
to not have body movements restricted
to quality of life
abuse -CORRECT ANSWER the willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement,
intimidation, or punishment that results in physical harm, pain, or mental anguish;
depriving the person (or the person's caregiver) of the goods or services needed to
attain or maintain well-being
assault -CORRECT ANSWER intentionally attempting or threatening to touch a
person's body without the person's consent
battery -CORRECT ANSWER touching a person's body without his or her consent
boundary crossing -CORRECT ANSWER a brief act or behavior outside of the helpful
zone
boundary violation -CORRECT ANSWER an act or behavior that meets your needs, not
the person's
, civil law -CORRECT ANSWER laws concerned with relationships between people
defamation -CORRECT ANSWER injuring a person's name or reputation by making
false statements to a third person
delegate -CORRECT ANSWER to authorize another person to perform a nursing task
in a certain situation
elder abuse -CORRECT ANSWER any knowing, intentional, or negligent act by a
caregiver or any other person to an older adult; the act causes harm or serious risk of
harm
ethics -CORRECT ANSWER knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct
false imprisonment -CORRECT ANSWER unlawful restraint or restriction of a person's
freedom of movement
fraud -CORRECT ANSWER saying or doing something to trick, fool, or deceive a
person
invasion of privacy -CORRECT ANSWER violating a person's right not to have his or
her name, photo, or private affairs exposed or made public without giving consent
job description -CORRECT ANSWER a document that describes what the agency
expects you to do
malpractice -CORRECT ANSWER negligence by a professional person
negligence -CORRECT ANSWER an unintentional wrong in which a person did not act
in a reasonable and careful manner and a person or the person's property was harmed
nursing task -CORRECT ANSWER nursing care or a nursing function, procedure,
activity, or work that can be delegated to nursing assistants when it does not require an
RNs professional knowledge or judgement
professional sexual misconduct -CORRECT ANSWER an act, behavior, or comment
that is sexual in nature
protected health information -CORRECT ANSWER identifying information and
information about the person's health care that is maintained or sent in any form (paper,
electronic, oral)
self-neglect -CORRECT ANSWER a person's behaviors and way of living that threaten
his or her health, safety, and well-being