Chapter 1 Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care |
Comprehensive Practice Review Guide with
Core Content Coverage | Grade A+
long term care -✓✓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
diagnoses -✓✓physcians determination of an illness
home health care -✓✓care that is provided in a persons home
assisted living -✓✓residences for people who do not need skilled, 24 hour are, but do
require some help with daily care.
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.
acute care -✓✓24 hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries; generally given
in hospital 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
treatment 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 -✓✓daily personal care tasks such as bathing, caring for skin,
nails, hair, and teeth, dressing, toileting, eating and drinking; walking; and transferring.
, adl -✓✓activities of daily living
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.
medicare -✓✓a federal health insurance program for people who are 65 and older, are
disabled, or are ill and cannot work
medicaid -✓✓a medical assistance for people who have low income, as well as for
people with disabilities
charting -✓✓documenting important information and observations about residents
assistive devices -✓✓special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to
person ADLs, also called adaptive devices
chain of command -✓✓line of authority with a facility
liability -✓✓a legal term that means someone can be held responsible for harming
someone else
scope of practice -✓✓defines the tasks taht health care providers are legally allowed to
do and how to do them correctly
care plan -✓✓a plan developed for reach resident to achieve certain goals; it outlines
the steps an tasks that the care team must perform.
policy -✓✓a course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs
procedure -✓✓a method, or a way of doing something
professional -✓✓having to do with work or a job
personal -✓✓relating to life outside ones job, such as family, friends, and home life
professionalism -✓✓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.
compassionate -✓✓caring, concerned, considerate, empathetic, and understanding
Comprehensive Practice Review Guide with
Core Content Coverage | Grade A+
long term care -✓✓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
diagnoses -✓✓physcians determination of an illness
home health care -✓✓care that is provided in a persons home
assisted living -✓✓residences for people who do not need skilled, 24 hour are, but do
require some help with daily care.
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.
acute care -✓✓24 hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries; generally given
in hospital 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
treatment 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 -✓✓daily personal care tasks such as bathing, caring for skin,
nails, hair, and teeth, dressing, toileting, eating and drinking; walking; and transferring.
, adl -✓✓activities of daily living
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.
medicare -✓✓a federal health insurance program for people who are 65 and older, are
disabled, or are ill and cannot work
medicaid -✓✓a medical assistance for people who have low income, as well as for
people with disabilities
charting -✓✓documenting important information and observations about residents
assistive devices -✓✓special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to
person ADLs, also called adaptive devices
chain of command -✓✓line of authority with a facility
liability -✓✓a legal term that means someone can be held responsible for harming
someone else
scope of practice -✓✓defines the tasks taht health care providers are legally allowed to
do and how to do them correctly
care plan -✓✓a plan developed for reach resident to achieve certain goals; it outlines
the steps an tasks that the care team must perform.
policy -✓✓a course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs
procedure -✓✓a method, or a way of doing something
professional -✓✓having to do with work or a job
personal -✓✓relating to life outside ones job, such as family, friends, and home life
professionalism -✓✓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.
compassionate -✓✓caring, concerned, considerate, empathetic, and understanding
