Day 1

Question 0

Acute illness

Answer 0

An illness that comes on suddenly and is generally short of duration

Question 1

Activities of daily living

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Every day activities including eating, dressing, bathing, and toilet ink

Question 2

Care plan

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A written plan that provides directions for each patients care.

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Chain of command

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The lines of authority in an organization

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Chronic illness

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An illness that develops slowly and continues for a long period of time

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Diagnosis related groups (DRG)

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A system of payment rates to health care providers in which illnesses are grouped into related types

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Interdisciplinary team

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A group consisting of various health care professionals and non professionals who work together in the care of an individual

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Kardex

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A card filing system that allows quick reference to a patients care plan

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Managed care

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A program in which the cost of appropriate health care goods and services are controlled

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Confidentiality

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The principle of not revealing private info to others

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False imprisonment

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The illegal confinement or restraint of a person against his or her will

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Hygiene

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The maintenance of health and cleanliness

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Incident

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Any unusual event such as an accident or a situation that could cause an accident

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Job description

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The list of duties and responsibilities that go with a particular job

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Liable

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Legally responsible

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Malpractice

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Negligence committed by a professional person

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Negligence

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A failure to provide the care that a nursing assistant should be reasonably expected to provide, which causes harm to a patient or property

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Scope of practice

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The range of activities that can legally be performed within a particular health occupation

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Standards of care

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A set of guidelines that serves as a model for good CNA care

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Stress

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Pressure or strain that disturbs a person’s mental or physical well-being

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Apical pulse

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Pulse taken with a stethoscope on the left side of the chest u dear the breastbone which measures the heartbeat at the apex or bottom of the heart

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Axillary

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Relating to or located in the axilla or armpit

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Baseline

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The initial recording of vital signs taken when a patient is admitted to a healthcare facility

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Blood pressure

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The force of blood as it is pushed against the walls of the arteries

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Hospital

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Provide complex care for people who are too ill to be treated elsewhere

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Specialty hospitals and centers

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Treat specific age groups or services

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Subacute care facilities

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After discharge from hospital some patients require continued medical management in less expensive facility

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Long term care facilities

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Permanently disabled individuals

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Home health agencies

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Patients prefer to remain in homes and less expensive with same care

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Hospice

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For the terminally ill primarily to provide comfort and improved quality of life

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RN

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Plans and coordinates patient care

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LPN

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Works under an RN and has a license

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CNA

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Help nurses carry out patient care and perform basic nursing functions under direction of RN

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Primary nursing

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One RN takes charge of planning and implementing All care for a particular patient

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Team nursing

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Head nurse divides staff into teams and assigns group of patients to team. Each team has a leader who distributes assignments

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Functional nursing

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Head nurse directs nursing staff in care if all patients and assigns tasks to staff members

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Body temperature

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The measurement of the amount of heat in the body

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Centigrade

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Aka Celsius a scale for measuring and recording temperature

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Diastolic pressure

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The pressure of the blood vessels between the contractions of the heart, when the heart relaxes or when the pressure decreases

Question 39

Fahrenheit

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Scale generally uses In the U.S. For measuring temp

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Hypertension

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High BP

Question 41

Hypotension

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Low BP

Question 42

Pulse

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The beat of the heart felt as the rhythmic pressure of the blood against the walls of an artery

Question 43

Pulse deficit

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The difference between he apical pulse rate and the radial pulse rate

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Respiration

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Breathing

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Respiratory rate

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The number of respirations in one minute

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Sphygmomanometer

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An instrument that along with a stethoscope is used to measure blood pressure aka blood pressure cuff

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Systolic pressure

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The pressure of the blood when the heart contracts and pumps blood into the arteries. The point when greatest pressure is put on the artery walls

Question 48

Vital signs

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The measurement of T,R, BP

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Factors that affect vital signs

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``` Time of day Activity Meds Eating,drinking,smoking Emotions Weight, age, condition Illness Position ```

Question 50

Normal temp

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36-37 oral

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Normal Pulse

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60-100

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Normal respirations

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12-20

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Things to look for in respirations

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Irregular, deep, shallow, gasping, wheezing, pain, cyanosis

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Blood pressure normal ranges

Answer 54

90-140/60-90