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Nursing Assist chapters 1-5 Flashcards

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Acute illness

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A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover

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Assisted Living Residence (ALR)

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Provides housing personal care, support services, health care, and social activities in a home-like setting to persons needing help with daily activities

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Case Management

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A nursing care pattern; a case manager an RN coordinates a persons care from admission through discharge and into the home or long term care setting

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Chronic illness

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An ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset; it has no known cruel it can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment

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Functional Nursing

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A nursing care pattern focusing on tasks and hobs; each nursing team member has certain tasks and jobs to do

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Health Team

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The many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the person’s total care; interdisciplinary health care team

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Hospice

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A health care agency or program for persons who are dying

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Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

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A nurse who has completed a 1-year nursing program and has passed a licensing test

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Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

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this is same as LPN just used this way in some states

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Nursing Assistant

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A person who has passed a nursing assistant training and competency evaluation program; performs delegated nursing tasks under the supervision of a licensed nurse

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Nursing team

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Those who provide nursing care RN/LPN/CNA

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Patient-focused care

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A nursing care pattern; services are moved from department to the bedside

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Primary Nursing

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A nursing care pattern; an RN is responsible for the person’s total care

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Registered Nurse (RN)

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A nurse who as completed a 2-3-4 year nursing program and has passed a licensing test

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Team Nursing

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A nursing care pattern; a team of ursine staff is led by an RN who decides the amount and kind of care each person needs

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Terminal Illness

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An illness or injury from which the person will not likely recover

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ALR

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Assisted living residence

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DON

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Director of nursing

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HMO

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Health maintenance organization

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LPN

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Licensed Practical nurse

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LVN

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licensed vocational nurse

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PPO

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Preferred provide organization

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RN

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Registered Nurse

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SNF

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Skilled nursing facility

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Involuntary Seclusion
Separating a person from other against his or her will, keeping the person to a certain area, or keeping the person away from his or her room without consent
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Ombudsman
Someone who supports or promotes the needs and interests of another person
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Representative
Any person who has the legal right to act on the residents behalf when he or she cannot do so for himself or herself
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Treatment
The care provided to maintain or restore health, improve function, or relieve symptoms
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AHA
American Hospital Association
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OBRA
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
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Accountable
Being responsible for ones actions and the actions of others who performed the delegated tasks; answering questions about and explaining one's actions and the actions of others
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Delegate
To authorize another person to perform a nursing task in a certain situation
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Job Description
A document that describes what the agency expects you to do
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Nursing Task
Nursing care or a nursing function, procedure, activity, or work that can be delegated to nursing assistants when it does not require an RN's professional knowledge or judgement
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Responsibility
The duty or obligation to perform some act or function
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CNA
Certified nursing assistant
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LNA
Licensed nursing assistant
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LPN
Licensed Practical nurse
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LVN
Licensed vocational nurse
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NATCEP
Nursing assistant training and competency evaluation program
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NCSBN
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
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OBRA
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
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RN
Registered Nurse
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RNA
Registered Nurse Aide
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STNA
State Tested Nurse Aide
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Abuse
The willful infliction or 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
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Assault
Intentionally attempting or threatening to touch a persons body without the persons consent
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Battery
Touching a persons body without his or her consent
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Boundary Crossing
A brief act or behavior outside of the helpful zone
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Boundary Sign
An act, behavior, or thought that warns of a boundary crossing or violation
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Boundary Violation
An act or behavior that meets your needs, not the persons
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Civil Law
Laws concerned with relationships between people
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Crime
An act that violates a criminal law
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Criminal Law
Laws concerned with offenses against the public and society in general
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Defamation
Injuring a persons name and reputation by making false statements to a third person
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Elder Abuse
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
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Ethics
Knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct
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False Imprisonment
Unlawful restraint or restriction of a person freedom of movement
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Fraud
Saying or doing something to trick, fool, or deceive a person
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Invasion of privacy
Violating a persons right not to have his or her name, photo, or private affairs exposed or made public without giving consent
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Law
A rule of conduct made by a government body
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Libel
Making false statements in print, writing, or through pictures or drawings
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Malpractice
Negligence by a professional person
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Neglect
Failure to provide the person with the goods or services needed to avoid physical harm, mental anguish, or mental illness
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Negligence
An unintentional wrong in which a person did not act in a reasonable and careful manner and a person or the persons property was harmed
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Professional Boundary
That which separates helpful behaviors from behaviors that are not helpful
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Professional sexual misconduct
An act, behavior, or comment that is sexual in nature
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Protected Health Information
Identifying information and information about the persons health care that is maintained or sent in any form
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Self-Neglect
A persons behaviors and way of living that threaten his or her health, safety, and well being
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Slander
Making false statements orally
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Standard of Care
The skills, care, and judgements required by a health team member under similar conditions
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Tort
A wrong committed against a person or the persons property
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Vulnerable Adult
A person 18 years old or older who has a disability or condition that makes him or her at risk to be wounded, attacked, or damaged
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Will
A legal document of how a person wants property distributed after death
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HIPPA
Health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996
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OBRA
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
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Confidentiality
Trusting others with personal and private information
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Courtesy
A polite, considerate, or helpful comment or act
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Gossip
To spread rumors or talk about the private matters of others
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Harassment
To trouble, torment, offend, or worry a person by ones behavior or comments
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Mentor
same as preceptor
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Preceptor
A staff member who guides another staff member, mentor
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Priority
The most important thing at the time
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Professionalism
Following laws, being ethical, having good work ethics, and having the skills to do your work
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Stress
The response or change in the body caused by any emotional, physical, social, or economic factor
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Stressor
The event or factor that causes stress
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Teamwork
Staff members work together as a group; each person does his or her part to provide safe and effective care
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Work ethics
Behavior in the workplace
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NATCEP
Nursing assistant training and competency evaluation program
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Rehabilitation starts when the
Person first seeks health care
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The patient care partnership: understanding expectations, rights, and responsibilities is concerned with
Hospital care
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OBRA is a
Federal Law
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A son has the legal right to act on his mothers behalf. The son is his mothers legal
Representative
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A resident has a phone in his room. He wants to make a phone call. what should you do?
Leave the room
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REsidents do not have the right to
A private room
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A person brought furniture and other items from home. they are?
Labeled with the persons name
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A long term care ombudsman
investigates resident complaints
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The patient care partnership understanding expectations, rights, and responsibilities is a federal law
False
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Residents must provide some type of work for the center
False
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Nursing practice is regulated by
Nurse practice acts
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What state law affects what nursing assistants can do?
OBRA
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As a nursing assistant, you?
need a written job description before employment
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A nurse delegates a task to you. you must
decide to accept or refuse the task
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Ethics is
Knowledge of right and wrong conduct
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Which is ethical behavior?
Reporting errors
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on your days off, you call the agency to check on a patient. this is
Boundary sign
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these statements are about negligence which is false?
a prison term is likely
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Threatening to touch the persons body without the persons consent is
Assault
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You fall asleep at work. this is
Abandonment
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You wear needed eyeglasses. This helps protect the persons safety
True
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Lying on a job application is
Fraud
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You are completing a job application. you should do the following except
leave spaces blank that do not apply to you
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Which of the following do employers look for the most?
Dependability
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A resignation letter should not include?
Problems you had during your work

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