Healthcare and Nursing Terminology: Acute and Chronic Illness, Teamwork, and Ethics, Exams of Nursing

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CNA chapter 1-18|224 Answered Questions LATEST UPDATE acute illness an illness of rapid onset ans short duration, the person is expected to recover assisted living residence (ALR) Provides housing, personal care, support services, health care, and social activities in a home-like setting to persons needing help with daily activities chronic illness a nursing care pattern,m services for the person's care needs are obtained and monitored from admission through discharge and into the home or long-term care setting. functional nursing a nursing care pattern focusing on taks and jobs, each nursing team member is assigned certain tasks and jobs health team the many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the person's total care; interdisciplinary health care team Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) a nurse who has completed a practical nursing program and has passed a licensing test; called licensed vocational nurse (LVN) in California and Texas licensed vocational nurse (LVN) See "licensed practical nurse (LPN)" nursing assistant 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 Those who provide nursing care--RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nursing assistants patient-focused care A nursing care pattern; services are moved from departments to the bedside primary nursing a nursing care pattern; an RN is responsible for the person's total care Registered Nurse (RN) A nurse who has completed a 2-, 3-, or 4-year nursing program and has passed a licensing test survey the formal review of an agency through the collection of facts and observations surveyor A person who collects information by observing and asking questions team nursing a nursing care pattern; a team of nursing staff is led by an RN who decides the amount and kind of care each person needs terminal illness an illness or injury from which the person will not likely recover involuntary seclusion 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 someone who supports or promotes the needs and interests of another person representative A person with the legal right to act on the patient's or resident's behalf when he or she cannot do so for himself or herself treatment the care provided to maintain or restore health, improve function, or relieve symptoms Certification Official recognition by a state that standards or requirements have been met endorsement A state recognizes the certificate, license, or registration issued by another state; reciprocity or equivalency equivalency See "endorsement" job decription a document that describes what the agency expects you to do physical, sexual, or psychological harm by a current or former partner or spouse invasion of privacy violating a person's right not to have his or her name, photo, or private affairs exposed or made public without giving consent law A rule of conduct made by a government body libel Making false statements in print, writing, or through pictures or drawings Malpractice Negligence by a professional person neglect when a caretaker fails to provide basic needs Negligence 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 professional sexual misconduct an act, behavior, or comment that is sexual in nature Protected Health Information (PHI) identifying information and information about the person's health care that is maintained or sent in any form (paper, electronic, oral) self-neglect a person's behaviors and way of living that threaten his or her health, safety, and well-being bullying Repeated attacks or threats of fear, distress, or harm by a bully toward a victim Burnout A job stress resulting in being physically or mentally exhausted, having doubts about your abilities, and having doubts about the value of your work Confidentiality trusting others with personal and private information Conflict a clash of actions, ideas, desires, or wills courtesy A polite, considerate, or helpful comment or act gossip to spread rumors or talk about the private matters of others harassment to trouble, torment, offend, or worry a person by one's behavior or comments priority The most important thing at the time Professionalism following laws, being ethical, having good work ethics, and having the skills to do your work Stress the response or change in the body caused by any emotional, physical, social, or economic factor teamwork staff members work together as a group; each person does his or her part to provide safe and effective care work ethic behavior in the workplace bariatrics The field of medicine focused on the treatment and control of obesity body language messages sent through facial expressions, gestures, posture, hand and body movements, gait, eye contact, and appearance comatose being unable to respond to stimuli Communication the exchange of information, thoughts, ideas, and feelings Culture a characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or group of people disability any lost, absent, or impaired physical or mental function esteem The worth, value, or opinion one has of a person geriatrics the field of medicine concerned with the problems and diseases of old age and older persons Holism a concept that considers the whole person; the whole person has physical, social, psychological, and spiritual parts that are woven together and cannot be separated morbid obesity weighing 100 pounds or more over one's normal weight nonverbal communication communication without the use of words. obesity having an excess amount of body fat obstetrics The field of medicine concerned with the care of women during pregnancy, labor, and childbirth and for 6 to 8 weeks after birth optimal level of function A person's highest potential for mental and physical performance Paraphasing restates the client's feelings and thoughts for the client to confirm what has been communicated pediatrics The field of medicine concerned with the growth, development, and care of children- newborns to teenagers psychiatry the field of medicine concerned with mental health disorders religion spiritual beliefs, needs, and practices self-actualization