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16 Cards in this Set
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Acute illness |
A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover . |
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Assisted living residence. ALR |
Provides housings, 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 |
A nursing case manager coordinates the care of the specific groups of the patient from admission through discharge and into home or long term setting |
Admission through discharge |
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Chronic illness |
An ongoing illness that is slow or gradual in onset, it has no known cure, it can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment |
Gradual |
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Functional nursing |
A nursing care pattern focusing on tasks and jobs. Each nursing team member has certain tasks and jobs to do. |
Tasks and jobs |
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Health team |
The many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the persons total care interdisciplinary health care team. |
Many health care workers |
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Hospice |
A health care agency or program for persons who are dying. |
Agency |
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LPN/LVN NURSE licenced practical nurse/ LVN vocational |
A nurse who has completed a practical nursing program and has passed a licencing test. |
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Nursing assistant |
A person who has passed a nursing assistant training and competency evaluations program and performs delegated nursing tasks under the supervion of a licenced nurse. |
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Nursing team |
Those who provide nursing care -RN's , LPN'S, LVN'S, and Nursing Assistants. |
Those who provide nursing care |
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Patient focused care |
A nursing care pattern. Services are moved from departments to the bedside. |
Dept to bedside |
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Primary Nursing |
A nursing care pattern, an RN is responsible for a patients total care. |
Rn responsible |
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Registered Nurse |
A nurse who has completed a 2-3 or 4 year program and has passed a licencing test |
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Surveyor |
A person who collects information by observing and asking questions. |
Observing and asking |
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Team nursing |
A nursing care pattern; a team of nursing staff led by an RN who decides the amount and kind of care each person needs. |
Led by an RN |
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Terminal illness |
An illnesses or injury from which the person will not likely recover. |
Illness or injury |
