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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 housing personal care support services healthcare and social activities in a home like setting to persons needing help with ADLs |
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Case management |
(Nursing) manager coordinates care of specific groups of Pt. from admission ro discharge into home or long term care |
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Chronic illness |
Ongoing illness with slow or gradual onset. No known cure. but w/ control (treatment) complications are prevented. |
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Functional nursing |
Pattern of nursing care with focus on tasks and jobs. Each team member has set tasks and jobs |
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Health team |
Many health care workers who skills and knowledage focuses on Pt total care. (Interdeisciplinary team) |
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Hospice |
Healthcare agency or program for those who are dying |
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LVN / LPN |
Nurse who has completed practical program and has passed licensing. |
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Nursing Assistant |
Person who passed CNA training and evaluation program. Performs delegated nursing tasks under LN (licensed nurse) |
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Nursing team |
Those with whom proved care (Nurses and Assistants) |
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Patient focused care |
Nursing care pattern. Services are moved from depts. to bedside. |
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Primary nursing |
Nursing care pattern. An RN with total responsibility of Pt. |
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RN (Registered nurse) |
Completed a 2, 3, 4 yr program passed a license |
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Surveyor |
A person who collects information and ask questions |
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Team nursing |
Team of nursing staff. With RN as leader who decides amount / kind of care each Pt. needs |
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Terminal illness |
Illness or injury from which the person will not likely recover |
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DON |
Director of nursing |
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LPN / LVN |
Licensed practical nurse / licensed vocational nurse |
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RN |
Registered nurse |
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SNF |
Skilled Nursing Facility |
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Health promotion |
Goal of reduction of mental or physical illness. By learning (i.e. exercise, dieting, management of illnesses) |
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Disease prevention |
Measures are taken for prevention of diseases. (Immunizations) |
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Detection and treatment of disease |
This involves diagnostic physical exams surgery emergency care and drugs respiratory physical and occupational therapies are common the nursing team observe signs and symptoms gives care and follow doctor's orders |
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Rehabilitation and restorative care |
This involves returning persons to their highest possible level of physical and mental functioning into the Independence Independence means not relying on or needing care for others. Progress starts when person first seeks healthcare. Learns or relearns life skills to enjoy life. |
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