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15 Cards in this Set
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ACUTE ILLNESS
(eu-)meaning normal,good,well,healthy |
A sudden illness from which a person i expected to recover
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ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE
abbreviation ALR |
Provides housing,personal care,support services,health care,social activities in a home-like setting
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CASE MANAGEMENT
CASE MANAGER (RN) |
A nursing care pattern
a case manager (RN)-coordinates a person's care from admission through discharge and into the home setting |
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CHRONIC ILLNESS
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An on going illness,slow or gradual in onset; it has no know cure, the illness 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 jobs, each nursing team member has certain task and jobs
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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) |
A nurse who has completed a 1 year nurse program and has passed a licensing test;called licensed vocational nurse in some states
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LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE
(LVN) |
Licensed Practical Nurse
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NURSING ASSISTANT
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A person who has passed a nursing assistant training and competency evaluation program,performs delegared 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,LPNs/LVNs,CNA (NURSING ASSISTANT) |
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PATIENT-FOCUSED CARE
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A nursing care pattern
services are moved from departments to the bedside |
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NURSING CARE PATTERNS
team nursing primary nursing case management patient-focused care |
Nursing care is given in many ways. The pattern used depends on how many persons need care, the staff and cost
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YOUR ROLE
meeting standards and in the survey process |
1.Provide quality care
2.Protect the person's right 3.Provide for the peson's and your own safety 4.conduct yourself in a professional manner 5.keep the agency clean and safe 6.have good work ethics 7.follow policies and prcedures 8.answer questions honestly and completely |
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key abbreviations
1.CMG 2.DON 3.DRG 4.HHRG 5.HMO 6.NATCEP 7.PPO 8.RN 9.RUG 10.SNF |
1.CASE MIX GROUP
2.DIRECTOR OF NURSING 3.DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUP 4.HOME HEALTH RESOURCE GROUP 5.HEALTH MANITENANCE ORGANIZATION 6.Nursing assistant training and competency evaluation program 7.Preferred provider organization 8.Registered nurse 9.resource utilization group 10.skilled nursing facility |
