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Hartman's CNA Chapter 1-5Accountable - correct answer ✔✔answerable for one's actions
activities of daily living (ADLs) - correct answer ✔✔personal daily care task, including bathing, skin, nail,
and hair care, walking, eating and drinking, mouth care, dressing, transferring, and toileting
acute care - correct answer ✔✔24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries; generally given in
hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers
adaptive devices - correct answer ✔✔special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to
perform ADLs; also called assistive devices.
adult day services - correct answer ✔✔care for people who need some assistance or supervision during
certain hours, but who do not live in the facility where care is given
animal-assisted therapy (AAT) - correct answer ✔✔the practice of bringing pets into a facility or home to
provide stimulation and companionship
assistive devices - correct answer ✔✔Special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to
perform ADLS; also called adaptive devices.
care team - correct answer ✔✔the group of people with different kinds of education and experience
who provide resident care
chain of command - correct answer ✔✔the order of authority within a facility
charge nurse (nurse-in-charge) - correct answer ✔✔a nurse responsible for a team of healthcare workers
chronic - correct answer ✔✔long-term or long-lasting
,cite - correct answer ✔✔in a long-term care facility, to find a problem through a survey
conscientious - correct answer ✔✔guided by a sense of right and wrong; principled
continuity of care - correct answer ✔✔an ongoing coordination of a resident's care over time, during
which the care team is regularly exchanging information and is working toward shared goals
courteous - correct answer ✔✔polite, kind, considerate
Delegation - correct answer ✔✔transferring responsibility to a person for a specific task
Dementia - correct answer ✔✔the serious loss of mental abilities, such as thinking, remembering,
reasoning, and communicating
diagnosis - correct answer ✔✔the identification of disease or other problems by its signs and symptoms
and from the results of different tests
empathetic - correct answer ✔✔identifying with and understanding another's feelings
first impression - correct answer ✔✔a way of classifying or categorizing someone or something at the
first meeting
functional nursing - correct answer ✔✔method of care that involves assigning specific tasks to each
team member
holistic care - correct answer ✔✔care that involves the whole person; this includes his or her physical,
social, emotional, and spiritual needs
home health care - correct answer ✔✔care that takes place in a person's home
, hospice care - correct answer ✔✔care for people who have approximately six months or less to live; care
is available until the person dies
inter-generational care - correct answer ✔✔mixing elderly and children in the same care setting
Joint Commission - correct answer ✔✔a not-for-profit organization that evaluates and accredits different
types of healthcare facilities
length of stay - correct answer ✔✔the number of days a person stays in a healthcare facility
liability - correct answer ✔✔a legal term that means someone can be held responsible for harming
someone else
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or licensed vocational nurse (LVN) - correct answer ✔✔a licensed nurse
who administers medications, gives treatment, and may supervise daily care of residents
long term care - correct answer ✔✔24-hour care provided for people with ongoing conditions who are
generally unable to manage their ADLs
Medicaid - correct answer ✔✔a medical assistance program for low-income people, as well as for people
with disabilities
Medicare - correct answer ✔✔the federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, are
disabled or are ill and cannot work
Medicare Part A - correct answer ✔✔helps pay for care in a hospital or skilled nursing facility or for care
from a home health agency or hospice
Medicare Part B - correct answer ✔✔helps pay for doctor services and other medical services and
equipment
Medicare Part C - correct answer ✔✔combines insurance
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