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