Acute Care - correct answer ✔✔Healthcare services for individuals who become acutely or suddenly ill
and need to be hospitalized, generally over a short period of time.
Client - correct answer ✔✔The accepted terminology for which services are provided in any setting.
Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) - correct answer ✔✔An organization offering several
levels of healthcare on one campus.
Code of Ethics - correct answer ✔✔A written statement of standards for the guidance of both
supervisors and employees.
Confidentiality - correct answer ✔✔The protection of information that is considered private or personal.
Congregate Feeding Sites - correct answer ✔✔Foodservice generally offering hot meals 5 times a week
at noon, providing necessary nutrition and an opportunity for social contact and activities.
Contract Management - correct answer ✔✔Foodservice management provided by a contract company.
Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) - correct answer ✔✔Professional who has completed an ANFP-
approved training program and passed the national certification examination. Responsible for
management of the food operation.
Dietetic Technician Registered (DTR) - correct answer ✔✔Professional who has completed an AND-
approved associate degree program and who works under clinical and consultant dietitians to provide
appropriate nutrition care.
Healthcare Team - correct answer ✔✔A group of specialists in their respective areas.
,Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) - correct answer ✔✔Requiring all healthcare
organizations to maintain confidentiality and security of individuals' medical information.
Home Delivered Meals - correct answer ✔✔Agency that provides meals and delivery to home
environment to those meeting the criteria.
Hospice - correct answer ✔✔Service providing terminally ill patients with help in improving the quality
of life.
In-home Services - correct answer ✔✔Home healthcare providing skilled nursing services, rehabilitation
services, and personal care services.
Interdisciplinary Care Team (ICT) - correct answer ✔✔The combined group of professionals that provide
input into the care of the client.
Long-term Care - correct answer ✔✔Services provided to individuals who have healthcare needs that
require ongoing support.
Manager - correct answer ✔✔A person who plans, directs, organizes, and controls work.
Mission Stataement - correct answer ✔✔An organization's reason for being a definition of what the
organization does.
Registered Dietitian (RD) - correct answer ✔✔An individual who has a minimum of a bachelor's degree
in nutrition/dietetics and who has completed experience and registration requirements of the AND.
Residential Care Facility - correct answer ✔✔A facility that provides ongoing day-to-day care for a
resident who could not otherwise do so, but does not have intensive medical needs.
Scope of Practice - correct answer ✔✔A terminology used by national and state licensing boards for
various professions that defines the procedures, actions, and processes that are permitted for the
certified individual.
, Skilled Nursing Facility - correct answer ✔✔An institution that accepts patients who need the skill and
healthcare professionals to manage health needs around the clock.
Al dente' - correct answer ✔✔Italian cooking term meaning cooking until still firm, but tender to the
tooth; not soft.
Buffet-style Service - correct answer ✔✔Clients serve themselves from a number of choices on a buffet
line.
Centralized Meal Service - correct answer ✔✔Foods prepared and portioned onto trays of plates at a
central location in or adjacent to the main kitchen.
Closed Question - correct answer ✔✔A question with a limited number of answers such as one easily
answered with yes or no.
Comfort Food - correct answer ✔✔Any food that imparts a unique sense of emotional well-being such as
chicken soup.
Cultural Change - correct answer ✔✔Focus on person-centered, resident-driven services and care for
older Americans allowing expansion of choices in a healthcare community.
Cycle Menu - correct answer ✔✔Changes to a menu daily over a period of time or cycle such as three
days or three weeks.
Decentralized Meal Service - correct answer ✔✔Bulk quantities of prepared foods are sent hot or cold to
other locations for finishing and service.
External Nutrition - correct answer ✔✔Supplemental feeding, by mouth or by tube, of formulas or food
that contain essential nutrients.
Kosher - correct answer ✔✔Fit, proper, or in agreement with religious law. Kosher meat means the
animal has been slaughtered in a special way. Kosher foods are typically blessed by a rabbi.
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