a nursing care pattern where the RN is responsible for the person's total care Correct Answer: Primary Nursing
a person who performs delegated nursing
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an illness or injury from which the person will not likely recover Correct Answer: Terminal Illness
a nurse who has completed a practical nursing program and has passed a licensing test Correct Answer: Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
those who provide nursing care - RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and NAs Correct Answer: Nursing Team
a sudden illness from which the person is expected to recover Correct Answer: Acute Illness
when a nursing care pattern focuses on tasks and jobs, and each nursing team member has certain tasks and jobs to do Correct Answer: Case Management
provides housing, personal care, support services, health care, and social activities in a home-like setting to persons needing help with daily activities Correct Answer: Assisted Living Resident (ALR)
when an illness or injury is on-going, is slow or gradual in onset, and has no known cure Correct Answer: Chronic Illness
a health care agency or program for persons who are dying Correct Answer: Hospice
another term for LPNs Correct Answer: LVNs
a nursing care pattern in which a case manager (an RN) coordinates a person's care from admission through discharge and into the home setting Correct Answer: Functional Nursing
a nurse who has completed a 2,3,or4 year nursing program and has passed a licensing test Correct Answer: Registered Nurse (RN)
the many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the person's total care Correct Answer: Health Team
a nursing care pattern in which a team or nursing staff is led by an RN who decides the amount and kind of care each person needs Correct Answer: Team Nursing
when services are moved from departments to the bedside Correct Answer: Patient-Focused Care
a person who collects information by observing and asking questions Correct Answer: Surveyor
the person Correct Answer: When health care agencies offer services, the focus of care is always
learning about healthy living Correct Answer: Health promotion includes
detection and treatment of disease Correct Answer: Diagnostic tests, physical exams, surgery, emergency care, and drugs are used in
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