NURA 1301 Exam 1 Questions with Answers
chronic illness - Answer-An ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset; it has no known cure; it can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment
case management - Answer-A nursing case manager coordinates the care of specific groups ...
chronic illness - Answer-An ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset; it has no known
cure; it can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment
case management - Answer-A nursing case manager coordinates the care of specific
groups of patients from admission through discharge and into the home or long-term
care setting
functional nursing - Answer-A nursing care pattern focusing on tasks and jobs; each
nursing team member has certain tasks and jobs to do
health team - Answer-the many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus
on the person's total care; interdisciplinary health care teamwork
Hospice - Answer-a health care agency or program for persons who are dying
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Answer-a nurse who has completed a practical
nursing program and has passed a licensing test; called licensed vocational nurse
(LVN) in California and Texas
nursing assistant - Answer-A person who has passed a nursing assistant training and
competency evaluation program; performs delegated nursing tasks under the
supervision of a licensed nurse
nursing team - Answer-Those who provide nursing care--RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nursing
assistants
patient-focused care - Answer-A nursing care pattern; services are moved from
departments to the bedside
primary nursing - Answer-a nursing care pattern; an RN is responsible for the person's
total care
Registered Nurse (RN) - Answer-A nurse who has completed a 2-, 3-, or 4-year nursing
program and has passed a licensing test
surveyor - Answer-A person who collects information by observing and asking questions
, team nursing - Answer-a nursing care pattern; a team of nursing staff is led by an RN
who decides the amount and kind of care each person needs
terminal illness - Answer-an illness or injury from which the person will not likely recover
DON - Answer-director of nursing
LPN - Answer-licensed practical nurse
LVN - Answer-licensed vocational nurse
RN - Answer-registered nurse
SNF - Answer-skilled nursing facility
OBRA - Answer-Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) - Answer-Federal law that regulates the
education and testing of nursing assistants
involuntary seclusion - Answer-separating a person from others against his or her will,
keeping the person to a certain area, or keeping the person away from his or her room
without consent
Ombudsman - Answer-someone who supports or promotes the needs and interests of
another person
Representative - Answer-A person with the legal right to act on the patient's or
resident's behalf when he or she cannot do so for himself or herself
treatment - Answer-the care provided to maintain or restore health, improve function, or
relieve symptoms
Certification - Answer-Official recognition by a state that standards or requirements
have been met
endorsement - Answer-A state recognizes the certificate, license, or registration issued
by another state; reciprocity or equivalency
Equivalency - Answer-endorsement
job description - Answer-a document that describes what the agency expects you to do
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