COMMUNICATION
Type of communication that involves the use of words, spoken or written.
Verbal Communication
Long Term Care (LTC)
The member of the care team who performs assigned tasks, such as measuring vital signs, provides or assists with personal care, such as bathing residents and helping with elimination needs
Nursing Assistant (NA)
or
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
What are the inspections called that are performed by the state agency that licenses facilities, that are done to periodically to ensure that long-term care facilities and home health agencies are following state and federal regulations?
Surveys
When a nurse acts upon the instructions of a physical or when a nursing assistant carries out instructions given to her by a nurse. It describes the line of authority and helps make sure that residents get proper health care.
The Chain of Command
Type of communication that is done without using words
Nonverbal Communication
Medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist that is given in Long Term Care (LTC).
Skilled Care
The member of the care team who manages and provides skilled nursing care, administers special treatments and gives medications prescribed by a physician.
Registered Nurse (RN)
The Joint Commission
The legal term that means someone can be held responsible for harming someone else
Liability
Feedback
The number of days a person stays in a healthcare facility is called?
Length of Stay
The member of the care team who diagnoses diseases or disabilities and prescribes treatments and medication.
Physician or Doctor (MD)
Doctor of Osteopathy (DO)
A course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs. For example Healthcare information must remain confidential
Policy
This term defines the tasks that health care providers are legally allowed to do as permitted by state or federal law
The nurse assistant should avoid using these phrases that are used over and over again and do not really mean anything. What are these phrases called.
Cliches
Care that is provided in a person's home?
Home Health Care or Home Care
The member of the care team that evaluates a person and develops a treatment plan to increase movement, improve circulation, promote healing, reduce pain, prevent disability, and regain or maintain mobility.
Physical Therapist (PT)
or
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
The method or way of doing something. In a facility it explains what form to complete, when and how often to fill it out, and whom to give it to.
Procedures
The nursing assistant carries out instructions given to them by what care team member
Staff nurse such as RN or LPN
Body language such as movements, facial expressions and posture are examples of what type of communication?
Nonverbal Communication
Type of health care setting that is a residence for people who need some help with daily care, such as showering, meals, and dressing.
Assisted Living
The member of the care team that identifies communication disorders and teaches exercises to help the resident improve or overcome speech problems.
Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)
or
Speech Therapist
Daily tasks that an NA helps a resident do such as bathing, skin care, nail care, hair care, mouth care, walking, eating, drinking, dressing, transferring, elimination are called....
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
When planning care, RNs or LPNs decide which tasks can be performed by a nursing assistant and ask them to complete those tasks. What is it called when the nurse asks a nursing assistant to perform a task?
Delegation