Chapter 2-The Nursing Assistant-Cont.
An advanced practice registered nurse who has additional training to diagnose and treat medical conditions, often in collaboration with a physician.
What is a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP)?
Guidelines to ensure tasks are delegated safely: (1) right task, (2) right circumstance, (3) right person, (4) right direction/communication, and (5) right supervision.
what is Five Rights of Delegation?
The ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.
What is Empathy?
The department in an organization responsible for hiring, training, and managing employees.
What is Human Resources (HR) Department?
A legal document that designates someone to make healthcare decisions on behalf of another person.
What is Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care?
A method of nursing care delivery where a team of healthcare workers, led by an RN, provides care to a group of patients.
What is Team Nursing?
Someone who is skilled and trained in a specific field and adheres to ethical and professional standards.
What is Professional?
Practices that maintain cleanliness and promote health, such as bathing, handwashing, and dental care.
What is Hygiene?
A formal meeting between an employer and a job applicant to discuss qualifications and assess suitability for a position.
What is an Interview?
The person authorized to make medical decisions for someone else, as specified in a durable power of attorney.
What is Health Care Agent?
A healthcare approach that prioritizes the patient’s preferences, needs, and values in all decisions and care delivery.
What is Patient-Centered or Patient-Focused Care?
The qualities and behaviors expected of someone who is competent and respectful in their field of work.
What is Professionalism?
A document summarizing a person’s education, work experience, and skills, used to apply for jobs
What is Resume?
Chapter 4-Legal and Ethical Issues
What is Select?
: A type of advance directive that details what medical treatments a person does or does not want if they are terminally ill or incapacitated.
What is Living Will?
To assign tasks or responsibilities to another person, typically from a nurse to a nursing assistant.
What is Delegate?
A person’s outlook or mindset, which affects their approach to work and interactions with others.
What is Attitude?
A federal agency that enforces laws against workplace discrimination.
What is Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)?
A person’s ability to make informed decisions about their own healthcare.
What is Decision-Making Capacity?
Rules established by a government to maintain order and protect citizens.
What is Laws?
The tasks and duties that a healthcare professional is legally permitted to perform based on their certification, license, and training.
What is Scope of Practice?
A commitment to doing one’s job well, including being punctual, reliable, and dedicated.
What is Work Ethic?
A list of people who can verify a person’s qualifications and character, typically provided when applying for a job.
What is reference List?
A legal document that outlines a person’s wishes regarding medical treatment in case they are unable to communicate.
What is Advanced Directive?
Laws that deal with disputes between individuals or organizations.
What is Civil Laws?