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Chapter 1 vocabulary
Hartman’s Nursing Assistant Care: Long-Term Care and Home Care, 4th Edition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| providers | people or organizations that provide health care, including doctors, nurses, clinics, and agencies. |
| facilities | in medicine, places where health care is delivered or administered, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, and treatment centers. |
| payers | people or organizations paying for healthcare services. |
| long-term care (LTC) | care given in long-term care facilities for people who need 24-hour skilled care. |
| skilled care | medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist. |
| length of stay | the number of days a person stays in a healthcare facility. |
| terminal illness | a disease or condition that will eventually cause death. |
| chronic illness | a disease or condition that is long-term or long-lasting and requires management of symptoms. |
| home health care | health care that is provided in a person’s home. |
| diagnoses | medical conditions determined by a doctor. |
| assisted living | residences for people who do not need 24-hour skilled care, but do require some help with daily care. |
| dementia | a general term that refers to a serious, progressive loss of mental abilities such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating. |
| adult day services | care for people who need some assistance or supervision during certain hours, but who do not live in the facility where care is given. |
| acute care | 24-hour skilled care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers for people who require short-term, immediate care for illnesses and injuries. |
| subacute care | care given in hospitals or in long-term care facilities for people who need less care than for an acute illness, but more care than for a chronic illness. |
| outpatient care | care given to people who have had treatments, procedures, or surgeries and need short-term skilled care. |
| rehabilitation | care given by specialists to help restore or improve function after an illness or injury. |
| hospice care | holistic, compassionate care given to people who have approximately six months or less to live. |
| managed care | a system or strategy of managing health care in a way that controls costs. |
| health maintenance organizations (HMOs) | a form of health insurance in which the cost of care is covered only when a person uses a particular doctor or group of doctors except in case of emergency; seeing specialists generally requires referrals from the primary doctor. |
| preferred provider organizations (PPOs) | a form of health insurance in which patients are encouraged to receive care from a network of approved providers, but can see other providers at an additional cost; patients can usually choose their providers, including specialists, without being referred |
| activities of daily living (ADLs) | daily personal care tasks, such as bathing; skin, nail, and hair care; mouth care; and walking, eating, and drinking, dressing, transferring, and elimination. |
| catheter | a thin tube inserted into the body to drain fluids or inject fluids. |
| policy | a course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs. |
| procedure | a method or way of doing something. |
| cite | in a long-term care facility, to find a problem through a survey. |
| Joint Commission | an independent, not-for-profit organization that evaluates and accredits healthcare organizations. |
| Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that is responsible for Medicare and Medicaid, among many other responsibilities. |
| Medicare | a federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, have certain disabilities or permanent kidney failure, or are ill and cannot work. |
| Medicaid | a medical assistance program for people who have a low income, as well as for people with disabilities. |
| culture change | a term given to the process of transforming services for elders so that they are based on the values and practices of the person receiving care; core values include choice, dignity, respect, self-determination, and purposeful living. |
| person-centered care | a type of care that places the emphasis on the person needing care and his or her individuality and capabilities. |
| trauma-informed care | an approach to patient care that recognizes that people may have experienced trauma in their lives so their trauma, experiences, and preferences should be considered while providing care. |
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