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| A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover. |
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| A disease that affects brain tissue; memory loss and confusion increase until the person cannot tend to simple personal needs. |
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| assisted living residence |
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| Provides housing, personal care, support services, health care, and activities in a home-like setting. |
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| board and care home (group home) |
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| Provides rooms, meals, laundry, and supervision to independent residents in a home-like setting. |
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| A nursing care pattern; a case manager (an RN) coordinates a person's care from admission through discharge and into the home setting. |
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| An ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset; it has no cure; the illness can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment. |
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| A nursing care pattern focusing on tasks and jobs; each nursing team member has certain tasks and jobs to do. |
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| A health care agency or program for persons who are dying. |
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| Not relying on or requiring care from others. |
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| interdisciplinary health care team (health team) |
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| The many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the person's total care. |
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| licensed practical nurse (LPN)/licensed vocational nurse (LVN) |
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| A nurse who has completed a 1-year nursing program and has passed a licensing test. |
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| A health care payment program sponsored by the federal government and operated by the states. |
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| A federal health insurance program for persons 65 years of age or older and younger people with certain disabilities. |
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| nursing assistant (CNA, nurse aide, nursing attendant, health care assistant) |
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| A person who gives basic nursing care under the supervision of a licensed nurse. |
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| nursing center (nursing facility [NF], nursing home) |
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| Provides health care and nursing care to persons who need regular or continuous care; licensed nurses are required. |
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| Those who provide nursing care-- RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nursing assistants. |
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| A nursing care pattern; an RN is responsible for the person's total care. |
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| A nurse who has completed a 2-, 3-, or 4-year nursing program and has passed a licensing test. |
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| skilled nursing facility (SNF) |
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| Provides health care and nursing care for residents who have many or severe health problems or who need rehabilitation; may be part of a nursing center or a hospital. |
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| A nursing care pattern; a team of nursing staff is led by an RN who delegates care to other nurses; some nursing tasks and procedures are delegated to nursing assistants. |
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