| A | B |
|---|
| acute illness | a sudden illness from which a person expected to recover |
| assisted living residence | provides housing, personal care, support services, health care, and social activities in a home-like setting |
| care management | a nursing care pattern; a case manager (an RN) coordinates a person's care from admission through discharge and into the home setting |
| chronic illness | an ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset; it has no known cure; the illness can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment |
| functional nursing | a nursing care pattern focusing on tasks and jobs; each nursing team member has certain tasks and jobs to do |
| health team | the many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the person's total; interdisciplinary health care team |
| hospice | a health care agency or program for persons who are dying |
| licensed practical nurse (LPN) | a nurse who has completed a 1-year nursing program and has passed a licensing test; called licensed vocational nurse (LVN) in some states |
| licensed vocational nurse (LVN) | licensed practical nurse |
| nursing assistant | 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 | those who provide nursing care--RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nursing assistants |
| patient-focused care | a nursing care pattern; services are moved from department to the bedside |
| primary nursing | a nursing care pattern; an RN is responsible for the person's total care |
| registered nurse (RN) | a nurse who has completed a 2-, 3-, 4-year nursing program and has a licensing test |
| team nursing | 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 | an illness or injury for which there is no reasonable expectations of recovery |
| CMG | Case mix group |
| DON | Director of Nursing |
| DRG | Diagnosis-related group |
| HHRG | Home Health Resource Group |
| HMO | Health Maintenance Organization |
| NATCEP | Nursing Assistant Training and Competency Evaluation Program |
| PPO | Preferred Provider Organization |
| RUG | Resource Utilization Group |
| SNF | Skilled Nursing Facility |
