Unit 1 vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. founder of the first nursing school
  2. 5. treats upper respiratory infections
  3. 6. are natural remedies
  4. 8. health insurance for anyone who qualifies
  5. 9. programs that provide an opportunity for upward mobility.
  6. 11. transfer of responsibility for the performance of a nursing activity from a nurse to someone who does not already have the authority.
  7. 12. act of evaluating
  8. 13. illness that is treatable but not curable and is expected to require lifelong care.
  9. 16. pain reliever
  10. 18. health insurance for 65 or older people
  11. 20. considering the problem posed by a challenging situation and using what you have learned to solve the problem.
  12. 22. a stay more than 30 days
  13. 23. Disease
Down
  1. 2. subacute care given after acute care; care that prepares the patient to live in a new setting
  2. 3. specific list of duties; tells you which patients you will care for during your shift and the specific procedures to be performed.
  3. 4. a stay less than 30 days
  4. 7. information about patients passed from outgoing shift to oncoming shift
  5. 10. understanding how someone else feels.
  6. 14. person who provides personal care and assists with ADLs (activities of daily living) under nursing supervision.
  7. 15. graduate of a certificate nursing program; must pass a state exam before being permitted to practice nursing.
  8. 17. voluntary process in which a professional organization recognizes a facility for demonstrating its ability to meet certain quality standards and criteria.
  9. 19. helps for constipation
  10. 21. specially educated person who is licensed to plan and direct the nursing care of patients