Acute Care - ACCURATE ANSWERS Healthcare services for individuals who become acutely or suddenly ill and need to be hospitalized, generally over a short period of time.
Client - ACCURATE ANSWERS The accepted terminology for which services are provided in any setting.
Continuing Care Retiremen...
Acute Care - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Healthcare services for
individuals who become acutely or suddenly ill and need to be
hospitalized, generally over a short period of time.
Client - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ The accepted terminology for
which services are provided in any setting.
Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ An organization offering several levels of healthcare on
one campus.
Code of Ethics - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ A written statement of
standards for the guidance of both supervisors and employees.
Confidentiality - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ The protection of
information that is considered private or personal.
Congregate Feeding Sites - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Foodservice
generally offering hot meals 5 times a week at noon, providing necessary
nutrition and an opportunity for social contact and activities.
,Contract Management - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Foodservice
management provided by a contract company.
Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Professional who has completed an ANFP-approved training program
and passed the national certification examination. Responsible for
management of the food operation.
Dietetic Technician Registered (DTR) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Professional who has completed an AND-approved associate degree
program and who works under clinical and consultant dietitians to
provide appropriate nutrition care.
Healthcare Team - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ A group of specialists
in their respective areas.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Requiring all healthcare organizations to
maintain confidentiality and security of individuals' medical
information.
Home Delivered Meals - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Agency that
provides meals and delivery to home environment to those meeting the
criteria.
Hospice - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Service providing terminally ill
patients with help in improving the quality of life.
,In-home Services - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Home healthcare
providing skilled nursing services, rehabilitation services, and personal
care services.
Interdisciplinary Care Team (ICT) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ The
combined group of professionals that provide input into the care of the
client.
Long-term Care - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Services provided to
individuals who have healthcare needs that require ongoing support.
Manager - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ A person who plans, directs,
organizes, and controls work.
Mission Stataement - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ An organization's
reason for being a definition of what the organization does.
Registered Dietitian (RD) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ An individual
who has a minimum of a bachelor's degree in nutrition/dietetics and who
has completed experience and registration requirements of the AND.
Residential Care Facility - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ A facility that
provides ongoing day-to-day care for a resident who could not otherwise
do so, but does not have intensive medical needs.
, Scope of Practice - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ A terminology used by
national and state licensing boards for various professions that defines
the procedures, actions, and processes that are permitted for the certified
individual.
Skilled Nursing Facility - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ An institution
that accepts patients who need the skill and healthcare professionals to
manage health needs around the clock.
Al dente' - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Italian cooking term meaning
cooking until still firm, but tender to the tooth; not soft.
Buffet-style Service - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Clients serve
themselves from a number of choices on a buffet line.
Centralized Meal Service - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Foods
prepared and portioned onto trays of plates at a central location in or
adjacent to the main kitchen.
Closed Question - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ A question with a
limited number of answers such as one easily answered with yes or no.
Comfort Food - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Any food that imparts a
unique sense of emotional well-being such as chicken soup.
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