Nursing Assisting: A Foundation In Caregiving Study Guide Rated A+

licensed practical nurse (LPN) or licensed vocational nurse (LVN) {Ans: a licensed nurse who administers medications, gives treatments, and may supervise daily care of residents.}Joint Commission {Ans: a not-for-profit organization that evaluates and accredits different types of healthcare facility.}intergenerational care {Ans: mixing children and the elderly in the same care setting.}Medicare {Ans: a federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, are disabled, or are ill and cannot work.}holistic care {Ans: care that involves that whole person; this includes his or her physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs.}conscientious {Ans: guided by a sense of right and wrong; principled.}