CNA - Unit 3 Vocabulary

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

a law that gives consumers control of their health care

advance directives

document signed before the diagnosis of a terminal illness, when the individual is still in good health, indicating the person's wishes regarding care during dying

Client’s Rights

document spelling out rights of persons receiving home health care

continuity of care

a core of practice in which health care is provided on a continuing basis from admission to discharge and beyond

grievance

situation in which a consumer feels there are grounds for complaint

informed consent

permission given after full disclosure of the facts

Patient Care Partnership

document developed by the American Hospital Association that describes the basic rights to which each patient is entitled

Resident’s Rights

document that spells out rights of residents receiving care in long-term care facilities