CNA Chapter 1 Question and Answers

CNA Chapter 1 Question and Answers another name for a long term care facility extended care facility assisted livinf facilites are initially for people who need some help with daily care what is adult day services this type of care is for people who need some help an supervision during certain hours what is care given by specialist to restore or improve funtion after illness or injuy rehabilitation what care given to people who have about 6 months or less of life hospice care people who live in long term care facilities are usually called residents most conditions in long term care are chronic this means condition last a long time waht two groups of people qualify for medicare elderly of over 65 an people with kidney failure or certain disability's what are the four parts of medicare part a; pay for care in hospital of facility part b; doctor services part c private company provide benifits part d medication how is medicaid eligibility determined by income or special circumstances what is chain of command the line of authority in a facility liability is a legal term that means what someone can be held responsible for harming someone else why should a NA not do tasks that are not assigned put him/ her self or someone else in danger one task of ombudsman investigate an resolve residents complaints what is the purpose of HIPPA to protect an secure the privacy of health information what is included under PHI (protected health info) patients SS # what is a residents medical cahrt legal record of residents medical care when should care be documented immediate after care is given how soon after a resident is admitted does an MDS need to be completed 14 days an reviewed every 3 month if no changes in between an incident is an accident or unexpected even in the course of care incidents should be reported to charge nurse documentation of incidents helps protect who residents, employer, an individual staff members information in an incident report is confidential incident reports should be factual changes in residents should be reported to the nurse what is a policy course of action to be followed culture change means basing care on each individuals needs person-directed care means staff should recognize each persons capability long term care facilities may offer assisted living, subacute care or specialized care activities director is helps residents socialize an stay active MSW (medical social worker) is helps residents get support services such as conceling O.T. (occupational therapist) helps residents learn to adapt to disabilities by training residents to perform adl's an other activities P.T. (physical therapist) administer therapy in the form of heat, cold, message, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, an exercise to muscles bones am joints MD (physician or doctor) diagnosis disease or disabilities an prescribes treatment RDT (registered dietitian) creates diets for resident with special needs SLP (speech language pathologist) teaches exercise to help the resident improve or over come speech problems compassionate means being caring, concerned, considerate, empathetic, an understanding conscientious means being guided by a sense of right an wrong an having principles dependable means getting to work on time an doing assigned tasks skillfully patient means not rushing residents honest means being truthfull respectful means valuing other peoples individuality an treating others polity an kindly empathetic means identifying with the feelings of others sympathetic means sharing in the feelings an difficulties of others tactful means showing sensitivity an having a sense of what is appropriate when dealing with others tolerant means putting aside personal opinions an not judging others unprejudiced mean treating everyone equally passive neglect means the unintentional failure to provide needed care resulting in physical emotional or mental harm