Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care- ch. 1

Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care- ch. 1 Long term care facility is also called ____ - ANS Extended care facility Assisted living facilities are initially for ____ - ANS People who need 24 hour intensive care Adult day services is for who? - ANS People who need some help and supervision during certain hours ____ is care given by specialists to restore or improve function after an illness / injury - ANS Rehabilitation ____ is care given to people who have about six months or less to live - ANS Hospice care People who live in long-term care facilities are usually called ____ because it is where they live for the duration of their stay - ANS Residents What is a chronic condition? - ANS A condition that lasts a long time True or false? Long-term care facilities may offer assisted living, subacute care, or specialized care - ANS True True or false? Facilities that offer specialized care must have specially trained employees - ANS True True or false? Nonprofit organizations cannot own long-term care facilities - ANS False True or false? Person directed care means that staff should treat all residents exactly the same - ANS False True or false? Culture change means basing care on each individual's needs - ANS False The two groups of people who qualify for Medicare: - ANS • = 65 years old • permanent kidney failure/ certain disabilities The four parts of Medicare and what they help pay for - ANS A. Hospital/ skilled nursing facility/ home health care/ hospice B. Doctor services/ other medical services or equipment C. Allows private health insurance to provide Medicare benefits D. Medications How is eligibility for Medicaid determined? - ANS By income and special circumstances CNAs help with personal care such as ____ and ____ - ANS Bathing, hair care CNAs help with ____ needs - ANS Toileting CNAs help residents move around ____ - ANS Safely CNAs assist with ____ - ANS Meals CNAs promote ____ and ____ - ANS Self-care, independence CNAs will not give ____ or insert/ remove ____ - ANS Meds, tubes Performs assign tasks, such as taking vital signs and providing personal care - ANS Nursing assistant (NA or CNA) Diagnoses disease or disability and prescribes treatment - ANS Physician or Doctor (MD or DO) Licensed professional who has completed 1 to 2 years of education and is able to administer medications and give treatments - ANS Licensed practical nurse (LPN) or licensed vocational nurse (LVN) Person whose condition, treatment, and progress are what the care team revolves around - ANS Resident Administers therapy in the form of heat, cold, massage, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, and exercise to muscles, bones, and joints - ANS Physical therapy (PT or DPT) Teaches exercises to help the resident improve or overcome speech problems - ANS Speech- language pathologist (SLP) Helps residents learn to adapt to disabilities by training residents to perform ADLs and other activities - ANS Occupational therapy (OT) Creates diets for residents with special needs - ANS Registered Dietitian (RDT) Helps residents get support services such as counseling - ANS Medical social worker (MSW) Licensed professional who has graduated from a 2 to 4 year nursing program and coordinates, managers, and provide skilled nursing care - ANS Registered nurse (RN) Helps residents socialize and stay active - ANS Activities director The chain of command ____ - ANS Describes the line of authority in a facility Liability is a legal term that means - ANS Someone can be held responsible for harming someone else Why should a nursing assistant not do tasks that are not assigned to them? - ANS The NA may put himself or someone else in danger Other members of the care team will show interest in the work that a NA does because ____ - ANS The NA will be working under the authority of others' licenses True or false? A policy is a course of action to be followed. For example, all health information must remain confidential - ANS True True or false? Facilities will have procedures for reporting information about residents - ANS True True or false? It is all right to do tasks not listed in the job description if they are very simple - ANS False True or false? Changes in residents should be reported to the nurse - ANS True True or false? Each step in a written procedure is important and must be strictly followed - ANS True Being caring, concerned, considerate, empathetic, and understanding - ANS Compassionate Giving the same quality of care regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, race, ethnicity, or condition - ANS Unprejudiced Being guided by a sense of right and wrong and having principles - ANS Conscientious Valuing other peoples individuality and treating others politely and kindly - ANS Respectful Showing sensitivity and having a sense of what is appropriate when dealing with others - ANS Tactful Being truthful - ANS Honest Getting to work on time and doing assigned tasks skillfully - ANS Dependable Putting a side of personal opinions and not judging others - ANS Tolerant Identifying with the feelings of others - ANS Empathetic Sharing in they feelings and difficulties of others - ANS Sympathetic Not rushing residents or being irritated if they take a long time to do things; not losing one's temper easily - ANS Patient Actions, or failure to act or provide proper care, resulting in unintended injury to a person - ANS Negligence The use of legal or illegal drugs, cigarettes, or alcohol in a way that harms oneself or others - ANS Substance abuse Any unwelcome sexual advances or behavior that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment - ANS Sexual harassment The purposeful failure to give needed care, resulting in harm to a person - ANS Active neglect The separation of a person from others against the person's will - ANS Involuntary seclusion Verbal, physical, or sexual abuse of care team members by residents or other care team members - ANS Workplace violence The intentional touching of a person without their consent - ANS Battery A threat to harm a person, resulting in the person feeling fearful that they will be harmed - ANS Assault The improper or illegal use of a persons money, possessions, property, or other assets - ANS Financial abuse The forcing of a person to perform or participate in sexual acts against his or her will - ANS Sexual abuse The use of spoken or written words, pictures, or gestures that threaten, embarrass, or insult another person - ANS Verbal abuse Emotional harm caused by threatening, scaring, humiliating, intimidating, isolating, or insulting a person, or by treating them as a child - ANS Psychological abuse Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse by spouses, intimate partners, or family members - ANS Domestic violence Purposeful miss treatment that causes physical, mental, or emotional pain or injury to someone - ANS Abuse Intentional or unintentional treatment that causes harm to a persons body. Includes slapping, bruising, cutting, burning, physically restraining, pushing, shoving, and rough handling - ANS Physical abuse The unintentional failure to provide needed care, resulting in physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person - ANS Passive neglect Unlawful restraint that affects a person's freedom of movement - ANS False imprisonment Injury caused by a professional misconduct through negligence, carelessness, or lack of skill - ANS Malpractice Ombudsman may ____ and ____ resident complaints - ANS Investigate, resolve What is the purpose of HIPAA - ANS To protect and security privacy of health information True or false? A medical chart is the legal record of a residents care - ANS True How soon after a resident is admitted does an MDS need to be completed? - ANS 14 days after admission An accident or unexpected event in the course of care - ANS Incident True or false? Documentation of incidents help protect the resident, the employer, and individual staff members - ANS True True or false? The information in an incident report is confidential - ANS True True or false? Incident reports should be factual - ANS True True or false? If an NA receives an injury on the job, they should file an incident report - ANS True