palliative medicine - Answers Care that is designed not to treat an illness but to provide physical and
emotional comfort to the patient and support and guidance to his or her family.
- this care could be provided starting from the onset of the illness until death
hospital, clinics - Answers palliative care is general done in the _________ but can also be done in
___________
physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, bereavement services - Answers the types of providers that
work in palliative medicine are:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
health insurance - Answers all aspects of palliative care are covered under the patient's ____________
this includes all medications, any equipment needed, and speech and occupational therapies
respite - Answers __________ care is not available for palliative care
hospice care - Answers holistic, compassionate care given to dying people and their families within the
comfort of their homes
6 - Answers a patient is only eligible for hospice if the provider states that they are not expected to live
for more than ___ months (this does not mean the patient could not continue to receive hospice care
past this time)
physician - Answers hospice requires an order by a __________
insured, uninsured - Answers all types of care under hospice is covered wether the patient is
__________ or ___________
24/7, 7 - Answers hospice care is available ______, ______ days a week
12 - Answers hospice has a bereavement program for families that lasts up to ___ months after the
patient's death
routine care, general in patient, continuous care, respite care - Answers there are four levels of care in
hospice:
,1.
2.
3.
4.
routine care - Answers routine care provided on a routine basis
- these are standard daily visits
general in patient - Answers type of care provided in hospice that considers if the patient has a symptom
at home that cannot be managed, the patient will be transferred to a hospital that is able to manage this
symptom
continuous care - Answers hospice care in which the nurse will be in the home around the clock to
manage symptoms (this could be pain in which the patient is required to give around the clock pain
medication)
respite care - Answers hospice care that is not for the patient, but instead is for the family of the patient
- the patient can be admitted to a facility for up to 5 days so that the family can go out of town or have a
break from taking care of the patient full time
home health care - Answers care that takes place in a person's home
homebound - Answers in order to be considered for home health care the patient must be ___________
60 - Answers home health care can be used for up to ____ days unless the patient is recertified to need
it for longer
90, 30 - Answers Prior to certifying a patient's eligibility for the home health benefit, the certifying
physician must document that he or she, or an allowed non-physician practitioner (NPP), has had a face
to face encounter with the patient (____ days prior to admission or within _____ days after admission to
home health)
skilled nursing, physical therapy, speech pathology, occupational therapy, social worker services -
Answers services that are covered under home health are as follows:
1.
2.
3.
4.
, 5.
telehealth - Answers Use of technology to deliver health-related services and information, including
telemedicine
case management - Answers optimizes self-care capabilities of individuals and families and the capacity
of systems and communities to coordinate and provide services
- main role is to improve patient outcomes and decrease costs that are unnecessary within the hospital
care map - Answers a tool that specifies activities providers may use in a timely sequence to achieve
desired outcomes for care. The outcomes are measurable, and the pathway tools strive to reduce
differences in client care.
social worker - Answers a mental health professional who counsels patients and provides a link between
the patient and the treatment center
trauma - Answers the unintentional injury that is also the primary cause of death
hemorrhage - Answers the primary preventable cause of death is ___________
young white males - Answers ___________ are the primary trauma population
blunt trauma - Answers a force that impacts or is applied to the body but is not sharp enough to
penetrate it, such as a blow or a crushing injury
examples: blast effect, acceleration-deceleration forces, widespread tissue damage
penetrating trauma - Answers injury caused by an object that passes through the skin or other body
tissues
examples: impalements, gunshot wounds, stabbing
major trauma - Answers serious multiple system injuries that requires immediate intervention to
prevent disability, loss of limb, or loss of life
minor trauma - Answers single system injuries that do not pose a threat to life or limb
- can be appropriately treated in a basic emergency facility
abc - Answers the number one thing a nurse should consider when going to treat a trauma patient is
_________
airway, breathing, circulation - Answers abc is
trauma center - Answers this a medical center that has all of their teams on hand at all times
- all trauma and different fields