ALL CORRECT ANSWERS.
Activities of Daily Living (ADL) - Answer Activities of personal care and hygiene performed daily
Nursing Assistant Job Description - Answer The member of the health team who provides basic care for
the residents on a daily basis
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) - Answer A FEDERAL law that protects all long term care
residents by ensuring their quality of care and their safety and well-being
Negligence - Answer Failure to give proper care, which results in physical or emotional harm to the
resident
Slander - Answer A lie that's said
Libel - Answer A lie that's written
RN - Answer A person who is educated and licensed to plan, provide, and evaluate nursing care
LPN - Answer A person who is educated and licensed to assist the registered nurse in planning,
providing, and evaluating nursing care (can pass meds)
NA - Answer Assist the nurses in providing care for the residents
Delegation of Duties - Answer The health care team includes all the people who provide care and
services for the residents
Observation - Answer A means of gathering information
, Reporting - Answer Communicating information to another person
Report - Answer The communication of resident information and assignments to those who are coming
on duty
Objective Reporting - Answer Reporting specific factual information
Recording (charting) - Answer Writing information about the resident
^Legal document that can be used in court
-Never chart for another team member!
Long Term Care Facility (LTCF) - Answer Many levels of health care and activities for people who are not
able to care for themselves at home but are not sick enough to be in the hospital
3 Basic Purposes of LTCF - Answer 1. Provide care based on identified needs
2. Provide services by a multidisciplinary team
3. Promote function and independence
Geriatrics - Answer The branch of medical care that is concerned with the problems and disease of the
elderly
Nasogastric Tube (NG) - Answer Tube placed through the nose into the stomach
-Artificial feeding
Gastrostomy Tube (G) - Answer Tube placed through a surgical opening directly into the stomach
-Artificial feeding
Administrator Role - Answer Responsible for the operation of the entire LTCF
Director of Nursing (DON) Role - Answer Responsible for the entire nursing department