Nursing Fundamentals
Homes for the aged are licensed by the Division of Health Service Regulation and
monitored by Adult Home Specialist within the ✔✔County department of social
services
Home Health Agencies ✔✔allows patients home care services in order to remain at
home
OBRA ✔✔Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act - Federal law applies to all 50 states -
sets standards for care and requires nursing assistant training and competency
training
HIPAA ✔✔Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - 1996- written to
protect the privacy of health info.
Ethics ✔✔Codes of conduct by which actions are judged as right or wrong, fair or
unfair, honest or dishonest. Varies from profession to profession
Assault ✔✔A threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to
be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
Battery ✔✔an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact. Unlawful
touching of another person.
False imprisonment ✔✔...Holding someone against their will
Neglect ✔✔Failure to provide goods and services necessary to avoid physical harm,
mental anguish or mental illness.
Abuse ✔✔Causing or attempting to cause physical injury; sexual assault; placing
another in fear of imminent physical harm
Medicare ✔✔A federal program of health insurance for persons 65 years of age
and older
Medicaid ✔✔A public assistance program designed to provide healthcare to poor
Americans.
aphasia ✔✔Absence or impairment of the ability to communicate through speech,
writing, or signs because of brain dysfunction.
cheyne-stokes respirations ✔✔Respiratory pattern that involves alternating
periods of apnea and deep, rapid breathing
agonal breathing ✔✔irregular, gasping breaths that precede apnea and death
, stages of grief ✔✔Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance
Alzheimer's disease ✔✔A progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized
by gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and finally, physical
reasoning
dementia ✔✔Long-term decline in mental faculties such as memory, concentration,
and judgment; often seen in the elderly
diaphoresis ✔✔Sweating
q2h ✔✔Every 2 hours
prn ✔✔As needed
stat ✔✔immediately
how often a client is turned ✔✔q2h
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross ✔✔wrote "On Death and Dying"; developed 5 stage theory
of grief
Red dot on hearing aid means ✔✔right ear
perineal care ✔✔Cleaning the genital and anal areas; pericare
disinfection ✔✔A process that eliminates many or all microorganisms, with the
exception of bacteria spores, from inanimate objects
antisepsis ✔✔A process that greatly reduces the number of microorganisms on
skin or other tissue
standard precautions ✔✔CDC precautions used in the care of all patients
regardless of their diagnosis or possible infection status; this category combines
universal and body substance precautions.
mask needed with a TB patient ✔✔N-95/respirator mask
OSHA ✔✔Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Bath temperature ✔✔105 degrees
What percentage of accidents do falls account for in health care facilities ✔✔70%
Before giving a bath the NA should have the patient ✔✔feel the water for comfort
Homes for the aged are licensed by the Division of Health Service Regulation and
monitored by Adult Home Specialist within the ✔✔County department of social
services
Home Health Agencies ✔✔allows patients home care services in order to remain at
home
OBRA ✔✔Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act - Federal law applies to all 50 states -
sets standards for care and requires nursing assistant training and competency
training
HIPAA ✔✔Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - 1996- written to
protect the privacy of health info.
Ethics ✔✔Codes of conduct by which actions are judged as right or wrong, fair or
unfair, honest or dishonest. Varies from profession to profession
Assault ✔✔A threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to
be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
Battery ✔✔an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact. Unlawful
touching of another person.
False imprisonment ✔✔...Holding someone against their will
Neglect ✔✔Failure to provide goods and services necessary to avoid physical harm,
mental anguish or mental illness.
Abuse ✔✔Causing or attempting to cause physical injury; sexual assault; placing
another in fear of imminent physical harm
Medicare ✔✔A federal program of health insurance for persons 65 years of age
and older
Medicaid ✔✔A public assistance program designed to provide healthcare to poor
Americans.
aphasia ✔✔Absence or impairment of the ability to communicate through speech,
writing, or signs because of brain dysfunction.
cheyne-stokes respirations ✔✔Respiratory pattern that involves alternating
periods of apnea and deep, rapid breathing
agonal breathing ✔✔irregular, gasping breaths that precede apnea and death
, stages of grief ✔✔Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance
Alzheimer's disease ✔✔A progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized
by gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and finally, physical
reasoning
dementia ✔✔Long-term decline in mental faculties such as memory, concentration,
and judgment; often seen in the elderly
diaphoresis ✔✔Sweating
q2h ✔✔Every 2 hours
prn ✔✔As needed
stat ✔✔immediately
how often a client is turned ✔✔q2h
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross ✔✔wrote "On Death and Dying"; developed 5 stage theory
of grief
Red dot on hearing aid means ✔✔right ear
perineal care ✔✔Cleaning the genital and anal areas; pericare
disinfection ✔✔A process that eliminates many or all microorganisms, with the
exception of bacteria spores, from inanimate objects
antisepsis ✔✔A process that greatly reduces the number of microorganisms on
skin or other tissue
standard precautions ✔✔CDC precautions used in the care of all patients
regardless of their diagnosis or possible infection status; this category combines
universal and body substance precautions.
mask needed with a TB patient ✔✔N-95/respirator mask
OSHA ✔✔Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Bath temperature ✔✔105 degrees
What percentage of accidents do falls account for in health care facilities ✔✔70%
Before giving a bath the NA should have the patient ✔✔feel the water for comfort
