Helping persons return to their highest physical and mental function is called?
A. maintaining independence
B. promoting health
C. preventing disease
D. Rehabilitation - Rehabilitation
Which provides 24-hour nursing care?
A.Board and Care homes
B. assisted living residences
C.nursing centers
D. residential care facilities - nursing centers
who controls policy in a nursing center? - the owner
A health care program for terminally ill person is called? - Hospice
The nursing team includes - Nursing assistants, RNS, LPNs/LVNs
Does not include doctors
Who is in charge of the entire nursing staff? - the director of nursing
nursing assistants are supervised by - RNS, LPNs, LVNs
The nursing assistants role is? - is assistant nurses in giving care
Medicare is for?
Medicaid is for? - persons over the age of 65/
the disabled
A survey team is at your center. A team member asked you some questions. you should -
answer them completely and honestly
What state law affects what nursing assistants can do? - Nurse practice act, describes
education requirements
your nursing assistant certification can be revoked for ? - performing acts beyond your role
which requires a training and competency evaluation program for nursing assistants? -
OBRA
as a nursing assistant you need a ? - written job description before employment
, who assigns and supervises your work? - Nurses
you are responsible for? - completely delegated tasks safely
A task is in your job description... - you do not need a nurse to delegate the task to you.
you can refuse to perform a task for these reasons - -task is beyond the legal limits of your
role
-task is not in your job description
-a nurse is not available to supervise you
you decide to refuse a task. what should you do? - communication your concerns with the
nurse
OBRA is a? - Federal law
A son has the legal right to act on his mothers behalf. the son is his mothers legal? -
representative
A daughter wants to read her fathers medical records. what should you do? - tell the nurse
A resident refuses to have a shower. what should you do? - tell the nurse
A resident has a phone in his room. He wants to make a phone call. what should you do? -
leave the room
who decides how to style a persons hair? - the person
residents have the right to? - -refuse treatment
-contact an ombudsman
-make personal choice
-DO NOT have the right to a private room
residents have the right to be free from the following? - -abuse
-involuntary seclusion
-neglect
-DO NOT have the right to be free from disease
Who selects activities for a resident? - the resident
A long- term care ombudsman? - investigates resident complaints
which actions promote personal dignity? - -providing privacy during personal care
-making sure the person has needed assist devices
-listening to the person
-knocking before entering the room