Questions and CORRECT ANSWERS
another name for a long term care facility - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- extended care facility
assisted livinf facilites are initially for - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- people who need some
help with daily care
what is adult day services - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- this type of care is for people who
need some help an supervision during certain hours
what is care given by specialist to restore or improve funtion after illness or injuy -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- rehabilitation
what care given to people who have about 6 months or less of life - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- hospice care
people who live in long term care facilities are usually called - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
residents
most conditions in long term care are chronic this means - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
condition last a long time
waht two groups of people qualify for medicare - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- elderly of over
65 an people with kidney failure or certain disability's
what are the four parts of medicare - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- part a; pay for care in
hospital of facility part b; doctor services part c private company provide benifits part d
medication
how is medicaid eligibility determined - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- by income or special
circumstances
, what is chain of command - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the line of authority in a facility
liability is a legal term that means what - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- someone can be held
responsible for harming someone else
why should a NA not do tasks that are not assigned - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- put him/ her
self or someone else in danger
one task of ombudsman - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- investigate an resolve residents
complaints
what is the purpose of HIPPA - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- to protect an secure the privacy of
health information
what is included under PHI (protected health info) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- patients SS #
what is a residents medical cahrt - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- legal record of residents
medical care
when should care be documented - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- immediate after care is given
how soon after a resident is admitted does an MDS need to be completed - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 14 days an reviewed every 3 month if no changes in between
an incident is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- an accident or unexpected even in the course of
care
incidents should be reported to - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- charge nurse
documentation of incidents helps protect who - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- residents,
employer, an individual staff members