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Who is in charge of the entire nursing the director of nursing
staff?
nursing assistants are supervised by RNS, LPNs, LVNs
The nursing assistants role is? is assistant nurses in giving care
Medicare is for? persons over the age of 65/
Medicaid is for? the disabled
A survey team is at your center. A team answer them completely and honestly
member asked you some questions. you
should
What state law affects what nursing Nurse practice act, describes education requirements
assistants can do?
your nursing assistant certification can be performing acts beyond your role
revoked for ?
which requires a training and competency OBRA
evaluation program for nursing assistants?
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.
-task is beyond the legal limits of your role
you can refuse to perform a task for these -task is not in your job description
reasons -a nurse is not available to supervise you
you decide to refuse a task. what should communication your concerns with the nurse
you do?
OBRA is a? Federal law
A son has the legal right to act on his representative
mothers behalf. the son is his mothers
legal?
A daughter wants to read her fathers tell the nurse
medical records. what should you do?
A resident refuses to have a shower. what tell the nurse
should you do?
A resident has a phone in his room. He leave the room
wants to make a phone call. what should
you do?
who decides how to style a persons hair? the person
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, -refuse treatment
-contact an ombudsman
residents have the right to? -make personal choice
-DO NOT have the right to a private room
-abuse
-involuntary seclusion
residents have the right to be free from the
following? -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
-providing privacy during personal care
-making sure the person has needed assist devices
-listening to the person
-knocking before entering the room
which actions promote personal dignity?
-closing the bathroom door when in use
-assisting with bathroom/hygiene preferences
-DO NOT- Restrain the person, move persons items as you prefer
what is the correct way to address a Hello, Mr. Smith
person?
Ethics is? knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct
which is ethical behavior? reporting errors
to maintain professional boundaries, your help the person
behaviors must?
-abuse, murder, robbery
which is a crime? -Negligence is not a crime
threatening to though a persons body assault
without the persons consent is?
restraining a persons freedom of false imprisonment
movement is?
photos of Mr. Blue are shown to others invasion of privacy
without his consent this is?
a person asked you if you are a nurse and fraud
you answer yes, this is
informed consent is when the person fully understands all aspects of his or her treatment
-old and new bruises
-poor personal hygiene
what are signs of elder abuse? -frequent injuries
-NOT-stiff joints and joint pain
domestic abuse one partner has control over the other
you suspect a person was abused what tell the nurse
should you do?
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