CNA Roles, Roles of Others and Teamwork 1. Nursing assistants work in a lot of different places. One place that CNAs work is a skilled nursing facility. This type of facility is also called a ______________. a. hospital b. rehab center c. hospice d. nursing home A skilled nursing facility is also called a nursing home or long term care facility. A hospital, while having skilled nursing positions, is not considered a skilled nursing facility, or SNF. A rehab center would be a short term facility where patients can go to recover strength after surgeries. Hospice is the term for when a patient does not wish for any life-saving measures to be performed, such as CPR or intubation. A patient can be on hospice while residing in a hospital, rehab center, or nursing home. 2. Many people, particularly older people, go to what kind of healthcare facility after they are discharged from a hospital after a stroke? a. A subacute care center b. A hospice c. A respite center d. A group home Many elderly people who have had a stroke go to a subacute care center after they are discharged from a hospital. Subacute care centers, or medical rehabilitation care centers, provide stroke patients with rehabilitation and restorative care and services after a stroke. CNAs work in subacute care and they can also work in the other healthcare settings that are above. A hospice (center) would be a location in which patients are cared for when nearing death. A respite center would be a temporary emergency location where a patient can receive care. A group home would be a long-term care living arrangement. A patient would be more likely to go to a sub-acute care center to regain strength prior to being discharged to their long-term home. 3. A CNA, MA, and RN all provide care for 10 patients in a sub-acute facility. What is the term for this collaborative approach to patient care? a.