long term care - Answer - 24-hour care provided for people with ongoing conditions who
are generally unable to manage their ADLs
for those who need skilled care
long term care facilities are also referred to as - Answer - skilled nursing facilities,
rehabilitation centers, extended care facilities
acute care - Answer - 24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries; generally
given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers
assisted living - Answer - residences for people who do not need skilled, 24-hour care,
but do require some help with daily care
subacute care - Answer - care for an illness or condition given to people who need less
care than for an acute (sudden onset, short-term) illness or injury but more than for a
chronic (long-term) illness
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Answer - This is the health care reform law.
Medicare - Answer - A federal program of health insurance for persons 65 years of age
and older
Medicaid - Answer - A federal and state assistance program that pays for health care
services for people who cannot afford them.
most residents in long care facilities are - Answer - women
policy - Answer - A proposed or adopted course or principle of action
procedure - Answer - An established or official way of doing something
HIPPA (Health Information Portability and Accountability Act) - Answer - information
remains confidential
Joint Commission - Answer - Sets quality standards for accreditation of health care
facilities
Nas are not allowed - Answer - change sterile dressings
give medications
give tube feedings
insert or remove tubes
chain of command protects healthcare workers from - Answer - liability
Ethics - Answer - knowledge of right and wrong
t/f laws are based on ethics - Answer - true
OBRA - Answer - Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
requires NA training and competency evaluation
minimum standards of care
Nas must complete ____ hours of initial training - Answer - 75
in service training for NAs - Answer - 12 hours
Minimum data Set - Answer - detailed form with guidelines for assessing residents
lists what to do if resident problems are identified
must complete one within 14 days of admission and each year
reviewed every 3 months and a new one must be done every time there is any
significant change in the resident
ombudsman - Answer - assigned by law as the legal advocate for residents
HITECH - Answer - Privacy laws related to electronic transmission of health information
apart of PHI
advance directives - Answer - A legal document designed to indicate a person's wishes
regarding care in case of a terminal illness or during the dying process
examples include : living will and durable power of attorney for health care
living wil - Answer - outlines the medical care a person wants if they becoming unable to
make those descisions
durable power of attorney - Answer - a legal agreement that allows an agent or
representative of the patient to act on behalf of the patient
Patient Self-Determination Act - Answer - ...federal law that ensures patients are
informed of their rights
DNR (do not resuscitate) - Answer - an order that tells medical professionals not to
perform CPR
Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) - Answer - specifies treatments
to be used when a person is very ill
Cyanotic - Answer - Bluish skin color due to lack of Oxygen
Bradycardia - Answer - slow heart rate
military time - Answer - add + 12 to hour for pm
Nas role hearing impairment - Answer - speak clearly, slowly and in good lighting
face the person
walk in front of the resident or touch them lightly on the arm to let them know you are
near
hyperopia - Answer - farsightedness
ability to see objects in the distance better than up close
myopia - Answer - nearsightedness, see objects near but not far
role with vision impairment - Answer - use face of an imaginary clock as a guide
walk slightly ahead
cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - Answer - stroke
ischemic is the most common type - blood supply is blocked in brain
hemiplegia - Answer - paralysis of one side of the body
hemiparesis - Answer - weakness on one side of the body
One-sided neglect - Answer - tendency to ignore one side of the body
expressive aphasia - Answer - trouble communicating through speech or writing
receptive aphasia - Answer - trouble understanding spoken or written words
emotional lability - Answer - laughing or crying without any reason or when it is
inappropriate
dysphagia - Answer - difficulty swallowing
combative - Answer - Aggressively uncooperative
infection prevention - Answer - the set of methods practiced in healthcare facilities to
prevent and control the spread of disease
Microorganisms/Microbes - Answer - small living things
infections occur when _______ invade the body - Answer - pathogens
localized infection - Answer - an infection that is limited to a specific location in the body
and has local symptoms
ex. wound infected (red swollen and painful)
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