Chapt 3 Wkbk Flashcards
Nursing task
nursing care or a nursing procedure,activity or work that can be delegated to nursing assistants when it does not require a RNs professional knowledge or judgement
what is Endorsement aka
reciprocity or equivalency
job description
doc. that describes what the agency expects you to do
certification
official recognition by a state that standards or requirements have been set
until the 1980s nursing assists. recieved training, where?
on the job training
efforts to reduce health care costs include…
hospital closing and mergers
When a staff member is given training to perform basic skills that are provided by other health team members is called
cross-training
whats an ex. of cross training
member of nursing team draws blood when the order is given
nurse practice acts
defines RNs and LPNs/LVNs and sometimes also regulate nursing asissts.
What decides what nursing assistants do?
Nurse Practice Act
how can a nursing assistant can have their certification,license or reg. denied, revoked or suspended
failing to maintain the confidentiality of a patient or resident info.
OBRA requires how many hours of of training and competency evaluation program
75hrs
The competency evaluation for nursing assistants has two parts. What are they?
written and skills
what type of info is included in the nursing registry?
info. about findings abuse or neglect and of dishonest use of property
DOB
date the competency test was passed
OBRA requires that re-training and a new competency evaluation test must be taken if you have not worked as a certified nursing assistant for how many months?
24 months
