CHAPTER 1

Question 1

Another name for a long-term care facility is?

Answer 1

Skilled nursing facility

Question 2

Assisted living facilities are for?

Answer 2

People who need some help with daily care

Question 3

Care given by specialists to restore or improve function after an illness or injury is called?

Answer 3

Rehabilitation

Question 4

Care given to people who have about 6 months or less to live is called?

Answer 4

Hospice care

Question 5

People who live in long-term care facilities are usually called _____ because it is where they live for the duration of their stay.

Answer 5

Residents

Question 6

Most chronic conditions seen in long-term care are chronic. This means that?

Answer 6

The conditions lasts a long time.

Question 7

List two groups who qualify for Medicare.

Answer 7

1.) People 65 or older

2.) People of any age with permanent kidney failure or certain disabilities

Question 8

What does Medicare part A help pay for?

Answer 8

Helps pay for care in a hospital or skilled nursing facility or for care from a home health agency or hospice.

Question 9

What does Medicare part B help pay for?

Answer 9

Helps pay for doctor services and other medical services and equipment.

Question 10

What does Medicare part C help pay for?

Answer 10

To allow private health insurance companies to provide Medicare benefits.

Question 11

What does Medicare part D help pay for?

Answer 11

Helps pay for medications prescribed for treatment.

Question 12

How is eligibility for Medicaid determined?

Answer 12

By income and special circumstances

Question 13

What are three tasks that a nursing assistants are not allowed to perform?

Answer 13

1.) Insert or remove tubes
2.) Give feeding tube
3.) Change sterile dressing

Question 14

What is one reason that observing and reporting changes in a resident’s condition is important?

Answer 14

Residents care can be revised or updated as conditions change

Question 15

Activities Director

Answer 15

Plans activities to help residents socialize and stay mentally and physically active

Question 16

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN)

Answer 16

A registered nurse who has completed training at the postgraduate level; nurse practitioner is one type

Question 17

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)/
Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

Answer 17

Licensed professional who has completed one to two years of education and is able to administer medications and give treatments

Question 18

Medical Social Worker (MSW)

Answer 18

Helps residents get support services, such as counseling and financial assistance

Question 19

Nursing Assistant (NA)

Answer 19

Performs assigned tasks, such as measuring vitals signs, providing personal care, and reporting observations to other care team members

Question 20

Occupational Therapist (OT)

Answer 20

Helps residents learn to adapt to disabilities by training them to perform activities of daily living and other activities

Question 21

Physical Therapist (PT or DPT)

Answer 21

Develops a treatment plan to increase movement, improve circulation, promote healing, reduce pain, prevent disability, and regain or maintain mobility

Question 22

Physician or doctor (MD or DO)

Answer 22

Licensed professional who diagnoses disease or disability and prescribes treatment

Question 23

Physician Assistant

Answer 23

Licensed professional who diagnoses diseases or disability, prescribes medication, and works under the supervision of a doctor

Question 24

Registered Dietitian (RD and RDN)

Answer 24

Assess a resident’s nutritional status and develops a treatment plan that may include creating special diets

Question 25

Registered Nurse (RN)

Answer 25

Coordinates, manages, and provides skilled nursing care; supervises nursing assistants’ daily care of residents

Question 26

Resident

Answer 26

Person whose condition, goals, priorities, treatment, and progress are what the care team revolves around

Question 27

Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)

Answer 27

Identifies communication disorders and creates a care plan; teaches exercises to help the resident improve or overcome speech problems and evaluates a persons ability to swallow food

Question 28

What is does chain of command describe?

Answer 28

The line of authority

Question 29

Liability is a legal term that means?

Answer 29

Someone can be held responsible for harming someone else

Question 30

Why should a NA not do tasks that are not assigned to them?

Answer 30

The NA may put himself or a resident in danger.