Chapter 1 Extras Flashcards
Helping persons return to their highest physical and mental function is called
Rehabilitation
Which provides 24-hour nursing care?
Nursing centers
Who controls policy in a nursing center?
The owner
A health care program for terminally ill persons is a
Hospice
The nursing team does not include
Doctors
Who is responsible for the entire nursing staff?
The director of nursing
Nursing assistants are supervised by
RNs and LPNs/LVNs
The nursing assistant’s role is to
Assist nurses in giving care
Medicare is for persons who
Are 65 years of age and older
A survey team is at your center. A team member asks you some questions. You should
Give honest and complete answers
What state law affects what nursing assistants can do? a. Standards for nursing assistants
Nurse practice act
Your nursing assistant certification can be revoked for
Performing acts beyond your role
Which requires a training and competency evaluation program for nursing assistants?
OBRA
As a nursing assistant, you
Need a written job description before employment
As a nursing assistant, you
Are responsible for your own actions
Who assigns and supervises your work?
Nurses
You are responsible for
Completing delegated tasks safely
A task is in your job description. Which is false?
The nurse must delegate the task to you.
You can refuse to perform a task for these reasons except
You do not like the task
You decide to refuse a task. What should you do?
Communicate your concerns to the nurse
A person who has completed a 1-year nursing program and passed a licensing test is a
LPG
A ________________________ provides health care to persons who need regular or continuous care.
SNF
Another name for a nursing center or a nursing facility is a
Nh
4.________________________________ means a person is not relying on or requiring care from others
Independence
A sudden illness from which the person should recover is an __________________________________.
Accountable
A facility that provides nursing care for residents who have many or severe health problems or who need rehabilitation is called a __________________________________________.
Acute illness
A _________________________________ is an ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset, that has no cure; the illness can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment.
Chronic illness
An ______________________________ provides housing, personal care, supportive services, health care, and social activities in a home-like setting.
Assisted living residence (ALR
Being responsible for one’s actions and the actions of others who performed tasks is being ______________________________________________________
Accountable
RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nursing assistants provide nursing care as part of the ______________________.
Nursing team
11._________________________ is a disease that affects the brain tissue; there is increasing memory loss and confusion.
Alzheimer disease (AD)
To ___________________________ is to authorize another person to perform a nursing task in a certain situation.
Delegate
13._____________________________ is a federal health insurance plan for persons 65 years of age or older and younger people with certain disabilities
Medicare
A ______________________________ provides rooms, meals, laundry, and supervision to a few independent residents, often in a home setting
Board and care hom
A nursing center or nursing home may be called a ______________________________.
Nf
A _______________________________ is a document that describes what the center expects you to do.
Job description
A person who has completed a 2-, 3-, or 4-year nursing program and who has passed a licensing test is a ___________________________________.
Rn
Nursing care that can be delegated to nursing assistants when it does not require an RN’s professional knowledge or judgment is a ______________________________________________________________.
Nursing-task
A nursing care pattern where an RN coordinates a person’s care is ______________________________.
Case managemen
A ___________________________ gives basic nursing care under the supervision of a licensed nurse.
Na
Another name for a licensed practical nurse is ___________________________________________.
Can
The many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the person’s total care are the ___________________________________.
Interdisciplinary team
23.___________________ is a health care payment program sponsored by state and federal governments.
Medicaid
A health care agency or program for persons who are dying is a
Hospice
Another name for a board and care home is a _____________________________________________
Group home
The duty or obligation to perform some act or function is _______________________________________.
Responsibility
