Chapter 1 Long Term Care Flashcards
Vital Signs - 4
TPR - Temperature, Pulse, Respiration
Blood Pressure
4 things done on this period (every X hours)
2 hours Toilet Check for wetness Turn over for bed sores Mouth - if unconscious or tube fed
4 things CNA Must Not Do
Administer Medications
Insert/remove tubes
Tube Feeding
Change Sterile dressing
5 Rights of Delegation
Right Task Right Circumstance Right Person Right Direction / Communication Right Supervision / Evaluation
4 Methods of Nursing Care
Resident Focused - focuses on resident and family
Team Nursing - RN team leader, others members
Primary Nursing - RN gives most all care
Functional Nursing - each staff focuses on one thing for all residents
Medicare / Medicaid - 6
Medicare - 65+ Or disabled AND CANNOT WORK
Type A - hospitals and skilled care
Type B - Physicians and medical equipment
Type C - Private companies providing Medicare benefits
Type D- Prescription drugs
Medicaid - low income
NA Roles - 13
Serving trays, feeding residents Dress/undress, bathe, shave, toileting making beds, tidying living area Measuring vital signs Mouth care Back rubs Reporting changes in resident, complaints Helping residents move about facility
5 qualities NA needs
Trustworthy Conscientious Courteous Empathetic Accountable