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Chapter 1 Nursing Assistant Working Long-term Care Flashcards

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Accountable

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Being responsible for one’s actions and the actions of others who performed delegated tasks; answering questions about and explaining one’s actions and the actions of others

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Acute Illness

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A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover

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Alzheimer Disease (AD)

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A disease that affects brain tissue; memory loss and confusion increase until the person cannot tend to simple personal needs

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Assisted living residence (ALR)

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Provides housing, personal care, support services, heath care, and activities in a homelike setting

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Board and Care home

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Provides rooms, meals, laundry, and supervision to independent residents in a homelike setting; group home

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Case Management

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A nursing care pattern; a case manager (an RN) coordinates a persons care from admission through discharge and into the home setting

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Chronic illness

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An ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset; it has no cure; the illness can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment

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Delegate

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To authorize another person to perform a nursing task in a certain situation

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Group home

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See board and care home

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Health care provider

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A medical doctor, doctor of osteopathy, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant

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Hospice

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A health care agency or program for person who are terminally Ill

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Independent

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Not relying on or requiring care from others

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Interdisciplinary Team

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The many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the persons total care; health team

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Job description

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A document that describes what the center expects you to do

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Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

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A nurse who has completed a 1-year nursing program and has passed a licensing test; called licensed vocational nurse (LVN) in some states

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Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

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See “licensed practical nurse”

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Medicaid

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A health care payment program sponsored by the federal government and operated by the states

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Medicare

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A federal health insurance program for persons 65 years of age or older and younger people with certain disabilities

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Nurse Practitioner (NP)

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A registered nurse (RN) who has completed graduate education at the masters or doctoral level and has obtained national broad certification

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Nursing assistant

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A person who gives basic nursing care under the supervision of a licensed nurse; nurse aide; nursing attendant, orderly unlicensed assistive personnel and health care assistant are some other titles

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Nursing Center

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Provides health care and nursing care to persons who need regular or continuous care; licensed nurses are Required; nursing facility or nursing home

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Nursing Facility (NF)

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See “Nursing Center “

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Nursing home

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See “nursing center”

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Nursing task

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Nursing care or a nursing function, procedure, activity, or work that can be delegated to nursing assistants when it does not Require an RN’s professional knowledge or judgment

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Nursing Team

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Those who provide nursing care - RNs LPNs LVNs and nursing assistants

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Physician assistant (PA)

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A medical prehospital may diagnose, treat, and prescribe medication for patients. They often work together with other health care providers

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Registered Nurse (RN)

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A nurse who has completed a 2-3 or 4 year nursing program and has passed a licensing test

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Responsibility

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The duty or obligations to perform some act or function

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Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)

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Provides health care and nursing care for residents who have many or severe health problems or who need rehabilitation; may be part of a nursing center or a hospital

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AD

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Alzheimer’s disease

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ALR

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Assisted Living Residence

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ARNP

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Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner

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CNA

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Certified Nursing Assistant/ Aide

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DON

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Director of nursing

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HMO

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Health Maintenance Organization

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lNA

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Licensed Nursing Assistant

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LPN

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Licensed Practical Nurse

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LVN

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Licensed Vocational Nurse

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NATCEP

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Nursing Assistant training and competency evaluation program

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NCSBN

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National Council of State Boards or Nursing

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NP

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Nursing Practitioner

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OBRA

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Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987

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PA

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Physician assistant

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PPO

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Preferred Provider Organization

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RN

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Registered Nurse

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RNA

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Registered Nurse Aide

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SNF

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Skilled Nursing Facility

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STNA

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State- Tested Nursing assistant

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UAP

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Unlicensed Assistive personnel

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Helping person return to their highest physical and mental function is called

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Rehabilitation

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Which provides 24-hours nursing care?

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Nursing
Center/ Homes/ Facility

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Who controls policy in a nursing center?

53
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A health care program for terminally Ill persons is a….

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The nursing team does NOT include

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Who is responsible for the entire nursing staff??

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The director of nursing

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Nursing assistants are supervised by

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RNs and LPNs/LVNs

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The nursing assistant role is to

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Assist Nurses in giving care

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Medicare is for person who

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Are 65 years of age and older

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A survey team is at your center. A team member asks you some questions. You should?

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Give honest and complete answers

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What state law affects what nursing assistants can do?

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Nursing Practice Act

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Your nursing assistant certification can be revoked for

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Performing act beyond your role

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Which requires a training and competency evaluation program for nursing assistant?

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OBRA (omnibus budget Reconciliation Act of 1987)

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As a nursing assistant, you

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Need a written job description before employment

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As a nursing assistant, you

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Are responsible for your own actions

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Who assigns and supervises your Work?

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A task is in your job description. Which is False?

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The nurse must delegate the task to you

67
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You can refuse to perform a task for theses reasons EXCEPT?

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You do not like the task

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You decide to refuse a task. What should you do?

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Communicate your concerns with the nurse

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