Chapter 1 - Understanding Healthcare Settings

Question 1

Providers

Answer 1

People or organizations that provide health care, including doctors, nurses, clinics, and agencies

Question 2

Facilities

Answer 2

Places where care is delivered or administered

Question 3

Payers

Answer 3

People or organizations paying for healthcare services

Question 4

Long-Term Care

Answer 4

Is given in long-term care facilities for people who need 24-hour skilled care

Question 5

Skilled Care

Answer 5

Is medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist; it is available 24 hours a day

Question 6

Length of Stay

Answer 6

The number of days a person stays in a healthcare facility

Question 7

Terminal Illness

Answer 7

An illness that will eventually cause death

Question 8

Chronic

Answer 8

Conditions that last a long time; maybe even a lifetime

Question 9

Home Health Care

Answer 9

Care provided in a persons home

Question 10

Diagnoses

Answer 10

Conditions determined by a doctor

Question 11

Assisted Living

Answer 11

Facilities or residences for people who need some help with daily care

Question 12

Dementia

Answer 12

Serious loss of mental abilities

Question 13

Adult Day Services

Answer 13

For people who need some assistance and supervision during certain hours

Question 14

Acute Care

Answer 14

Is 24-hour skilled care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers for people who require short-term, immediate care for illnesses or injuries

Question 15

Subacute Care

Answer 15

Care given in hospitals or long-term care facilities

Question 16

Outpatient Care

Answer 16

Is usually given to people who have had treatments, procedures, or surgeries and need short-term skilled care

Question 17

Rehabilitation

Answer 17

Is care given by specialists

Question 18

Hospice Care

Answer 18

Is given in facilities or homes for people who have approximately six months or less to live

Question 19

Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)

Answer 19

Bathing, skin, nail, and hair care, mouth care, and assistance with walking, eating and drinking, dressing, transferring, and elimination

Question 20

Catheters

Answer 20

Thin tubes inserted into the body to drain or inject fluids

Question 21

Policy

Answer 21

A course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs

Question 22

Procedure

Answer 22

A method or way of doing something

Question 23

Cite

Answer 23

Means to find a problem through a survey

Question 24

Joint Commission

Answer 24

An independent, not-for-profit organization that evaluates and credits healthcare organizations

Question 25

Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Answer 25

Is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services

Question 26

Medicare

Answer 26

Is a federal health insurance program for people aged 65 or older

Question 27

Medicaid

Answer 27

Is a medical assistance program for people who have a low income as well as for people with disabilities

Question 28

Culture Change

Answer 28

A term given to the process of transforming services for elders so that they are based on the values and practices of the person receiving care

Question 29

Person-Centered Care

Answer 29

Emphasizes the individuality of the person who needs care and recognizes and develops his or her capabilities