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Chapters 1-9 Flashcards

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Hospice

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Providing care for people who are dying & their families.

Receive services when you have 3 to 6 months to live.

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Holistic

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Focus on taking care of the whole person, not just physically.

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Long-term Facility

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For people who are no longer able to care for themselves at home but do not need to be hospitalized.

-called residents

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Assisted- Living Facility

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For people who are almost independent but may need some limited help with medications, meals, and housekeeping.

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OSHA

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Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Gov’t agency responsible for protecting the health and safety of American workers by enforcing standards & providing education to improve conditions in the workplace.

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OBRA

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Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

  • improves the quality of life for people who live in long-term care by setting standards
  • sets standards for the training of nursing assistants who work in long-term facilities
  • min 75 hours of training & competency exam at the end of the course
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What is on the registry for a CNA?

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Full name (any maiden names)
Last Known Home address
Social Security #
Date of Birth
Date competency exam was passed
Reported incidents of resident neglect/abuse
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Reciprocity

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Your certification will be valid in other states

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Beneficence

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Do good for those in your care by preventing harm & promoting health & welfare of the person above all else

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What are signs of abuse?

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Physical, neglect, psychological, sexual, financial, and elder.

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what is abuse?

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The repetitive and deliberate infliction of injury on another person.

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Criminal Law

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Concerned with the relationship of the individual and society as a whole. = Abuse

  • People who violate it are usually sent to prison.
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Civil Law

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Concerned with the relationships between individuals.

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Tort

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wrong doing

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Unintentional Tort

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When someone causes harm without intending to.

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Malpractice

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Negligence committed by doctors, nurses, dentists, etc.

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Intentional Tort

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When someone means to do harm.

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Defamation

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Making untrue statements that hurt another person’s reputation.

Slander= oral
Libel= written
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Assault

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Threatening or attempting to touch a person without his consent or causing fear to bodily harm.

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Battery

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Touching a person without his or her consent.

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Fraud

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Deception that could cause harm to another person.

Lying about holding a medical license.

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Invasion of Privacy

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Violating another person’s right to confidentiality.

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HIPAA

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Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act

  • Regulates who has the right to view a person’s medical data
  • Sets standards on how a person’s medical info is stored/transmitted
  • Requires health care organizations set policies on how a patient has access to their medical records
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Larceny

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Stealing

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Objective Data

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Info you obtain directly through measurement or your five senses

  • vital signs= temp, pulse, respiratory rate, & blood pressure.
  • color of skin, feel skin, hear coughing, & see bruises.
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Subjective Data

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Info that cannot be measured or assessed.

  • A person’s complaint of symptoms
    • headache, stomachache
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What creates effective communication?

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Being a good listener, make a clear message when you are the sender, be mindful of your tone and body language.

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Open ended question

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Not a yes or no question, one that can be answered with more than one word.

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Closed ended questions

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a yes or no question with not much room to elaborate

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medical record (chart)

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legal document where information about the patient’s current condition and measures taken against it are located.

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Admission sheet

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Standard info about person: name, address, social #, gender, insurance, etc.

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Medical History

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Info about patient’s past medical and surgical conditions.

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Nursing History

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completed by nurse, info about physical disabilities & bowel and bladder habits.

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Physicians Order Sheet

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Used by doctor to communicate to other health care members what should be done for the patient/ resident

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Medication administration record (MAR)

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Medications ordered for patient are listed with dosage and time at which they are administered

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Narrative nurses’s notes

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nurses uses this to document a person’s complaints and the action taken by the nursing staff.

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Graphic Sheet

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Info that is gathered routinely– vital signs, frequency of urination, and food/fluid intake

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Acute illness

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condition characterized by rapid onset and short recovery time

  • appendicitis, broken bone, labor & delivery
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Chronic Illness

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Condition that is ongoing.

–needs constant care, diabetes, asthma, high blood pressure

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Maslow’s Hierarchy

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Bottom to top:

  1. Physiologic needs- food, water, oxygen, sleep
  2. Safety & Security- feeling of being safe
  3. Love & Belonging needs- love, acceptance, smile, kind words
  4. Self-esteem needs- how a person perceives them-self
  5. Self- Actualization needs- feel at peace and has completed all goals the person had
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What is a microbe?

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living thing that cannot be seen with the naked eye.

- found in air, soil, water, and food

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Normal (resident) flora

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harmless microbes that help the human body

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Pathogens

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microbes that cause illness

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opportunistic microbes

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microbes that live in the body that are usually good but then change to pathogenic

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aerobic

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bacteria that need oxygen

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anaerobic

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bacteria that die if oxygen is present

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signs of infection

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hot, red, swollen, and painful skin

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Chain of infection

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pathogen must be present, reservoir must be present (place for it to be stored), portal of exit, method of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host

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standard precautions

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gloves, waterproof gown, mask, eye goggles, sharps go in sharps container, spills of body fluids must be cleaned up asap, and handwashing.

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Order in which you take off gloves, gown, and mask

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Remove gloves, eyewear, gown, mask, then wash hands

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how is a bloodborne pathogen transmitted

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needles, cuts from contaminated glass, direct contact with blood or broken skin, sex, or blood transfusions.

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which strands of hepatitis are bloodborne?

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B, C, D

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ergonomics

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making the workplace to fit the needs of the worker

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how does a CNA manage good support when lifting?

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ABC
A= Alignment
B= Balance
C= Coordinated movements

bend at the knees, squat low to the ground, use leg and hip muscles to lift, and put one foot in front of the other

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what should you do when a patient is falling?

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  1. try to get to the person to a chair if possible
  2. place your body behind theirs and arms around their torso, pull close to your body
  3. widen your base of support and allow person to slide down you to the floor
  4. squat as the person slides down to gently lower them to the floor
  5. call for assistance
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Fire RACE

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Remove any patient in immediate danger
Activate the alarm
Contain the fire by closing doors and windows
Extinguish the fire 
Evacuate the building
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Fire PASS

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Pull the pin
Aim
Squeeze the handle
Spray contents in sweeping motion

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ABC Fires

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A paper, cloth, grass fire can use water
B fuel, oil, or grease need fire extinguisher
C electrical fire need fire extinguisher

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