Definitions Flashcards
Long - Term Care
Care given in long term care facilities for people who need 24 - hr skilled care
Skilled Care
Medically necessary care given by a doctor
Home Health Care
Healthcare that is provided in a persons home
Assisted Living
Residences for people who do not need 24 hrs skilled care but do require help
Adult Day Services
Care for people who need some help during certain hours but do not live in the facility where the care is provided
Acute Care
24 hr skilled caregiving in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers for people who require short term, immediate care for illness or injuries
Subacute Care
Care given in hospitals or long - term care facilities. It is used for people who need less care than for an acute illness, but more care than for a chronic (long term) illness.
Outpatient Care
Care given to people who have had treatments, procedures, or surgeries and need short term skilled care. Patients do not require an overnight stay in a hospital or other care facility
Rehabilitation
Care given by specialists and professionals. Physical, occupational, and speech therapist help restore or improve function after an illness or injury
Hospice Care
Care given in facilities or homes for people who have 6 months or less to live
What does ADLs stand for
Activities of daily living
- Physical , occupational, and speech therapy
- Wound Care
- Care of different types of tubes, such as catheters (thin tubes inserted into the body to drain fluids
- Nutrition Therapy
- Management of chronic disease, such as Alzheimer’s disease, Aids, COPD, Cancer and Congestive Heart Failure
Person - Centered Care
Emphasizes the individuality of the person who needs care, and recognizes and develops the persons capabilities. Revolves around the resident and promotes her individual preferences, choices, dignity, and interests.
Trauma Informed Care
An approach to patient care that recognizes that people may have experienced trauma in their lives. Seeks to consider each persons trauma, experiences, and preferences and provide person- centered care
Medicare
Federal health insurance program that was established in 1965 for people aged 65 or older. Also covers people of any age with permanent kidney failure or certain disabilities.
Medicare A
Helps pay for care in a hospital or skilled nursing facility or for care from a home health agency or hospice.
Medicare B
Helps pay for doctor services and other medical services and equipment.
Medicare C
Allows private health insurance companies to provide Medicare benefits
Medicare D
Helps pay for medications prescribed for treatment.
Medicaid
Medical assistance program for people who have low income, as well as for people with disabilities. Eligibility is determined by income or special circumstances.
Charting
Documenting information and observations about residents
Nursing Assistant Tasks
Measuring and Recording temperature
Measuring and recording blood pressure
Bathing residents and helping with elimination needs
Observing and reporting pain levels
Nursing Assistants are not permitted to do
Insert or remove tubes
Give tube feedings
Change sterile dressings
Nursing Assistants are not permitted to do
Insert or remove tubes
Give tube feedings
Change sterile dressings
What does DME stand for
Durable Medical Equipment
- wheelchairs
- walkers
- canes
Chain of command
The line of authority within a facility
Liability
Illegal term that means someone can be held responsible for harming someone else
Scope of Practice
The range of tasks that healthcare providers are legally allowed to do according to state or federal law
Care Plan
A plan developed for each resident to achieve certain goals, it outlines the steps and the tasks that the care team must perform
Individualized for each resident
Careful NA observations and reporting can help make the care plan more affective
Policy
A course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs
Procedure
A method or way of doing something
Common Procedure and Policies for LTC Facilities
All resident information is confidential
Residents care plan must be followed
NAs only perform tasks in their job description
NAs should not accept gifts
NAs should not discuss personal problem with resident
NAs report to Nurse
NAs should be dependable
Professional
Having to do with work or job
Personal
Relating to life outside one’s job such as family friends, and home life
Professionalism
The act of behaving properly when working
Compassionate
Being caring, concerned, considerate, empathetic, and understanding
Empathy
Identifying with the feelings of others
Sympathy
Sharing in the feelings and difficulties of others
Tactful
Showing sensitivity and having a sense of what is appropriate when dealing with others
Conscientious
Guided by a sense of right of right and wrong ;principled
Conscientious
Guided by a sense of right of right and wrong ;principled
Ethics
The knowledge of right and wrong
Ethics
The knowledge of right and wrong
Laws
Rules set by the government to help people live peacefully together and to ensure safety
OMNIBUS Budget Act
Law passed by the federal government that includes minimum standards for nursing assistance training, staffing requirements, resident assessment, instructions, and information of rights for residents
Cite
In a long term care facility to find a problem through a survey
Residents Rights
Numerous right identified in the OBRA that relate to how a resident must be treated while living in a facility, they provide a ethical code of conduct for health care workers
Informed Consent
The process in which a person with the help of a doctor makes informed decisions about their healthcare
Abuse
Purposeful mistreatment that causes physical, mental or emotional pain or injury to someone
Physical Abuse
Any treatment , intentional or not, that causes harm to a persons body including slapping, bruising, cutting, burning, physically restraining, pushing, shoving, or even rough handling
Psychological Abuse
Emotional harm caused by threatening, scaring, humiliating, intimidating, Isolating or insulting a person
Verbal Abuse
The use of spoken or written words, pictures, or gestures that threaten, embarrass or insult a person
Sexual Abuse
Nonconsensual sexual contact of any type
Financial Abuse
The improper or illegal use of a persons money, possessions , property, or other assets
Assault
Is a threat to harm a person, resulting in the person feeling fearful that they will be harmed
Battery
The intentional touching of a person without their consent.
Domestic Violence
Abuse by spouses, intimate partners, or family members. It could be physical, sexual, or emotional.
False Imprisonment
Unlawful restraint that affects a persons freedom of movement
False Imprisonment
Unlawful restraint that affects a persons freedom of movement
Involuntary Seclusion
Separation of a person from others against the persons will
Sexual Harrassment
Any unwelcome sexual advance or behavior that creates and intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.
Substance Abuse
Is the repeated use of legal or illegal drugs, cigarettes, or alcohol in a way that harms oneself others
Workplace Violence is abuse of staff by other staff member, residents or visitors. It could be verbal physical or sexual
Is abuse of staff by other staff members,residents or visitors. It could be verbal physical or sexual
Neglect
Failure to provide needed care that results in physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person
Negligence
Means actions, or the failure to act or provide the proper care for a resident, resulting in a injury
Malpractice
Occurs when a person is injured due to professional misconduct through negligence carelessness, or lack of skill
PHI
Protected Health Information
A person private health information including main address, social security number, email address and medical record number
PHI
Protected Health Information
A person private health information including main address, social security number, email address and medical record number
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portabilility and Accountability Act
A federal law that requires helping information be kept private and secure, and that organizations take special steps to protect this information
Confidentiality
The legal and ethical principle of keeping information private
DON
To put on
DOFF
To remove
Intake
Anything that goes into the body such as water juice milk coffee chips IV fluids medications and gastric lavage
Output
Anything that leaves the body such as urine vomit wound drainage and chest tube
Systematic Infection
An infection in the blood stream and is spread throughout the body causing general
Myocardial infarction
Heart Attack
