Unit 1 Flashcards
Care given in a facility that provides 24 hr skilled care. Otherwise referred to as a nursing home.
Long term care (LTC)
What are the two types of care given at nursing facilities?
Acute (temporary conditions)
Chronic (Long-term or ongoing)
Home care provided in a person’s home. Usually for older people or chronically ill who wish to remain at home.
Home health care
Residences for people who need help with daily tasks such as bathing, eating, dressing, and medication administration.
Assisted living.
Services for people needing some help and supervision during daytime hours. They do not live in the facility where this care is provided.
Adult day care centers.
24 hr skilled care given for short-term, immediate care for illness or injury.
Acute care.
Care given by a specialist to improve resident’s ability to function, promote quality of life, and prevent further loss of function.
Rehabilitation
Care given in facilities or homes for people who are terminally ill.
Hospice care.
Temporary care given when primary caregiver is gone or working.
Respite care.
Who can receive Medicare?
People age 65 and over or people any age with permanent kidney failure or certain disabilities.
Who can receive Medicaid?
Low income people and people with disabilities. Individuals must meet qualifications.
A team of healthcare professionals that work to provide quality care.
Interdisciplinary team.
Care that considers the whole person, including physical, psychological, social, and spiritual care.
Holistic care.
A state agency that monitors nursing facilities to ensure that they provide quality and adequate care for the residents.
The DIA (Department of Inspection and Appeals)
A source that includes information on findings of abuse, neglect, and dishonest use of property.
Iowa Nurse Aide Registry
An act that sets minimum standards of care for nursing facilities. Nursing assistants must train and cover topics such as communication, infection prevention, safety, emergency procedures, promotion of resident independence, and resident legal rights.
OBRA (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act)
Specify how residents must be treated while living in a facility.
Resident rights.
A purposeful mistreatment causing physical, mental, or emotional pain or injury to someone.
Abuse
Any treatment that can cause harm to a person’s body.
Physical abuse
Emotional harm caused by threatening, scaring, humiliating, etc
Psychological abuse.
Using spoken or written words, pictures, or gestures that threaten, embarrass, or insult a person.
Verbal abuse
Unlawful restraint affecting a person’s freedom of movement.
False imprisonment
Failure to provide needed care that results in physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person.
Neglect.
Negligence
Actions or failure to provide proper care for resident resulting in unintended injury.
Occurs when a person is injured due to professional misconduct through negligence, carelessness, or lack of skill by a professional person.
Malpractice
The process of exchanging information with others which includes sending and receiving messages.
Communication.
Where are a resident’s call lights located?
The bedroom and the bathroom.
Prn
When necessary (as needed)
NPO
Nothing by mouth
ADLs
Activities of Daily Living
BM
Bowel movement
I&O
Intake and output
How does the integumentary system change with age?
- Skin is thinner, drier, and fragile. Prone to skin tears, pressure sores, and infections.
- Skin is less elastic
- Protective fatty layer is lost and person feels colder. Ability to feel heat, pain, and cold is reduced due to having fewer nerve endings.
- Hair thins turning grey/white.
