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Unit 1: The Nursing Assistant in Long-Term Care Flashcards

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1
Q

care given in ________
facilities for people who
need 24-hour skilled care.

A

long-term care (LTC)

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medically necessary care
given by a skilled nurse or
therapist.

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skilled care

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the number of days a
person stays in a care
facility.

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length of stay

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a disease or condition
that will eventually cause
death.

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terminal illness

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long-term or long-lasting.

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chronic

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medical conditions

determined by a doctor.

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diagnoses

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care that is provided

in a person’s home.

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home health care

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8
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residences for people
who not need 24-hour
skilled care, but do
require some help with
daily care tasks.
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assisted living

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9
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care for people who need
some help during certain
hours, but who do not
live in the facility where
care is provided.
A

adult day services

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10
Q 
24-hour skilled care
given in hospitals and
ambulatory surgical
centers for short-term
illnesses or injuries.
A

acute care

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11
Q 
care given in hospitals or in
long-term care facilities for
people who need less care than
for an acute illness, but more
care than for a chronic illness.
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subacute care

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

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care that is given by
specialists to help
restore or improve
function after an illness
or injury.
A

rehabilitation

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holistic, compassionate
care given to people who
have approximately six
months or less to live.

A

hospice care

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15
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daily personal care tasks
such as bathing; dressing;
caring for skin, nails, hair,
and teeth; eating;
drinking; walking;
transferring; and
elimination.
A

activities of daily living

ADLs

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16
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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; core
values include choice, dignity,
respect, self-determination, and
purposeful living.
A

culture change

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17
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a type of care that places
the emphasis on the
person needing care and
his or her individuality
and capabilities.
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person centered care

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18
Q 
a federal health insurance
program for people who are 65
or older, have certain disabilities
or permanent kidney failure, or
are ill and cannot work.
A

Medicare

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a medical assistance
program for people with
low incomes, as well as
for people with
disabilities.
A

Medicaid

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20
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documenting information
and observations about
residents.

A

Charting

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21
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special equipment that
helps a person who is ill
or disabled to perform
activities of daily living.

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assistive or adaptive devices

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22
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the line of authority

within a facility.

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chain of command

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23
Q

a legal term that means
someone can be held
responsible for harming
someone else.

A

liability

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24
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defines the tasks that
healthcare providers are
legally allowed to do as
permitted by state or
federal law.
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scope of practice

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25
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a plan developed for each
resident to achieve
certain goals; it outlines
the steps and tasks that
the care team must
perform.
A

Care plan

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26
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a course of action that
should be taken every
time a certain situation
occurs.

A

Policy

27
Q

a method or way of doing

something.

A

procedure

28
Q

having to do with work or

a job.

A

professional

29
Q

relating to life outside one’s job,
such as family, friends, and
home life.

A

personal

30
Q 
behaving properly when
working; it includes how a
person dresses, the
words he uses, and the
things he talks about.
A

Professionalism

31
Q

being caring, concerned,
considerate, empathetic,
and understanding.

A

compassionate

32
Q

identifying with the

feelings of others.

A

empathy

33
Q

sharing in the feelings

and difficulties of others.

A

sympathy

34
Q

showing sensitivity and
having a sense of what is
appropriate when dealing
with others.

A

tactful

35
Q

guided by a sense of right

and wrong; principled.

A

conscientious

36
Q

the knowledge of right

and wrong.

A

ethics

37
Q 
rules set by the
government to help
people live peacefully
together and to ensure
order and safety.
A

Laws

38
Q 
law passed by the federal
government that includes
minimum standards for nursing
assistant training, staffing
requirements, resident
assessment instructions, and
information on rights for
residents.
A

Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act
(OBRA)

39
Q

in a long-term care
facility, to find a problem
through a survey.

A

cite

40
Q 
numerous rights identified in
the OBRA law that relate to how
residents must be treated while
living in a facility; they provide
an ethical code of conduct for
healthcare workers.
A

Resident’s Rights

41
Q 
the process in which a
person, with the help of
a doctor, makes
informed decisions
about his or her health
care.
A

informed consent

42
Q

purposeful mistreatment
that causes physical,
mental, or emotional pain
or injury to someone.

A

abuse

43
Q

any treatment,
intentional or not, that
causes harm to a person’s
body.

A

physical abuse

44
Q 
emotional harm caused
by threatening, scaring,
humiliating, intimidating,
isolating, or insulting a
person, or by treating
him as a child.
A

psychological abuse

45
Q 
the use of spoken or
written words, pictures,
or gestures that threaten,
embarrass, or insult a
person.
A

verbal abuse

46
Q 
the forcing of a person to
perform or participate in
sexual acts against her will;
includes unwanted touching,
exposing oneself, and sharing
pornographic material.
A

sexual abuse

47
Q

the improper or illegal
use of a person’s money,
possessions, property, or
other assets.

A

financial abuse

48
Q

a threat to harm a
person, resulting in the
person feeling fearful
that he will be harmed.

A

assault

49
Q

the intentional touching
of a person without her
consent.

A

battery

50
Q

physical, sexual, or
emotional abuse by
spouses, intimate partners,
or family members.

A

domestic abuse

51
Q

the separation of a
person from others
against the person’s will.

A

involuntary seclusion

52
Q

verbal, physical, or sexual
abuse of staff by other
staff members, residents,
or visitors.

A

workplace violence

53
Q 
any unwelcome sexual
advance or behavior that
creates an intimidating,
hostile, or offensive
working environment.
A

sexual harassment

54
Q 
the failure to provide
needed care that results
in physical, mental, or
emotional harm to a
person.
A

neglect

55
Q

the purposeful failure to
provide needed care,
resulting in harm to a
person.

A

active neglect

56
Q 
the unintentional failure
to provide needed care,
resulting in physical,
mental, or emotional
harm to a person.
A

passive neglect

57
Q 
actions, or the failure to
act or provide the proper
care, that result in
unintended injury to a
person.
A

negligence

58
Q 
injury to a person due to
professional misconduct
through negligence,
carelessness, or lack of
skill.
A

malpractice

59
Q 
a detailed form with
guidelines for assessing
residents in long-term
care facilities; also lists
what to do if resident
problems are identified.
A

Minimum Data Set

MDS

60
Q 
an accident, problem, or
unexpected event during
the course of care that is
not part of the normal
routine in a healthcare
facility.
A

incident

61
Q

the legal and ethical
principle of keeping
information private.

A

confidentially

62
Q 
a federal law that requires
health information be
kept private and secure
and that organizations
take special steps to
protect this information.
A

Health Insurance
Portability and
Accountability Act
(HIPAA)

63
Q 
a person's private health
information, which
includes name, address,
telephone number, social
security number, email
address, and medical
record number.
A

protected health

information (PHI)

64
Q 
a legal advocate for
residents in long-term
care facilities; helps
resolve disputes and
settle conflicts.
A

ombudsman

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