Workbook Module 1

Question 1

Another name for a long-term care facility is

Answer 1

Skilled nursing Facility(SNF)

Question 2

Assisted living facilities are initially for

Answer 2

People who need some help with daily care

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true of adult day services?

Answer 3

This type of care is for people who need some assistance and supervision during certain hours.

Question 4

Care given by specialists to restore or improve function after an illness or injury is called

Answer 4

Rehabilitation

Question 5

Care given to people who have approximately six months or less to live is called

Answer 5

Hospice care

Question 6

Home health aides

Answer 6

May clean or shop for groceries

Question 7

People who live in a long-term care facility are usually called __________ because it is where they live for the duration of their stay.

Answer 7

Residents

Question 8

Most conditions in long-term care are chronic. This means that

Answer 8

The conditions last a long time.

Question 9

Cost-control strategies for health care

Answer 9

Managed Care

Question 10

People or organizations that provide health care

Answer 10

Providers

Question 11

Places where health care is delivered or administered

Answer 11

Facilities

Question 12

A form of health insurance in which the cost of care is covered only when a person uses a particular doctor or group of doctors except in case of emergency

Answer 12

HMOs (health maintenance organizations)

Question 13

People or organizations paying for health care services

Answer 13

Payers

Question 14

A form of health insurance in which patients are encouraged to receive care from a network of approved providers, but can see other providers at an additional cost

Answer 14

PPOs (preferred provider organizations)

Question 15

What is the most important thing for a nursing assistant to know about the residents in her care?

Answer 15

That each resident is an individual with their own abilities and needs

Question 16

Approximately 68% of residents in long-term care facilities are

Answer 16

Female

Question 17

In general, residents who stay at a facility for more than six months

Answer 17

Need 24-hour care

Question 18

What is the purpose of surveys in long-term care facilities?

Answer 18

To study how well residents are cared for

Question 19

If a surveyor asks a nursing assistant a question, and the NA does not know the answer, what would be her best response?

Answer 19

The NA should admit that she does not know and should find out the answer.

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true of the joint Commission?

Answer 20

The goal of the Joint Commission’s survey process is to improve safety and quality of care.

Question 21

Two groups of people who qualify for Medicare

Answer 21

People aged 65 or older. People of any age that have permanent kidney failure.

Question 22

Four parts of Medicare and what each helps pay for

Answer 22

Part A- Care in a hospital skilled nursing facility home health agency, or hospice.
Part B- Pays for doctor, services, other medical service, equipment.
Part C- Allows private health insurance companies to provide medicare benefits.
Part D- Medications

Question 23

How is eligibility for Medicaid determined?

Answer 23

By income and special circumstances.

Question 24

What are ways to incorpore trauma-informed care?

Answer 24

Planning Treatment with patients and promoting choice and safety are ways to incorporate trauma-informed care. It is important and to avoid practices that retraumatize people.