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What do social workers do? |
Deal with social, emotional, and environmental issues affecting illness and recovery. Coordinates community agencies to assist persons and family. |
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Registered Nurse |
A nurse who has completed a one year training program and passed a licensing test |
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Provides emergency care, surgery, nursing care, xray procedures and treatments, and laboratory testing |
Hospitals |
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Many healthecare workers whose skills and knowledge focus on persons total care |
Health team |
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A person who collects information by observing and asking questions |
Surveyor |
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A governing body |
Board of trustees or board of directors |
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An agency or program that promotes comfort and quality of life for the dying person and his/her family |
Hospice |
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Those who provide nursing care rns, lpns, nursing assistants |
Nursing team |
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A nurse who has completed a 2-4 year program and passed license test |
LPN |
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Provides housing, personal care, support services, health care and social activities in a homelike setting to persons needing help with daily activities |
Assisted living residence |
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Diagnoses and treats diseases and injuries |
Physician |
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Assesses and plans for nutritional needs to promote health and manage disease |
Dietician |
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Prevents, diagnosis, and treats foot, ankle, and lower leg problems |
Podiatrist |
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Assists I'll n injured persons with movement, pain management, and rehabilitation |
Physical therapist |
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Diagnosis and treats communication and swallowing disorders |
Speech language pathologist (speech therapist |
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In agencies, department directors report to.. |
Administrators |
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Health team focuses on... |
Providing Quality of care |
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You are concerned about the care a team member is providing. Who should you tell? |
Charge nurse |
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Which health team member is is responsible for the entire nursing staff and the care given.? |
Director of nursing |
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Nursing education staff are responsible for... |
Plan n present education, provide new and changing info, instruct on use of new equipment, review key policies and procedures, teach and train nurse assistants, and conduct new employee orientation programs |
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Describe primary nursing |
Involves total care |
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Health care payment program jointly funded by government and states |
Medicaid |
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The official entry of a person into health care setting |
Admission |
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The official departure of person from health care setting |
Discharge |
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The ---- is always focused of care |
Person |
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Purposes of health care |
Health promotion and disease prevention Detection and treatment of a disease Rehabilitation and restorative care |
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Persons cared for in hospital |
Patients |
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Health care a person receives when admitted to an agency |
In-patient care |
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Medical or surgical care recieved when a person is not admitted to an agency |
Out patient care (ambulatory) |
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Example of illnesses |
Acute heart attackChronic arthritisTerminal cancer |
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Memory care units |
Designed for persons with alzheimers and dementia Usually closed off from other parts of center so residents can wander freely |
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ALR assisted living residences |
Provides housing, personal care, support services, health care and social activities in a homelike setting to persons needing help with daily activities |
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Focus of hospice |
Comfort, not care |
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Health care teams have |
Common focus and goal. Goal is to provide quality care. |
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Assists person to learn or retain skills needed for daily living and working |
Occupational therapist |
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Nursing assistants perform |
Delegated nursing tasks under supervision of licensed nurse |
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Organization of nursing dept |
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Role of cna |
You must: Provide quality care. Protect the person's rights. Provide for the person's and your own safety.Help keep the agency clean and safe, Act in a professional manner Have good work ethics Follow agency policies and procedures. Answer questions questions honestly and completely |
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Someone who supports or promotes the needs and interests of another person |
Ombudsman |
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OBRA |
Omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1987 |
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Facts about OBRA |
Federal law in all 50 states, set minimum standard for quality of car in nursing centers. Requires nursing centers to provide care in a manner and in a setting that maintains or improves each person's quality of life, health, and safety. |
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Someone with the legal right to act on the patients or residents behalf when the person cannot do so alone |
Representative |
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Residents rights |
Information, refusing treatment, privacy and confidentiality, personal choice, grievances, work, resident groups, personal items, freedom from abuse mistreatment and neglect (involuntary seclusion), freedom from restraint, quality of life, activities |
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If a resident refuses treatment |
Find out what and why Explain problems that can result from refusal Offer other treatment options Continue to provide all other services |
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Involuntary seclusion |
Separating person from others against their will, keeping person to certain area, keeping person away from their room without consent |
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Advocate |
Someone who speaks or acts on behalf of another person |
Cna is a residents advocate |
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Older Americans Act |
A federal law that requires longterm care ombudsman program in every state. |
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What does an ombudsman do |
Advocate for residents, protect persons health, safety, welfare, and rights |
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Examples of courteous or dignified interaction |
You gain person's attention before giving care, you show interest when resident tells stories about their past, |
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Examples of courteous and dignified care |
You file fingernails and apply polish, you make sure resident is wearing dentures, open containers and arrange food to assist resident |
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Examples of privacy and self determination |
You close the door when they ask for privacy, you cover resident with blanket during bath |
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Personal choice and independence |
Allow resident to smoke in designated area, take resident to weekly card game |
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Explains person's rights and expectations during hospital stays |
The patient care partnership |
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When are residents informed of their rights |
During or before admissions, during stay, when center laws change |
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How are resident informed of their rights |
Orally and in writing |
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How many hours of training does obra require |
75, 16 supervised practical trainign |
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How many training hrs per year |
12 |
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Rules for nursing assistants |
You report observations about the person's physical and mental status to the nurse. Report changes in th person's condition or behavior at once. The nurse decides what is done or not done for a person. Yo do not make these decisions, Review directions and the care plan with the nurse before going to the person. Perform only the nursing tasks that you are trained to do. Ask a nurse to guide and assist you if you are not comfortable performing a nursing task. Perform only the nursing tasks that your state and job description allow. |
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5 rights of delgation |
The right task, the right circumstance, the right person, the right directions and communication, the right supervision and evaluation |
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To answer to oneself and others about his or her choices, decisions, and actions |
Accountable |
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NATCEP |
Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program |
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