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31 Cards in this Set
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Activities Director |
Helps residents socialize and stay active |
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Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) |
License professional who has completed one or two years of education and is able to administer medications and give treatments |
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Medical Social Worker (MSW) |
Helps residents get support services, such as counseling |
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Nursing Assistant (NA or CNA) |
Performs assigned tasks, such as taking vitals, providing personal care, and reporting observations |
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Occupational Therapist (OT) |
Helps residents learn to adapt to disabilities |
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Physical Therapist (PT) |
Administers therapy in the form of heat, cold, massage, ultrasound, electric shock, and exercise |
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Physician or Doctor (MD or DO) |
Diagnoses disease or disability and prescribes treatment |
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Registered Dietitian (RDT) |
creates diets for residents with special conditions |
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Registered Nurse (RN) |
Licensed professional who has graduated from a 2 to 4 year nursing program and coordinates, manages, and provides skilled nursing care |
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Resident |
person whose condition, treatment, and progress are what the care team revolves around |
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Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) |
Teaches exercises to help the resident improve or overcome speech problems |
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Nursing Assistants role |
help with personal care help with toileting help resident move around safely encourage residents to eat and drink Promote self-care and independence |
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Nursing Assistant will NEVER |
give medications or insert or remove tubes |
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Why is proper grooming important for nursing assistants (NAs)? |
Affect how the confident the resident feels about the care NAs give |
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How often should a nursing student bath or shower? |
daily |
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What should a nursing assistants NOT use before going to work? |
perfume |
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Hair should always be... |
brushed or combed |
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What is a good type of clothing for a nursing assistant to wear to work? |
Clean, pressed uniform |
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What is the one type of jewelry that should be worn to work? |
watch |
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Why should artificial nails not be worn to work? |
They harbor bacteria |
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What is the chain of command? |
describes the line of authority in a facility |
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Liability is a legal term that means... |
someone can be held responsible for harming someone else |
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Why should a NA not do tasks that are not assigned to him/her? |
NA may put him/herself or someone else in danger |
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What is one reason that other members of the care team will show great interest in the work of a NA? |
NA will be working under the authority of another's license |
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Scope of practice |
the tasks that healthcare providers are legally allowed to do and how to do them correctly |
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3 tasks outside a NA's scope of practice |
administering medication performing procedures that require sterile technique tell the resident or resident's family the diagnosis or treatment plan |
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5 parts of Nursing Process in order |
Assessment diagnosis planning implementation evaluation |
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goal of the nursing process |
to plan and evaluate the resident's care needs |
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Questions to ask before delegating a task |
Is there a match between the resident's needs and the NA's skills, abilities, and experience? What is level of the resident's stability? Can the nurse give appropriate direction and communication? Is the nurse available to give supervision, support, and help? |
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Questions to ask before accepting a task |
Do I have all the information I need? Do I have the necessary skills? Do I have the needed supplies, equipment, and other support? Do I know how to reach my supervisor? |
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5 guidelines of managing time: |
plan ahead prioritize make a schedule combine activities get help |
