Nursing Assistant Study Guide

Where is long-term offered?

Skilled nursing facilities

Residents in ____ are usually more independent and do not need skilled care

Assisted living facilities

Which of the following types of health care is for people who die in 6 months or less

Hospice

Which federal health insurance program is for people 65 years of age or older or people of any age with permanent kidney failure or certain disabilities

Medicare

Which medical assistance program is for people who have low income or disabilities 

Medicaid

The amount that medicare and medicaid will pay log-term care facilities for services is based on

the residents needs upon admission and throughout their stay

the residents with the longest average stay in long-term care facilities are

residents who are developmentally disabled

a disorder in which a person has a serious loss of the ability to think, remember, and reason is

Dementia

who is the most important member of the care team

the resident

ion which type of nursing care does the registered nurse give much of the daily care to the residents

primary nursing

the Omnibus budget reconciliation act (OBRA) was passed as a response to 

reports of abuse and poor care in long-term facilities 

a legal document that allows a client to determine what type of medical care they wish to have if they are unable to make the decision theirselves is anwhat

advance directive

what is the purpose of the patient self determination act (PSDA)

to ensure patient rights to make their own health care decisions

A nursing assistance responsibility with a residents medical chart is to

gather information and note observations and care

what is the nursing assistants role in care planning

to share observations that may affect the care plan 

what is a sentinel event

an occurrence involving death or serious injury

what does a residents code status indicate

the type of care that should be provided in the event of a cardiac arrest or other catastrophic failure

what is one way for a nursing assistance to communicate with a visually impaired resident 

use the face of an imaginary clock to explain the positions of objects 

a person in a coma may still be able to what ?

hear

what does the term TPR mean

Temperature, Pulse, Respiration

what does the term AMA mean

against medical advice