Unit 1

Question 1

Care given in a facility that provides 24 hr skilled care. Otherwise referred to as a nursing home.

Answer 1

Long term care (LTC)

Question 2

What are the two types of care given at nursing facilities?

Answer 2

Acute (temporary conditions)

Chronic (Long-term or ongoing)

Question 3

Home care provided in a person’s home. Usually for older people or chronically ill who wish to remain at home.

Answer 3

Home health care

Question 4

Residences for people who need help with daily tasks such as bathing, eating, dressing, and medication administration.

Answer 4

Assisted living.

Question 5

Services for people needing some help and supervision during daytime hours. They do not live in the facility where this care is provided.

Answer 5

Adult day care centers.

Question 6

24 hr skilled care given for short-term, immediate care for illness or injury.

Answer 6

Acute care.

Question 7

Care given by a specialist to improve resident’s ability to function, promote quality of life, and prevent further loss of function.

Answer 7

Rehabilitation

Question 8

Care given in facilities or homes for people who are terminally ill.

Answer 8

Hospice care.

Question 9

Temporary care given when primary caregiver is gone or working.

Answer 9

Respite care.

Question 10

Who can receive Medicare?

Answer 10

People age 65 and over or people any age with permanent kidney failure or certain disabilities.

Question 11

Who can receive Medicaid?

Answer 11

Low income people and people with disabilities. Individuals must meet qualifications.

Question 12

A team of healthcare professionals that work to provide quality care.

Answer 12

Interdisciplinary team.

Question 13

Care that considers the whole person, including physical, psychological, social, and spiritual care.

Answer 13

Holistic care.

Question 14

A state agency that monitors nursing facilities to ensure that they provide quality and adequate care for the residents.

Answer 14

The DIA (Department of Inspection and Appeals)

Question 15

A source that includes information on findings of abuse, neglect, and dishonest use of property.

Answer 15

Iowa Nurse Aide Registry

Question 16

An act that sets minimum standards of care for nursing facilities. Nursing assistants must train and cover topics such as communication, infection prevention, safety, emergency procedures, promotion of resident independence, and resident legal rights.

Answer 16

OBRA (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act)

Question 17

Specify how residents must be treated while living in a facility.

Answer 17

Resident rights.

Question 18

A purposeful mistreatment causing physical, mental, or emotional pain or injury to someone.

Answer 18

Abuse

Question 19

Any treatment that can cause harm to a person’s body.

Answer 19

Physical abuse

Question 20

Emotional harm caused by threatening, scaring, humiliating, etc

Answer 20

Psychological abuse.

Question 21

Using spoken or written words, pictures, or gestures that threaten, embarrass, or insult a person.

Answer 21

Verbal abuse

Question 22

Unlawful restraint affecting a person’s freedom of movement.

Answer 22

False imprisonment

Question 23

Failure to provide needed care that results in physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person.

Answer 23

Neglect.

Question 24

Negligence

Answer 24

Actions or failure to provide proper care for resident resulting in unintended injury.

Question 25

Occurs when a person is injured due to professional misconduct through negligence, carelessness, or lack of skill by a professional person.

Answer 25

Malpractice

Question 26

The process of exchanging information with others which includes sending and receiving messages.

Answer 26

Communication.

Question 27

Where are a resident’s call lights located?

Answer 27

The bedroom and the bathroom.

Question 28

Prn

Answer 28

When necessary (as needed)

Question 29

NPO

Answer 29

Nothing by mouth

Question 30

ADLs

Answer 30

Activities of Daily Living

Question 31

BM

Answer 31

Bowel movement

Question 32

I&O

Answer 32

Intake and output

Question 33

How does the integumentary system change with age?

Answer 33

1. Skin is thinner, drier, and fragile. Prone to skin tears, pressure sores, and infections.
2. Skin is less elastic
3. Protective fatty layer is lost and person feels colder. Ability to feel heat, pain, and cold is reduced due to having fewer nerve endings.
4. Hair thins turning grey/white.