Chapter 1-4

Question 1

Facilities

Answer 1

Des where care is delivered or administered, including hospitals, long term care facilities, and treatment centers.

Question 2

Payers

Answer 2

People or organizations paying for healthcare services.

Question 3

Skilled care

Answer 3

Medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapists. Available 24 hours a day.

Question 4

Nursing homes are called

Answer 4

Long term care facilities, skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation centers, or extended care facilities.

Question 5

Terminal illness

Answer 5

The illness will eventually cause death

Question 6

Home health care

Answer 6

Provided in the patients homes

Question 7

Diagnoses

Answer 7

Medical conditions determined by a doctor

Question 8

Assisted living

Answer 8

Facilities for people who need some help with daily care, such as showers, meals, and dressing

Question 9

Dementia

Answer 9

Serious loss of mental abilities such as thinking, remembering, reasoning and communicating.

Question 10

Adult day services

Answer 10

For people who need some assistance and supervision during certain hours.

Question 11

Acute care

Answer 11

24 hour skilled care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers for people who require short term, immediate care for illness or injuries.

Question 12

Subacute care

Answer 12

Given in a hospital or in a LTCF for people who needless care than for a short term illness, but more care than for a long term illness.

Question 13

Outpatient care

Answer 13

Given for less than 24 hours, and for people who have had surgery or treatments and need short term care.

Question 14

Rehabilitation

Answer 14

Care given by specialists. Help restore and improve function after an illness or injury.

Question 15

Hospice care

Answer 15

For people who have approximately six months or less to live.

Question 16

Health maintenance organizations (HMOs)

Answer 16

Require that participants use a particular doctor or group of doctors in case of emergency

Question 17

Preferred provider organizations (PPOs)

Answer 17

Cost reducing healthcare option.

Question 18

Managed care

Answer 18

Cost control strategies

Question 19

Catheters

Answer 19

Thin tubes inserted into the body to drain fluids or inject fluids.

Question 20

Policy

Answer 20

Course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs.

Question 21

Procedure

Answer 21

A method or way of doing something

Question 22

Joint commission

Answer 22

Independent, not for profit organization that evaluates and accredits healthcare organizations

Question 23

CNA, NA

Answer 23

Nursing assistant performs assigned tasked, such as taking vital signs, and provides or assist with routine personal care, such as bathing, and helping with toileting. Must have at least 75 hrs of training. Observing and reporting changes in the residents condition or abilities is a very important role.

Question 24

RN

Answer 24

Registered nurses coordinates, manages and provides skilled nursing care. This includes administering special treatments and giving medication as prescribed by a physician.

Question 25

LPN

Answer 25

Administers medications and gives treatments.

Question 26

MD, DO

Answer 26

Diagnoses disease or disabilities and prescribe treatment.

Question 27

PT

Answer 27

Evaluates a person and develops a treatment plan to increase movement, improve circulation, promote healing, reduce pain, prevent disabilities and help the resident regain or maintain mobility.

Question 28

SLP

Answer 28

Speech language pathologist. Identifies communication disorders, addresses factors involved in recovery and develop a plan of care to meet recovery goals.

Question 29

RDT , registered dietitian

Answer 29

Creates diets for residents

Question 30

MSW, medical social worker

Answer 30

Determines residents needs and helps get them support services.

Question 31

Scope of practice

Answer 31

Defines tasks that healthcare providers are legally allowed to do and how to do them correctly.

Question 32

Delegation

Answer 32

Means transferring responsibility to a person for a specific task.

Question 33

Assessment

Answer 33

Getting info about the resident from many sources

Question 34

Diagnosis

Answer 34

Identifying the health problems

Question 35

Planning

Answer 35

Setting goals

Question 36

Implementation

Answer 36

Putting the care plan into action

Question 37

Evaluation

Answer 37

A careful examination

Question 38

Ethics

Answer 38

Are the knowledge of right and wrong. Tells people what they should do. Has sense of duty and responsibility toward other.

Question 39

Laws

Answer 39

Are usually based on ethics. Helps people live peacefully together. Will be punished of not followed

Question 40

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)

Answer 40

Requires that the nurse aide training and competency evaluation program set minimum standards for nursing assistant training.

Question 41

Providers

Answer 41

People or organizations that provide health cuddling doctors, nurses, or clinics.