Final Exam Study Guide Flashcards

Question

What is HIPAA?

Answer 1

Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act HIPAA is a law that governs the handling and dissemination of individual health data. Under this law, the sharing of patient health information is strictly limited to staff who work directly with the patient or have a reasonable need to know certain information in order to deliver quality care.

Answer 2

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA is a federal entity that establishes guidelines to ensure workers can operate and in a safe and healthy environment. Employers and their employees are expected to know and follow these protective guidelines to mitigate risk to the workplace environment, staff, clients, and the general public.

Answer 3

Resident rights are protections established by state and federal law that facilities must grant to their residents. The resident has the right to: Be free from verbal, sexual, physical, and mental abuse, corporal punishment, involuntary seclusion, neglect, misappropriation of resident property and exploitation

Answer 4

1. Before touching a patient 2. Before a procedure 3. After a procedure or body fluid exposure risk 4. After touching a patient 5. After touching a patient's surroundings

Answer 5

Standard precautions are a set of infection control practices used to prevent transmission of diseases that can be acquired by contact with blood, body fluids, non-intact skin (including rashes), and mucous membranes. All patients are treated with Standard precautions: Hand hygiene, PPE, Respiratory hygiene, Sharps safety

Answer 6

Airborne precautions prevent the spread of pathogens that travel through the air after being expelled. They are carried by moisture, air current, and dust. Example(s): COVID-19, TB Equipment: AIIR, N95, negative pressure

Answer 7

Droplet precautions are used for diseases that are spread by droplets in the air. Droplets do not normally travel more than six feet. Example: Influenza Equipment: Surgical mask

Answer 8

Contact precautions are used when a resident may spread an infection by direct contact with another person or object. Staff may spread the infection through contact with the person, their bodily fluids, and their belongings/supplies. Example(s): Conjunctivitis, C. diff Equipment: Hand hygiene (soap), gloves, gown, dedicated or single use supplies/tools

Answer 9

Muscular atrophy, contracture, skin breakdown, dehydration, malnutrition, poor vascular circulation

Answer 10

Hydration, nutrition, hygiene, grooming, moisturization (if ordered), positioning, ergonomics, ADL assistance (as needed)

Answer 11

Hemiplegia = paralysis affecting one side of the body e.g. arms, legs, facial muscles Quadriplegia = paralysis of all four limbs Paraplegia = paralysis of the lower body

Answer 12

Redirection, reduce distractions, stay calm, use a low and soothing voice, provide reassurance

Answer 13

Hospice care = compassionate end of life care, typically ordered when a PT has less than six months to live Goal - physical and emotional comfort, pain and symptom management, psychosocial care with help from friends and family Palliative care = type of care that is provided for PT with serious, chronic diseases Goal - pain and symptom management, mitigate complications, maintain QoL

Answer 14

1. Denial 2. Anger 3. Bargaining 4. Depression 5. Acceptance

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