Intro To Patient Care

Question 1

Resident

Answer 1

Patient in long term care facility

Question 2

Acute

Answer 2

Sudden

Question 3

Chronic

Answer 3

Lingering/ Life long

Question 4

Decrease in functional performance could be caused by:

Answer 4

• Injury
• Condition onset
• Debilitating preexisting condition

Question 5

ADL

Answer 5

Activities of Daily Living/Life

Question 6

Atrophy

Answer 6

Waste away

Question 7

Complication of immobility:

Answer 7

• Decubitus/ Pressure sores/ Pressure ulcer/ Bed sores
• Muscle stiffness, tightness and atrophy, muscle contractions
• Deep vein thrombosis (blood clot)
• Osteoporosis

Question 8

DBT

Answer 8

Deep vein thrombosis

Question 9

Risk factors of immobility:

Answer 9

• Arthritis
• Fractures
• Stroke
• Heart disease
• COPD
• Dementia
• Depression

Question 10

COPD

Answer 10

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Question 11

Goals of patient care for residents:

Answer 11

• Promote mobility
• Improve muscle strength
• Prevent contracture and tightness
• Improve quality of life
• Improve self-care

Question 12

Too much assistance causes ________, while too little assistance causes _______.

Answer 12

Dependency; Discouragement

Question 13

Skills to be performed:

Answer 13

• Range of Motion (ROM)
• Splint and brace assistance
• Bed mobility/ transfer
• Walking/ambulating
• Bladder/bowel training (incontinence, inability to control)
• Dressing/grooming
• Eating/swallowing

Question 14

Passive ROM - PROM

Answer 14

Person performing range of motion moves the patients joints through available range of motion

Question 15

Active ROM - AROM

Answer 15

The patient is actively moving joints through range of motion

Question 16

Active - assistance ROM - AAROM

Answer 16

Patient moves some with help in others

Question 17

Quality of life

Answer 17

A facility must care for its residents in an environment to promote maintenance and enhancement of each residents quality of life

Question 18

Quality of life includes:

Answer 18

• Dignity - respect
• Self determination and participation
• Participate in resident / family group
• Accommodation of needs
• Social services
• Environment

Question 19

Quality of care

Answer 19

• ADLs
• Vision / hearing
• Pressure sore
• Urinary incontinence
• Mental functioning
• Nutrition / hydration
• Immunizations
• Medications

Question 20

Types of healthcare facilities:

Answer 20

• Long term care
• Home health care
• Assisted living facility
• Adult day care
• Acute (hospital) care
• Sub-acute-nursing home / long term
• Hospice
• Palliative
• Rehabilitation

Question 21

Long term care

Answer 21

Supervised nursing care for 24 hrs. (convalescent care, skilled nursing facility, or extended care facilities)

Question 22

Home health care

Answer 22

Come into the patients home and assist as a specialist

Question 23

Adult day care

Answer 23

Patient can’t be left at home (similar to a child)

Question 24

Acute (hospital care)

Answer 24

Short-term

Question 25

Hospice

Answer 25

Terminally I’ll patients with less than six months or less of life expectancy

Question 26

Palliative

Answer 26

Serious illness. Goal is to improve quality of life.

Question 27

Rehabilitation

Answer 27

Restorative functions (physical, occupation, speech, and respiratory therapy)

Question 28

CMS

Answer 28

Center for Medicare and Medicaid services

Question 29

Medicare

Answer 29

Health insurance plan for people 65 years or older, also provided to younger people with disabilities and people with end stage renal disease

Question 30

Medicare part A

Answer 30

Covers inpatient services (hospital surgery)

Question 31

Medicare part B

Answer 31

Covers outpatient services (doctors office visits, pt clinic)

Question 32

Medicare part C

Answer 32

Covers advantage plan

Question 33

Medicare part D

Answer 33

Covers prescription

Question 34

Medicaid

Answer 34

Health insurance for low income individuals and special circumstances (pregnancy)

Question 35

Patient care

Answer 35

An ongoing process and it needs teams effort to achieve desired results

Question 36

Diaphoresis

Answer 36

Sweating

Question 37

Syncope

Answer 37

Fainting