Long Term Care Flashcards

1
Q

The number of institutionalized peopl will increase by what percent in our careers?

A

200-300%

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2
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90% of direct services in nursing homes are supplied by whom?

A

Aides

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3
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Federal Regulations for Nursing Homes:

A

1) Must assist residents in getting routine dental and emergency dental care.
2) Must provide or obtain from an outside resource, the dental care.
3) ASSIST the RESIDENT in:

  • Making appointments
  • Arranging for transportation
  • Refer residents with lost or damaged dentures to a dentist.
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4
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The decision to defer tx of nursing home residents depends on what?

A

Physical and mental contraindications for care, or the resident’s INFORMED choice.

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5
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Done for every new resident to a nursing home:

A

1- Indelibly mark the prosthesis.

2- Evaluate the patient immediately and note if there’s a problem, if they have a prosthesis, mark the prosthesis, and how to clean it.

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6
Q

Have to complete an oral exam on each resident within how much time after NH admission?

A

30 days

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7
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If tx by a dentist is needed, it begins within how many days after the exam?

A

30

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8
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T/F: Only a dentist can do an initial exam within 30 days of admission into the NH.

A

FALSE.

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9
Q

Where do the dental records stay?

A

At the NH facility.

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10
Q

When is a health care proxy insufficient?

A

When the pt can speak for themselves.

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