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Chapter 1
Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Longterm Care is offered in | Skilled nursing facilities |
| Hospice Care | Healthcare that is generally for people who will dies in 6 months or less |
| Medicare | Federal insurance program for people who are 65yrs or older or people with permanent kidney failure or certain disabilities |
| Medicaid | Medical assistance program for people who have a low income or certain disabilities/pays for care that it determines to be medically necessary |
| Medicare and Medicaid | pay longterm care facilities for services based on Residents need upon admission and throughout stay |
| Residents who have the longest average stay in Longterm care facilities are | Residents who are developmentally disabled |
| Dementia | a disorder in which a person has a serious loss of mental abilities, including the ability to think, remember, and reason |
| is a Na allowed to accept gifts from residents? | NO, Na should respectfully decline gift |
| Nurse | assesses residents, monitors progress, and gives treatments and medications |
| Chain of command | line of authority |
| Primary Nursing | RN gives much of the daily care to the residents |
| One possible negative result of the functional nursing style of care | staff may overlook changes in a residents condition |
| Person Centered Care | a residents personal preferences and individuals choices are promoted |
| Policy | a course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs |
| If an Na forgets how to perform a procedure | The Na should review the scope of the procedure in the procedure manual |
| If a surveyor asks an Na a question? | Na should respond honestly and to the best of their ability |
| Donating blood | Saves lives |