Ethical Issues
Long Term Care
Commuication Skills
Communication Challenges
Diversity
100
a condition that that last a long period of time, even a lifetime.
What is the definition of chronic?
100
What does OBRA stand for?
What is Omnibus Budge Reconciliation Act.
100
Give an example of nonverbal communication.
What is body language.
100
What is an uneasiness, often about a situation or condition?
What is anxiety.
100
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
What is the definition of health.
200
Give the definition of assisted living
What is a residence for people who require some help with daily care, but who need less care than a long term care facility offers.
200
What is the code of proper behavior and courtesy in a certain setting?
What is etiquette.
200
What is the term that means the swelling of body tissues caused by excess fluid.
What is edema.
200
What are two things that can cause depression?
What is change or chemical imbalance.
200
What is transcultural nursing?
What is the study of various cultures with the goals of providing care specific to each culture.
300
Guided by a sense of right and wrong.
What is conscientious
300
What is the difference between criminal and civil laws?
What is criminal law are written to protect society or people from harm, civil law refers to disputes between individuals.
300
What are considered the measurements, temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and pain level?
What is vital signs.
300
What is an opening made in the neck, either surgically or percutaneously so that the air can reach the person's lungs?
What is a tracheostomy.
300
Idenify the six basic needs of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
What is food and water, protection/shelter, activity, sleep, safety, comfort.
400
What is the difference between Medicare and Medicaid?
What is Medicare is for people who are 65 and older, Medicaid is medical assistance for low income people.
400
Give three signs of abuse or neglect.
What is unexplained broken bones, bruising, similar injuries that occur over and over, dehydration, cracked or bleeding skin, mood swings.
400
Give the military time for 3:00pm
What is 1500 hours
400
What are four things that can cause confusion?
What is head trauma, low blood sugar, UTI, Nutrition problems, dehydration, fever, sudden drop in body temperature, lack of oxygen, medications, infections, brain tumor, illness, loss of sleep, seizures, constipation, not using hearing aid when neccessary.
400
What is Spirituality?
What is the concerns of the spirit, the sacred, or the soul.
500
What is the Joint Commission responsible for?
What is an independent organization whose standards focus on improving the quality and safety of care provided by healthcare facilities.
500
What is the term that means the legal advocate for residents.
What is ombudsman
500
What was produced in 1990 that gives long term care facilities a structured approach to care?
What is Minimum Data Set (MDS)
500
What is the proper guidelines for giving care to a comatose resident?
What is introduce yourself when entering, explain the procedure you will perform, announce when you are going to leave the room.
500
Give three common stereotypes of the elderly.
What is they cannot remember things, they are totally dependent on others, they do not have an active sex life, they do not like to leave home, they are grumpy, they cannot manage their money, they are less intelligent than younger people, they have no friends, they have no interests.
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