Health Care Delivery
These agencies provide care in a person's home
Home health care
Can make decisions for the resident if they are no longer able to do so
Family/POA
The number of residents a dining assistant may feed at one time
2
What a dining assistant should do if a resident is not sitting upright in their wheelchair
Notify a nurse or CNA that they need assistance
No limitations or restrictions
Regular diet
NPO
Nothing by mouth
Care for terminally ill residents
Hospice
Monitors and promotes health, assists with ADLs, and identifies needs of residents
Nursing staff
The utensil a dining assistant must use when feeding a resident
Spoon
This tube connects the pharynx to the stomach
Esophagus
Food is blended or ground into a thick paste
Pureed diet
NAS
No added salt
These facilities provide sub-acute care, rehab, and care for chronic conditions
Long-term care facilities
Manages all departments, establishes policies and procedures, and is responsible for compliance with state and federal rules and regulations
Administrator
The amount of clinical hours required for dining assistant
8
This is where a dining assistant should place the food if a resident has a weak/affected side
Unaffected side
This diet restricts foods like bacon, sausage, and ham and is often prescribed for residents with heart and kidney disease and high blood pressure
Low sodium diet
NA
Sodium
These facilities provide acute care and special care
Hospitals
Responsible for the treatment of disease and illness
Physician
The amount of classroom hours required for the dining assistant program
8
Digestion starts here
The mouth
A diabetic resident might be on this type of diet
Low sugar/low carbohydrate
RF
Restrict fluids
Provides maintenance and preventative care
Doctor's office
Resident advocate who can assist in settling grievances
Ombudsman
A dining assistant should NOT feed a resident with any of these 3 complicated eating problems
Difficulty swallowing
Recurrent lung aspiration
Tube or IV feedings
Aspiration
Member of the healthcare team that orders the resident's diet
Physician
NCS
No concentrated sweets