True/False
Health Care Aides and unit clerks are members of the maintenance team.
False. Part of the nursing department
Health care institutions divide their activities into 5 categories.
False. 3: administration, patient services, support services.
When a nurse provides another nurse with a report this is which type of communication?
Vertical.
A _______ is something we want not only for ourselves, but it is also something that we think and feel is good for the society as a whole.
Value
Cultural growth is a matter of adjustment through two-way communication.
False. This is cultural sensitivity
A Dietician helps to meet patient's nutritional needs.
RN stands for Reactive Nursing.
False. Registered nurse
The most important member of the healthcare team is the:
Protocol
Being culturally sensitive means that the health care provider becomes more aware of the patient’s cultural expression in daily activities and the patient learns more about the health care approaches used by members of the health care team.
True.
Vertical communication refers to the informal communication between a Doctor and another Doctor.
False. Vertical communication refers to the formal communication that occurs between different levels of an organization, such as between managers and employees.
Formal communication in a healthcare setting helps for smooth delivery of care.
True
List 3 members of the Health care team
any from page 23
________ is is the characteristics of a group of people – The language, values, beliefs, customs, habits, ways of life, rules of behavior and traditions that are passed from one person to the next and from one generation to the next.
Culture
If an HCA has a question about a patient's medical history they should talk to the Client's Doctor.
False, the HCA would speak to the patient's nurse.
HCA are responsible for injections.
False. You will never have to give an injection. It is not in our scope of practice.
The formal lines of communications that we talked about.
Vertical and Horizontal
A ________ value is the belief that some activities, relationships or goals are important to the well-being of a community. The society accepts the value and strives to maintain it
Cultural
It is not vital to be compassionate as a HCA.
False
Rehabilitation teams assess patients to establish their potential for indepence.
True.
Case Management is when staff is divided into teams led by an RN team leader who distributes the patient care assignments according to the patients' needs and the capabilities of the team members.
False. This is Team nursing
___________ is the way that a person interacts with a higher power
Spirituality