Abbreviations
HIPPA
What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?
Became Law in 1996 Protects privacy and security of a person's health information
Collecting information about the person, one step in the nursing process
What is assessment?
How often a person in a restraint is checked
What is every 15 minutes?
Never carry linens near your uniform because it is considered
What is contaminated?
Pain that continues for a long time, or occurs on and off
What is chronic pain?
LPN
What is Licensed Practial Nurse?
The desired outcome for a person as a result of nursing care
What is the goal?
How often the restraint is removed or released and the person is re-positioned
What is every 2 hours?
Before putting clean supplies down on a bedside table you need to put a
What is barrier?
A condition where the person cannot sleep or stay asleep all night
What is insomnia?
PHI
Tings a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your senses
What is subjective data?
A device that limits freedom of movement but is used to promote independence, comfort or safety and the patient can remove it.
What is an enabler?
A bed is made with the sheets folded back so the person can get into bed
What is an open bed?
To change the person's center of attention
What is distraction?
CDC
What is Centers for Disease Control and Prevention?
A written guide about the person's nursing care. It's what you follow when providing care to your patient.
What is the care plan?
How a restraint is tied to be sure that it can be removed quickly
What is a quick-release tie
The bed is made with the person in it
What is an occupied bed?
Pain that is felt in a body part that is no longer there
What is phantom pain?
OBRA
What is the Omnibus Budget Reconcilliation Act? Became law in 1987 requires that nursing centers provide care in manner or setting that maintains or improves each persons quality of life, health and safety. Includes Residents rights and requirements for nurse assistant training
What is evaluation?
Any medication used to discipline or convenience and not required to treat medical symptoms
What is a chemical restraint?
The last thing you do before going to wash your hands after making an occupied bed.
What is give the patient the call bell?
Creating and focusing on an image to promote relaxation
What is guided imagery?