Scope of Practice
removal of waste from the body
elimination
tells medical professionals not to perform life CPR in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest
DNR
a home health aide fails to change an incontinent client's soiled sheets more than once a week. This is considered
neglect
An elderly woman's son takes his mom's car anywhere he wants and never fills it up with gas. This is..
financial abuse
This insurance covers the elderly
Medicare
vomiting
emesis
electronic form of a resident's personal and health date that is used manage and coordinate a resident's care
EHR
the nursing assistant tells a potential employer that he passed his certification exam when in fact he has not. This is...
libel
Randy screams at his wife and hits her. This is...
this is a 24 hour care for people with ongoing conditions
long-term care
artificial replacement of a part of the body
prosthetic device
federal law that sets standards for protecting privacy of a patient's health info
HIPAA
a nursing assistant tells Mrs. Smith that if she can't be nice to her roommate, she will slap her. This is...
assault
the home health assistant hits an elderly woman because she was feeding the dog people food. This is..
physical abuse
the serious loss of mental abilities, such as thinking, remembering, reasoning
dementia
care provided to person after death
post-mortem care
This sets the standards for nursing assistant training
OBRA
a movie star sues a tabloid newspaper that publishes an untrue report that the movie star sought and received treatment at a well known mental health clinic. This is...
a nursing assistant tells a resident, "wow, you messed yourself again, I can't believe how disgusting you are." This is...
verbal abuse, psychological abuse
an independent, not for profit organization that evaluates and accredits different types of healthcare facilities
these promote circulation
anti-embolism stocking
info that can be used to identify a person and relates to his past, present, or future physical or mental condition, including any health care the patient has had, or payment for that healthcare
PHI
A nursing assistant hits and kicks a resident. This is...
battery/physical abuse
if a nursing assistant causes unintentional harm, it is called what?
negligence
legal term that means a person can be held responsible for harming someone else
liability