CHAPTER 1

TERMS

100

care given in long-term care facilities for people who need 24-hour skilled care.

What is Long-term Care

200

Healthcare setting for people who will die in 6 months or less?

What is Hospice Care?

300

A method or way of doing something . 

Procedure

400

What is the term for the person assigned by the law to be the legal advocate for patients?

Ombudsman

500

In LTC facility, it is problem found through a survey

A cite

CH. 1 MISC

100

This is the line of authority within a facility and can protect nursing assistants and their employees from liability.

Chain of Command 

200

T or F: NA can change sterile dressings 

False

300

How many hours of in-service education are requires annually for NA's? 

12 hours

400

When should documentation be recorded?

Immediately after care is given 

500

Most conditions seen in a LTC facility are _______. 

chronic 

CH. 1 MISC

100

Which member of the care team diagnosis disease and prescribes treatment?

The phyisican

200

T or F: The resident is not part of the careteam

False

300

T or F: If an activity is not listed on the care plan, the NA should not perform the task/activity

True

400

Medicare only pays for care that it determines to be _________ _________.

Medically necessary 

500

A resident's protected health information should only be shared with whom?

Those who need the information to provide care or processing of records.