TERMS
CH. 1 MISC
CH. 1 MISC
100

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

What is Long-term Care

100

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

Chain of Command 

100

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

The phyisican

200

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

What is Hospice Care?

200

T or F: NA can change sterile dressings 

False

200

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

False
300

A method or way of doing something . 

Procedure

300

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

12 hours

300
T or F: If an activity is not listed on the care plan, the NA should not perform the task/activity

True

400
What is the term for the person assigned by the law to be the legal advocate for patients?

Ombudsman

400

When should documentation be recorded?

Immediately after care is given 

400

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

Medically necessary 

500

In LTC facility, it is problem found through a survey

A cite

500

Most conditions seen in a LTC facility are _______. 

chronic 

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.