Misc.
Where is care provided for a person who requires treatment for a sudden injury or illness?
Acute care setting
Which legislation establishes quality standards for the care of residents of nursing homes?
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)
A government funded insurance program for people older than 65 years.
What is Medicare
A shared set of beliefs, values, customs, and practices that characterizes a group of people.
What is culture
A belief in something greater than oneself
What is spirituality
Name 2 common communication methods used in healthcare.
Verbal communication and Non-verbal communication
The verbal exchange of information between members of the healthcare team.
Hand off communication, reporting, SBAR, etc
It is 2:00 in the afternoon. How would you express this using the 24 hour clock or in military time?
0200
Which document details the care a person requires, and the methods, equipment and frequency for providing that care?
The Care Plan
All of the following are risk factors for falling EXCEPT:
a. Poor eyesight
b. Being overweight
c. Poor mobility
d. Medication effects
The acronym FAST stands for:
Face (drooping on one side)
Arm (weakness or drooping on one side)
Speech (trouble speaking, slurred speech)
Time (call for help immediately)
The acronym RACE stands for:
Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Extinguish
Mr. Rollins is receiving oxygen therapy which 3 methods could you use to take his temperature?
Axillary, rectal, or tympanic
Where is the brachial pulse located?
The inside of the elbow
Lying down for long periods of time decreases the person's ability to fully inflate their lungs with each breath, which allows secretions to pool in the lungs. This places the person at risk for?
Pneumonia
Describe two main forms of observations that are primarily used in health care and describe the difference
Objective observation: obtained directly through our five senses
Subjective observation: information not detected directly through the five senses but rely on the patient/resident telling you.
Inactivity slows circulation. As a result, healing is delayed and dangerous a dangerous "thrombus" can form. What is another word for thrombus?
Blood clots
When providing mouth care to a person who is unconscious what should you do?
Elevate the head of the bed (if allowed) and turn the person's head to the side to allow fluids to run out of the mouth instead of down the person's throat causing aspiration.
Name 4 signs or symptoms of a urinary tract infection (UTI).
b. frequent and often urgent need to urinate c. ability to pass only a small amt of urine, d. cloudy, dark yellow and foul smelling urine, f. mucous or blood in the urine, g. unusual behaviors related to physical or cognitive changes.
A serious form of constipation that occurs when constipation is not relieved.
Fecal impaction
Name the five levels of basic human needs according to Abraham Maslow.
Physiological needs, safety and security, love and affection, self esteem, self actualization
Name 3 things that increase a person's risk for developing a UTI.
a. not drinking enough water (fluids)
b. Not emptying the bladder completely
c. Having an indwelling catheter
Helping a person with eating, bathing, ambulating, range of motion, and dressing to regain function and/or return to pre-existing health function?
Restorative care
What do these abbreviations stand for:
BRP OOB
NPO HS
BM N&V
HOB SOB
BRP=bathroom priviledges, OOB= out of bed, NPO=nothing per os (mouth), HS=hour of sleep, BM=bowel movement, N&V=nausea and vomiting, HOB=head of bed, SOB=shortness of breath
Mr. Brown drank 30 oz. of orange juice, 8 oz of coffee, and 320 mLs of soda. What is the total amount of fluids in cc/ml that Mr. Brown consumed?
1460 cc's/ml's