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The nursing Assistant in Long-Term Care
Ethical and legal issues
Communication Skills
Communication Challenges
100
Abd
What is abdomen
100
What type of health care is generally for people who will die in six months
What is Hospice care
100
A legal document that allows people to decide what kind of medical care they wish to have if they are unable to make those decisions themselves
What is advance directives
100
a written plan for each resident created by the nurse, outlines the steps taken by the staff to help the resident reach his or her goals
What is care plan
100
the large passageway for air to enter to enter into the lungs
What is airway
200
AMA
What is against medical advise
200
What is a medical assistance for low income people
What is Medicaid
200
the act of threatening to touch a person without his or her consent
What is assult
200
swelling in body tissue caused by excess fluid
What is edema
200
any plastic, metal or rubber device inserted into the respiratory tract for the purpose of maintaining an airway
What is artificial airway
300
BRP
What is Bathroom privileges
300
What is the health insurance program for people over 65 years old
What is Medicare
300
an order that tells medical professionals no to perform CPR
What is DNR (Do Not Resuscitate)
300
a report documenting an incident and the response to incident
What is incident report
300
the inability to think clearly and logically
What is confusion
400
CHF
What is Congestive heart failure
400
The most important member of the care team is
What is resident
400
a federal law that sets standards for protecting the privacy of patents health information
What is HIPPA (health insurance portability and accountability act)
400
measurements-that monitor the functioning of the organs in the body
What is vital signs
400
uneasiness, often about a situation or condition
What is anxiety
500
MRSA
What is methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
500
The order of authority within a facility is known as
What is the chain of command
500
defines the tasks that healthcare providers a re legally permitted to perform as allowed by state or federal law
What is scope of practice
500
a person's awareness of person, place and thing
What is orientation
500
a surgically-created opening through the neck into the trachea
What is tracheostomy