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THESE ARE SET BY THE GOVERNMENT TO HELP PEOPLE LIVE PEACEFULLY TOGETHER & ENSURE ORDER & SAFETY.
WHAT IS A LAW?
NURSING ASSISTANTS MUST COMPLETE AT LEAST ______ HOURS OF TRAINING THAT COVERS TOPICS LIKE COMMUNICATION, PREVENTING INFECTIONS, SAFETY & EMERGENCY PROCEDURES & PROMOTING RESIDENT'S INDEPENDENCE & LEGAL RIGHTS.
WHAT IS 75?
THIS IS AN INSPECTION TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES FOLLOW STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS. THEY ARE DONE PERIODICALLY BY THE STATE AGENY THAT LICENSES FACILITIES.
WHAT IS A SURVEY?
THIS TERM IS THE KNOWLEDGE OF RIGHT & WRONG. SENSE OF DUTY TOWARD OTHERS. TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
WHAT IS ETHICS?
THESE MUST BE SET IN A PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP. THEY ARE THE LIMITS TO OR WITHIN RELATIONSHIPS.
WHAT ARE BOUNDARIES?
THE INTENTIONAL TOUCHING OF A PERSON WITHOUT HIS OR HER CONSENT. FOR EXAMPLE, A NURSING ASSISTANT HITTING OR PUSHING A RESIDENT.
WHAT IS BATTERY?
AN ACCIDENT, PROBLEM, OR UNEXPECTED EVENT DURING THE COURSE OF CARE. IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT PART OF THE REGULAR ROUTINE. A MISTAKE IN CARE, A FALL OR AN ACCUSATION MADE BY THE RESIDENT AGAINST STAFF.
WHAT IS AN INCIDENT?
OMBUDSMEN ARE IN FACILITIES TO ASSIST & SUPPORT _________________.
WHAT ARE RESIDENTS?
INFORMATION THAT CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY A PERSON & RELATES TO THE PATIENT'S CONDITION, ANY HEALTH CARE THAT THE PERSON HAD & PAYMENT FOR THAT HEALTH CARE.
WHAT IS PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION (PHI)?
THE USE OF SPOKEN OR WRITTEN WORDS, PICTURES, OR GESTURES THAT THREATEN, EMBARRASS, OR INSULT A PERSON.
WHAT IS VERBAL ABUSE?
THIS MEANS BEHAVING PROPERLY WHEN ON THE JOB. IT INCLUDES DRESSING APPROPRIATELY & SPEAKING WELL. IT ALSO INCLUDES BEING ON TIME, COMPLETING TASKS & REPORTING TO THE NURSE. FOR A NURSING ASSISTANT, IT ALSO MEANS FOLLOWING THE CARE PLAN, MAKING CAREFUL OBSERVATIONS & REPORTING ACCURATELY.
WHAT IS PROFESSIONALISM?
ACTIONS OR FAILURE TO ACT OR PROVIDE THE PROPER CARE FOR A RESIDENT, RESULTING IN UNINTENDED INJURY.
WHAT IS NEGLIGENCE?
ALL HEALTH CARE WORKERS MUST FOLLOW THESE PRIVACY REGULATIONS NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE OR WHAT THEY ARE DOING. SERIOUS PENALTIES INCLUDE FINE RANGING FROM $100-$1.5 MILLION & UP TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON.
WHAT IS HIPPA?
THIS FORM OF INSURANCE WILL ONLY PAY FOR CARE THAT IT DETERMINES TO BE MEDICALLY NECESSARY.
WHAT IS MEDICARE?
THIS PERSON MANAGES THE NON-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF THE FACILITY, ADMINISTERS FINANCES & COORDINATES POLICY IN CONSULTATION WITH MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS.
WHAT IS THE ADMINISTATOR?
THIS PERSON REVIEWS & CONSULTS ON ALL MEDICAL ASPECTS OF CARE, COORDINATING WITH ATTENDING PHYSICIANS & NURSING STAFF & ENCOURAGING QUALITY CARE.
WHAT IS THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR?
THIS ACT REQUIRES THAT STATES KEEP A CURRENT LIST OF NURSING ASSISTANTS IN A STATE REGISTRY
WHAT IS OBRA?
ANY TREATMENT, INTENTIONAL OR UNINTENTIONAL THAT CAUSES HARM TO A PERSON'S BODY. THIS INCLUDES SLAPPING, BRUISING, CUTTING, BURNING, PHYSICALLY RESTRAINING, PUSHING, SHOVING, OR EVEN ROUGH HANDLING.
WHAT IS PHYSICAL ABUSE?
ABUSE BY SPOUSES, INTIMATE PARTNERS, OR FAMILY MEMBERS. IT CAN BE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL OR SEXUAL.
WHAT IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE?
THIS PERSON PERFORMS ASSIGNED TASKS, ASSISTS WITH ROUTINE PERSONAL CARE, AND OBSERVES & REPORTS ANY CHANGES IN RESIDENTS' CONDITION & ABILITIES.
WHAT IS THE NURSING ASSISTANT?
A LEGAL RECORD OF EVERY PART OF A RESIDENT'S TREAMENT. THIS DOCUMENT CAN BE USED IN COURT AS LEGAL EVIDENCE. THIS HELPS PROTECT NURSING ASSISTANTS & THEIR EMPLOYERS FROM LIABILITY BY PROVING WHAT THEY DID WHEN CARING FOR RESIDENTS. GIVES UP TO DATE RECORD OF THE STATUS & CARE OF EACH RESIDENT.
WHAT IS THE MEDICAL RECORD?
THE PROCESS BY WHICH A PERSON, WITH THE HELP OF A DOCTOR, MAKES INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT HIS OR HER HEALTH CARE.
WHAT IS INFORMED CONSENT?
THIS PERSON PLANS ACTIVITIES FOR RESIDENT TO HELP THEM SOCIALIZE & STAY ACTIVE. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE MEANT TO IMPROVE & MAINTAIN RESIDENTS' WELLBEING & PREVENT FURTHER COMPLICATIONS FROM ILLNESS OR DISABILITY
WHO IS THE ACTIVITY DIRECTOR?
A ________ IS A WAY OF DOING SOMETHING.
WHAT IS A PROCEDURE?
THIS IS WHEN CARE SHOULD BE DOCUMENTED.
WHAT IS IMMEDIATELY AFTER CARE IS GIVEN?