Healthcare settings
Another name for a long-term care facility
Nursing Home
The person that the care team revolves around
The resident
Medicare is a health insurance program for people of what age?
65 years of age or older
Personal daily care tasks, such as bathing, skin, nail, and hair care; walking; eating and drinking; mouth care; dressing; transferring; and eliminating.
Activities of daily living (ADLs)
This type of abuse includes any unwanted or non-consensual touching of a resident’s private areas.
What is sexual abuse?
Residents who are generally independent and do not need skilled care
Assisted living facility
This person assesses residents, creates care plans, monitors progress, and provides treatments and medication
Registered Nurse
A STNA is seen forcefully grabbing a resident’s arm, leaving bruises. This is an example of what type of abuse?
What is physical abuse?
This 1987 federal law was created to improve the quality of care in nursing homes and established training requirements for STNAs.
What is OBRA (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act)?
A resident is threatened with being hit if they don’t cooperate, though no physical contact is made. What type of offense is this?
What is assault?
Instructs medical professionals not to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest
Do not resuscitate (DNR)
Provides care for people that have respiratory illnesses or diseases
Respiratory Therapist
Under HIPAA, this acronym refers to any information that can identify a patient, like their name, address, or health condition.
What is PHI (Protected Health Information)?
This law was enacted to promote the use of electronic health records and strengthen penalties for breaches of health information.
What is the HITECH Act?
STNAs are required by law to report abuse or neglect.
who is a mandatory reporter?
A program of care given by a specialist or team of specialists to restore or improve function after an illness or injury
Rehabilitation
Administers therapy in the form of heat, cold, massage, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, and exercise to muscles, bones, and joints
Physical therapist (PT)
This person also helps protect residents’ rights and investigates complaints in long-term care.
What is an ombudsman?
This law protects a resident’s private health information and requires STNAs to maintain confidentiality.
What is HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)?
A caregiver repeatedly yells at a resident, calls them names, and threatens to withhold care. This is an example of what?
What is psychological abuse?
Define intergenerational care.
Elderly adults and children together in the same care setting
Unlicenses healthcare worker who gives medication to residenrs and often has been trained to work as a nursing assistant first
Medication Aide
Failing to turn a bed-bound resident, resulting in pressure sores, is considered what?
What is neglect?
Order means that no breathing tube will be placed in the person, even though some measures and medications may be used
Do not intubate (DNI)
A staff member is caught using a resident’s debit card to order items online. This is considered what type of misconduct?
What is misappropriation of property?