Health Care Systems
Abbreviations
Definitions
Duties
Miscellaneous
100
What is the purpose of a Nursing Home?
What is where the elderly stay, and have care provided to them because they're no longer able to do it on their own.
100
What is the full name of LPN?
What is License Practical Nurse
100
What is the definition of Aphasia?
What is language difficulty due to brain damage, which can affect listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.
100
What is the nurses station?
What is where reporting, recording, or documenting care plans are done.
100
What are the 4 steps of communication?
What is sender, receiver, message and feedback.
200
What is the purpose of an Extended Care Facility?
What is where people go to get ready to go home, and sometimes get therapy.
200
What is the full name of HIPAA?
What is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
200
What is the definition of a cataract?
What is clouding of the lens in the eye.
200
What is the duty of a physician?
What is makes diagnosis, gives orders for medications and treatment and tests. Guides plan of care
200
What are the barriers to communication?
What is physical disabilities, psychological attitudes, prejudice, and cultural diversity.
300
What is the purpose of an Independent Living Facility?
What is people stay by themselves, usually at an apartment, take care of themselves, and a nurse comes in every once in a while to check on them.
300
What is the full name of PHI?
What is Protected Health Information.
300
What is the definition of Dysarthia?
What is weakness or paralysis of muscles, lips, and tongue. May be due to brain damage from a stroke or accident.
300
What is the duty of a Registered Nurse?
What is plans, assigns, and evaluates nursing care. Gives medicine, starts IVs. assists with resident care, reviews quality care, takes and records physicians telephone and verbal orders. Administers tube feedings.
400
Explain the type of care hospice provides.
What is It's a kind of care that gives hospice patients the most comfortable living experience before they pass away, and gives help to the family.
400
What is the full name of OD?
What is Optometrist.
400
What is the definition of exploitation?
What is illegal or improper use of a person's property or resources to the degree that substantial risk of harm exists.
400
What is the duty of a CNA?
What is doing tasks assigned by Charge Nurse, and assist with ADLs
400
What is the chain of commands?
What is CNA, CMTs, and RNAs. Charge Nurse. Assistant Director of Nursing. Director of Nursing. Administrator. Board of Directors.
500
Who support Nonprofit Agencies?
What is supported by donations, memberships fees, fundraisers and grants.
500
What is the full name of HIPAA?
What is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
500
What is the definition of Advanced Directives of Health Care?
What is a legal document that allows individuals to state what medical treatments they want or do not express their wishes regarding medical care.
500
What is the duty of Personal Services?
What is helps with financial resources- assists with insurance, forms, pensions, and social security. Secures aids to daily living. Makes arrangements for outside services to meet resident's needs.
500
What is Biotechnology Research Careers?
What is involved with using living cells and molecules to make new and useful products.