Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care: The Basics, 5th Edition Chapter 1 Questions & Answers, Exams of Nursing

Download Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care: The Basics, 5th Edition Chapter 1 Questions & Answers and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity!

Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care: The

Basics, 5th Edition Chapter 1 Questions

& Answers

long-term care (LTC) - ANSWER-care given in long-term care facilities for people who need 24-hour, skilled care skilled care - ANSWER-medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist length of stay - ANSWER-the number of days a person stays in a healthcare facility terminal illness - ANSWER-a disease or condition that will eventually cause death chronic - ANSWER-long-term or long-lasting diagnoses - ANSWER-physicians' determinations of an illness home health care - ANSWER-care that is provided in a person's home assisted living - ANSWER-residences for people who do not need skilled, 24-hour care, but do require some help with daily care adult day services - ANSWER-care for people who need some help during certain hours, but who do not live in the facility where care is given acute care - ANSWER-24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries; generally given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers subacute care - ANSWER-care given in a hospital or in a long-term care facility for people who need less care than for an acute illness, but more care than for a chronic illness outpatient care - ANSWER-care given for less than 24 hours for people who have had treatment or surgery and need short-term skilled care rehabilitation - ANSWER-care that is given by specialists to help restore or improve function after an illness or injury

hospice care - ANSWER-holistic, compassionate care given to dying people and their families activities of daily living (ADLs) - ANSWER-daily personal care tasks such as bathing; caring for skin, nails, hair, and teeth; dressing; toileting; eating and drinking; walking; and transferring culture change - ANSWER-a term given to the process of transforming services for elders so that they are based on the values and practices of the person receiving care; core values include choice, dignity, respect, self-determination, and purposeful living person-directed care - ANSWER-a type of care that places the emphasis on the person needing care and his or her individuality and capabilities Medicare - ANSWER-a federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, are disabled, or are ill and cannot work Medicaid - ANSWER-a medical assistance program for people with low incomes, as well as for people with disabilities charting - ANSWER-documenting important information and observations about residents assistive devices - ANSWER-special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled to perform activities of daily living; also called adaptive devices chain of command - ANSWER-the line of authority within a facility liability - ANSWER-a legal term that means someone can be held responsible for harming someone else scope of practice - ANSWER-defines the tasks that healthcare providers are legally allowed to do and how to do them correctly care plan - ANSWER-a plan developed for each resident to achieve certain goals; it outlines the steps and tasks that the care team must perform policy - ANSWER-a course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs procedure - ANSWER-a method, or way, of doing something professional - ANSWER-having to do with work or a job personal - ANSWER-relating to life outside one's job, such as family, friends, and home life

professionalism - ANSWER-how a person behaves when he is on the job; it includes how a person dresses, the words he uses, and the things he talks about compassionate - ANSWER-caring, concerned, considerate, empathetic, and understanding empathy - ANSWER-identifying with the feelings of others sympathy - ANSWER-sharing in the feelings and difficulties of others tactful - ANSWER-showing sensitivity and having a sense of what is appropriate when dealing with others conscientious - ANSWER-guided by a sense of right and wrong; principled ethics - ANSWER-the knowledge of right and wrong laws - ANSWER-rules set by the government to help people live peacefully together and to ensure order and safety Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) - ANSWER-law passed by the federal government that includes minimum standards for nursing assistant training, staffing requirements, resident assessment instructions, and information on rights for residents cite - ANSWER-in a long-term care facility, to find a problem through a survey Residents' Rights - ANSWER-numerous rights identified in the OBRA law that relate to how residents must be treated while living in a facility; they provide an ethical code of conduct for healthcare workers informed consent - ANSWER-the process in which a person, with the help of a doctor, makes informed decisions about his or her health care abuse - ANSWER-purposeful mistreatment that causes physical, mental, or emotional pain or injury to someone neglect - ANSWER-the failure to provide needed care that results in physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person physical abuse - ANSWER-any treatment, intentional or not, that causes harm to a person's body psychological abuse - ANSWER-emotional harm caused by threatening, scaring, humiliating, intimidating, isolating, or insulting a person, or by treating him as a child; also includes verbal abuse

verbal abuse - ANSWER-the use of spoken or written words, pictures, or gestures that threaten, embarrass, or insult a person sexual abuse - ANSWER-the forcing of a person to perform or participate in sexual acts against his or her will; includes unwanted touching, exposing oneself, and the sharing of pornographic material financial abuse - ANSWER-the improper or illegal use of a person's money, possessions, property, or other assets assault - ANSWER-a threat to harm a person, resulting in the person feeling fearful that he or she will be harmed battery - ANSWER-the intentional touching of a person without his or her consent domestic violence - ANSWER-physical, sexual, or emotional abuse by spouses, intimate partners, or family members false imprisonment - ANSWER-unlawful restraint that affects a person's freedom of movement; includes both the threat of being physically restrained and actually being physically restrained involuntary seclusion - ANSWER-the separation of a person from others against the person's will workplace violence - ANSWER-verbal, physical, or sexual abuse of staff by other staff members, residents, or visitors sexual harassment - ANSWER-any unwelcome sexual advance or behavior that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment substance abuse - ANSWER-the repeated use of legal or illegal drugs, cigarettes, or alcohol in a way that is harmful to oneself or others active neglect - ANSWER-the purposeful failure to provide needed care, resulting in harm to a person passive neglect - ANSWER-the unintentional failure to provide needed care, resulting in physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person negligence - ANSWER-actions, or the failure to act or provide the proper care, that result in unintended injury to a person malpractice - ANSWER-injury to a person due to professional misconduct through negligence, carelessness, or lack of skill

ombudsman - ANSWER-a legal advocate for residents in long-term care facilities; helps resolve disputes and settle conflicts confidentiality - ANSWER-the legal and ethical principle of keeping information private Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - ANSWER-a federal law that requires health information be kept private and secure and that organizations must take special steps to protect this information protected health information(PHI) - ANSWER-a person's private health information, which includes name, address, telephone number, social security number, email address, and medical record number Minimum Data Set (MDS) - ANSWER-a detailed form with guidelines for assessing residents in long-term care facilities; also details what to do if resident problems are identified incident - ANSWER-an accident, problem, or unexpected event during the course of care that is not part of the normal routine in a healthcare facility