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| Helps pay for health care provided to adults 65+ years old. |
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| DRGs affect how much hospitals are paid for a hospital stay, based on the patient's specific diagnosis and procedure. |
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| Ways to control health care costs further by coordinating the care received by individuals on a case-to-case basis. |
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| Acute care facitilies that provide complex care for people who are too ill to be treated elsewhere. |
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| An illness comes on suddenly and is generally of short duration |
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| An illness that developes slowly and continues for a long period of time |
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| Specialty Hospitals and Centers |
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| Some hospitals only treat specific age groups of people or provide only specialized services such as psychiatric, cancer, or AIDS treatment and research |
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| Long-term Care Facilities |
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| Provide care for individuals of all ages who have permanent injuries or chronic illnesses. |
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| Who makes up the vast majority of long-term care patients? |
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| Type of care that provides comfort and support to patients and families when treatment options for a cure are no longer apart of the care plan and the patient has a limited amount of time to live. |
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| Term used in long-term care facilities |
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| Term used in Home Health care |
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| What should a CNA be able to locate in your health care facility? |
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| All building exits, all major departments, nursing stations, patient units, and staff bulletin boards |
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| A registered nurse who has a 2-,3- or 4-year degree. Must pass a state licensing exam. |
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| Licenced Practical Nurse must attend a 1-year training program and pass state licensing exams. |
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| One RN takes charge of planning and implementing all care for a particular patient. |
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| The head nurse divides the staff into teams and assigns a group of patients to each team |
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| The head nurse directs the nursing staff in the care of all patients. The nurse assigns specific tasks to various staff members |
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| A written plan that provides direction for each patient's care,including the goals for the patient and what actions are required to meet them |
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| Activities of Daily living such as dressing, bathing, and toileting |
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| The range of activities that can legally be performed within particular health care occupation |
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| Which type of communication is most powerful? |
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| Bits of information gathered by watching a patient |
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| Medical record where information on a patient is recorded |
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| Observations of a patient made by using one's senses |
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| Information reported by a patient about he or she is feeling |
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| Heirarchy of basic human needs |
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Self-actualization
Self-esteem
Belongingness and love
Safety and security
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| Health regarding the mind, body, and spirit as a whole. |
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| The invasion and growth of disease-causing microorganisms in the body |
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| Living things so small that they can only be seen with a microscope. Also known as microbes or germs |
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| Microorganisms that can cause disease |
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| Four most common types of microorganisms: |
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| Bacteria, Fungi, Viruses, and Protozoa |
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- Staph causes infections in wounds and other places of the body
- Strep cause strep throat and certain kinds of pneumonia
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| What are the two most dangerous viruses: |
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| HIV (AIDS virus) and HBV (Hepatitis B virus) |
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| Causative agent-Resevoir of agent-Portal of Exit-Route of transmission-Portal of entry-susceptible host |
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| Body defenses against disease: |
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| The skin, mucous membranes, cilia, coughing/sneezing, tears, stomach acid, phagocytes, fever, inflammation, and the immune response |
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| Free from all microorganisms |
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| Slow growing tumor, usually localized |
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| Personal protective equipment (PPE) designed to prevent contact with the body fluids of patients |
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| Watch your posture, avoid lifting, keep your back straight, stay balanced, avoid twisting your body, hold heavy objects close to your body, lift smoothly, ask for help, plan and think through your move |
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| Who can order the use of a restraint? |
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| Where do you tie the restraints? |
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| The bed or wheelchair frame |
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| How often do you have to check the patient's circulation under a restraint? |
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| How often do you have to remove restraints? |
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| What does the term RACE stand for in case of a fire emergency? |
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Remove the patients to a safe zone
Activate the alarm
Contain the fire
Extinguish the fire |
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Respiratory
Gastrointestinal
Circulatory
Urinary
Musculoskeletal
Nervous
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| Four basic levels of body structure: |
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Cells
tissues
organs
systems |
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Epithelial
Connective
Muscle
Nerve |
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| A change from a healthy state |
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| People can see; objective data |
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| Patients can feel; subjective data |
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| Three stages of HIV infection: |
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HIV positive
Pre-AIDS
AIDS |
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| Rapid, uncontrollably spreading tumor |
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| Uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body's tissues and organs |
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| Main organs of Respiratory system |
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| nose, mouth, pharyn, trachea, larynx, bronchi and lungs |
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| Main organs of the circulatory system: |
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| heart, blood, and blood vessels |
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| Main organs of the Gastrointestinal system: |
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| mouth, pharyn, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine |
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| Purpose of the endocrine system: |
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| Secretion of hormones to regulate body functions. |
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| What is the purpose of the integumentary system? |
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| To protect the inside of the body against injuries and disease, regulate body temperature, store fats and vitamins for energy, and receives information about the environment. |
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| Three tyepes of paralysis: |
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| Quadriplegia, hemiplegia, paraplegia |
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| Body temperature, respiration, pulse, blood pressure and pain |
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| Methods of temperature measurement |
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| Oral, rectal, axillary, or aural |
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