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| A sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover |
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| ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE (ALR) |
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| Provides housing, personal care, support services, health care, and social activites in a home like settingto persons needed help with daily activites |
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| Provides a room, meals, laundry and supersvision |
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| An on going illness that is slow or gradual in onset it has no known cure; it can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment |
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| The many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the personś total care, interdisciplinary health care team |
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| An agency or program for persons who are dying |
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| Licensed practical nurse- a nurse who has completed a 1 year nursing program and has passed a licensing test also called a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) in some states |
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| A person who has passed a nursing assistant training competency evaluation program performs delegated nursing tasks under the supervision of a licensed nurse |
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| A long term care center that provides health care services to person who need regular or continuous care; nursing care facility or nursing home |
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| Those who provide nursing care- RNs, LPNs/LVNs and nursing assistants |
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| Someone who supports or promotes the needs and interes of another person |
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| Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987- A federal law requiring that nursing centers provide care in a manner and in a setting that maintains or improves each person´s quality of life health and safety |
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| Registered Nurse- a Nurse who has completed 2, 3, or 4, year nursing program and has passed a licensing test |
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| Skilled Nursing Facility- A long term care center that provided complex care for severe health problems |
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| Complex medical care or rehabilitation when hospital care is no longer needed. |
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| An illness or injury from which the person will not likely recover |
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| Assisted Living Residence |
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| Health maintenance Organization |
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Medicare Severity- adjusted Diagnosis Related Group
(prospective Payment systems for hospitals) |
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| Preferred Provider Organization |
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Resource Utilization Group
(Prospective Payment Systems for SNF payments) |
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| THE PATIENT CARE PARTNERSHIP: Understanding Expectations, Rights and Responsibilities |
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A document adopted by the American Hospital Association in April 2003. It explains the person´s rights and expecatations during hospital stay. They include:
- High Quality Care
- A clean and safe environment
- Being involved in care
- Having privacy protected
- Being prepared to leave the hospital
- Help understanding the hospital bill and filing insurance claims
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| LONG TERM CARE CENTERS MEETS THE NEEDS OF : |
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- Alert Oriented person- May have physical problems but know who and where they are
- Confused and disoriented persons
- Persons needed complete care-disabled, confused, disoriented
- Short term residents-may need to recover from acute illness, surgery, fractures etc.
- Persons needing respite care-short stays; caregiving is on a trip, tend to business or simply rest
- Life long residents
- Mentally ill persons
- Terminally ill person
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| Assesses, plans, and implements recreational needs |
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| Assists with spiritual needs |
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| Assesses and plans for nutritional needs, teaches good nutrition, food selection and preperation |
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| Prevents, diagnosesm and treat foot disorders |
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The many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the person´s total care. In nursing centers its is called the
Interdisciplinary Health Care Team |
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| Nursing care is given in many ways. The pattern used depends on how many person need care, the staff, and the cost |
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| Focuses on tasks and jobs. Each nursing team member has certain task and job to do. Example one nurse gives all the drugs. Another gives all treatments. Nursing assistants gives baths, make beds serve meals |
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| involves a team of nursing staff led by an RN. Called the team leader he or she delgates care to other nurses. Team members report to the tram leader about observations made and the care given |
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| Involves total care. An RN is responsible for the person´s total care. The RN gives nursing care and makes discharge plans THe RN teaches and counsels the family |
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| is like primary nursing. A case manager (RN) coordinates a person´s care from addmission through discarge. He/She communicates with the doctors and health team. Some case managers work with certain doctors. |
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| When services are moved from departments to the bedside. The nursing team performs basic skills ususally done by other health teram members. The number of people caring for each person is reduced. This reduces cost |
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| A federal heath insurance program for persons 65 and older. |
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- Personal and Professional Responsibility- Show patience, compassion dignity and respect
- Rights and Respect- Everyone has the right to refuse treatment but does not mean the health team stops helping that person
- Independence and Social Interaction- Help promote independence by having them choose food, clothing, activities, visitors and schedules
- Delegation and Teamwork- Everyone must work together to reach the goal of quality care
- Ethics and Laws- The Older Americans Act is a federal law, it accresses nutrition services, health promotion disease prevention, family cargiver support. Also protect elder abuse. The act requires a long term care ombusdsman program in every state. Ombusdmen protect the health safety and welfare of residents in long term care centers
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| Health care agencies must meet certain standards. Survey team decides if the agency meets the standards |
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| An ongoing illness that is slow or gradual in onset is called |
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| Persons in nursing centers are called |
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| A health care program for dying persons is a |
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| Who controls policy in a health care agency |
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| In nursing centers the health team is called |
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| Interdisciplinary Health Team Care Team |
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| Who is responsible for the entire nursing staff and safe nursing care? |
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Nursing tasks are delegated according to a person´s need and staff members abilities. This nursing care pattern is called
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| A survey team is at your agency. A team member asks you some questions, You should |
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| Give hones and complete answers |
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A person has the right to refuse treatment?
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A person has the right to use the bathroom in private ?
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You can expose a person´s body for care measures
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You can open a person´s mail
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You can listen to a person´s phone calls?
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A person can decide when he/she will bathe?
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You can decide when to restain a person?
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Nursing centers must be home-like as possible?
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Case Mix Groups
(Prospective Payment systems used for rehabilitation centers) |
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