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CNA
CNA class- Chapter 1
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Health Care
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04/28/2016

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Term
Hospice Care
Definition
Setting where people generally have six or less months to live
Term

 

Where is

ACUTE CARE

usually provided?

Definition

 Hospital, ambulatory surgical center

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Term
Assisted living
Definition
facility for people who need help with daily care.
Term
Culture Change
Definition
Transforming services so services are based on the values, choices and practices of the person receiving the care.
Term
ADL
Definition
Activities of Daily Living
Term
What are ADLs? Be specific
Definition
Bathing (hygiene), Mobility,Eating Dressing, Transferring, and Toileting
Term

Who makes up the Care Team?

 

Definition

RESIDENT and/or Family Nurse, NA, OT, PT, HCP, SW, RDT, SLP,

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Term
Procedure
Definition
Procedure is the method or way of doing something.
Term
Medicaid
Definition
Medical assistance program for low-income or persons with disabilities.
Term
Medicare
Definition
Federal health insurance for persons 65 or older or with certain disabilities.
Term
What is an allowable expense under Medicare?
Definition
Only what Medicare deems to be medically necessary.
Term
Scope of Practice
Definition
What a health care discipline is legally allowed to do.
Term
CNA scope of practice:Give examples of what is Allowed and what is Not Allowed
Definition
Allowed:ADLs
NOT Allowed:Insert tubing, sterile dressing, administering medications,
Term
Who is allowed to diagnoses an illness, condition or disease?
Definition
The Health Care Provider; MD, OD, PA, CRNP
Term
Chain of Command
Definition
Describes the line of authority. Protects the employee and the employer
Term
Who is protected by the Chain of Command?
Definition
The employee and employer are protected from liability.
Term
Describe examples of professional behavior.
Definition
Dressing per dress code, being on time, reporting correctly, following care plan, respectfulness, Adhering to HIPAA, Addressing the resident by their preferred name, not giving or accepting gifts, etc....
Term
ORBA (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) Why was it enacted?
Definition
Due to reports of poor care and abuse in LTC facilities due to poor staffing and poor conditions
Term
OBRA requires now many hours of in-service training every year?
Definition
12 every year
Term
OBRA requires a minimum standard for NA training, what is the minimum number of hours to become a NA.
Definition
75 Remember that is federal; MD required 100 hours.
Term
What are Resident Rights
Definition
Legal rights of how a resident of a LTC must be treated while in the LTC facility.
Term
Examples of Physical Abuse
Definition
Slapping, kicking, pushing, shoving, handling roughly, etc
Term
Examples of Psychological abuse
Definition
Causing or attempting to cause emotional harm: threatening, scaring, humiliating, intimidating. insulting, treating as a child, bullying, etc...
Term
False Imprisonment
Definition
Unlawful restraint or threatening to restraint.
Term
Negligence
Definition
Failure to act or provide proper care for a resident, resulting in UNINTENDED injury.
Term
When must you report Abuse?
Definition
ANY TIME YOU WITNESS or SUSPECT ABUSE. It is the LAW!!
Term
Ombudsman
Definition
A LEGAL advocate for the RESIDENTS. Required by federal law.
Term
HIPAA (Health Insurance portability and Accountability Act)
Definition
To keep health information private and secure. Information only shared with those that NEED TO KNOW
Term
Examples of PHI (Protected Health Information)
Definition
Name, address, telephone number, social security number, medical record number. Any health information.
Term
When a NA Makes a mistake in documentation how should the NA make the correction?
Definition
Draw a line through the information and put your initials and the date.
Term
When are you allowed to use "White Out" or scribble out documentation on the medical record?
Definition
NEVER
Term
How do you change regular hours between 1:00PM and 11:50 PM to military time?
Definition
Add 12 to the regular time. 2:22 PM is 12+222= 1422hours
Term
MDS (Minimum Data Set) Set Not SHEET
Definition
Detailed form with guidelines for assessing residents. Should tell everything about a residents. It leads to the Care Plan, It must be updated whenever there is a change
Term
Incident
Definition
Accident, problem or unexpected event. Examples: Falls, broken equipment, resident claims to have been abused.
Term
What does WIPE stand for?
Definition
Wash
Introduce
Privacy
Explain
Term
Sexual Abuse
Definition
Inappropriate and/or unwanted touching, feeling, rubbing against, exposing oneself, sharing pornographic materials, forcing a person to perform or participate in sexual acts against his/her will.
Term
Chronic Illness
Definition
Long term or long lasting illness.
Term
Why does the NA need to report changes to the nurse
Definition
To provide appropriate care and to update the care plan.
Term
When is care documented?
Definition
Immediately after care or at Least by the end of the shift
Term
Long term care is for which types of residents/patients
Definition
people who have chronic conditions that require some type of skilled services.
Term
When is an incident report required?
Definition
an accident
a fall
any type of abuse whether witnessed or reported by the resident or staff
Term
LTC facilities have a variety of clients, which type of illness/disability will you most frequently find in a LTC?
Definition
Chronic illnesses/Chronic disabilities
Term
Self Determination and personal choice are key components of life in a LTC, what is that called?
Definition
Culture Change
Allowing the resident to make choices and live the life of one's own choice or acts without external compulsion
Term
Within the LTC facility who can delegate to the CNA
Definition
The Nurse, RN or LPN
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