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| for persons who need 24 hour care and help for conditions that are long term. |
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| the person is expected to die |
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| last a long period of time or a lifetime and is managable |
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| perfomed in hospitals and offers 24 hour skilled care for temporary, but serious illnesses or injuries. |
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| medically neccessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist |
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| found in a hospital or nursing home. the residents need more care and observation than some long-term care facilities can offer. |
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| usually given for less than 24 hours to people who have had treatments or surgery that requires hort term skilled care. |
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| care provided by a specialist to restore or improve function after an illness |
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| residents need some help with daily care and medications |
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| is provided in a person's home and includes many of the services offered in other settings |
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| given at a facility during daytime work hours to people who need some help but are not seriouly ill or disabled |
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| for people who have six months or less to live. residents are given physical and emotional comfort care. support is given to families. |
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| Describe a typical long-term care facility |
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| offers personal care for all residents and focused care for residents with special needs |
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| is a health insurance program for people who are 65 or older or disabled |
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| a medical assistance program for low-income people |
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| What can an NA not do? (4) |
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1. Give medication
2. Insert or remove tubes
3. Change sterile dressings
4. Give tube feedings |
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| writeing down important information about the patient |
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| people with different kinds of education and experience who help care for the patient |
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| helps the resident achieve his or her goals and outlines the steps and tasks the care team must perform. very important to know for each patient |
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| What do ADLs include? (6) |
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1. bathing
2. dressing
3. caring for teeth
4. caring for hair
5. toileting
6. eating and drinking |
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| the line of authority in the facility |
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| a person can be held responsible for harming someone else |
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| defines the things you are alllowed to do and how to do them correctly |
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| a course of action to be followed |
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| a method, or way, of doing something |
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| What are some common policies? (7) |
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1. All resident information must remain confidential
2. the care plan must always be followed
3. NAs should not do tasks not included in the job description
4. NAs must report important events or changes in residents to a nurse
5. Personal problems must not be discussed with the resident or the resident's family
6. NAs should not take money or gifts from residents or their families
7. NAs must be on time for work and dependable |
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| having to do with work or a job |
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| refers to your life outside your job such as your family, friends, and home life |
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| how a person behaves when their on the job |
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| knowledge of right and wrong |
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| rules set by the government to protect people and help them live peacefully together |
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| purposely causing physical, mental, or emotional pain or injury to someone |
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| harming the person in your care physically, mentally , or emotionally by failing to give needed care |
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| any treatment, intentional or not, that causes harm to a person's body |
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| forcing a person to perform or participate in sexual acts |
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| emotionally harming a person by threatening, scaring, humilliating, intimidating, isolating, insulting, or treating them as a child |
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| oral or witten words, pictures, or gestures that threaten, embarrass, or insult a resident |
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| stealing, taking advantage of, or improperly using the money, property, or other assets of another |
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| when a person is threatened and feels fearful that they will be touched without their permission |
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| a person is actually touched without their permission |
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| abuse by spouses, intimate partners, or family members |
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| abuse of staff by residents or other staff members |
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| the unlawful restraint of someone which affects the person's freedom of movement |
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| confinement or separation from others in a certain area |
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| any unwelcome sexual advance or behavior that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensice working environment |
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| the use of legal or illegal drugs, cigarettes, or alcohol in a way that harms oneself or others |
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| the failure to provide the proper care for a resident that results in unintended injury |
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| assigned by law as the legal advocate for residents |
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| keep private things private |
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| violating someone's right to privacy by exposing his or her private affairs, name, or photograph to the public without that person's consent. |
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| As an NA whose instructions will you normally follow? |
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| What qualities does a good NA have? (8) |
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1. Compassion
2. Honesty
3. Tact
4. Conscientiousness
5. Dependability
6. Respect
7. Lack of prejudice
8. Tolerance |
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| What are the Residents' Rights? (11) |
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1. Quality of life (dignity, choice, and independence)
2. Services and activities to maintain a high level of wellness.
3. The right to be fully informed regarding rights and services.
4. The right to participate in their own care.
5. The right to make independent choices.
6. The right to privacy and confidentiality.
7. The right to dignity, respect, and freedom.
8. The right to security of possessions.
9. Rights during transfers and discharges.
10. The right to complain
11. The right to visits |
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| the process in which a person, with the help of a doctor, makes informed decisions about their health care. |
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