Helping persons return to their highest physical and mental function is called?
A. maintaining independence
B. promoting health
C. preventing
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D. Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation
Which provides 24-hour nursing care?
A.Board and Care homes
B. assisted living residences
C.nursing centers
D. residential care facilities
nursing centers
who controls policy in a nursing center?
the owner
A health care program for terminally ill person is called?
Hospice
The nursing team includes
Nursing assistants, RNS, LPNs/LVNs
Does not include doctors
Who is in charge of the entire nursing staff?
the director of nursing
nursing assistants are supervised by
RNS, LPNs, LVNs
The nursing assistants role is?
is assistant nurses in giving care
Medicare is for?
Medicaid is for?
persons over the age of 65/
the disabled
A survey team is at your center. A team member asked you some questions. you should
answer them completely and honestly
What state law affects what nursing assistants can do?
Nurse practice act, describes education requirements
your nursing assistant certification can be revoked for ?
performing acts beyond your role
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which requires a training and competency evaluation program for nursing assistants?
OBRA
as a nursing assistant you need a ?
written job description before employment
who assigns and supervises your work?
Nurses
you are responsible for?
completely delegated tasks safely
A task is in your job description...
you do not need a nurse to delegate the task to you.
you can refuse to perform a task for these reasons
-task is beyond the legal limits of your role
-task is not in your job description
-a nurse is not available to supervise you
you decide to refuse a task. what should you do?
communication your concerns with the nurse
OBRA is a?
Federal law
A son has the legal right to act on his mothers behalf. the son is his mothers legal?
representative
A daughter wants to read her fathers medical records. what should you do?
tell the nurse
A resident refuses to have a shower. what should you do?
tell the nurse
A resident has a phone in his room. He wants to make a phone call. what should you do?
leave the room
who decides how to style a persons hair?
the person
residents have the right to?
-refuse treatment
-contact an ombudsman
-make personal choice
-DO NOT have the right to a private room
residents have the right to be free from the following?
-abuse
-involuntary seclusion
-neglect
-DO NOT have the right to be free from disease
Who selects activities for a resident?
the resident
A long- term care ombudsman?
investigates resident complaints
which actions promote personal dignity?
-providing privacy during personal care
-making sure the person has needed assist devices
-listening to the person
-knocking before entering the room
-closing the bathroom door when in use
-assisting with bathroom/hygiene preferences
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